White Room Quiz Mon 06 Jan 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

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

   GEOGRAPHY     NATURE     LITERATURE       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 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Lake Annecy is in which European country ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - Droughtmaster is a breed of which farm animal ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Hawk in the Rain", a collection of 40 poems first published in 1957 ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Pimiento [also spelt pimento] is what type of foodstuff ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the Eastern channel of the Korean strait between Korea and Japan ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Landlady`s wig is what type of marine life form ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which former US First Lady wrote "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy", a children`s book, first

                                    published in 1998 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the common name for pitaya, a fruit native to Central America ?

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 06 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 08 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 08 Jan 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 [Mon 06 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 08 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 08 Jan 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Answers in your inbox @Mi-Amigo 😁

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Lake Annecy is in which European country ?

A1   France

Q2 NATURE 1 - Droughtmaster is a breed of which farm animal ?

A2   cattle/cow

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Hawk in the Rain", a collection of 40 poems first published in 1957 ?

A3    Ted Hughes

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Pimiento [also spelt pimento] is what type of foodstuff ?

A4    pepper

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of Eastern channel of the Korean strait between Korea and Japan ?

A5    Tsushima Strait

Q6 NATURE 2 - Landlady`s wig is what type of marine life form ?

A6    seaweed/algae

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Which former US First Lady wrote "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy", a children`s book, first

                                    published in 1998 ?

A7    Hilary Clinton

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the common name for pitaya, a fruit native to Central America ?

A8    dragin fruit

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

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

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 LukasB - incorrect Q6 correct   Q7 correct                     Q8 apple - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct   Q2 pig - incorrect         Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass           Q6 jellyfish - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 strawberry pear - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars fro 3 correct

@Cleoriff 

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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct                 Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Kyushu - incorrect  Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 grapefruit - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie 

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

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 pass           Q4 pasta - incorrect .

Q5 pass           Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 mango - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 Thomas Gunn - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct                            Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @BobM @pgn 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @gmarkj @Dave-O2 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj      - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2   - Red Thinker

@TallTrees   - 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 posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

One off with my guess of poet, ah well 😉 Good one, @Mi-Amigo - and a valiant effort by all!

[MI5]

Good one @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone. 🤗