Re: White Room Quiz Mon 16 Aug 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎16-08-2021

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 on each of these categories

GEOGRAPHY NATURE ART 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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @TheresaV @Martin-O2 @LukasB

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 The Italian river, River Po, flows into which sea ?

Q2 NATURE 1 Which nut tree produces filberts ?

Q3 ART 1 What is the actual title of John Constable`s painting subtitled "Scene on a Navigable River" ?

Q4 SPORT 1 How many riders compete in a standard speedway race ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 The Falkland Islands are in which ocean ?

Q6 NATURE 2 Calluna is a variety of which plant ?

Q7 ART 2 Which Dutch artist painted "The Garden of Earthly Delights" between 1490 and 1510 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 In which country were the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held ?

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 16 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 Aug 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 18 Aug 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 16 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 17 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 17 Aug 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

@Mi-Amigo

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-08-2021

AWARDS

Silver Thinker - 8 correct - @Cleoriff @pgn

Bronze Thinker + + half - 7 correct + 1 part correct - @MI5

Bronze Thinker + half - 6 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM

Bronze Thinker - 6 correct - @TallTrees @jonsie

- 3 correct - @gmarkj @LukasB

CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @pgn

Well done -

@MI5 - Bronzer Thinker + + half

@BobM - Bronze Thinker + half

@TallTrees - Bronze Thinker

@jonsie - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj -

@LukasB -

Everyone taking part in this WRQ was awarded at least

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which will be 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories

HISTORY MUSIC MOVIES FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Cleoriff · ‎18-08-2021

Great Quiz @Mi-Amigo', Ray and I used to love speedway, and had a track at Brandon close to us. Always used to go to the stadium when the Coventry Bees were racing at home. The track also used to host Stock car racing and Greyhound racing. Due to total mismanagement the stadium closed in 2009, then reopened in 2014. Again mismanaged and is now derelict and has had fires set to remaining buildings.

A real tragedy as you could have a great night out there with a restaurant serving great food.

Veritas Numquam Perit

pgn · ‎18-08-2021

The Speedway one was a head-scratcher for me, looking out from this dank, grey, rainy Garden of Earthly Delights 😉

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BobM · ‎18-08-2021

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo thank you, lot of good results and well done to @TallTrees on the Bronze Thinker.

My answer to question 7 (earthly delights) was a silly one and should read 'Hans Indemud' (hands in the mud)

Ah well, I thought it was funny 🤔

Mi-Amigo · ‎18-08-2021

Thank you @Cleoriff

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your Silver Thinker.

Thanks for the additional info on the speedway track which was near you.

Thank you @pgn

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker - given that Speedway question was a head scratcher for you.

Thank you @BobM

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Bronze Thinker + .

Ahh, now I can see the joke name in your answer to the second Art question.

I hope all of you, and the other regular quizzers, like the categories and questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

MI5 · ‎18-08-2021

Misinterpreted the speedway question so appreciate the concession.

Well done all and thanks 🙂

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Mi-Amigo · ‎18-08-2021

Thank you @MI5

Pleased you are happy with the concession and well done on your award.

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Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎18-08-2021

Funnily enough someone I used to work with worked there as a steward, and his wife worked at one of the food places.

His two boys also helped doing various jobs (selling programs, etc)!

He was very upset when it closed again as they all really enjoyed it - mainly as they got paid to watch the speedway!!

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Cleoriff · ‎18-08-2021

Great place to go if you love Speedway @gmarkj.

Back in the day, my other half was set up for a trial as a speedway rider (they loaned them the bikes!). The week before his trial his favourite rider (Peter Craven) was involved in a freak racing accident (he swerved to avoid a fallen rider and hit the fence) He died of brain injury that night in 1963.

Ray never went for the trial after that.

Veritas Numquam Perit

TallTrees · ‎18-08-2021

Thanks @BobM

I seek him here I seek him there

I seek him every where

Is he in heaven is he in the clinker 🚔

that demmed elusive Silver Thinker 😈🏆

Well done @BobM

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