White Room Quiz Mon 24 March 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    LITERATURE   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 @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 PLACES 1 - What is the capital city of Guam ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the name of the small fish of Triglidae family which is also known as a "sea robin" ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakepseare`s "The Tempest", what is the name of Prospero`s daughter ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - The Gabba is the name given to which Australian city`s cricket ground ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is in which country ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - What colour is the sulphur tuft fungus ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - Charles Dickens` "A Tale Of Two Cities" is in 3 books/sections. 

                                  Complete the title of "Book the First --------------- "

Q8 SPORT 2 - In the Olympics there are two canoeing disciplines - one is the sprint; what is the other ?

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 24 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 26 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 26 Mar 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 24 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 26 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 26 Mar 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.

[jonsie]

Enjoyable quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

pleased you found the quiz enjoyable. Well done on your award

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo and well done all ! 👍 

[Oxonian]

Incidentally, the Gabba will shortly be superseded :-

2032 Olympics: Brisbane to build new 63,000-seater stadium for Games - BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/c798plqe19po

I cannot see England being perturbed as their record at The Gabba is not good. 👍  

[gmarkj]

Couple of good guesses this week.

Brisbane, yellow and slalom.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo