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White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:16:33 GMT

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 categories

PLACES; SPACE; WORDS; ART

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 @Comben @J9el @Patricia1066 @Spenny @Breanna

@BobM

@RyanK92 who expressed an interest

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 PLACES 1 - Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is in which country ?

Q2 SPACE 1 - Galileo, in 1610, observed four moons orbiting which planet ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - The word "palingman" was a term for a seller of what ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which French post-impressionist painted "Head Of An Old Man" in 1866 ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the common name for the area of 40,000 basalt columns, created by volcanic

eruption, in County Antrim ?

Q6 SPACE 2 - Who commanded the ill-fated Challenger shuttle mission which exploded shortly after

blast-off in 1986, killing all seven on board ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - The word "falciform" is a term for something shaped like what ?

Q8 ART 2 - Who painted "Moonrise Over The Sea" in 1822, now on display at Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin ?

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 26 Apr 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 28 April 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 28 April 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 [Wed 26 Apr

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 28 April 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 28 April 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

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

pgn — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:02:17 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Patricia1066 — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:03:11 GMT

@Mi-Amigo I’m not able to send you a message just now. I’ll try later

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:42:01 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

@Patricia1066

sorry you can`t send pm at the moment.

Hope you`ll be able to take part and send pm later

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Cleoriff — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:12:10 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Comben — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:29:58 GMT

Hard one to say the least but PM sent @Mi-Amigo
I look forward to learning a thing or eight come Friday 😀

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:36:08 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Comben

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

gmarkj — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:07:01 GMT

Pretty sure I won't get the same score as Monday for this...

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:29:20 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Cleoriff — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:06:18 GMT

@gmarkj wrote:
Pretty sure I won't get the same score as Monday for this...
PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

@gmarkj

Yes, I thought this one was blumming hard this week! 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:15:14 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is in which country ?

A1 Iran

Q2 SPACE 1 - Galileo, in 1610, observed four moons orbiting which planet ?

A2 Jupiter

Q3 WORDS 1 - The word "palingman" was a term for a seller of what ?

A3 fish or eels

Q4 ART 1 - Which French post-impressionist painted "Head Of An Old Man" in 1866 ?

A4 Cezanne

Q5 PLACES 2 - What is the common name for the area of 40,000 basalt columns, created by volcanic

eruption, in County Antrim ?

A5 Giants Causeway

Q6 SPACE 2 - Who commanded the ill-fated Challenger shuttle mission which exploded shortly after

blast-off in 1986, killing all seven on board ?

A6 Richard Scobee

Q7 WORDS 2 - The word "falciform" is a term for something shaped like what ?

A7 sythe; sickle

Q8 ART 2 - Who painted "Moonrise Over The Sea" in 1822, now on display at Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin ?

A8 Casper Freidrich

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:29:46 GMT

THE RESULTS

@MI5

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

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

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

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Comben

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 cheese - incorrect Q4 Arthur Wilde - incorrect

Q5 correct - Q6 Barry Humphreys - incorrect Q7 cylinder - incorrect Q8 Tyra Banus - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Cleoriff

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

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 correct - .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 Israel - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 pottery - incorrect Q4 LukasB - incorrect

Q5 correct - Q6 Homer Simpson - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 TheresaV - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:36:56 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @pgn

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff

3 stars = 3 correct - @Comben @gmarkj

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star

@Comben - 3 stars

@gmarkj - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be a WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

- HISTORY; LITERATURE; TV; FOOD + DRINK

I will seach out the questions over the weekend and try and find a mix of easier and not-so-easy questions.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

pgn — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:42:42 GMT

A harder set of questions this time, and lower uptake - well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo! Thank heavens for the eels in Lough Neagh here:

😎

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

MI5 — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:07:09 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Cleoriff — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:17:37 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re the Challenger Question , I could only remember the first name of the commander, yet I knew there was a school teacher on board, which is why it was watched by thousands of children. Also the failure was caused by the O bolts. Nasa Engineers had expressed their concern about these previously. However all that couldn't raise the name Scobee in my damn brain cells 😂 Well done to those who got it!! 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

pgn — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:24:42 GMT

Safe to say you hadn't a Scooby about the Challenger question, @Cleoriff? 😂

I had the surname but took a stab at ***** (the short version of Richard) for the first name - turned out ok 😎

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Cleoriff — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:36:55 GMT

@pgn wrote:
Safe to say you hadn't a Scooby about the Challenger question, @Cleoriff? 😂
I had the surname but took a stab at ***** (the short version of Richard) for the first name - turned out ok 😎

That's what's so annoying @pgn ..if you read my answer, I actually knew a hell of a lot about Challenger....but as you say, not a Scooby about the commanders surname.😂

I knew the teacher was called Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger blew up just over 73 seconds into flight. Pfffttt. 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

Cleoriff — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:39:56 GMT

Pleased to see the categories for Monday though @Mi-Amigo 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 26 April 2023

gmarkj — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:22:06 GMT

Not shocked by those results - the questions were tough!

Well done everyone, and let's see what Monday brings...