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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 2 questions on each of these categories:
GEOGRAPHY LITERATURE MUSIC SPORT
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 @Oxonian @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lagoon in South America, measuring 174 miles long ?
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Charles Dickens` novel "Nicholas Nickleby" what is the first name of Nicholas Nickleby`s
grandfather ?
Q3 MUSIC 1 - In Gilbert and Sullivan`s opera "Princess Ida", what is the name of Princess Ida`s father ?
Q4 SPORT 1 - In 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, West Germany beat The Netherlands. What was the score ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the longest river entirely in Finland ?
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Beatrix Potter`s "The Tailor of Gloucester" what was the name of the cat ?
Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the group which released "Knock Three Times" which reached No 1
in UK Singles Chart in May 1971 ?
Q8 SPORT 2 - Which English County cricket team won the last Benson & Hedges Cup in 2002 ?
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 13 Oct 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 15 Oct 2025.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 15 Oct 2025.
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 13 Oct
2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 15 Oct 2025.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 15 Oct 2025 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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THE ANSWERS
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lagoon in South America, measuring 174 miles long ?
A1 Lagoa dos Patos
Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Charles Dickens` novel "Nicholas Nickleby" what is the first name of Nicholas Nickleby`s
grandfather ?
A2 Godfrey
Q3 MUSIC 1 - In Gilbert and Sullivan`s opera "Princess Ida", what is the name of Princess Ida`s father ?
A3 King Gama
Q4 SPORT 1 - In 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, West Germany beat The Netherlands. What was the score ?
A4 W Germany 2 - 1 The Netherlands
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the longest river entirely in Finland ?
A5 Kemi joki
Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Beatrix Potter`s "The Tailor of Gloucester" what was the name of the cat ?
A6 Simpkin
Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the group which released "Knock Three Times" which reached No 1
in UK Singles Chart in May 1971 ?
A7 Dawn, aka Tony Orlando and Dawn, so I`ll also accept Tony Orlando as a correct answer
Q8 SPORT 2 - Which English County cricket team won the last Benson & Hedges Cup in 2002 ?
A8 Warwickshire
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THE RESULTS
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 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 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct .
Q5 correct Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct Q2 pass Q3 pass Q4 pass .
Q5 pass Q6 Simplicity - incorrect Q7 correct Q8 pass .
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct .
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
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AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @Oxonian
2 stars = 2 correct - @TallTrees
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @jonsie @Cleoriff @MI5 @pgn
Well done
@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star
@TallTrees - 2 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions
on each of these categories
TV ART FOOD & DRINK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
