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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 four of the usual categories
PEOPLE; NATURE; 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 @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @BobM
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 - Viscount Stansgate was the title of which politician, who renounced the title ?
Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of reptile is a gavial, also known as a gharial ?
Q3 MOVIES 1 - Rich Little; Anthony Hopkins; and Dan Hedaya have all played which US President in movies ?
Q4 ART 1 - Caravaggio was commissioned in 1599 to decorate the chapel in church of San Luigi dei
Francesci with three large canvases depicting scenes from the life of which Apostle ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who invented and patented "cats eyes", reflective discs on roads, in 1934, which were
officially adopted by the Ministry of Transport in 1947 ?
Q6 NATURE 2 - Milvus milvus is the scientific name of which bird of prey ?
Q7 MOVIES 2 - Who played the character Thomas A`Becket in the 1964 movie "Becket" ?
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted the "Black Paintings", a series of 14 paintings, between 1819 and 1823 ?
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 26 June 2023] and before 03.00am Wed 28 June 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 28 June 2023
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 26 June
2023] and before 03.00am on Wed 28 June 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 28 June 2023 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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I'm glad I'm not the only one that looked at these and panicked! I'll be lucky not to score a low number or even zero! 😬
That said I have at least sent something to you @Mi-Amigo and look forward to the answers tomorrow.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Viscount Stansgate was the title of which politician, who renounced the title ?
A1 Anthony Wedgewood Benn - Tony Benn
Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of reptile is a gavial, also known as a gharial ?
A2 crocodile
Q3 MOVIES 1 - Rich Little; Anthony Hopkins; and Dan Hedaya have all played which US President in movies ?
A3 Richard Nixon
Q4 ART 1 - Caravaggio was commissioned in 1599 to decorate the chapel in church of San Luigi dei
Francesci with three large canvases depicting scenes from the life of which Apostle ?
A4 Matthew
Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who invented and patented "cats eyes", reflective discs on roads, in 1934, which were
officially adopted by the Ministry of Transport in 1947 ?
A5 Percy Shaw
Q6 NATURE 2 - Milvus milvus is the scientific name of which bird of prey ?
A6 red kite. I`ll accept kite as correct answer
Q7 MOVIES 2 - Who played the character Thomas A`Becket in the 1964 movie "Becket" ?
A7 Richard Burton
Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted the "Black Paintings", a series of 14 paintings, between 1819 and 1823 ?
A8 Goya
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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 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 8 correct answers also awarded
Silver Thinker
Q1 pass Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 Paul - incorrect .
Q5 pass Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 pass.
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 pass Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 LukasB - incorrect .
Q5 Toby ? - incorrect Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 TheresaV - incorrect .
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 Stan Collymore - incorrect Q2 snake - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 sparrowhawk - incorrect Q7 Tony Montana - incorrect Q8 Salman Rushdie - incorrect .
Total - 3 stars for 3 correct
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 pass.
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 pass .
plus for 6 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 Tony Blair - incorrect Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 Peter - incorrect .
Q5 pass Q6 kestral - incorrect Q7 Peter Sellars - incorrect Q8 pass .
Total - 2 stars for 2 correct
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
