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White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:27:51 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY NATURE ART 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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @TheresaV @Martin-O2 @LukasB

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 The Italian river, River Po, flows into which sea ?

Q2 NATURE 1 Which nut tree produces filberts ?

Q3 ART 1 What is the actual title of John Constable`s painting subtitled "Scene on a Navigable River" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 How many riders compete in a standard speedway race ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 The Falkland Islands are in which ocean ?

Q6 NATURE 2 Calluna is a variety of which plant ?

Q7 ART 2 Which Dutch artist painted "The Garden of Earthly Delights" between 1490 and 1510 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 In which country were the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held ?

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 16 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 Aug 2021]

- 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 18 Aug 2021

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 16 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 17 Aug 2021 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

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

pgn — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:33:25 GMT

Good q's - one reminds me of this classic:

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:38:44 GMT

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo I'll need to get my brain into gear for a couple though!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:07:13 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff and @pgn

Pleased you like the questions in today`s White Room Quiz.

A couple of the questions are not quite so easy and might need thinking about

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Cleoriff — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:44:57 GMT

On its way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

BobM — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:50:26 GMT

On their way @Mi-Amigo --->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:08:56 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

Like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @BobM

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

gmarkj — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:12:41 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ...

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:16:35 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

TallTrees — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:10:48 GMT

I think I may know one or two @Mi-Amigo

Too tired tonight but will get them over tomorrow.

Bye for now TT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:35:18 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

Good to know that you might know the answers to some of today`s questions.

No rush for the answers. You have until 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday] night to pm me your answers.

Good luck.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

pgn — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:03:49 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:26:27 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

TallTrees — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:46:12 GMT

Up and out early today @Mi-Amigo

So my answers are in your PM box 😁

Don't know them all ~ but I may get a star or 3

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

MI5 — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:01:41 GMT

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:21:30 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @MI5

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

jonsie — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:55:55 GMT

Thunder!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:15:26 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received - well before the deadline

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:26:07 GMT

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 The Italian river, River Po, flows into which sea ?

A1 Adriatic

Q2 NATURE 1 Which nut tree produces filberts ?

A2 hazel

Q3 ART 1 What is the actual title of John Constable`s painting subtitled "Scene on a Navigable River" ?

A3 Flatford Mill

Q4 SPORT 1 How many riders compete in a standard speedway race ?

A4 4 riders - 2 riders from each team

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 The Falkland Islands are in which ocean ?

A5 Atlantic

Q6 NATURE 2 Calluna is a variety of which plant ?

A6 heather

Q7 ART 2 Which Dutch artist painted "The Garden of Earthly Delights" between 1490 and 1510 ?

A7 Heironymous Bosch

Q8 SPORT 2 In which country were the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held ?

A8 South Korea

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:05:22 GMT

THE RESULTS:

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 ?? Mill - awarded half for part-correct answer

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Hans Indemund - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 6 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 Mediterranean - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 LukasB Goes Kayaking - 😂 - incorrect

Q4 14 - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 pass Q7 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded

Total: awarded for three correct answers

@LukasB

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: awarded for three correct answers

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 2 teams of 7 - although each team has 7, only 2 riders from each team race - but I`ll award half

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 6 - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Ferry Cross The Mersey - 😂 - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 Andy Warhol - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker