White Room Quiz Mon 06 Oct 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 2 questions on each of these categories:

   HISTORY    MOVIES    ART     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 [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 @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 HISTORY 1 - In which year was Hawaii admitted to the Union and became the 50th US State ?

Q2 MOVIES 1 - In 1988 movie "Die Hard", what is the name of the skyscraper ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Spoon Woman" in 1927 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Who`s portrait appeared on the back of the Bank of England £50 note from

                                                       1981 to 1996  ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the oil platform in the North Sea, 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen,

                               which exploded and collapsed on 6/7 July 1988 killing 165 men on board ?

Q6 MOVIES 2 - Steven Spielberg won his first Oscar for Best Director in 1994 for which 1993 movie ?

Q7 ART 2 - How many children are featured in Gainsborough` "The Marsham Children" painted in 1787 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What colour is the five-pointed star on flag of Senegal ?

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 Oct 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 08 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 08 Oct 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 @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, my entry should be in your inbox. 😀 

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

The Spoon Lady:

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

and thanks for the vid

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

and thansks for the gif

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Morning @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox  😁

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - In which year was Hawaii admitted to the Union and became the 50th US State ?

A1   1959

Q2 MOVIES 1 - In 1988 movie "Die Hard", what is the name of the skyscraper ?

A2    Nakatomi Plaza

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Spoon Woman" in 1927 ?

A3   Giacometti

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Who`s portrait appeared on the back of the Bank of England £50 note from

                                                       1981 to 1996  ?

A4   Sir Christopher Wren

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the oil platform in the North Sea, 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen,

                               which exploded and collapsed on 6/7 July 1988 killing 165 men on board ?

A5   Piper Alpha

Q6 MOVIES 2 - Steven Spielberg won his first Oscar for Best Director in 1994 for which 1993 movie ?

A6    Schindler`s List

Q7 ART 2 - How many children are featured in Gainsborough` "The Marsham Children" painted in 1787 ?

A7    Four

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What colour is the five-pointed star on flag of Senegal ?

A8    green