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There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories
GEOGRAPHY WORDS ART TV
The White Room Quiz is open to all members.
Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2
and @BobM [who took part in the last WRQ] 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 longest river in Portugal ?
Q2 WORDS 1 What does the word pronking mean ?
Q3 ART 1 Which English painter painted "The Blue Boy" in 1779 ?
Q4 TV 1 In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory", what was the nickname which the other
astronauts gave Howard went he went into space ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the name of the canal which runs from Birmingham to London ?
Q6 WORDS 2 What type of person does the word quisling refer to ?
Q7 ART 2 What colour is the paint cobalt ?
Q8 TV2 In the British puppet TV series "Thunderbirds" in the 1960s, who was the pilot
[first and surname] of Thunderbird 4, submersible for underwater rescues ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon10 May 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 11 May 2021]
- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 12 May 2021
Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives
EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers
will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded
SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 10 May 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 11 May 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 11 May 2021 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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Thank you @Cleoriff
Love the gif - relevant to one of the questions whithout giving anything away
pm with your 8 answers received
Thank you @O2EmmaLouise
pm with your 8 answers received
Thank you @TallTrees
pm with your 8 answers received
Thank you @MI5
love the gif - relevant to one of the questions without giving answer away
pm with your 8 answers received
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Thank you @Martin-O2
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THE ANSWERS:
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 What is the longest river in Portugal ?
A1 River Tagus
Q2 WORDS 1 What does the word pronking mean ?
A2 jump in the air in bouncy fashion - as animals like gazelles do with straight legs and arched back
Q3 ART 1 Which English painter painted "The Blue Boy" in 1779 ?
A3 Gainsborough
Q4 TV 1 In the US sit-com "The Big Bang Theory", what was the nickname which the other
astronauts gave Howard went he went into space ?
A4 Fruit Loops
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 What is the name of the canal which runs from Birmingham to London ?
A5 Grand Union Canal
Q6 WORDS 2 What type of person does the word quisling refer to ?
A6 traitor - collaborator
Q7 ART 2 What colour is the paint cobalt ?
A7 blue
Q8 TV2 In the British puppet TV series "Thunderbirds" in the 1960s, who was the pilot
[first and surname] of Thunderbird 4, submersible for underwater rescues ?
A8 Gordon Tracey