White Room Quiz Mo 29 May 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of four categories 

    HISTORY;  NATURE;  MUSIC;  TV  

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers between 12 noon today [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @J9el @Patricia1066 @Spenny @Breanna 

@BobM 

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and any new members will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The seige of Sevastopol by the British and their allies took place during which war ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of mammal is a caracal ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What type of musical instrument is a pungi ?

Q4 TV 1 - In 2018 TV comedy drama "Shakespeare and Hathaway", who played Private Investigator

                  Luelle Shakespeare ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the ocean liner sunk by German U-boat 20 in 1915, killing over

                            1100 passengers and crew, including 128 American citizens ? 

Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the term for the young of sandhill crane birds ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Who wrote the classical musical opera "The Merry Wives Of Windsor", premiered in Berlin

                         in 1849 ?

Q8 TV 2 - British TV 1990s sit-com "The Brittas Empire" was set in a leisure centre in which [fictional] town ? 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 29 May 2023] and before 03.00am Wed31 May 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 29 May 2023

Each member will be awarded   for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 29 May

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 31 May 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 31 May 2023 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

New members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, are welcome to join the "regulars" with this week`s quiz. 

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

If you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

I hope everyone likes the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

[Cleoriff]

I'll be able to take part in this one @Mi-Amigo 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

Good to have you back with us @Cleoriff 

Look forward to pm with your answers

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

Lovely gif 😀

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received 

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

'Answers' have been sent @Mi-Amigo, it really was a hard WRQ for me but I'm hoping some of my educated guesses pay off.