White Room Quiz Mon 29 Sept 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    NATURE    TV     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 volcano which emerged in Mexico in 1943 ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - Which wood is generally considered to be the hardest wood in the world, rated as

                              5060 lbs force on Janka scale ?

Q3 TV 1 - In US TV sit-com "Friends", what was Rachel`s surname [ character`s surname not actress`s] ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which US team won the first NBA game , played in 1946 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the longest underground river in the world ?

                                    [hint: it`s in Mexico]

Q6 NATURE 2 - Which mammal has the highest systolic blood pressure ?

Q7 TV 2 - Who played the first female Doctor Who in British TV series, with debut at Xmas 2017 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - In which year did Dennis Taylor win his only World Snooker Championship title ?

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 29 Sept 2025] and before 03.00am Wed 01 Oct 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 01 Oct 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 29 Sept

2025] and before 03.00am on Wed 01 Oct 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 01 Oct 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.

[Cleoriff]

Wow @Mi-Amigo 🤔

Have you been searching for some very difficult questions? 

There are three stinkers in that lot. 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Wow @Mi-Amigo 🤔

Have you been searching for some very difficult questions? 

There are three stinkers in that lot. 😂

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Hi @Cleoriff 

To be honest, yes there are three questions - one in each of three categories - which are rated "difficult".

I won`t spoil it by saying which they are but will reveal which when giving the answers on Wed.

Good luck everyone.

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

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pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

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pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

A few hard questions in there @Mi-Amigo ; my answers should be in your inbox.😀

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received