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White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:28:46 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

HISTORY WORDS ART GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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

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 HISTORY 1 - The "Auld Alliance" of 1295 was between Scotland and which other country ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - "libbege", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what household item ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist is generally recognised as painting"The Torment of St Anthony" in 1487 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which car manufacturer made models Qashqai, Juke, and Note ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Egyptian pharaoh who defeated the Hittites at Battle of

Kadesh in 1274 BCE ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - "camesa", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Flaying of Marsyas" in 1570-1576 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which city`s underground metro system is the third oldest in the world,

which includes St Enoch subway station ?

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 08 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 10 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 10 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 [Wed 08 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 10 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 10 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 Wed 08 Jan 2025

jonsie — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:00:37 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:18:07 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

love the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:14:39 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:31:05 GMT

My entry should be awaiting your examination @Mi-Amigo. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:36:07 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

pgn — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:18:42 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:19:38 GMT

Thank you @pgn

and thanks for the vid

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

gmarkj — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:24:18 GMT

Hm, not sure this will be a great score.
PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:37:44 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

BobM — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:24:45 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Dave-O2 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:25:29 GMT

Answers sent via PM @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:47:20 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:52:15 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The "Auld Alliance" of 1295 was between Scotland and which other country ?

A1 France

Q2 WORDS 1 - "libbege", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what household item ?

A2 bed

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist is generally recognised as painting"The Torment of St Anthony" in 1487 ?

A3 Michelangelo

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which car manufacturer made models Qashqai, Juke, and Note ?

A4 Nissan

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the Egyptian pharaoh who defeated the Hittites at Battle of

Kadesh in 1274 BCE ?

A5 Rameses [II]

Q6 WORDS 2 - "camesa", mentioned in 1736 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

A6 shirt

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Flaying of Marsyas" in 1570-1576 ?

A7 Titian

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which city`s underground metro system is the third oldest in the world,

which includes St Enoch subway station ?

A8 Glasgow

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:05:19 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 brush - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 pass Q3 correct Q4 correct .

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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 table - incorrect Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 Ireland - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 hat - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:10:53 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @jonsie

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @gmarkj

3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2 - 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 Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

PLACES NATURE MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

MI5 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:01:12 GMT

Thanks again @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

Cleoriff — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:14:56 GMT

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo

Well done everyone xx

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

BobM — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:54:23 GMT

Well done all 👍

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 08 Jan 2025

jonsie — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:00:37 GMT

Tough one @Mi-Amigo

I hate 'auld' words 😁

Well done to everyone, top job!