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White Room Quiz Mon 09 Sept 2024

Mi-Amigo
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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 categories

   HISTORY    WORDS    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 @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]

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 - What was the name of the lane in which the Great Fire of London of 1666 started ?

                                 

Q2 WORDS 1 - Which word, as a term for a large lorry, comes from the name of a statue of Krishna, which

                           is dragged through the streets during the annueal festival of Puri in India ?

                        

Q3 ART 1 - What is the title of the painting by Degas which features actress Ellen Andree and engraver

                       Marcellin Desboutin sitting in a bar ?

 

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which Italian fashion house has the head of Medusa as its trademark ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What was the name of the German state ruled by Ludwig II [aka as Mad King Ludwig}

                              from 1864 to 1886 ?

 

Q6 WORDS 2 - Which word, from Old French and Middle Dutch, refers to an anchored float which serves as

                            a navigation mark ?

 

Q7 ART 2 - Which English artist`s works include six scenes entitled "Marriage a la Mode", criticising marriage

                      customs of the upper class ?

         

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - How many degrees do the internal angles of a quadrilateral add up to ?

                                                                                 

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 Sept 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 11 Sept 2024.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 11 Sept 2024.

Each member will be awarded star  for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo after 12 noon today [Mon 09 Sept

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 11 Sept 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 11 Sept 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.

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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My entry should be awaiting perusal in your inbox @Mi-Amigo ! 😀

 

As always, thank you for organising ! 👍

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @jonsie 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @Cleoriff 

and thanks for the gif

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

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PM sent @Mi-Amigo --->  👍

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Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

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Hey @Mi-Amigo, answers incoming!

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