The White Room Thursday Quiz - 30 January 2020

[Mi-Amigo]

WELCOME to the White Room Thursday Quiz...

Each week, there are EIGHT questions, from a range of categories.

                                                           THIS WEEK`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 [people]: Who was the third longest reigning British monarch?

Q2 [geography]: Raleigh is the capital city of which US State?

Q3 [nature]: What do male mosquitos feed on?

Q4 [words]: What is petrology the study of?

Q5 [literature]: What is the name of the only Irish character to appear in a Shakespeare play?

Q6 [sport]: How many players are there in a water polo team?

Q7 [art - new category]: What is the name of the Belgian surrealist artist who painted The Son Of Man and Man In A Bowler Hat ?

Q8 [events]: In which month is the Henley Regatta held in England? 

The White Room Thursday Quiz will be open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part will need to pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 January 2020.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and the results for each player taking part - will be posted on Friday morning.

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded

                                   

                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 30 January 2020.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received before 00.01 on Thursday and/or after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers.

I hope that those who have taken part in a previous White Room Thursday Quiz, the Christmas Quiz, the New Year Quiz, and/or the Revenge - inc

@Cleoriff ; @pgn ; @gmarkj ; @MI5 ;  @jonsie ; @Bob_Mcg ; @WispaRed7 ; @Marjo ; @Martin-O2 ;

@WispaRed7 ; @RyanK1992 ;  @Sy ; @TallTrees ; @BOSSGOGG  

will take part, and new members, and those who have not previously played, will join in.

Last week, four players each answered all eight questions correctly and each was awarded the Silver Thinker; and two players each answered three questions correctly and each was awarded three s. Can they, and you, do as well or better this week? Please come and have a go...  

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

, and, if you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

Thank you everyone for your interest and for making the White Room Thursday Quiz so popular...

I hope everyone enjoys this edition of the White Room Thursday Quiz.

@Mi-Amigo  

[jonsie]

Incoming....>>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks @jonsie - good to have you playing...

pm received - and is within time 

Thanks to all those who have taken part and pm`d their answers to me.

I`ll give the correct answers and the results in the morning, together with the award for each player...

[jonsie]

I nearly didn't @Mi-Amigo , it's not been one of my better days.

[Mi-Amigo]

                                                                       ANSWERS

Q1 [people]: Who was the third longest reigning British monarch?

A1: George III. Longest reigning - Elizabeth II; second longest reigning - Victoria 

Q2 [geography]: Raleigh is the capital city of which US State?

A2: North Carolina

Q3 [nature]: What do male mosquitos feed on?

A3: this is the QI-style question, where what most people think is the answer is wrong.

The correct answer is nectar, but, one member gave an alternative answer, which on checking, proved to also be correct - more details in RESULTS [below] 

Q4 [words]: What is petrology the study of?

A4: rocks

Q5 [literature]: What is the name of the only Irish character to appear in a Shakespeare play?

A5: MacMorris

Q6 [sport]: How many players are there in a water polo team?

A6: 7 inc goalie

[although there are 6 in outfield]

Q7 [art - new category]: What is the name of the Belgian surrealist artist who painted The Son Of Man and Man In A Bowler Hat ?

A7: Rene Magritte

Q8 [events]: In which month is the Henley Regatta held in England? 

A8: July

[pgn]

Hi @Mi-Amigo,

Female mosquitoes also feed on nectar generally, but they need a feed of blood before they lay their eggs.

[Mi-Amigo]

                                                                 RESULTS for each player

                                                                  [in order pm received]

@Cleoriff 

A1 correct - awarded ; A2 correct - awarded ; A3 correct - awarded ; A4 correct - awarded ; A5 correct - awarded ; A6 correct - awarded ; A7 correct - awarded ; A8 correct - awarded  . Plus, for all eight answers correct, also awarded

   

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

A1 correct - awarded ; A2 [pass]; A3 correct - awarded ; A4 correct - awarded ; A5 [pass]; A6 correct - awarded ; A7 [pass]; A8 correct - awarded .

For five correct answers [all those answered] awarded 5  - just missing out on Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

A1 correct - awarded ; A2 correct - awarded ; A3 correct - awarded ; A4 correct - awarded ; A5 correct - awarded ; A6 correct - awarded ; A7 correct - awarded ; A8 correct - awarded  . Plus, for all eight answers correct, also awarded

   

Silver Thinker

@pgn 

A1 correct - awarded ; A2 correct - awarded ; A3 correct - awarded ; A4 correct - awarded ; A5 correct - awarded ; A6 correct - awarded ; A7 correct - awarded ; A8 correct - awarded  . Plus, for all eight answers correct, also awarded

   

Silver Thinker

@Anonymous 

A1: Victoria - incorrect; A2: "it isn`t" [a State capital] - incorrect; A3 "female mosquito" - when I read this I assumed it was incorrect but, as always, check various resources. It turns out that in one species of mosquito do indeed eat the larvae of other mosquitos, inclduing females. Therefore, I am awarding  for this answer. I, too, have learned something new...; A4 "oil" - incorrect; A5 "Falstaff" - incorrect; A6 "5" - incorrect; A7 "Klint" - incorrect; A8 "June" - incorrect. For one correct answer, which no-one else gave, awarded one 

@jonsie 

A1: correct - awarded ; A2: correct - awarded ; A3 "me" - incorrect, don`t feed on humans; A4: correct - awarded ; A5: correct - awarded ; A6 correct - awarded ; A7 correct - awarded ; A8: correct - awarded  . Plus, for seven out of eight correct answers, also awarded

    

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS for this week:

    

SILVER THINKER -  @Cleoriff ; @MI5 ; @pgn 

    

BRONZE THINKER [+ one ] - @jonsie 

- @gmarkj 

- @Anonymous 

CONGRATULATIONS to the THINKER award winners; WELL DONE @gmarkj in coming close to getting the Bronze Thinker; and to @Anonymous for the answer to the mosquito question  

Over the weekend, I will be selecting the questions for next week`s White Room Thursday Quiz with one question from each of these categories

   History; Structures [new category]; Science; Nature; Literature; Games; Music; Food & Drink

The questions will be posted on Wed, with answers to be pm`d to me on Thursday.

The quiz is open to all members and look forward to welcoming new members and those who have not played before, in joining in with the "regulars", who, I hope, will be playing next week.

Thanks again to those who played this week. 

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone.

Must admit to having two answers for Q5. Luckily I guessed the correct one.

As for those pesky mosquitos, the bane of my life when abroad. As a family, if they are going to chew on anyone, it's always me, even when I am plastered with repellent.

[MI5]

Good game, good game
My answer to the Henley Regatta was a guess as I knew it was in the Summer, sometime.
Well done everyone

[Cleoriff]

I will also add that Rene Magritte is probably my least favourite artist in the world!

#justsaying