White Room Quiz Mon 10 May 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-05-2021

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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

@O2EmmaLouise

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 star 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

@Mi-Amigo

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-05-2021

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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Robert Kennedy.

BobM · ‎10-05-2021

@Mi-Amigo

Answers on their way ------

Mi-Amigo · ‎10-05-2021

Thank you @BobM

pm with your 8 answers received

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Martin-O2 · ‎10-05-2021

PM sent @Mi-Amigo!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎10-05-2021

Thank you @Martin-O2

pm with your 8 answers received

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pgn · ‎10-05-2021

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo --->

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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-05-2021

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

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Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎11-05-2021

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Mi-Amigo · ‎11-05-2021

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎12-05-2021

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.