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White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:43:30 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:

HISTORY PLACES SCIENCE FOOD & DRINK

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 @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 - Which Danish explorer led the first expedition to land in Alaska in 1741 ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Hurst Castle, built by Henry VIII, is in which English county ?

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body are the ceruminous glands ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the main ingredient of Swedish svampsoppa soup ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of USAAF B29 superfortress which dropped the atomic bomb on

Nagasaki on 9 Aug 1945 ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Beggar`s Bridge, dating from 1619, in Glaisdale, N Yorks, crosses which river ?

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - What does a crescograph measure ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is used in Portuguese presunto ?

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 22 Sept 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 24 Sept 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 24 Sept 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 22 Sept

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 24 Sept 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 24 Sept 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 22 Sept 2025

jonsie — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:30:42 GMT

Dropping in @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:37:26 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Cleoriff — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:20:36 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Oxonian — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:34:41 GMT

My answers should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:08:32 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

pgn — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:19:47 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:28:24 GMT

Thank you @pgn

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Dave-O2 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:37:13 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

Answers now in your inbox 😁

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:39:47 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:34:44 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - Which Danish explorer led the first expedition to land in Alaska in 1741 ?

A1 Bering

Q2 PLACES 1 - Hurst Castle, built by Henry VIII, is in which English county ?

A2 Hampshire

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body are the ceruminous glands ?

A3 ear

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the main ingredient of Swedish svampsoppa soup ?

A4 mushrooms

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of USAAF B29 superfortress which dropped the atomic bomb on

Nagasaki on 9 Aug 1945 ?

A5 Bockscar

Q6 PLACES 2 - Beggar`s Bridge, dating from 1619, in Glaisdale, N Yorks, crosses which river ?

A6 River Esk

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - What does a crescograph measure ?

A7 plant growth

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is used in Portuguese presunto ?

A8 pork

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:44:31 GMT

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@Oxonian

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 tomatoes - incorrect .

Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 trees - incorrect 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

@Dave-O2

Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .

Q5 pass Q6 Hudson - incorrect Q7 sunshine - incorrect Q8 correct .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:47:30 GMT

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Oxonian

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @Dave-O2

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze 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 today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

PEOPLE WORDS MOVIES GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

pgn — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:41:57 GMT

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

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Cleoriff — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:35:32 GMT

Thinkers all round. Great stuff. Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

MI5 — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:04:22 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

jonsie — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:47:18 GMT

Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Oxonian — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:46:51 GMT

I am happy with that @Mi-Amigo. Thank you for organsing and well done to everyone else. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 22 Sept 2025

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:49:51 GMT

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @Oxonian

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards