White Room Quiz - Gold Thinker ed - Wed 06 Aug 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is a Gold Thinker edition of 10 questions, with 2 questions on each of these categories:

   PEOPLE    NATURE   TV   FOOD & DRINK   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 @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 TEN QUESTIONS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first name of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert`s youngest child, born in 1857 ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of fish is a wobbegong ?

Q3 TV 1 - In US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" what is Howard`s middle name ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - In Czech cuisine what is ovocne knedliky ?

Q5 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Pre-Euro, Lativa latu currency consisted of 100 ... what ?

Q6 PEOPLE 2 - What is Whoopie Goldberg`s real first name ?

Q7 NATURE 2 - Embarrassment is the collective noun for a group of which animals ?

Q8 TV 2 - In British TV sit-com "Dad`s Army" what is the first name of Captn Mainwaring`s wife ?

Q9 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Polish cuisine barszcz czerwony soup is made with which vegetable ?

Q10 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - HR is the International Vehicle Registration code of which country ?

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 06 Aug 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 08 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 08 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 06 Aug

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 08 Aug 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 08 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.

[TallTrees]

Thank you @Cleoriff

Enjoyed research on that 🦈 shark Q2

[jonsie]

I feel special

No one else got 9 😂

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo 

and well done to everyone especially the brain tank!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @TallTrees @jonsie 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

@TallTrees - thank you for the great pics of sharks

@pgn @Cleoriff - thank you for your comments about Gold Thinker.

Although it isn`t possible for WRQ to be Gold Thinker every time, as this proved to be so popular, I can promise that a WRQ Gold Thinker edition will return soon.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, excellent quiz and well done to all participants. 👍