White Room Quiz Mon 12 Aug 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

   GEOGRAPHY    MOVIES    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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest island in Canadian Arctic, which is also the 5th largest

                                    island in the world ?

Q2 MOVIES 1 - In the 1999 "Star Wars" movie, "The Phantom Menace", what is the name of the character

                              played by Jake Lloyd ?

Q3 ART 1 - What is the title of the painting by da Vinci, commissioned in 1481, for the high altar of the

                       San Donato a Scopeto monastery ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which English decimal coin was only in circulation from 1971 to 31 Dec 1984

                                                       when it ceased to be legal tender ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Which river flows into the Mediterranean Sea through two principle branches -

                                     the Rosetta and the Damietta ?

Q6 MOVIES 2 - In the 1960 horror movie "Psycho", what is the first and surname of the character played by

                            Janet Leigh, who checks into the Bates Motel ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which British artist painted a number of paintings entitled "Going To The Match", including

                      one in 1928 and one in 1953 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s flag consists of a blue cross outlined in white on a red

                                                        background ?

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 12 Aug 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 14 Aug 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 14 Aug 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 12 Aug

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 14 Aug 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 14 Aug 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest island in Canadian Arctic, which is also the 5th largest

                                    island in the world ?

A1   Baffin Island

Q2 MOVIES 1 - In the 1999 "Star Wars" movie, "The Phantom Menace", what is the name of the character

                              played by Jake Lloyd ?

A2   Anakin Skywalker

Q3 ART 1 - What is the title of the painting by da Vinci, commissioned in 1481, for the high altar of the

                       San Donato a Scopeto monastery ?

A3   Adoration of the Magi

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which English decimal coin was only in circulation from 1971 to 31 Dec 1984

                                                       when it ceased to be legal tender ?

A4   half penny

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Which river flows into the Mediterranean Sea through two principle branches -

                                     the Rosetta and the Damietta ?

A5   Nile

Q6 MOVIES 2 - In the 1960 horror movie "Psycho", what is the first and surname of the character played by

                            Janet Leigh, who checks into the Bates Motel ?

A6   Marion Crane

Q7 ART 2 - Which British artist painted a number of paintings entitled "Going To The Match", including

                      one in 1928 and one in 1953 ?

A7  L S Lowry

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s flag consists of a blue cross outlined in white on a red

                                                        background ?

A8   Norway

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@pgn 

Q1 Greenland - incorrect Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                     Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 Greenland - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 pass           Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 Iceland - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @gmarkj 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @pgn @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@gmarkj     - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn          - Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian   - Bronze Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded at least a Bronze Thinker .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these categories

     HISTORY    SCIENCE    TV     FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

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

[gmarkj]

Oh so close!

Actually not, as had no idea about the da Vinci painting.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Oddly, my guesses were not those I got wrong - and why I put the answer I did for Q 8 I have no clue. Brainfart 😳😂

Good quiz, well done all! Thanks @Mi-Amigo 😊

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Another cracker @Mi-Amigo 

Well done peeps!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your rewards.

Just to let you know, after 5 years of WRQ, I thought it was time that I invested in another quiz book, which I now have with a wide range of subject and questions ranging in different levels of difficulty, so hopefully,

I can come up with a good variety of questions which most of our WRQ quizzers will enjoy.

Two of the questions in today`s WRQ were taken from the new quiz book ! 🤗

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, a challenging set of questions.

Well done to all and particularly to our members who scored a maximum. 👍