White Room Quiz Mon 21 Oct 2024

[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   NATURE    ART    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 @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 PEOPLE 1 - Sylvia and Christabel were the daughter`s of which famous English suffragette ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of mammal is a caracal ?

Q3 ART 1 - What is the title of the artwork created by Damian Hirst which features 8601 diamonds

                     embedded in a platinum skull ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of foodstuff is the Asian dish tshoem, which originated in Bhutan ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Before marrying Paul McCartney, what was the surname of Linda`s first husband, who she

                          married in 1962 and divorced in 1965 ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What colour is the flower of watercress ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which German artist painted "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" in 1818 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the name of sauce from Uruguay and Argentina with ingredients including

                                        olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, red pepper, chopped parsley, and oregano ?

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 21 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 23 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 23 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 21 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 23 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 23 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.

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

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pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Sylvia and Christabel were the daughter`s of which famous English suffragette ?

A1   Emmeline Pankhurst

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of mammal is a caracal ?

A2   wild cat - lynx-like

Q3 ART 1 - What is the title of the artwork created by Damian Hirst which features 8601 diamonds

                     embedded in a platinum skull ?

A3   For The Love Of God

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What type of foodstuff is the Asian dish tshoem, which originated in Bhutan ?

A4   curry. Two quizzers gave "beef stew" as answer, which on checking, I`ll also accept as correct answer.

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Before marrying Paul McCartney, what was the surname of Linda`s first husband, who she

                          married in 1962 and divorced in 1965 ?

A5   See. Not Eastman, which was her maiden name.

Q6 NATURE 2 - What colour is the flower of watercress ?

A6   white

Q7 ART 2 - Which German artist painted "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" in 1818 ?

A7    Freidrich

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the name of sauce from Uruguay and Argentina with ingredients including

                                        olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, red pepper, chopped parsley, and oregano ?

A8   chimmichurri        

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 TheresaV - incorrect  Q2 correct   Q3 Shiney - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Smith - incorrect        Q6 correct   Q7 LukasB - incorrect  Q8 pass .

Total 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct                   Q2 tiger - incorrect  Q3 Sculpture - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 Eastman - incorrect  Q6 correct             Q7 pass                             Q8 pass .

Ttal 3 stars for 3 correct

@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

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct                             Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass           Q6 correct   Q7 Hermann Gloss - incorrect  Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

2 stars                                             = 3 correct - @gmarkj  @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - 3 stars

@Oxonian   - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

I hope everyone will join in today`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories - 

   PLACES    LITERATURE    MUSIC     GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

which will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

A saucy serving of slick questions there - but a good turnout, well done all. Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo. Good quiz.

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - another good one.

Well done all 👍

[gmarkj]

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@Oxonian wrote:

My answers should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo ; thank you for organising. 👍

Those question were hard ; you won't be in last place @gmarkj as I've earmarked that spot for myself ! 🤣

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It's a tie!

Not surprised by that, but pleased I got 3.

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo