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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 four categories -
PLACES NATURE WORDS ART
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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @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 PLACES 1 - Which National Park is the most northerly in Britain ?
Q2 NATURE 1 - Which mammal, native to rainforests of the Congo, is also known as the "forest giraffe" ?
Q3 WORDS 1 - What did the word "algraphy", first recorded in 1895, mean ?
Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "My Cousin Monserrat" in 1919 ?
Q5 PLACES 2 - Stonor, one of the oldest manor houses in England, is in which county ?
Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the term for a young pigeon ?
Q7 WORDS 2 - What did the late 19th century word "badious" mean ?
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist created "Maquette for Guitar" from pieces of cardboard, paper, string and wire
in 1912 ?
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 11 Dec 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 13 Dec 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 13 Dec 2023
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 11 Dec
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 13 Dec 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 13 Dec 2023 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 @J9el
Good to have you back with us.
Sorry to hear you had problems and had to send photos in pm.
pm with your answers received.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 PLACES 1 - Which National Park is the most northerly in Britain ?
A1 Cairngorms.
Some gave Northumberland, which is most northerly in England, so cannot accept as correct answer.
Q2 NATURE 1 - Which mammal, native to rainforests of the Congo, is also known as the "forest giraffe" ?
A2 okapi
Q3 WORDS 1 - What did the word "algraphy", first recorded in 1895, mean ?
A3 printing from aluminium plates, also in early forms of photography
Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "My Cousin Monserrat" in 1919 ?
A4 Salavador Dali
Q5 PLACES 2 - Stonor, one of the oldest manor houses in England, is in which county ?
A5 Oxfordshire
Q6 NATURE 2 - What is the term for a young pigeon ?
A6 squab
Q7 WORDS 2 - What did the late 19th century word "badious" mean ?
A7 chestnut-coloured
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist created "Maquette for Guitar" from pieces of cardboard, paper, string and wire
in 1912 ?
A8 Picasso
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THE RESULTS
Q1 Northumberland - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 bad or ill - incorrect Q8 correct - .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 Northumberland - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 Cambridgeshire - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 Northumberland - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 maps - incorrect Q4 pass.
Q5 Norfolk - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 ugly - incorrect Q8 pass.
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct
Q1 Northumberland - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 LukasB - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 smells bad - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 Aviemore - incorrect Q2 tapir - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 chick - incorrect Q7 naughty - incorrect Q8 correct - .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 Greenland - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 pass.
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 cheeky - incorrect Q8 correct - .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @MI5 @BobM
Bronze Thinker = 6 correct - @Cleoriff
Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @TallTrees
3 stars = 3 correct - @gmarkj @J9el
2 stars = 2 correct - @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @pgn
Well done
@MI5 - Bronze Thinker + star
@BobM - Bronze Thinker + star
@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker
@TallTrees - Red Thinker + star
@gmarkj - 3 stars
@J9el - 3 stars
@Dave-O2 - 2 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.
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
PEOPLE LITERATURE MOVIES SPORT
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
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