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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:
GEOGRAPHY MUSIC TV ART
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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the principal river which flows through Cardiff ?
Q2 MUSIC 1 - In Gilbert & Sullivan`s opera "The Mikado" what is the name of the tailor who becomes the
Lord High Executioner ?
Q3 TV 1 - In the US TV series "Daktari", first screened 1966-69, what was the name of the chimp ?
Q4 ART 1 - What is the title of the artwork created by Damien Hirst in 1993 which features a cow and calf
cut into sections ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of smallest inhabited island in Scotland ?
Q6 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is an abeng ?
Q7 TV 2 - In TV series "Wacky Races", first screened 1968-69, what was the name of the Ant Hill Mob`s car ?
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Ginevra de Benci" in 1474 ?
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 Dec 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 10 Dec 2025.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 10 Dec 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 08 Dec
2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 10 Dec 2025.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 10 Dec 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.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the principal river which flows through Cardiff ?
A1 River Taff
Q2 MUSIC 1 - In Gilbert & Sullivan`s opera "The Mikado" what is the name of the tailor who becomes the
Lord High Executioner ?
A2 KoKo
Q3 TV 1 - In the US TV series "Daktari", first screened 1966-69, what was the name of the chimp ?
A3 Judy
Q4 ART 1 - What is the title of the artwork created by Damien Hirst in 1993 which features a cow and calf
cut into sections ?
A4 Mother and Child Divided
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of smallest inhabited island in Scotland ?
A5 Easdale
Q6 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is an abeng ?
A6 bugle made from cow horn
Q7 TV 2 - In TV series "Wacky Races", first screened 1968-69, what was the name of the Ant Hill Mob`s car ?
A7 Bulletproof Bomb - also known as Roaring Plenty [which one quizzer gave as answer]
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Ginevra de Benci" in 1474 ?
A8 da Vinci
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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 pass 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 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass .
Q5 Largs - in correct Q6 drum - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 pass .
Total - 1 star for 1 correct
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie @MI5 @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Cleoriff
1 star = 1 correct - @TallTrees
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @jonsie @MI5 @pgn
Well done
@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star
@TallTrees - 1 star
Everyone taking part was awarded 1 star.
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
PEOPLE NATURE WORDS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
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Oh, so that's what it is !😂
Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 🤗
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Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff
Well done on your awards.
I thought there were a couple of tricky/ slightly difficult ones this time.
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The Roaring Horn of Plenty 😆
Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo.
