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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s White Room Quiz is THE END OF THE YEAR QUIZ.
Instead of the usual 8 questions, there are 12 questions - each related to an event in a month of 2021.
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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @gmarkj @lewys-gp @RafaC @MAKAZAGA @Martin-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 TWELVE QUESTIONS
Q1 JAN 13, 2021 - ART. The world`s oldest cave painting was discovered in Indonesia.
The cave painting was of which animal ?
Q2 FEB 18, 2021 - SPACE. NASA launched a space mission to Mars.
What was the name of the rover sent to explore the planet ?
Q3 MAR 23, 2021 - PLACES. Ever Given, one of the world`s largest container ships, ran aground.
Which canal did the Ever Given obstruct ?
Q4 APR 25, 2021 - MOVIES. Academy Awards.
Which actor won Oscar for Best Actor in movie Nomadland ?
Q5 MAY 18-22, 2021 - EVENTS. Eurovision held in Rotterdam.
What was the name of the Italian group which won ?
Q6 JUN 29, 2021 - TV. Which football match, screened by BBC, attracted audience of 20.6 million viewers ?
Q7 JUL 21, 2021 - SPORT. UEFA Euro 2020 Final.
What was the score at end of extra time, before Italy beat England on penalities ?
Q8 AUG 24, 2021 - MUSIC. Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones` drummer, died.
What was the title of the Rolling Stones` first UK No1 single in July 1964 ?
Q9 SEP 16, 2021 - PEOPLE. Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor, died.
What was the name of the electric tricycle he invented ?
Q10 OCT 11, 2021 - HISTORY. 500th anniversary of King of England named "Defender of the Faith".
Which King of England was given the title by the Pope ?
Q11 NOV 03, 2021 - LITERATURE. Booker Prize for Fiction awarded to Damon Galgut of South Africa.
What was the title of Galgut`s prize winning book ?
Q12 DEC 11, 2021 - SCIENCE. 120th anniversary of first transatlantic radio signal by Marconi from Cornwall.
Where [State or Province] in North America was the signal sent to ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 29 Dec 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 30 Dec 2021]
- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 31 Dec 2021
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 29 Dec 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 30 Dec 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 30 Dec 2021 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
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THE ANSWERS:
Q1 JAN 13, 2021 - ART. The world`s oldest cave painting was discovered in Indonesia.
The cave painting was of which animal ?
A1 wild boar [will accept pig, sow as correct answer]
Q2 FEB 18, 2021 - SPACE. NASA launched a space mission to Mars.
What was the name of the rover sent to explore the planet ?
A2 Perseverance [Curiosity was on the earlier mission to Mars]
Q3 MAR 23, 2021 - PLACES. Ever Given, one of the world`s largest container ships, ran aground.
Which canal did the Ever Given obstruct ?
A3 Suez Canal
Q4 APR 25, 2021 - MOVIES. Academy Awards.
Which actor won Oscar for Best Actor in movie Nomadland ?
A4 Anthony Hopkins
Q5 MAY 18-22, 2021 - EVENTS. Eurovision held in Rotterdam.
What was the name of the Italian group which won ?
A5 Maneskin
Q6 JUN 29, 2021 - TV. Which football match, screened by BBC, attracted audience of 20.6 million viewers ?
A6 England v Germany Euro 2020
Q7 JUL 21, 2021 - SPORT. UEFA Euro 2020 Final.
What was the score at end of extra time, before Italy beat England on penalities ?
A7 England 1 Itlay 1
Q8 AUG 24, 2021 - MUSIC. Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones` drummer, died.
What was the title of the Rolling Stones` first UK No1 single in July 1964 ?
A8 It`s All Over Now
Q9 SEP 16, 2021 - PEOPLE. Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor, died.
What was the name of the electric tricycle he invented ?
A9 Sinclair C5
Q10 OCT 11, 2021 - HISTORY. 500th anniversary of King of England named "Defender of the Faith".
Which King of England was given the title by the Pope ?
A10 Henry VIII
Q11 NOV 03, 2021 - LITERATURE. Booker Prize for Fiction awarded to Damon Galgut of South Africa.
What was the title of Galgut`s prize winning book ?
A11 The Promise
Q12 DEC 11, 2021 - SCIENCE. 120th anniversary of first transatlantic radio signal by Marconi from Cornwall.
Where [State or Province] in North America was the signal sent to ?
A12 Newfoundland
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THE RESULTS:
Q1 horse - incorrect Q2 Curiosity - incorrect Q3 Panama - incorrect Q4 Frances McDormand - incorrect
Q5 ERA - incorrect Q6 first Euro match - incorrect Q7 correct - awarded
Q7 I Wanna Be Your Man - incorrect Q8 pass Q9 correct - awarded Q10 Edward IV - incorrect
Q11 pass Q12 Virginia - incorrect
Total - one for one correct answer
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded Q11 correct - awarded Q12 correct - awarded
plus for 12 correct answers also awarded
Diamond Thinker
Q1 sabre toothed tiger - incorrect Q2 Curiosity - incorrect Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 Frances McDormond - incorrect Q5 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 Rolling Stones - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded
Q10 correct - awarded Q11 pass Q12 Massachusettes - incorrect
plus for 5 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded
Q4 Frances McDormand - incorrect Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded
Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded Q9 correct - awarded
Q10 correct - awarded Q11 correct - awarded Q12 correct - awarded
plus for 11 correct answers also awarded
Gold Thinker
Q1 ox - incorrect Q2 pass Q3 correct - awarded Q4 pass Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass
Q8 Get Off Of My Cloud - incorrect Q9 correct - awarded Q10 correct - awarded
Q11 pass Q12 New York - incorrect
Total - three for three correct answers
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AWARDS
Diamond Thinker - 12 correct answers = @Cleoriff
Gold Thinker + - 11 correct answers = @pgn
Red Thinker + - 5 correct answers = @gmarkj
- 3 correct answers = @TallTrees
- 1 correct answer = @RafaC
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY DIAMOND THINKER - @Cleoriff
Well done
@pgn = Gold Thinker +
@gmarkj = Red Thinker +
@TallTrees = 3
@RafaC = 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR WRQ QUIZZERS
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s White Room Quizzes which will be the popular "Odd" questions edition on Monday and Wednesday - each with 8 questions not from the usual categories, which I will choose over the weekend.
Thanks everyone who has taken part in WRQ over the past year and has made the quiz fun.
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New Year's Eve, and there am I, not a thread on, sat on a rock and all sullen and pensive and golden... 😆
Well done all - and I wanted to ask: has Mr. Bronze Thinker fallen out with his buddies, he always looks a bit grumpy with his back to all but Mr. Red? 🤔
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Thanks for that @Mi-Amigo. If nothing else it shows that a guess is often the way to go 😂
For instance Perseverance was a guess as I thought Curiosity was the first rover.
Also the Oscars, I remember was a shock as it was expected Chad Boseman would be awarded it posthumously.
Finally the last question stumped me for a while as my brain went dead trying to remember if Canada was indeed a part of North America! 😂
Lucky to get a diamond so thanks a lot and well done everyone. ❤️
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Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your Thinkers.
As @Cleoriff said, a guess can and does pay off, especially as there were a couple of tricky questions.
After some difficult questions in WRQ during December, I hope everyone will like the first quizzes of 2022 - on Monday and Wednesday - which will be "Odd" questions editions, which in the past has seen all the quizzers taking part getting a Thinker, and will be a range of subjects - with no question on Morse Code 😀
