White Room Quiz Wed 02 Apr 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:

   PEOPLE    PLACES     MOVIES     ART

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 @BobM @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 PEOPLE 1 - Which former US President was born William Jefferson Blythe III ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Drottningholm Palace, private residence of Swedish royal family, is on which island ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1941 Disney movie "Dumbo" what is the first name of the mouse who helps Dumbo fly ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which French Impressionist painted "San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk" in 1908 ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In the name of Irish poet W B Yeats what does the initial B stand for ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Hawa Mahal [Palace of the Wind] is in which Indian city ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2009 movie "The Boat That Rocked" what was the name of the pirate radio station

                           which broadcast from the boat ?

Q8 ART 2 - "Equivalent VIII", an artwork created by Carl Andre in 1966, was constructed with what ?

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 02 April 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 04 April 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 04 April 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 02 Apr

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 04 Apr 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 04 Apr 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]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Which former US President was born William Jefferson Blythe III ?

A1   Bill Clinton

Q2 PLACES 1 - Drottningholm Palace, private residence of Swedish royal family, is on which island ?

A2   Lovon

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1941 Disney movie "Dumbo" what is the first name of the mouse who helps Dumbo fly ?

A3    Timothy

Q4 ART 1 - Which French Impressionist painted "San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk" in 1908 ?

A4    Monet

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In the name of Irish poet W B Yeats what does the initial B stand for ?

A5   Butler

Q6 PLACES 2 - Hawa Mahal [Palace of the Wind] is in which Indian city ?

A6  Jaipur

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 2009 movie "The Boat That Rocked" what was the name of the pirate radio station

                           which broadcast from the boat ?

A7   Radio Rock

Q8 ART 2 - "Equivalent VIII", an artwork created by Carl Andre in 1966, was constructed with what ?

A8    bricks

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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 Mohali - incorrect Q7 Radio Fox - incorrect  Q8 wood - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@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

@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

@BobM 

Q1 correct                 Q2 pass           Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Bradley - incorrect  Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct             Q2 correct                   Q3 correct   Q4 pass .

Q5 Brian - incorrect  Q6 Mumbai - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 straw - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 pass                                 Q3 correct   Q4 TheresaV - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 Guadalajara - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 car parts - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                = 8 correct - @MI5 @jonsie @pgn @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 @gmarkj 

3 stars                                            = 3 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2  - Red Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker

@Oxonian -  3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in with Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on these categories

 NATURE   SCIENCE    TV   GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

[pgn]

A decent turnout and a wide spread of scores - well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[Cleoriff]

Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for another good quiz.

Well done all  👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @BobM 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.