White Room Quiz Mon 08 April 2024

[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 four categories

NATURE    WORDS    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 @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 NATURE 1 - What species of mammal is a vaquita ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - What did the word "bastonading", mentioned in Grose`s Dictionary of 1811, mean ?

Q3 ART 1 - Gainsborough`s 1756 painting, now in National Gallery, shows his two daughters chasing what ?

                   [clue - it is the title of the painting] 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Cavolo nero is a type of which vegetable ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - What is the world`s second largest species of whale ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What did the word "bawbee", mentione din Grose`s Dictionary of 1811, mean ?

Q7 ART 2 - What was the original name of Contable`s painting "The Hay Wain", completed in 1821 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Italian cooking, pomodoro is what foodstuff ?

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 08 April 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 10 April 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 10 April 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 08 Apr

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 10 Apr 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 10 Apr 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Tough one the time, however, answers in your inbox @Mi-Amigo 👍

[BobM]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Hey @Mi-Amigo - I’ve sent my answers/guesses in! 🤞🏼

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before deadline