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White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:31:03 GMT

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ quiz is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories

NATURE WORDS TV 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 [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 @J9el @Spenny @BobM @Breanna

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 NATURE 1 - What kind of creature is a wallfish ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "myrmecology" is the term for the study of what ?

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" what was the name of the character played by

Sheriden Smith in 7 episodes of series 2 and 3 from 2008 to 2010 ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Man With A Red Turban" in 1433, believed to be a self-portrait ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - What colour eggs does the dunnock bird lay ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What does the word "waveson" mean, with regards to the sea ?

Q7 TV 2 - In 2023 BBC TV "Question of Sport", what is the first and surname of the female team captain ?

Q8 ART - In Rembrandt`s painting "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp", painted in 1632, how many

people can be seen, in total ?

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 14 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 16 Aug 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 16 Aug 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 14 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 16 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 16 Aug 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 Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:27:24 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:43:43 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:07:00 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Spenny — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:54:53 GMT

Helllloooooo @Mi-Amigo

Answers on the way over

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:31:13 GMT

Thank you @Spenny

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

gmarkj — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:47:54 GMT

Well this could be a struggle. Not sure on many of these!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:50:34 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:18:11 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 NATURE 1 - What kind of creature is a wallfish ?

A1 snail

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "myrmecology" is the term for the study of what ?

A2 ants

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" what was the name of the character played by

Sheriden Smith in 7 episodes of series 2 and 3 from 2008 to 2010 ?

A3 Ruth "Rudi" Smith

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Man With A Red Turban" in 1433, believed to be a self-portrait ?

A4 Van Eych

Q5 NATURE 2 - What colour eggs does the dunnock bird lay ?

A5 blue

Q6 WORDS 2 - What does the word "waveson" mean, with regards to the sea ?

A6 goods floating on sea after shipwreck, flotsum

Q7 TV 2 - In 2023 BBC TV "Question of Sport", what is the first and surname of the female team captain ?

A7 Sam Quek

Q8 ART - In Rembrandt`s painting "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp", painted in 1632, how many

people can be seen, in total ?

A8 9 - inc the dead body

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:28:30 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

@Cleoriff

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

@Spenny

Q1 fish - incorrect Q2 mime - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 pass.

Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 7 - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@gmarkj

Q1 shrimp - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 LukasB - incorrect .

Q5 correct - Q6 heading into waves - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:35:11 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @Cleoriff

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

3 stars = 3 correct - @Spenny

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @Cleoriff

Well done

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@Spenny - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with

two questions on each of these categories

LITERATURE MUSIC GAMES FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:30:25 GMT

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 😊

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

gmarkj — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 07:30:01 GMT

That's more than I expected, so pleased with that!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:08:38 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff and @gmarkj

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

MI5 — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:36:14 GMT

Thanks for the sneaky ones @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:26:50 GMT

Thank you @MI5

Yes, a couple of questions were a little bit sneaky, so well done.