White Room Quiz Mon 14 Aug 2023

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ quiz is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

    NATURE   WORDS   TV    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 @J9el @Spenny @BobM @Breanna 

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 NATURE 1 - What kind of creature is a wallfish ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "myrmecology" is the term for the study of what ?

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" what was the name of the character played by

                  Sheriden Smith in 7 episodes of series 2 and 3 from 2008 to 2010 ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Man With A Red Turban" in 1433, believed to be a self-portrait ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - What colour eggs does the dunnock bird lay ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - What does the word "waveson" mean, with regards to the sea ?

Q7 TV 2 - In 2023 BBC TV "Question of Sport", what is the first and surname of the female team captain ?

Q8 ART - In Rembrandt`s painting "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp", painted in 1632, how many

                  people can be seen, in total ?

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 14 Aug 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 16 Aug 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 16 Aug 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 14 Aug

2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 16 Aug 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 16 Aug 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Spenny]

Helllloooooo @Mi-Amigo 

Answers on the way over

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Well this could be a struggle. Not sure on many of these!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 NATURE 1 - What kind of creature is a wallfish ?

A1   snail

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "myrmecology" is the term for the study of what ?

A2   ants

Q3 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "Gavin and Stacey" what was the name of the character played by

                  Sheriden Smith in 7 episodes of series 2 and 3 from 2008 to 2010 ?

A3    Ruth "Rudi" Smith

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Man With A Red Turban" in 1433, believed to be a self-portrait ?

A4   Van Eych

Q5 NATURE 2 - What colour eggs does the dunnock bird lay ?

A5   blue

Q6 WORDS 2 - What does the word "waveson" mean, with regards to the sea ?

A6   goods floating on sea after shipwreck, flotsum

Q7 TV 2 - In 2023 BBC TV "Question of Sport", what is the first and surname of the female team captain ?

A7    Sam Quek

Q8 ART - In Rembrandt`s painting "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp", painted in 1632, how many

                  people can be seen, in total ?

A8   9 - inc the dead body

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@Spenny 

Q1 fish - incorrect   Q2 mime - incorrect  Q3 correct -   Q4 pass.

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 pass   Q8 7 - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@gmarkj 

Q1 shrimp - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 LukasB - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 heading into waves - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker