White Room Quiz Wed 03 Sept 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:

   GEOGRAPHY    NATURE     MUSIC     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 @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the third largest of the four main islands of Japan ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of animal is an Australian mondon ?

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of song by Chicory Tip which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in Feb 1972 ? 

Q4 ART 1 - How many people, inc a aby in arms, are featured in Manet`s "The Old Musician" painted 1862 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in Finland ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Eft is the term for the juvenile of which creature ?

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Marco and Giuseppe are the main characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Naked Maja" [aka "La Maja Desnuda"] between 1791 and 1800 ?

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 03 Sept 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 05 Sept 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 05 Sept 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 03 Sept

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 05 Sept 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 05 Sept 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the third largest of the four main islands of Japan ?

A1   Kyushu

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of animal is an Australian monjon ?

A2    wallaby

Q3 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of song by Chicory Tip which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in Feb 1972 ? 

A3    Son Of My Father

Q4 ART 1 - How many people, inc a baby in arms, are featured in Manet`s "The Old Musician" painted 1862 ?

A4   7

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest lake entirely in Finland ?

A6    Saimaa

Q6 NATURE 2 - Eft is the term for the juvenile of which creature ?

A6    newt

Q7 MUSIC 2 - Marco and Giuseppe are the main characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera ?

A7    The Gondoliers

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Naked Maja" [aka "La Maja Desnuda"] between 1791 and 1800 ?

A8    Goya  

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct    Q3 pass            Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 pass .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct                   Q2 mouse - incorrect   Q3 pass  Q4 9 - incorrect .

Q5 big one - incorrect   Q6 correct                 Q7 pass   Q8 TheresaV - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 pass                      Q3 correct    Q4 pass .

Q5 correct    Q6 toad - incorrect   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 Shikoku - in correct   Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                     Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @MI5 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @pgn 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @TallTrees 

2 stars                                            = 2 correct - @gmarkj 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5  

Well done

@pgn        - Bronze Thinker + star 

@Oxonian - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@gmarkj    - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars .

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   HISTORY   SCIENCE    MOVIES    SPORT .

[pgn]

Bronze and a star - isle take that, @Mi-Amigo 👌

Well done all, and happy Friday 😃

[TallTrees]

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for the quiz ☺️ 

Better result this time with a guess 😯

Well done everyone as quiz was quite difficult for general knowledge as usual. 

Bye 👋 TallTrees 

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone xx

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @TallTrees @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done on your awards.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo ; another good quiz. 

Well done everyone. 😀