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White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:40:21 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:

PLACES MUSIC 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 [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 PLACES 1 - Oystermouth Castle is in which British county ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which band released "Life In A Northern Town" which reached No 15 in UK singles chart

in 1985 ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which English artist painted "The Scapegoat" in 1854, depicting the scapegoat in Leviticus in

The Bible ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What type of clothing is a patka ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Bolivia is bordered by 5 countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and which other country ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a Swiss schwyzerorgeli ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "The Lady Of Shalott" in 1888, and two further versions in 1894

and 1915 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In architecture, an oculus is what type of feature in a building ?

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 17 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 19 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 19 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 [Mon 17 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 19 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 19 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 Mon 17 Mar 2025

jonsie — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:46:18 GMT

With you now @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Cleoriff — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:46:35 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

TallTrees — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:35:58 GMT

Answers in your PM box @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

pgn — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:34:30 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:55:32 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 @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Oxonian — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:26:37 GMT

My answers await your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; thank you. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

BobM — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:15:39 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:36:22 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

gmarkj — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:50:54 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:27:22 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Dave-O2

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

pgn — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:42:56 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Dave-O2
pm with your answers received

With a pic of Edinburgh castle on Friday's post, @Dave-O2 🧐🤔

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:07:16 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Oystermouth Castle is in which British county ?

A1 Glamorgan

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Which band released "Life In A Northern Town" which reached No 15 in UK singles chart

in 1985 ?

A2 Dream Academy

Q3 ART 1 - Which English artist painted "The Scapegoat" in 1854, depicting the scapegoat in Leviticus in

The Bible ?

A3 William Holman Hunt

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What type of clothing is a patka ?

A4 turban [I`ll also accept headgear as correct answer]

Q5 PLACES 2 - Bolivia is bordered by 5 countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and which other country ?

A5 Paraguay

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a Swiss schwyzerorgeli ?

A6 accordian

Q7 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "The Lady Of Shalott" in 1888, and two further versions in 1894

and 1915 ?

A7 John William Waterhouse

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - In architecture, an oculus is what type of feature in a building ?

A8 circular opening or window, like an "eye"

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:23:53 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

@TallTrees

Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 correct .

plus for 4 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 Swansea - can`t accept, need name of county Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 coat - incorrect .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM

Q1 Swansea - can`t accept, need name of county Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 Swansea - can`t accept, need name of county Q2 correct Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 LukasB - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 The Verve - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 trumpet - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:27:10 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @BobM

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Oxonian

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

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

Well done

@BobM - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker

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

PEOPLE SCIENCE MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

pgn — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:36:26 GMT

Thinkers abound, well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:54:17 GMT

All Thinkers this time. Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo x

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

BobM — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:10:23 GMT

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo - thank you.

Well done all - good results 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

MI5 — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:13:53 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 17 Mar 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:15:42 GMT

Thank you for the quiz @Mi-Amigo

Well done all

😊