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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories
HISTORY MUSIC ART 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 @BobM @Oxonian - @Dave-O2 is on leave]
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 - What was the name of the German battleship which was sunk in Dec 1939 following the
Battle of the River Plate ?
Q2 MUSIC 1 - The musical term "forte" means play loudly. What is the musical term which means "play
softly" ?
Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Saturn Devouring His Son" in 1819-23 ?
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Spaghetti alle vongole is made with which shellfish ?
Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the first USS nuclear-powered submarine ?
Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the ship which was the title of The Beach Boys single which reached
No 2 in the UK singles chart in May 1966 ?
Q7 ART 2 - Picasso`s anti-war painting "Guernica", painted 1937, features a horse and which other animal ?
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the Spanish foodstuff "membrillo" ?
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 02 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 04 Dec 2024.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 04 Dec 2024.
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 02 Dec
2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 04 Dec 2024.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 04 Dec 2024 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 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the German battleship which was sunk in Dec 1939 following the
Battle of the River Plate ?
A1 Graf Spee
Q2 MUSIC 1 - The musical term "forte" means play loudly. What is the musical term which means "play
softly" ?
A2 piano
Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Saturn Devouring His Son" in 1819-23 ?
A3 Goya
Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Spaghetti alle vongole is made with which shellfish ?
A4 clams
Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the first USS nuclear-powered submarine ?
A5 Nautilus
Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the ship which was the title of The Beach Boys single which reached
No 2 in the UK singles chart in May 1966 ?
A6 Sloop John B
Q7 ART 2 - Picasso`s anti-war painting "Guernica", painted 1937, features a horse and which other animal ?
A7 bull
Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the Spanish foodstuff "membrillo" ?
A8 quince cheese
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THE RESULTS
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
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
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
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 shrimp - incorrect .
Q5 correct Q6 Barbara Ann - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 pizza - incorrect .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 crab - incorrect .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 pass Q3 correct Q4 correct .
Q5 pass Q6 correct Q7 dog - incorrect Q8 paste - incorrect .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct.
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 TheresaV - incorrect Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 pass .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff @AK04
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @BobM
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj
3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff @AK04
Well done
@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star
@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Red 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 today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions
on each of these categories
PLACES SCIENCE LITERATURE MOVIES
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
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