White Room Quiz Mon 02 oCT 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 these four categories - 

    SCIENCE    WORDS    TV     GAMES

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 @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 SCIENCE 1 - Which element was first discovered on the Sun in 1868 before found on Earth in 1882 ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the 19th century word "curglaff" mean ?

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV comedy series "Last Of The Summer Wine", what was Compo`s first name ?

                  [character`s name, not actor`s name]

Q4 GAMES 1 - What did the 1850s game/toy Quockerwodger consist of ? 

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the trapezium bone ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the word "famelicose" mean ?

Q7 TV 2 - In the new series of US TV comedy "Young Sheldon", what is the name of Georgie [Sheldon`s

                  brother] and Mandy`s daughter ? [character name, not actor`s name].

Q8 GAMES 2 - How many square were on the playing board of Halma, game invented in 1880s in which

                          players tried to move a number of pieces from one corner to another ? 

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 02 Oct 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Ocr 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 Oct 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 02 Oct

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 Oct 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 Oct 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

[TallTrees]

Well no.5 I have met this🙄

The rest is not "up my street at all"😱

I think it's time to polish the wooden spoon 😀 

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Sorry questions "not up your street" @TallTrees 

Maybe guesses might pay off.

Look forward to pm with your answers later

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Well, here we go...

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received