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White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:09:40 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

GEOGRAPHY NATURE LITERATURE 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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday 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

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 - Lake Annecy is in which European country ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - Droughtmaster is a breed of which farm animal ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Hawk in the Rain", a collection of 40 poems first published in 1957 ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Pimiento [also spelt pimento] is what type of foodstuff ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the Eastern channel of the Korean strait between Korea and Japan ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Landlady`s wig is what type of marine life form ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which former US First Lady wrote "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy", a children`s book, first

published in 1998 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the common name for pitaya, a fruit native to Central America ?

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 06 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 08 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 08 Jan 2025.

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 06 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 08 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 08 Jan 2025 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 06 Jan 2025

gmarkj — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:14:06 GMT

Should be an interesting set of results this...

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:42:52 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

TallTrees — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:38:29 GMT

Sent in some answers @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Cleoriff — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:52:03 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:12:04 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Oxonian — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:45:08 GMT

My answers should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; thank you. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

jonsie — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:01:12 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:04:02 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

BobM — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:24:54 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:07:43 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Dave-O2 — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:45:22 GMT

Answers in your inbox @Mi-Amigo 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

pgn — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:07:08 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:33:05 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:32:00 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Lake Annecy is in which European country ?

A1 France

Q2 NATURE 1 - Droughtmaster is a breed of which farm animal ?

A2 cattle/cow

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Hawk in the Rain", a collection of 40 poems first published in 1957 ?

A3 Ted Hughes

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Pimiento [also spelt pimento] is what type of foodstuff ?

A4 pepper

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of Eastern channel of the Korean strait between Korea and Japan ?

A5 Tsushima Strait

Q6 NATURE 2 - Landlady`s wig is what type of marine life form ?

A6 seaweed/algae

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which former US First Lady wrote "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy", a children`s book, first

published in 1998 ?

A7 Hilary Clinton

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the common name for pitaya, a fruit native to Central America ?

A8 dragin fruit

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:46:50 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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 tomato - incorrect .

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

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 pig - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 jellyfish - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 strawberry pear - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars fro 3 correct

@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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 Kyushu - incorrect Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 grapefruit - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 pasta - incorrect .

Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 mango - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 Thomas Gunn - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:54:07 GMT

AWARDS

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

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @gmarkj @Dave-O2

3 stars = 3 correct - @TallTrees

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

Well done

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

pgn — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:38:00 GMT

One off with my guess of poet, ah well 😉 Good one, @Mi-Amigo - and a valiant effort by all!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

MI5 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:02:33 GMT

Good one @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:33:10 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done everyone. 🤗