White Room Quiz Wed 04 Jan 2023 - WRQ A to Z Quiz 3 part 1

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s WRQ is the first part of the three-part A to Z Quiz 3.

Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories - there are 8 questions,

with one question on each of 8 subjects - each based on a letter of the alphabet

 A - Antiques; B - Bingo; C - Clothes; D - Dance; E - Extinct; F - Flags; G - Gardening; H - Hobbies

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   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @TallTrees   @BobM   @Comben   @J9el   @Spenny   @RafaC 

@Breanna  @adec 

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 A - ANTIQUES - What is an antique Louis XVI boneur du jour ?

Q2 B - BINGO - In the game of bingo, "droopy drawers" is the call for which number ?

Q3 C - CLOTHES - What type of clothing was a babouche ? 

Q4 D - DANCE - The name of which dance means half-step in Czech ?

Q5 E - EXTINCT - Pinguinus impennis is the scientific name of which bird which became extinct in 1844 ?

Q6 F - FLAGS - Which animal is featured on the flag of Berlin ?

Q7 G - GARDENING - In gardening, what is mulch ?

Q8 H - HOBBIES - A blunger machine is used in which hobby ?

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 04 Jan 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 06 Jan 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 06 Jan 2023

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 04 Jan,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 06 Jan 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 06 Jan 2023 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

[J9el]

pm sent @Mi-Amigo. Fingers crossed

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Comben]

Back in the game - Answered PM'd @Mi-Amigo

Sorry to miss a few... It was a busy Christmas and New Year for me but when I get chance I'll be looking at the previous WRQ's I missed to educate myself and even check out the final few Christmas Community Events.

Happy New Year Everyone! 2023 already!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Comben Good to have you back and Happy New Year

like the gf

pm with your answers received - before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 A - ANTIQUES - What is an antique Louis XVI boneur du jour ?

A1       writing desk

Q2 B - BINGO - In the game of bingo, "droopy drawers" is the call for which number ?

A2       44

Q3 C - CLOTHES - What type of clothing was a babouche ? 

A3       slippers

Q4 D - DANCE - The name of which dance means half-step in Czech ?

A4       polka

Q5 E - EXTINCT - Pinguinus impennis is the scientific name of which bird which became extinct in 1844 ?

A5       Great Auk

Q6 F - FLAGS - Which animal is featured on the flag of Berlin ?

A6      bear

Q7 G - GARDENING - In gardening, what is mulch ?

A7       leaves, bark, organic matter to suppress weeds 

Q8 H - HOBBIES - A blunger machine is used in which hobby ?

A8       pottery

[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

@pgn 

Q1 early morning wood - incorrect   Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -                                      Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -     Q3 correct -    Q4 tango - incorrect

Q5 Imperial penguin - incorrect   Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 sorry, too vague  Q2 pass        Q3 vest - incorrect   Q4 pass

Q5 Antarctic penguin - incorrect  Q6 correct -          Q7 correct -    Q8 baking - incorrect

Total = 2 stars for two correct

@BobM 

Q1 correct -    Q2 33 - incorrect   Q3 correct -    Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -        Q7 correct -    Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@J9el 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 dress - incorrect   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -            Q8 stamp collecting - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Comben 

Q1 make-up stand - incorrect  Q2 correct -    Q3 rain jacket   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 dodo - incorrect                  Q6 correct -    Q7 correct -    Q8 sewing - incorrect

 plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @pgn   @BobM  

Bronze Thinker                        = 6 correct - @gmarkj  @J9el 

Red Thinker                             = 4 correct -  @Comben 

2 stars                                       = 3 correct - @RafaC 

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

Well done

@pgn           - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM        - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj      - Bronze Thinker

@J9el            - Bronze Thinker

@Comben     - Red Thinker

@RafaC        - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be the White Room Quiz A to Z Quiz 3 part 2

with 8 questions, with one question related to a letter of the alphabet =

          - I - INITIALS;   J - JUNE;   K - KILLERS;   L - LATIN;   M - MOTORWAYS;   N - NUMBERS; 

           O - OLD MONEY   P - POSTCODES 

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

[Cleoriff]

Great game @Mi-Amigo and  well done everyone. 😉

[J9el]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo, great quiz. Well done everyone!