on 01-11-2023 06:21
Welcome to
There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of these four categories -
GEOGRAPHY NATURE ART 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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 largest island in the Indian Ocean ?
Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a wunderpus photogenicus ?
Q3 ART 1 - Which Spanish artist made an ink drawing of literature characture Don Quixote in 1955 ?
Q4 SPORT 1 - How many players are in each team in the Asian sport of kabaddi ?
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Mackenzie River in Canada flows into which Sea ?
Q6 NATURE 2 - Pink fairy armadillos, the world`s smallest species of armadillo, are native to which country ?
Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Old Woman Frying Eggs" in 1618 ?
Q8 SPORT 2 - What are the colours of Coventry City FC `s away kit in 2023/24 season ?
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 [Wed 01 Nov 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 03 Nov 2023.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 03 Nov 2023
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 Nov
2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 03 Nov 2023.
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 03 Nov 2023 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
on 03-11-2023 05:40
THE ANSWERS
Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean ?
A1 Madagascar
Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is a wunderpus photogenicus ?
A2 octopus
Q3 ART 1 - Which Spanish artist made an ink drawing of literature characture Don Quixote in 1955 ?
A3 Picasso
Q4 SPORT 1 - How many players are in each team in the Asian sport of kabaddi ?
A4 7 - question was in BBC TV`s Unbeatable last week
Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Mackenzie River in Canada flows into which Sea ?
A5 Beaufort Sea, which flows into Arctic, so I`ll be generous and also allow Arctic as correct answer
Q6 NATURE 2 - Pink fairy armadillos, the world`s smallest species of armadillo, are native to which country ?
A6 Argentina - pink fairy armadillo mentioned in BBC TV quiz Impossible.
Q7 ART 2 - Which artist painted "Old Woman Frying Eggs" in 1618 ?
A7 Velazquez
Q8 SPORT 2 - What are the colours of Coventry City FC `s away kit in 2023/24 season ?
A8 blue and red - I`ll award half star for part-correct answer
on 03-11-2023 05:58
THE RESULTS
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
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 8 - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 pass.
plus for 4 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 spider - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - .
Q5 Atlantic - incorrect Q6 Mexico - incorrect Q7 da Vinci - incorrect
Q8 red - correct; black - incorrect = half .
Total - 2 stars + half star - for 2 correct, 1 part correct
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 8 - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 pass Q8 blue - correct; white - incorrect = half .
plus for 5 correct answers + 1 part correct
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 5 - incorrect .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 LukasB - incorrect Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 TheresaV - incorrect Q8 purple - incorrect; black - incorrect .
plus for 5 correct answers
Red Thinker
Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 correct - Q4 correct - .
Q5 correct - Q6 correct - Q7 correct - Q8 purple - incorrect; black - incorrect .
plus for 7 correct answers
Bronze Thinker
on 03-11-2023 06:07
AWARDS
Silver Thinker = 8 correct - @MI5
Bronze Thinker + star = 7 correct - @jonsie @Cleoriff @pgn
Red Thinker + star + half star = 5 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM @gmarkj
Red Thinker = 4 correct - @TallTrees
3 stars = 3 correct - @Dave-O2
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER - @MI5
Well done
@jonsie - Bronze Thinker + star
@Cleoriff - Bronze Thinker + star
@pgn - Bronze Thinker + star
@BobM - Red Thinker + star + half star
@gmarkj - Red Thinker + star + half star
@TallTrees - Red Thinker
@Dave-O2 - 3 stars
Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.
I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz; and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories
SCIENCE WORDS TV GAMES
I will search out the questions over the weekend - with a mix of easier [?] and not-so-easy questions.
Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.
on 03-11-2023 07:32
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on 03-11-2023 08:19
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on 03-11-2023 09:45
No idea of the artists, and clearly the kit either!
Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo
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on 03-11-2023 09:59
Thanks @Mi-Amigo
Well done all
on 03-11-2023 11:16