White Room Quiz Wed 01 Oct 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:

   SCIENCE    LITERATURE    MUSIC     FOOD & DRINK

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 [Wed] and

03.00am Friday 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 SCIENCE 1 - Pt is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Handmaid`s Tale", first published in 1985 ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which group recorded "Billy Don`t Be A Hero" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in 1974?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is type of food is Brazilian feijoada ? 

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Horripilation is the medical term for which condition ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone", what is the name of Hagrid`s

                                   three-headed dog ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a Chinese banhu ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which type of food is Japanese yakitori ?

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 Oct 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 03 Oct 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 03 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 [Wed 01 Oct

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 03 Oct 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 03 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.

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; my entry should be in your inbox. 😀

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Pt is the chemical symbol for which element in the Periodic Table ?

A1   Platinum

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - Who wrote "The Handmaid`s Tale", first published in 1985 ?

A2   Margaret Atwood

Q3 MUSIC 1 - Which group recorded "Billy Don`t Be A Hero" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in 1974?

A3   Paper Lace

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is type of food is Brazilian feijoada ?

A4    stew  

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Horripilation is the medical term for which condition ?

A5   goosebumps

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone", what is the name of Hagrid`s

                                   three-headed dog ?

A6    Fluffy

Q7 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a Chinese banhu ?

A7   string

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which type of food is Japanese yakitori ?

A8    chicken skewers

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Cleoriff 

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

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 pass .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker