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White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:37:16 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 MUSIC FOOD & DRINK 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 PEOPLE 1 - Laura Chinchilla was President of which South America country from 2010 to 2014 ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of The Small Faces 1968 album which was originally on vinyl in a giant

tobacco tin ?

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Nam chim in Thai cuisine means what type of foodstuff ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which is the only country in the world to depict The Bible on its flag ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of the opera by Puccini which features Mimi and Rodolfo and the aria

"che gelida manina" ?

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Persil is the French term for which herb ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Where on the body was a Malory band worn ?

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 05 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 07 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 07 Mar 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 05 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 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 05 Mar 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:21:22 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

pgn — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:51:23 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

jonsie — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:06:24 GMT

There you go @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:27:09 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

brilliant gif idea 😂

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Dave-O2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:38:23 GMT

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Answers in your inbox 😊

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:47:32 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:06:44 GMT

And my answers should be awaiting your red pen @Mi-Amigo ; thank you as always. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:52:35 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:22:04 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Laura Chinchilla was President of which South America country from 2010 to 2014 ?

A1 Costa Rica

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of The Small Faces 1968 album which was originally on vinyl in a giant

tobacco tin ?

A2 Ogden`s Nut Gone Flake

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Nam chim in Thai cuisine means what type of foodstuff ?

A3 dipping sauce

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which is the only country in the world to depict The Bible on its flag ?

A4 Dominican Republic

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow ?

A5 Iris

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of the opera by Puccini which features Mimi and Rodolfo and the aria

"che gelida manina" ?

A6 La Boheme

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Persil is the French term for which herb ?

A7 parsley

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Where on the body was a Malory band worn ?

A8 around the waist - to discourage eating; primitive external gastric band

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:30:38 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

@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

@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

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 pass Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 chives - incorrect Q8 head - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 rice - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 Zeus - incorrect Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:33:57 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian

3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@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 with Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on these categories

GEOGRAPHY LITERATURE WORDS MOVIES

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

pgn — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:41:02 GMT

Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

PS: Loved @jonsie's gif 😆

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Cleoriff — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:01:03 GMT

Well done everyone.

Thanks again @Mi-Amigo xx

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

MI5 — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:11:31 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

jonsie — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:37:46 GMT

Brilliant quiz @Mi-Amigo

Well done all

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:11:04 GMT

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie

Really pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards - especially as a couple of the questions were rated as difficult.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 2025

gmarkj — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:16:30 GMT

Some interesting questions there, and don't think I would have done very well.

Sorry for missing it @Mi-Amigo , but well done everyone!