on 13-09-2021 08:29
Welcome to
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 from each of these categories -
SPACE ART MOVIES GAMES
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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj @BobM @TallTrees @TheresaV @Martin-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 SPACE 1 Which is the only planet in our solar system which is not named after a Greek or Roman god
or goddess ?
Q2 ART 1 Which artist painted "Garcon a la Pipe" in 1905 ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 Audrey Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1954 for her role in which movie ?
Q4 GAMES 1 What was the name of Crash Bandicoot`s enemy in the PlayStation video game in 1996 ?
Q5 SPACE 2 Which planet in our solar system was struck by fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet when
the comet broke up in 1994 ?
Q6 ART 2 Which art gallery first opened in a disused paint factory in St John`s Wood, London in 1985 ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 Who played the title role in the 2016 movie "Florence Foster Jenkins" ?
Q8 GAMES 2 Which card game features melds and brisques ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 13 Sept 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 14 Sept 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 15 Sept 2021
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 Sept 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 14 Sept 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 14 Sept 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
on 14-09-2021 08:14
on 14-09-2021 08:25
on 14-09-2021 10:44
Some of those are a bit... interesting!
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on 14-09-2021 10:51
on 14-09-2021 10:51
on 15-09-2021 08:01
on 15-09-2021 08:01
THE ANSWERS
Q1 SPACE 1 Which is the only planet in our solar system which is not named after a Greek or Roman god
or goddess ?
A1 Earth
Q2 ART 1 Which artist painted "Garcon a la Pipe" in 1905 ?
A2 Pablo Picasso
Q3 MOVIES 1 Audrey Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1954 for her role in which movie ?
A3. Roman Holiday. Audrey Hepburn was nominated in 1961 for her role in Breakfast At Tiffany`s.
Q4 GAMES 1 What was the name of Crash Bandicoot`s enemy in the PlayStation video game in 1996 ?
A4. Dr Neo Cortex
Q5 SPACE 2 Which planet in our solar system was struck by fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet when
the comet broke up in 1994 ?
A5. Jupiter
Q6 ART 2 Which art gallery first opened in a disused paint factory in St John`s Wood, London in 1985 ?
A6. Saatchi
Q7 MOVIES 2 Who played the title role in the 2016 movie "Florence Foster Jenkins" ?
A7. Meryl Streep
Q8 GAMES 2 Which card game features melds and brisques ?
A8. Bezique
on 15-09-2021 08:34
on 15-09-2021 08:34
THE RESULTS
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Breakfast At Tiffany`s - incorrect Q4 pass
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass
Total - 3 for three correct answers
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Breakfast At Tiffany`s - incorrect Q4 pass
Q5 pass Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass
Total - 2 for two correct answers
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 correct - awarded Q2 late LukasB 😂 - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded
Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 pass
plus for 5 correct answers also awarded
Red Thinker
on 15-09-2021 08:45
on 15-09-2021 08:45
AWARDS
Silver Thinker - 8 correct @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5
Red Thinker + - 5 correct @gmarkj
- 3 correct @TheresaV
- 2 correct @TallTrees
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5
Well done
@gmarkj - Red Thinker +
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be
8 questions with two on each of these categories
- HISTORY NATURE SPORT EVENTS
which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.
on 15-09-2021 08:54
on 15-09-2021 08:54
on 15-09-2021 08:58
on 15-09-2021 08:58
on 15-09-2021 09:16
I have never ever heard of Bezique, so learned a new thing today (as always 😅). Great game @Mi-Amigo and glad @gmarkj got to fit Lukas's best painting in there 😂
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