White Room Quiz Mon 09 June 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:

   PEOPLE    NATURE     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 @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 is the first name of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne`s oldest child, born 2 Sept 1983 ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sarcastic fringehead ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which Italian sculptor created "The Man In Movement" [also known as "Unique Forms of

                      Continuity In Space"] in 1913 ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The Belgian dish "Paling in `T Groen" consists of what in green sauce of mixed herbs

                                        usually served with bread or fries ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of author J K Rowling ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What colour are the flowers of creeping jenny plant ?

Q7 ART 2 - How many dogs are in Landeseer`s "Windsor Castle In Modern Times", painted 1840-45, featuring

                     Queen Victoria; Prince Albert; and Victoria, Princess Royal ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Polish cuisine, kotlet schabowy is made with which meat coated with breadcrumbs ?

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 09 June 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 11 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 11 June 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 09 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 11 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 11 June 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne`s oldest child, born 2 Sept 1983 ?

A1   Aimee

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sarcastic fringehead ?

A2   fish

Q3 ART 1 - Which Italian sculptor created "The Man In Movement" [also known as "Unique Forms of

                      Continuity In Space"] in 1913 ?

A3   Boccioni

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The Belgian dish "Paling in `T Groen" consists of what in green sauce of mixed herbs

                                        usually served with bread or fries ?

A4   eels

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of author J K Rowling ?

A5   Joanne

Q6 NATURE 2 - What colour are the flowers of creeping jenny plant ?

A6   yellow

Q7 ART 2 - How many dogs are in Landeseer`s "Windsor Castle In Modern Times", painted 1840-45, featuring

                     Queen Victoria; Prince Albert; and Victoria, Princess Royal ?

A7   4 dogs

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - In Polish cuisine, kotlet schabowy is made with which meat coated with breadcrumbs ?

A8   pork

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct    Q2 snake - incorrect   Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 6 - incorrect          Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@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 prof footballer - incorrect   Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct                              Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@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

@pgn 

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 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 white - incorrect  Q7 correct                     Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@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    WORDS    MUSIC   SPORT

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

Thinkers abound - well done all, that was a tricksy little quiz! Good job, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks again @Mi-Amigo xx

[gmarkj]

Well. That turned out better than I expected!

Thanks @Mi-Amigo , and well done everyone

[jonsie]

A couple of lucky guesses there. Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done peeps!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @jonsie 

Well done on your awards.

A couple of tricky questions this time.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, very happy with that outcome. 

Congratulations all. 👍