White Room Quiz Wed 04 Oct 2023

[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 two questions on each of these four categories - 

    PEOPLE    PLACES     SPACE    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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Spenny @J9el @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 - Who did Grant Shapps succeed as Secretary of State for Defence on 31 Aug 2023 ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - What is the capital city of Eritrea ?

Q3 SPACE 1 - What was the name of the asteroid from which NASA`s OSIRIS-REx collected rock and dust and

                          returned to Earth on 24 Sept 2023 ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist sculped the canopy of the High Altar and the marble guilded bronze of the Chair

                      of St Peter`s, Rome ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the leader of the British Labour Party immediately before Tony Blair ? 

Q6 PLACES 2 - Someries Castle,  15th Century manor house of which fragments remain, is in which British

                            county ?

Q7 SPACE 2 - What is the name of Neptune`s third largest moon ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which 18th century Spanish still-life artist painted "The Afternoon Meal" and "Salmon, Lemon,

                     and Three Vessels" in 1772 ?

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 Oct 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 06 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 06 Oct 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

[gmarkj]

Well, answers are on the way @Mi-Amigo ...

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 

[Dave-O2]

Answers sent @Mi-Amigo 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

hmmm - interesting image

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Who did Grant Shapps succeed as Secretary of State for Defence on 31 Aug 2023 ?

A1   Ben Wallace

Q2 PLACES 1 - What is the capital city of Eritrea ?

A2    Asmara

Q3 SPACE 1 - What was the name of the asteroid from which NASA`s OSIRIS-REx collected rock and dust and

                          returned to Earth on 24 Sept 2023 ?

A3    Bennu

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist sculped the canopy of the High Altar and the marble guilded bronze of the Chair

                      of St Peter`s, Rome ?

A4    Bernini

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who was the leader of the British Labour Party immediately before Tony Blair ? 

A5     John Smith

Q6 PLACES 2 - Someries Castle,  15th Century manor house of which fragments remain, is in which British

                            county ?

A6    Bedfordshire

Q7 SPACE 2 - What is the name of Neptune`s third largest moon ?

A7     Nereid

Q8 ART 2 - Which 18th century Spanish still-life artist painted "The Afternoon Meal" and "Salmon, Lemon,

                     and Three Vessels" in 1772 ?

A8    Melendez

[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

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -   Q2 pass        Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Neil Kinnock - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7  pass     Q8 pass.

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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 E - incorrect  Q3 correct -    Q4 LukasB - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -     Q7 correct -    Q8 TheresaV - incorrect.

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Keren - incorrect  Q3 correct -                  Q4 pass.

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -             Q7 Proteaus - incorrect   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Eitrea City - incorrect  Q3 correct -            Q4 Michelangelo - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 Somerset - incorrect    Q7 Aries - incorrect   Q8 Jesus Navas - incorrect.

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@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