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White Room Quiz Mon 04 March 2024

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Welcome to

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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 four categories - 

    PEOPLE   GEOGRAPHY   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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 PEOPLE 1 - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in which city ?

                                 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the Japan`s largest island ?

 

Q3 ART 1 - Which Italian artist painted "Venus of Urbino" between 1534 and 1538 ?

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which meat is used in the Italian dish guanciale ?

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the name of the scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1973 for

                          his study showing honey bees perform a "waggle dance" to communicate location of food ?

 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Mount Pinatubo is a volcano on which island in the  Philippines ?

 

Q7 ART 2 - Italian sculptor Nicola Salvi designed which famous Italian fountain in 18th century, which was

                    completed by Pannini and others by 1762 ?

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the name of the cocktail made of tequilla, orange juice, and grenadine syrup ?

                                                                                 

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 04 Mar 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 06 Mar 2024.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 06 Mar 2024.

Each member will be awarded star  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 04 Mar

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 06 Mar 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 06 Mar 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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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Thank you @pgn 

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pm with your answers received

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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More waggle dancing 🤣

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>> 😊

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @J9el 

pm received before deadline

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received before deadline

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in which city ?

A1   New York City

                                 

Q2 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the Japan`s largest island ?

A2   Honshu

 

Q3 ART 1 - Which Italian artist painted "Venus of Urbino" between 1534 and 1538 ?

A3    Titian

 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Which meat is used in the Italian dish guanciale ?

A4    pork

 

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the name of the scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1973 for

                          his study showing honey bees perform a "waggle dance" to communicate location of food ?

A5   von Frisch

 

Q6 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Mount Pinatubo is a volcano on which island in the  Philippines ?

A6    Luzon

 

Q7 ART 2 - Italian sculptor Nicola Salvi designed which famous Italian fountain in 18th century, which was

                    completed by Pannini and others by 1762 ?

A7   Trevi

 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the name of the cocktail made of tequilla, orange juice, and grenadine syrup ?

A8   Tequila Sunrise

 

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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THE RESULTS

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 pass   Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 pass   Q8 correct - star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 pass             Q4 correct - star .

Q5 pass             Q6 pass              Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star             Q2 correct - star  Q3 TheresaV - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 LukasB - incorrect  Q6 pass             Q7 correct - star                 Q8 correct - star .

plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Southampton - incorrect   Q2 correct - star  Q3 da Vinci - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 pass   Q6 Sebu - incorrect  Q7 correct - star  Q8 Sex on the beach - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 da Vinci - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 pass             Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star               Q8 correct - star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@J9el 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 Raphael - incorrect Q4 correct - star .

Q5 pass             Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct @Oxonian @BobM @J9el 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @TallTrees  @gmarkj 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct @Dave-O2 

 

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

Well done

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker

@J9el          - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees  - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2   - 3 stars

 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

 

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ, which will be a normal WRQ 

of 8 questions with two questions on each of these four categories

   NATURE    SCIENCE   WORDS    MOVIES

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

 

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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Nice result spread - well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

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