White Room Quiz Mon 28 July 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:

   GEOGRAPHY    SCIENCE     WORDS    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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of New Jersey ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body are the Ebners Glands ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - Cucumbers, mentioned in 1736 dictionary, was the slang for people in which profession ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - France beat which country in FIFA 2018 World Cup ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak entirely in Slovenia ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the melting point [in degrees C or degrees F] of gold ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - Oneirology is the study of what ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Whirlwinds is the team name of UK Baseball team in which English town ?

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 28 July 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 30 July 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 30 July 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 28 July

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 30 July 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 30 July 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]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in US State of New Jersey ?

A1   Lake Hopatcong

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Where in the human body are the Ebners Glands ?

A2   mouth

Q3 WORDS 1 - Cucumbers, mentioned in 1736 dictionary, was the slang for people in which profession ?

A3   tailors

Q4 SPORT 1 - France beat which country in FIFA 2018 World Cup ?

A4   Croatia

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak entirely in Slovenia ?

A5    Triglav

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - What is the melting point [in degrees C or degrees F] of gold ?

A6   1064 degrees C; 1947.5 degrees F

Q7 WORDS 2 - Oneirology is the study of what ?

A7    dreams

Q8 SPORT 2 - Whirlwinds is the team name of UK Baseball team in which English town ?

A8    Yeovil

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass   Q2 correct    Q3 fruit pickers - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass   Q6 correct    Q7 correct                          Q8 Wolverhampyon - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 Musconetcong - incorrect   Q2 correct    Q3 pass                       Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass                                       Q6 correct    Q7 sleep - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct    Q2 throat - incorrect                Q3 doctors - incorrect     Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 2000 degrees C - incorrect  Q7 numbers - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@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 - @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff @pgn 

Red Thinker                                   = 4 correct - @gmarkj @Oxonian  

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@gmarkj   - Red Thinker 

@Oxonian - Red Thinker 

@Dave-O2 - 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 enjoyed the quiz and will join in today`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   PEOPLE    NATURE    LITERATURE    MUSIC

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly .

[pgn]

Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone x

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[jonsie]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone

Excellent brain fodder on Monday @Mi-Amigo 

[gmarkj]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @gmarkj 

Well done on your awards