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White Room Quiz - Mon 15 June 2020

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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

Each White Room Quiz will have eight questions - with two questions from four categories. 

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday]

 

I hope our regular quizzers

    @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5  @OldFart  @gmarkj  @WispaRed7 

 

 O2 Community managers @Marjo @Martin-O2  @LukasB 

 

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and new members

will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

 

Today`s WRQ questions are two questions from each of these cateories

 

      HISTORY   SCIENCE   LITERATURE   SPORT  

    

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

 

Q1 [HISTORY - 1] The War of Jenkin`s Ear was a conflict between Britain and which other country?

      

Q2 [SCIENCE - 1: BIOLOGY] Phthisis is a former name for which disease?

 

Q3 [LITERATURE - 1] What was the name of the "man cub" in "The Jungle Book"?

 

Q4 [SPORT - 1] What was the surname of the two brothers who played for England in the FIFA World Cup in 1966?

 

Q5 [HISTORY - 2] Who defeated Guthrum of Denmark at Edington in 878AD? 

 

Q6 [SCIENCE - 2: PHYSICS] What, in physics, is tribology the study of?

 

Q7 [LITERATURE - 2] Who wrote "The Day Of The Jackel"?

 

Q8 [SPORT - 2] What is the name of the venue in Sheffield where snooker tournaments are held?  

 

 

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

 

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 15 June] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tuesday 16 June]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

 

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 17 June.

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

 

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

 

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Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 15 June 2020] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 16 June 2020].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tuesday 16 June 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.

 

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the quiz so popular.

I hope everyone enjoys today`s White Room Quiz - with a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions - and the quiz gives a little light relief.

Have fun.

 

@Mi-Amigo  

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@Mi-Amigo 

PHYSICS?? Bloody PHYSICS?? Pffftttt!!

Actually, I think I know that one..... due to a passion..

More info
wouldn't you like to know? rofl

 

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Mi-Amigo
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Morning @Cleoriff 

now I`m wondering what your "passion" is joy

Look forward to your pm with eight answers any time after 12 noon today

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Good Q's slight_smile
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Thank you @MI5 

Hope that means you like the questions.

Look forward to pm with your eight answers. 

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Sweet lord @Mi-Amigo - I will get absolutely no stars hahah 

@Marjo this is your chance!

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Thanks for your post @LukasB sweat_smile

Look forward to pm with your answers 

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You have mail @Mi-Amigo wink

I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

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Thank you @MI5 

pm with your eight answers received

 

Thank you @LukasB 

pm with your eight answers received

 

Thank you @Cleoriff 

pm with your eight answers received

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