White Room Quiz Wed 02 Mar 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 from each of these categories

- PEOPLE   SCIENCE   WORDS   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 [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 @Spenny @BobM @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @RafaC 

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 - What did Jethro Tull invent in 1701 ?

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which gas is said to smell like rotten eggs ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - What did the word "bellicose" mean ?

Q4 ART 1 - Canaletto was famous for his paintings of his native city. What was his native city ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 ? 

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Argyria is a condition which affects which part of the human body ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - Ichthyology is the study of what ?

Q8 ART 2 - What is the term for mural paintings on walls and ceilings in which paint is applied to plaster ? 

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 02 March 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 03 March 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 04 March 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 02 Mar 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 03 Mar 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 03 Mar 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  

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM heading your way @Mi-Amigo  --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you everyone who has sent me pm with your answers

Gentle reminder to @TallTrees @jonsie @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp 

There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you

Good luck 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your answers received 

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What did Jethro Tull invent in 1701 ?

A1  Seed drill

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which gas is said to smell like rotten eggs ?

A2  Hydrogen sulfide

Q3 WORDS 1 - What did the word "bellicose" mean ?

A3  aggressive

Q4 ART 1 - Canaletto was famous for his paintings of his native city. What was his native city ?

A4  Venice

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 ? 

A5  Amelia Earhart

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Argyria is a condition which affects which part of the human body ?

A6  Skin

Q7 WORDS 2 - Ichthyology is the study of what ?

A7  Fish

Q8 ART 2 - What is the term for mural paintings on walls and ceilings in which paint is applied to plaster ? 

A8  Fresco

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@RafaC 

Q1 Aqualung - incorrect but was the title of album by the "other" Jethro Tull mentioned by @Cleoriff 😂

Q2 Methane - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 Vienna - incorrect  Q5 pass   Q6 legs - incorrect

Q7 itchiness - incorrect  Q8 pass

Total - one star for one correct answer

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Spenny 

Q1 Telegraph - incorrect  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 Milan - incorrect

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 heart - incorrect   Q7 mythical monsters - incorrect Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 pass  Q2 methane - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 Rome - incorrect  

Q5 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 pass  Q2 natural gas - incorrect  Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

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

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

Bronze Thinker

@lewys-gp 

Q1 printing press - incorrect  Q2 hydrogen - part correct - awarded half   Q3 warm room - incorrect

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 pass  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 bones - incorrect  Q8 pass

Total - 2 and half stars for 2 correct + 1 part correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker  = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker       = 4 correct - @Spenny @gmarkj 

  + half     = 2 correct + 1 part correct - @lewys-gp 

                        = 1 correct - @RafaC  

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @MI5 @pgn @Cleoriff 

Well done -

@BobM         = Bronze Thinker 

@Spenny       = Red Thinker

@gmarkj       = Red Thinker

@lewys-gp    =   + half 

@RafaC         = 

Everyone taking part was awarded at least one star.

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

- PLACES    NATURE    MOVIES    SPORT

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[BobM]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo - thank you 👍

Well done all who took part.