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White Room Quiz Mon 21 Jun 2021

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to

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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 

 

   HISTORY   WORDS   ART   GAMES

 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - with 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 @O2EmmaLouise @TheresaV @LukasB 

  @Martin-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 HISTORY 1  In Norse mythology, what was the name of the home of the gods ?

 

Q2 WORDS 1    The word "lupine" relates to which animals ?

 

Q3 ART 1           What was the nationality of the portrait painter Millais ?

 

Q4 GAMES 1     What is the highest number used in a Sudoku puzzle game ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2   What was the name of the war in Europe which was fought between 1936 and 1939 ?

 

Q6 WORDS 2     "entomology" is the study of what ?

 

Q7 ART 2           What is the name of the major art gallery which opened in London in 2000 ?

 

Q8 GAMES 2      In the card game baccarat, what is the value of the Ace ?

                            

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

 

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 21 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 June 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 23 June 2021

 

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

 

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

 

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                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                       

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 21 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 22 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 22 June 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  

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THE RESULTS:

 

@TheresaV 

Q1 correct - awarded star Q2 dogs - incorrect  Q3 Belgian - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded star 

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 correct - awarded star    Q8 pass 

Total: three star

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@LukasB 

Q1 Valhalla - awarded half  star Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded star 

Q5 pass  Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 11 - incorrect

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

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Red Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - awarded  star Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 French - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 War of Community Mods - incorrect joy 

Q6 correct - awarded star  Q7 correct - awarded star   Q8 correct - awarded star

plus for six correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@Martin-O2 

Q1 Valhalla - awarded half star Q2 correct - awarded star Q3 Italian - incorrect  

Q4 12 - incorrect   Q5 pass   Q6 words - incorrect  Q7 pass  Q8 10 - incorrect

Total: one star+ half star 

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@TallTrees 

Q1 Valhalla - awarded half  star Q2 correct - awarded star  Q3 correct - awarded star  

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6 correct - awarded star 

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 10 - incorrect

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

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Bronze Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded star  Q2 correct - awarded star   Q3  correct - awarded star 

Q4 correct - awarded star  Q5 correct - awarded star   Q6  correct - awarded star

Q7 correct - awarded star  Q8 correct - awarded star

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

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THE AWARDS:

 

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

 

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Bronze Thinker + half star= 6 + correct answers @TallTrees 

 

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Bronze Thinker                   = 6 correct answers @gmarkj  

 

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Red Thinker + half star       = 5 + correct answers @LukasB 

 

star star star                   = 3 correct answers @TheresaV 

 

star+ half star                      = 1 + correct answers @Martin-O2   

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie 

 

Well done

@TallTrees               - Bronze Thinker + half star

@gmarkj                  - Bronze Thinker

@LukasB                 - Red Thinker + half star 

@TheresaV             - star star star

@Martin-O2           - star+ half star

   

Everyone who took part got at least   - star+ half star

 

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

 

    PEOPLE   PLACES   TV   FOOD & DRINK

 

and will be posted on a seperate thread shortly

 

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

                                                                   

@Mi-Amigo 

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Great quiz @Mi-Amigo  and well done everyone. Off to look at the new one....upside_down

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Thank you @Cleoriff and @MI5 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on getting a Silver Thinker

 

I hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ which is now up on a separate thread. 

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Why did I put dogs for Q2?! joy It's so obviously wolves. Well, I suppose it was a Monday after all sweat_smile

 

Thanks for the game @Mi-Amigo, looking forward to today's wink

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Thank you @TheresaV 

Pleased you enjyed the quiz.

Had you given "wolves" as the answer instead of "dogs" you would have got a Red Thinker.

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ quiz which is now up on a separate thread and might get a Thinker this time ???

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @TheresaV 

Pleased you enjyed the quiz.

Had you given "wolves" as the answer instead of "dogs" you would have got a Red Thinker.

Hope you like the questions in today`s WRQ quiz which is now up on a separate thread and might get a Thinker this time ???


Wishful thinking I believe @Mi-Amigo as today's looks a bit tricky to me too but I shall stay strong and hopeful as I need to beat @LukasB this time for sure or otherwise he will be bragging for the rest of the month joy

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No need to brag when you are a genius @TheresaV 

 

Loved this one @Mi-Amigo 

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Well if you are such a genius then where's your Bronze Thinker @LukasB 

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