White Room Quiz Mon 23 June 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:

   PLACES    NATURE    MUSIC    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 [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 @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 PLACES 1 - Gem State is the nickname of which US State ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sparklemuffin ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Who released "Tell Laura I Love Her" which reached No 1 in UK Single Chart in Oct 1960 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Brazil first won FIFA World Cup in 1958. Which country`s team did Brazil beat in the final ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Tadpole Bridge, dating from 1784, crosses River Thames in which English county ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Grumble is the term for a group of which breed of dog ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a riqq ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the team name of the first Aberdeen Baseball Club, founded in 2013 ?

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 23 June 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 25 June 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 25 June 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 23 June

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 25 June 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 25 June 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Gem State is the nickname of which US State ?

A1   Idaho

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a sparklemuffin ?

A2   spider

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Who released "Tell Laura I Love Her" which reached No 1 in UK Single Chart in Oct 1960 ?

A3   Ricky Valance

Q4 SPORT 1 - Brazil first won FIFA World Cup in 1958. Which country`s team did Brazil beat in the final ?

A4   Sweden

Q5 PLACES 2 - Tadpole Bridge, dating from 1784, crosses River Thames in which English county ?

A5   Oxfordshire

Q6 NATURE 2 - Grumble is the term for a group of which breed of dog ?

A6   pugs

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a riqq ?

A7   tambourine 

Q8 SPORT 2 - What is the team name of the first Aberdeen Baseball Club, founded in 2013 ?

A8    Granite City Oilers       

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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 Elvis - incorrect     Q4 Germany - incorrect .

Q5 Kent - incorrect   Q6 daschund - incorrect   Q7 drum - incorrect   Q8  Bears - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@pgn 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 Ray Peterson - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct                  Q3 correct                       Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 poodle - incorrect   Q7 percussion - incorrect   Q8 Granite City Petrolheads - incorrect .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @pgn 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

2 stars                                            = 2 correct - @gmarkj 

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

Well done

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj    - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

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 2 questions

on each of these categories

   HISTORY    GEOGRAPHY     MOVIES    TV

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone and Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Good turnout all, apparently Laura and I are not on talking terms 🤣

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Big thanks again @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff @pgn @MI5 @jonsie 

Well done on your awards.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo for organising and well done everyone. 👍