White Room Quiz Mon 15 Dec 2025

[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:

   GEOGRAPHY   SCIENCE   LITERATURE   FOOD & DRINK

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 deepest lake in the world, with depth of 1642m/5387ft ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which element in the Periodic Table has the atomic number 9 ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "4.50 From Paddington" what is the name of Miss Marple`s

                                  friend who tells her she had seen a man in a passing train strangle a woman ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - In Swedish cuisine, what is artsoppa ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak in Ukraine ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Auriscope is used to examine which part of the human body ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Jane Austen`s novel "Pride and Prejudice" what is Mr Darcy`s first name ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is used in German schweinshaxe ?

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 15 Dec 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 17 Dec 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 17 Dec 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 15 Dec

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 17 Dec 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 17 Dec 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

sorry you won`t be taking part this time

hopefully you`ll like the questions in next WRQ

[TallTrees]

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

I'm sorry too.  BUT on the 22nd December there is a big get together so your special Christmas edition WRQ will be on the agenda 😊 so whatever the answers maybe be you'll get them 😬

There may be a bottle or 2 and Baileys Irish Cream 😍  Coffee ☕️ of course .. 

[Mi-Amigo]

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@TallTrees wrote:

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

I'm sorry too.  BUT on the 22nd December there is a big get together so your special Christmas edition WRQ will be on the agenda 😊 so whatever the answers maybe be you'll get them 😬

There may be a bottle or 2 and Baileys Irish Cream 😍  Coffee ☕️ of course .. 

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Great to hear you and the team will be taking part in WRQ Xmas edition. I`m sure the Baileys will help 😂 .

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the deepest lake in the world, with depth of 1642m/5387ft ?

A1    Lake Baikal

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which element in the Periodic Table has the atomic number 9 ?

A2    fluorine

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "4.50 From Paddington" what is the name of Miss Marple`s

                                  friend who tells her she had seen a man in a passing train strangle a woman ?

A3   Mrs McGillicuddy

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - In Swedish cuisine, what is artsoppa ?

A4   pea soup

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak in Ukraine ?

A5   Hoverla

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Auriscope is used to examine which part of the human body ?

A6   ear

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Jane Austen`s novel "Pride and Prejudice" what is Mr Darcy`s first name ?

A7   Fitzwilliam

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which meat is used in German schweinshaxe ?

A8   pork

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@pgn 

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

@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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

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

Everyone taking part was awarded a Silver Thinker .

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

   PEOPLE   WORDS    ART   GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

Well that's a shiny set of results this morning, well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo - probably means a killer set of questions today 🤔😆

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo. I'll just check the Weds quiz now!

[jonsie]

All perfect scores, well done all

Thanks for another enjoyable quiz @Mi-Amigo