on 07-07-2025 06:03
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:
PEOPLE PLACES MUSIC 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 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first birth name of Teller [of magicians Penn & Teller] before he changed his
name to just Teller ?
Q2 PLACES 1 - Raby Castle is in which English county ?
Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the song released by Stephen Duffy which reached No 4 in UK Singles
Chart in 1985 ?
Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Marble Arch tube station is on which London Underground line ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of chef Jamie Oliver and Juliette Norton`s eldest child, born 2002 ?
Q6 PLACES 2 - Beaver State is the nickname of which US State ?
Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of instrument is a Russian gusli ?
Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - DZ 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 [Mon 07 July 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 09 July 2025.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 09 July 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 07 July
2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 09 July 2025.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 09 July 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.
on 08-07-2025 16:53
on 09-07-2025 05:48
THE ANSWERS
Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first birth name of Teller [of magicians Penn & Teller] before he changed his
name to just Teller ?
A1 Raymond
Q2 PLACES 1 - Raby Castle is in which English county ?
A2 Co Durham
Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of the song released by Stephen Duffy which reached No 4 in UK Singles
Chart in 1985 ?
A3 Kiss Me.
Fun fact - I was working with Stephen Duffy`s dad when Kiss Me was released
Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Marble Arch tube station is on which London Underground line ?
A4 Central Line
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of chef Jamie Oliver and Juliette Norton`s eldest child, born 2002 ?
A5 Poppy
Q6 PLACES 2 - Beaver State is the nickname of which US State ?
A6 Oregon
Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of instrument is a Russian gusli ?
A7 zither-like string instrument. I`ll accept zither or string instrument as correct answer.
Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - DZ is the International Vehicle Registration code of which country ?
A8 Algeria
on 09-07-2025 06:00
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 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct
Q4 correct
.
Q5 correct Q6 correct
Q7 correct
Q8 correct
.
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze 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 Singing In the Rain - incorrect Q4 correct
.
Q5 correct Q6 correct
Q7 guitar - incorrect Q8 correct
.
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 correct
Q3 pass Q4 correct
.
Q5 Paul - incorrect Q6 correct Q7 shot glass - incorrect Q8 correct
.
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
on 09-07-2025 06:07
AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Oxonian
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @gmarkj
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Well done
@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star
@gmarkj - Bronze Thinker
@Dave-O2 - Red Thinker + star
Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.
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
HISTORY SCIENCE MOVIES TV
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
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Thanks @Mi-Amigo
Well done all.
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