White Room Quiz Wed 03 Jan 2024 - A-Z Quiz 7 part 1

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the first part of the three-part A to Z Quiz 7.

Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories - there are 8 questions,

with one question on each of 8 subjects - each based on a letter of the alphabet

 A - Adverts; B - Bingo; C - Collectables; D - Dance; E - Extinct; F - Flags; G - Gardening; H - Hobbies

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @J9el @Oxonian @Spenny @Dave-O2 

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 A - ADVERTS - John Lewis Xmas TV advert in 2016 featured a dog on a trampoline.

                                What was the dog`s name ?

Q2 B - BINGO - According to Mecca Bingo, "gateway to heaven" is the bingo call for which number ?

Q3 C - COLLECTABLES - Troika, art pottery which has become collectable, was made from 1962 to 1983 in

                                          which British county ?

Q4 D - DANCE - In salsa dance, what is the term [which literally means "go ahead"] for a forward step ?

Q5 E - EXTINCT - The baiji, native to Yangtse river, was declared extinct in 2006. The baiji was what type of

                              creature ?

Q6 F - FLAGS - Which county`s flag has three stripes - red band at top and bottom, and a white band with

                           a green cedar tree in the centre ? 

Q7 G - GARDENING - In gardening, what is the common cause of blossom-end rot ?

Q8 H - HOBBIES - What do helixophiles collect as a hobby ?

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 [Wed 03 Jan 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 05 Jan 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 05 Jan 2024

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 [Wed 03 Jan

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 05 Jan 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 05 Jan 2024 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

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

and thanks for the video

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Not holding much hope for this one...

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

Hope the elephant in the gif was OK

[m with your answers received