White Room Quiz Wed 01 June 2022

[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

- PEOPLE   NATURE    ART   GAMES

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

- @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie  @MI5  @gmarkj  @TallTrees  @BobM  @Spenny  @J9el [ @RafaC and @lewys-gp are away] 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 - Who first coined the phrase "Cogito ergo sum" ["I think, therefore I am"] ? 

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the world`s second largest land mammal ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Le Bateau" which was hung upside down, unnoticed for 47 days, in the

                   Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1961 ?

Q4 GAMES 1 - In ten-pin bowling, what is a turkey ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Name either of the two people who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of bird is a yellow-bellied sapsucker ? 

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Madonna of the Chair" - with Virgin Mary, Infant Jesus and another child -

                   in 1514 ? 

Q8 GAMES 2 - In which card game can a player be "skunked" ?

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 01 June 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 02 June 2022] - allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 03 June 2022

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 [Wed 01 June 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 02 June 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 02 June 2022 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]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif - fits in with one question 😂

pm with your answers received 

[TallTrees]

I'll get to this before time runs out, @Mi-Amigo very busy at the moment.   I love the question about painting hung upside down fabulous 🤭

Many could be better like that too, or even back to front🤣

Bye for now TallTrees 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Look forward to pm with your answers later

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Hi @Mi-Amigo, I have sent over my answers and guesses! Thanks, some really good questions!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

Pleased you thnk there were some really good questions

pm with your answers received - well before the deadline 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who first coined the phrase "Cogito ergo sum" ["I think, therefore I am"] ? 

A1  Rene Descartes

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the world`s second largest land mammal ?

A2  White rhino

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Le Bateau" which was hung upside down, unnoticed for 47 days, in the

                   Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1961 ?

A3  Matisse

Q4 GAMES 1 - In ten-pin bowling, what is a turkey ?

A4   three strikes in a row

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Name either of the two people who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 

A5   Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of bird is a yellow-bellied sapsucker ? 

A6   Woodpecker

Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Madonna of the Chair" - with Virgin Mary, Infant Jesus and another child -

                   in 1514 ? 

A7  Raphael -  thought this was probably the hardest art question we have had

Q8 GAMES 2 - In which card game can a player be "skunked" ?

A8   cribbage

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 correct - award  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 Sanzio - incorrect        Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - awarded  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 Raphael - incorrect    Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 Lippi - incorrect          Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 French bloke 😂 - sorry I needed a name  Q2 correct - awarded  Q3 correct - award  

Q4 no pins down - incorrect   Q5 pass    Q6 correct - awarded  Q7 pass    Q8 pass

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@J9el 

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

Q4 no pins down - incorrect    Q5 correct - awarded   Q6  correct - award  

Q7 Carvaggio - incorrect   Q8 baccarat - incorrect

plus for 5 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                   = 8 correct - @pgn 

Bronze Thinker +     = 7 correct - @Cleoriff    

Bronze Thinker                 = 6 correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker +           = 5 correct - @J9el  

                   = 3 correct - @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKER -  @pgn 

Well done -

@Cleoriff             = Bronze Thinker + 

@jonsie                = Bronze Thinker

@J9el                   = Red Thinker + 

@TallTrees           =   

Everyone taking part was awarded at least three stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be

8 questions with two questions on each of these categories 

GEOGRAPHY    WORDS    MOVIES    FOOD & DRINK   

I will search out the questons over the week end and try and find a nice mix.

Thank you everyone for making the WRQ fun.