White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 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:

   PEOPLE    MUSIC     FOOD & DRINK    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 @BobM @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 PEOPLE 1 - Laura Chinchilla was President of which South America country from 2010 to 2014 ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of The Small Faces 1968 album which was originally on vinyl in a giant

                          tobacco tin ?

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Nam chim in Thai cuisine means what type of foodstuff ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which is the only country in the world to depict The Bible on its flag ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of the opera by Puccini which features Mimi and Rodolfo and the aria

                         "che gelida manina" ? 

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Persil is the French term for which herb ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Where on the body was a Malory band worn ?

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 05 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 07 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 07 Mar 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 05 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 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 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

@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

@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

@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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct   Q2 pass   Q3 correct               Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass           Q6 pass   Q7 chives - incorrect  Q8 head - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct            Q2 correct   Q3 rice - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 Zeus - incorrect  Q6 correct   Q7 correct           Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

3 stars                                             = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2  - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in with Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on these categories

  GEOGRAPHY    LITERATURE    WORDS     MOVIES

[pgn]

Well done all, and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

PS: Loved @jonsie's gif 😆

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone.

Thanks again @Mi-Amigo xx

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[jonsie]

Brilliant quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie 

Really pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards - especially as a couple of the questions were rated as difficult.

[gmarkj]

Some interesting questions there, and don't think I would have done very well.

Sorry for missing it @Mi-Amigo , but well done everyone!