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White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:21:32 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 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 PLACES 1 - Which city in Australasia is known as the City of Sails ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - Oliver`s skull, a term mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what domestic item ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Ascension with Christ giving the keys to St Peter" in 1428 to 1430 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - The national flag of Mauritius features four colours - red, yellow, blue,

and which other colour ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Kabul is the capital city of which country ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - Galligaskins, a word mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of John Lennon`s collection of lithographs, first exhibited at London Art

Gallery in 1970 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s primary stocks and shares index is named Straits Times ?

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 23 April 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 25 April 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 25 April 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 23 Apr

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 25 Apr 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 25 Apr 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 23 April 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:48:39 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:01:47 GMT

Answers in your PM box @Mi-Amigo

😖

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:34:19 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

love the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:52:49 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Thank you @Cleoriff
love the gif
pm with your answers received

I like the gif as well @Mi-Amigo

John at his very cheeky best 😂

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

pgn — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:54:48 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:43:07 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

jonsie — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:52:14 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo -->>

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:20:47 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

BobM — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:53:51 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:03:36 GMT

That's different @pgn

Like it 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:04:27 GMT

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

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

gmarkj — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:26:54 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:36:57 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Dave-O2 — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:51:00 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Answers in your inbox 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:36:32 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:43:47 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Which city in Australasia is known as the City of Sails ?

A1 Auckland, New Zealand

Q2 WORDS 1 - Oliver`s skull, a term mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what domestic item ?

A2 chamber pot

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Ascension with Christ giving the keys to St Peter" in 1428 to 1430 ?

A3 Donatello

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - The national flag of Mauritius features four colours - red, yellow, blue,

and which other colour ?

A4 green

Q5 PLACES 2 - Kabul is the capital city of which country ?

A5 Afghanistan

Q6 WORDS 2 - Galligaskins, a word mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

A6 breeches - I`ll allow trousers

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of John Lennon`s collection of lithographs, first exhibited at London Art

Gallery in 1970 ?

A7 Bag One

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s primary stocks and shares index is named Straits Times ?

A8 Singapore

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:13:57 GMT

THE RESULTS

@TallTrees

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 gilet - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 Rodin - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 overcoat - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct Q2 washing up bowl - incorrect Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 LukasB - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 candle - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 vest - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:13:01 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @BobM

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @TallTrees @gmarkj

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star

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

HISTORY NATURE MUSIC SPORT

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 2025

pgn — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:16:43 GMT

Thinkers across the board! Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼