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.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the volcano which emerged in Mexico in 1943 ?

A1   Paricutin

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

                              5060 lbs force on Janka scale ?

A2   Buloke - from Australia. Question rated difficult.

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

A3   Green

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

A4    New York Knickerbockers. Question rated difficult.

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

                                    [hint: it`s in Mexico]

A5   Sistema Sac Actun. Question rated difficult.

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

A6   giraffe.

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

A7   Jodie Whittaker.

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

A8    1985.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct    Q2 pass            Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 pass   Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 pass   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@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 - @jonsie @MI5 @pgn 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Cleoriff 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@Cleoriff  - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

   SCIENCE   LITERATURE   MUSIC    FOOD & DRINK

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

[pgn]

Well done all, in the face of all adversity: a couple of stinker questions (buloke, bull-oak 🙃), and a chance that image posting may have been up the left, or not up at all... Thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 😉

Re the wood question. I'd heard of it but all I could remember about it, it was found in Australia. 🤣

Well done all. 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Well done all and thanks again @Mi-Amigo for a great quiz

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Well done on your awards - esp as there were three difficult questions.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, not the outcome that I was looking for but not a complete debacle. 

Well done to everyone else. 👍 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

Well done on your award.