White Room Quiz Mon 24 July 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 of the usual categories 

    NATURE;  SCIENCE;  WORDS;  SPORT    

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 @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM @Breanna 

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 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a currawong ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - If an object weighs 120 lbs on Earth, how much would it weigh on the Moon ? 

Q3 WORDS 1 - Palynology is the study of - what ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - In golf, what is the term for 4 strokes under par ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - Which garden tree with yellow flowers is also known as golden chain or golden rain ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Oil of vitriol is a former name for which acid ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - What does the word "tantivy" mean ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Stoke City football club`s home ground was known as Britannia Stadium to 2016 when it was

                        changed to - what ? 

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 24 July 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 26 July 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 26 July 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 24 July

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 26 July 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 26 July 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.

[Spenny]

Sent my answer @Mi-Amigo 

A few difficult ones in there for me.  A Currawong sounds like something out of Harry Potter

[gmarkj]

Not sure on some of these, but PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

PM with answers in your Mailbox.

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Spenny]

@Mi-Amigo I'm sending through a new response to one of the answers.  After consulting with my kids I have been schooled in why I am wrong and should have known better....kids can be cruel...

[Mi-Amigo]

@Spenny 

Thank you. pm with your changed answer received.

As you only changed one answer, without breaking the rules, I`ll accept it.