White Room Quiz Mon 19 May 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:

   PEOPLE    PLACES    SPORT     GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 @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 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name of David and Victoria Beckham`s second son ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Which city was previously known as Bombay ?

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which Rugby Premiership team plays its home games at Kingsholm ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - AMS is the code for which airport ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Nicole Kidman was born in which US State ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Batu Caves are in which country ?

Q7 SPORT 2 - Who became World Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1962 on beating Floyd Patterson ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Fichu is what type of clothing ?

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 19 May 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 21 May 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 21 May 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 19 May

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 21 May 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 21 May 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 @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the first name of David and Victoria Beckham`s second son ?

A1   Romeo

Q2 PLACES 1 - Which city was previously known as Bombay ?

A2   Mumbai

Q3 SPORT 1 - Which Rugby Premiership team plays its home games at Kingsholm ?

A3   Gloucester

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - AMS is the code for which airport ?

A4   Amsterdam Schiphol

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Nicole Kidman was born in which US State ?

A5    Hawaii

Q6 PLACES 2 - Batu Caves are in which country ?

A6   Malaysia

Q7 SPORT 2 - Who became World Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1962 on beating Floyd Patterson ?

A7   Sonny Liston

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Fichu is what type of clothing ?

A8    scarf, shawl or neckerchief

[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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                   Q3 correct             Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 Thailand - incorrect  Q7 Toby - incorrect  Q8 hat - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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

@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

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 Burma - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 anorak - incorrect .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Brooklyn - incorrect  Q2 correct                    Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Texas - incorrect        Q6 Romania - incorrect   Q7 correct   Q8 trousers - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Cleoriff   - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2  - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a 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 two questions on these categories

  SCIENCE    WORDS    ART     FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

Thinkers throughout this time, well done all!

Nice one, @Mi-Amigo 💡

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Loadsa Thinkers! Well done all. Thanks again @Mi-Amigo xx

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff 

well done on your awards.