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White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:04:15 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 these categories

PEOPLE PLACES 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 [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 is on leave ]

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 is the profession of a person with the initials RIBA after their name ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Which northern English county is known as the "Land of the Prince Bishops" ?

Q3 TV 1 - Squidward Q Tentacles is a character in which children`s TV series ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Mont Sainte-Victoire", series of paintings painted between 1902 and 1906 ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of the Greek god of fire ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Delphi, the site of the temple dedicated to Apollo, is on the slope of which mount ?

Q7 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "As Time Goes By", 9 series aired 1992 to 2005, who played the character

Lionel ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western", first exhibited in

1844 ?

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 18 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 20 Dec 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 20 Dec 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 [Wed18 Dec

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 20 Dec 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 20 Dec 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 18 Dec 2024

jonsie — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:49:02 GMT

Steamin' in @Mi-Amigo ----->>>

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Cleoriff — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:33:12 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

gmarkj — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:56:03 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:17:35 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

pgn — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:09:47 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:23:53 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Oxonian — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:31:38 GMT

My entry should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:49:04 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

BobM — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:41:36 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:10:52 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received - before deadline.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:14:41 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the profession of a person with the initials RIBA after their name ?

A1 architecht

Q2 PLACES 1 - Which northern English county is known as the "Land of the Prince Bishops" ?

A2 Co Durham

Q3 TV 1 - Squidward Q Tentacles is a character in which children`s TV series ?

A3 SpongeBob SquarePants

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Mont Sainte-Victoire", series of paintings painted between 1902 and 1906 ?

A4 Cezanne

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, what was the name of the Greek god of fire ?

A5 Hephaestus

Q6 PLACES 2 - Delphi, the site of the temple dedicated to Apollo, is on the slope of which mount ?

A6 Mt Parnassus

Q7 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "As Time Goes By", 9 series aired 1992 to 2005, who played the character

Lionel ?

A7 Geofrrey Palmer

Q8 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western", first exhibited in

1844 ?

A8 Turner

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:24:03 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

@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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 TheresaV - incorrect .

Q5 Olympus - incorrect Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 LukasB - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 Old Smokey - incorrect Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:29:41 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Oxonian @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in next week`s festive quizzes - info see here

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

pgn — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:55:08 GMT

Thinkers abound, well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo - the next few quizzes over the festive season could be a challenge... 🤐👍🏼

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Cleoriff — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:02:24 GMT

Another great quiz. Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo x

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

MI5 — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:03:30 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

BobM — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:16:36 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - Good scores, well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

jonsie — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:02:21 GMT

Mucho gracio @Mi-Amigo

Well done everyone!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 18 Dec 2024

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:04:27 GMT

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM @jonsie

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards