White Room Quiz Mon 14 Oct 2029

[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 2 questions on each of these categories

   NATURE    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 @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 NATURE 1 - Aptenodytes forsteri is the scientific name for which bird ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "Hamlet", what is the name of Hamlet`s mother ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - The traditional Chinese erhu musical instrument has how many strings ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Who was the first Australian to win Formula 1 World Championship ?

Q5 NATURE 2 - What type of creature is a Vensus` flower basket ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In the novel "Don Quixote", what is the name of Don Quixote`s travelling companion ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What was the name of the composer of "Die Fledermaus" ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Who partnered Steve Redgrave to win gold medal in coxless pairs at 1992 Olympic Games ?

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 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 16 Oct 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

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

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 16 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 16 Oct 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.

[Cleoriff]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone xx

[gmarkj]

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - well done everyone. 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @BobM 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, a better performance than last week so I am happy. 

I did not realise that a penguin was a bird ! 

Well done to everyone else. 👍