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White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:21:27 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 2 questions on each of these categories

PEOPLE PLACES SCIENCE FOOD & DRINK

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 @J9el @Spenny @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 PEOPLE 1 - What was the name of the first, and "Great Royal wife" of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - The Great Pyramid of Cholola is in which country ?

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical formula for edible salt ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Nigerian dish "ogi" ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - "The Sun is God" is allegedly the last words of which Englsih painter ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Torre Agbar is a Spanish skyscraper in which city ?

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - Bordetella pertussis bacterium causes which illness ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Nuoc mam is a fish sauce from which country ?

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 09 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 11 Oct 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 11 Oct 2024.

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 09 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 11 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 Oct 2024 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 09 Oct 2024

jonsie — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:10:05 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:14:49 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:16:29 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Oxonian — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:30:28 GMT

Dear me @Mi-Amigo, those were tricky.

My collection of guesses and passes should be in your inbox awaiting your perusal. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:35:45 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

gmarkj — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 08:48:19 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

BobM — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:47:01 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:36:12 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

pgn — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:50:31 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:48:53 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 04:48:16 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the name of the first, and "Great Royal wife" of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten ?

A1 Nefititi

Q2 PLACES 1 - The Great Pyramid of Cholola is in which country ?

A2 Mexico

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical formula for edible salt ?

A3 NaCl

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Nigerian dish "ogi" ?

A4 porridge

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - "The Sun is God" is allegedly the last words of which Englsih painter ?

A5 Turner

Q6 PLACES 2 - Torre Agbar is a Spanish skyscraper in which city ?

A6 Barcelona

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - Bordetella pertussis bacterium causes which illness ?

A7 whooping cough

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Nuoc mam is a fish sauce from which country ?

A8 Vietnam

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:00:53 GMT

THE RESULTS

@jonsie

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

@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

@Oxonian

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

Q5 correct Q6 Madrid - incorrect Q7 influenze - incorrect Q8 Nigeria - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 pass .

Q5 correct Q6 Madrid - incorrect Q7 impetigo - incorrect Q8 Thailand - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 eggs - incorrect .

Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:06:28 GMT

AWARDS

Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @gmarkj

2 stars = 2 correct - @Oxonian

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn

Well done

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@Oxonian - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

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

I hope everyone will join in Monday`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories -

NATURE LITERATURE MUSIC SPORT .

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

pgn — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:41:57 GMT

Another tantalisingly tricky test of memory, well done all and thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

MI5 — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:00:34 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

Cleoriff — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:23:06 GMT

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo x

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

BobM — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:03:46 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - another good one.

Well done one and all 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

jonsie — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:16:55 GMT

Excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo and well done to all those who participated

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 2024

gmarkj — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:31:36 GMT

Had to be the other city in Spain!

Happy with that. Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo