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White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 05:18:15 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:

SCIENCE LITERATURE MUSIC SPORT

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 @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 SCIENCE 1 - Og is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Stephen King`s novel "Needful Things" first published in 1991, what is the name of

the shop keeper who sells collectables and antiques ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the name of the group who recorded "Nut Rocker" which reached No 1 in the

UK Singles Chart in May 1962 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - FIFA Women`s World Cup 2011 final was played in which city ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the soleus muscle ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Beatrix Potter`s Peter Rabbit books, what is the first name of Peter Rabbit`s cousin ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - In Gilbert and Sullivan`s opera "HMS Pinafore" what is the name of the commander of

HMS Pinafore ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - London Pulse play which sport ?

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 13 Aug 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 15 Aug 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 15 Aug 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 13 Aug

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 15 Aug 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 15 Aug 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 13 Aug 2025

TallTrees — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:08:35 GMT

Thank you for the invitation to WRQ Wednesday.

Read through questions .. never really know much about movies.

Individual Character names 😫

@Mi-Amigo

So waiting for next WRQ

Maybe better for me.

Good luck all 🍀

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:01:24 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

jonsie — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:59:17 GMT

Buzzin' in @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:07:13 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees for your post

Sorry you won`t be joining in and hope you`ll like some of the questions in next WRQ.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:08:30 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

pgn — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:55:40 GMT

Heavy, so incoming, slowly, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:07:53 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:58:20 GMT

I will let you have my entry tomorrow (Thursday) evening @Mi-Amigo 💯

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Dave-O2 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:45:47 GMT

Morning @Mi-Amigo

Answers now in your inbox 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:55:33 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

Look forward to pm with your answers later

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Oxonian — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:28:45 GMT

My entry awaits your perusal @Mi-Amigo, 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:59:17 GMT

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:49:47 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Og is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

A1 Oganesson

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Stephen King`s novel "Needful Things" first published in 1991, what is the name of

the shop keeper who sells collectables and antiques ?

A2 Leyland Gaunt

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the name of the group who recorded "Nut Rocker" which reached No 1 in the

UK Singles Chart in May 1962 ?

A3 Bumble B and The Stingers

Q4 SPORT 1 - FIFA Women`s World Cup 2011 final was played in which city ?

A4 Frankfurt

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the soleus muscle ?

A5 leg - calf

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Beatrix Potter`s Peter Rabbit books, what is the first name of Peter Rabbit`s cousin ?

A6 Benjamin

Q7 MUSIC 2 - In Gilbert and Sullivan`s opera "HMS Pinafore" what is the name of the commander of

HMS Pinafore ?

A7 Corcoran

Q8 SPORT 2 - London Pulse play which sport ?

A8 netball

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:58:51 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

@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

@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

@Dave-O2

Q1 correct Q2 Jack - incorrect Q3 Beach Boys - incorrect Q4 correct .

Q5 eyes - incorrect Q6 Tom - incorrect Q7 Michael - incorrect Q8 correct .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 correct .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:02:28 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Oxonian

3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze 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

PEOPLE NATURE MOVIES FOOD & DRINK .

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

pgn — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:51:01 GMT

Well done, all - an interesting mix of questions and a good spread of scores 👍🏼

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo for being QM, as always - a stamp of approval there!

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

Cleoriff — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:59:34 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone xx

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

MI5 — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:35:54 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Wed 13 Aug 2025

jonsie — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:28:08 GMT

Very enjoyable @Mi-Amigo

Good scores all round