Re: White Room Quiz Wed 12 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-03-2025

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

HISTORY NATURE TV 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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @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 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the oil tanker which ran aground off Brittany in 1978 causing a major

oil spill ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - Which insect is also referred to as an emmet ?

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine", what is the first name of the cafe owner, played

by Jane Freeman [ character`s first name not actress`s] ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - What was the name of the Swedish male tennis player who won 11 Grand Slam titles between

1974 and 1981 ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Who led the Scottish army at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - A water ouzel is an alternative name for which bird ?

Q7 TV 2 - In British TV sit com "Dad`s Army" what was the first name of the character Pvt Pike [character`s

first name not actor`s] ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Michael Schumacher won World F1 title in 1974 and 1995 with which team ?

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 12 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 14 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 14 Mar 2025.

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 12 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 14 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 14 Mar 2025 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.