White Room Quiz Mon 28 Jun 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories 

   GEOGRAPHY   SPACE    ART   EVENTS

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - with their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM  @O2EmmaLouise  @TheresaV 

  @LukasB   @Martin-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 second longest river in Italy ?

Q2 SPACE 1    Claudie Andre-Deshays was the first woman in space from which country ?

Q3 ART 1        Where [city and country] is "Mannekin Pis", statue of a small boy ?

Q4 EVENT 1     In which year was 1st January first celebrated as a national public holiday in England ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Amsterdam Island is in which ocean ?

Q6 SPACE 2     Europa is a satellite [moon] of which planet in our solar system ?

Q7 ART 2         What is the name of the largest art gallery in Russia, situated in St Petersburg ?

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the Aldeburgh Festival held ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 28 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 June 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

PLEASE NOTE: as I have a hospital appointment on Wed morning [30 June], the answers, results, and

awards for each member taking part, will be posted on my return and will be later than normal.

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

                                                           

                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 28 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 29 June 2021 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

TODAY`S EIGHT QUESTIONS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the name of the second longest river in Italy ?

Q2 SPACE 1    Claudie Andre-Deshays was the first woman in space from which country ?

Q3 ART 1        Where [city and country] is "Mannekin Pis", statue of a small boy ?

Q4 EVENT 1     In which year was 1st January first celebrated as a national public holiday in England ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Amsterdam Island is in which ocean ?

Q6 SPACE 2     Europa is a satellite [moon] of which planet in our solar system ?

Q7 ART 2         What is the name of the largest art gallery in Russia, situated in St Petersburg ?

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the Aldeburgh Festival held ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 28 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 June 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

PLEASE NOTE: as I have a hospital appointment on Wed morning [30 June], the answers, results, and

awards for each member taking part, will be posted on my return and will be later than normal.

Each member will be awarded  for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

              EIGHT correct answers               SIX correct answers                     FOUR correct answers

                   will be awarded                       will be awarded                          will be awarded

                                                           

                  SILVER THINKER                     BRONZE THINKER                             RED THINKER

                                                                THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 28 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 29 June 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 29 June 2021 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  

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I'm perfectly happy to do this @Mi-Amigo 

I'm sure people will forgive me if it doesn't follow the same format with pictures and stars etc....I will be posting the questions and making sure all PM's go to YOU not me .....as I will have no blumming idea of the answers....

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We want stars and pictures!!

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Oh just pee off you twozza. Bet the forum filter allowed that Pfffttt

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Sorely mortified

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Cleoriff]

@jonsie 

Only joking. I'll try for stars and pictures, if you are prepared to wait until god knows when.

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@jonsie 

Only joking. I'll try for stars and pictures, if you are prepared to wait until god knows when.

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Shoot for the stars, you never know where you might end up 😆

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received last night before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1  What is the name of the second longest river in Italy ?

A1   Adige [Po is the longest, not second longest, river in Italy]

Q2 SPACE 1    Claudie Andre-Deshays was the first woman in space from which country ?

A2   France

Q3 ART 1        Where [city and country] is "Mannekin Pis", statue of a small boy ?

A3   Brussels, Belgium

Q4 EVENT 1     In which year was 1st January first celebrated as a national public holiday in England ?

A4   1974

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  Amsterdam Island is in which ocean ?

A5   Indian Ocean

Q6 SPACE 2     Europa is a satellite [moon] of which planet in our solar system ?

A6   Jupiter

Q7 ART 2         What is the name of the largest art gallery in Russia, situated in St Petersburg ?

A7   Hermitage

Q8 EVENTS 2   In which English county is the Aldeburgh Festival held ?

A8   Suffolk

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded    Q3  correct - awarded  

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded    Q6  correct - awarded 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

    

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded    Q3  correct - awarded  

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded    Q6  correct - awarded 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

    

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 pass 

Q5 Pacific - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded   

Total: three for three correct answers

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 1975 - incorrect

Q5 Pacific - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 LukasB Gallery - incorrect 

Q4 cod - incorrect   Q5 correct - awarded  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@LukasB 

Q1 Po - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 pass  Q5 pass

Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - awarded  Q8 pass

plus, for four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 Tibber - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 1972 - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 Naples, Italy - incorrect  Q4 1856 - incorrect 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass  Q8 Devon - incorrect 

Total: three for three correct answers

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded    Q3  correct - awarded  

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded    Q6  correct - awarded 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

    

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 Tiber - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded  Q4 1980 - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

    

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 Po - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 1622 - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for more than six correct answers also awarded

       

Bronze Thinker

[TheresaV]

Interesting questions @Mi-Amigo gave me a lot to think about but super glad I guessed three of them right 

Thank you and looking forward to today's WRQ @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE AWARDS:

     

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

     

Bronze Thinker                = 6 correct answers @pgn 

    

Red Thinker +           = 5 correct answers @BobM  @TallTrees 

    

Red Thinker                     = 4 correct answers  @LukasB 

                     = 3 correct answers  @TheresaV  @Martin-O2 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS -  @MI5  @Cleoriff  @jonsie 

Well done

@pgn                      - Bronze Thinker 

@BobM             - Red Thinker +  

@TallTrees               - Red Thinker + 

@LukasB                  - Red Thinker 

@Martin-O2            -  

@TheresaV              -  

Everyone who took part got at least   -  

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in today`s White Room Quiz, which @Cleoriff has posted on my behalf on a separate thread - with two questions on each of these categories

  HISTORY   PLACES   LITERATURE   GAMES

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

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@TheresaV wrote:

Interesting questions @Mi-Amigo gave me a lot to think about but super glad I guessed three of them right 

Thank you and looking forward to today's WRQ @Mi-Amigo 

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@TheresaVTodays WRQ already posted (by me) here...

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Off-Topic/White-Room-Quiz-Weds-June-30th/m-p/1468639/highlight/true#M2...