White Room Quiz Mon 09 Sept 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 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   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 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the lane in which the Great Fire of London of 1666 started ?

A1   Pudding Lane

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 ?

A2   Juggernaut

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 ?

A3   L`Absinthe or The Absinthe Drinkers

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

A4   Versace

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

                              from 1864 to 1886 ?

A5   Bavaria

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

                            a navigation mark ?

A6   buoy

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

                      customs of the upper class ?

A7   Hogarth

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

A8    360 degrees

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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 chariot - incorrect   Q3 let`s have it - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Prussia - incorrect   Q6 correct                 Q7 Constable - incorrect      Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red 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

@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

@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 correct     Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct     Q7 pass            Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct     Q3 pass            Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct     Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@J9el 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct     Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct     Q7 correct    Q8 pass .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @Oxonian @BobM @J9el 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

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

Well done

@Oxonian      - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM          - Bronze Thinker + star

@J9el             - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions

with 2 questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY  NATURE    MUSIC    SPORT

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

[pgn]

Another good line-up of Thinkers, well done all and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - another good quiz with great scores.

Well done all 👍

[Cleoriff]

Great results. Well done everyone.

Thanks once again @Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all - Best results yet?

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @BobM @Cleoriff @MI5 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

As @MI5 mentioned, probably - without checking 5 years of WRQ 😂 - one of the best results

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, excellent results all around - well done everyone ! 📣