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White Room Quiz Wed 02 Mar 2022

Mi-Amigo
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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 star for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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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  

 

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PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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PM heading your way @Mi-Amigo  --->

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Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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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 

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your answers received 

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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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

              

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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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 star  Q4 Vienna - incorrect  Q5 pass   Q6 legs - incorrect

Q7 itchiness - incorrect  Q8 pass

Total - one star for one correct answer

 

@MI5 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Spenny 

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

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

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

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

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

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers also awarded 

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Bronze Thinker

 

@lewys-gp 

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

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

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

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Girl in a jacket


Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker  = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker       = 4 correct - @Spenny @gmarkj 

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

star                        = 1 correct - @RafaC  

 

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

Well done -

@BobM         = Bronze Thinker 

@Spenny       = Red Thinker

@gmarkj       = Red Thinker

@lewys-gp    = star star + half star

@RafaC         = star

 

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.

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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Good quiz @Mi-Amigo - thank you 👍

Well done all who took part.

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