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Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these four categories -
PEOPLE SCIENCE MOVIES ART
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 @jonsie @gmarkj @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 - Who is the current Labour Party shadow Home Secretary ?
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which metallic element in the Periodic Table gets its name from the old Latin word for what
is now France ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the British comedy movie "Carry On Cleo", who played Cleo ?
Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Der Bucherwurm" [The Bookworm], 19th century painting depicting a man
on a ladder examining books in a library ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the 22nd and 24th US President, the only man to serve two non-consecutive terms ?
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - In chemistry, cation is a positively charged ion. What is the term for the corresponding
negative charged ion ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1984 movie "Gremlins", what name is given by Randall to the small, furry mogwai ?
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Young Hare" in 1502, which now hangs in the Alberto Museum, Vienna ?
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 22 Jan 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 24 Jan 2024.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 24 Jan 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 22 Jan
2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 24 Jan 2024.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 24 Jan 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.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who is the current Labour Party shadow Home Secretary ?
A1 Yvette Cooper
Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which metallic element in the Periodic Table gets its name from the old Latin word for what
is now France ?
A2 Gallium. Francium was also named after France, so I`ll also accept francium as a correct answer.
Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the British comedy movie "Carry On Cleo", who played Cleo ?
A3 Amanda Barrie.
Q4 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Der Bucherwurm" [The Bookworm], 19th century painting depicting a man
on a ladder examining books in a library ?
A4 Carl Spitweg.
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the 22nd and 24th US President, the only man to serve two non-consecutive terms ?
A5 Grover Cleveland.
Q6 SCIENCE 2 - In chemistry, cation is a positively charged ion. What is the term for the corresponding
negative charged ion ?
A6 anion
Q7 MOVIES 2 - In the 1984 movie "Gremlins", what name is given by Randall to the small, furry mogwai ?
A7 Gizmo.
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Young Hare" in 1502, which now hangs in the Alberto Museum, Vienna ?
A8 Albrecht Durer
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THE RESULTS
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
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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 pass .
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 pass .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 Angela Rayner - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 Barabara Windsor - incorrect Q4 van Gogh - incorrect .
Q5 Ronald Regan - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 correct - Q8 da Vinci - incorrect .
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 LukasB - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 TheresaV - incorrect .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 van Gogh - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 pass Q7 correct - Q8 Holbein - incorrect .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
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
Q1 correct - Q2 iron - incorrect Q3 Barabara Windsor - incorrect Q4 pass .
Q5 correct - Q6 electron - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 pass.
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct .
