White Room Quiz Wed 08 May 2024

[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 categories

   GEOGRAPHY   MOVIES   ART   FOOD & DRINK

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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @Dave-O2  [@jonsie is away]

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 - Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean ?

Q2 MOVIES 1 - What is the subtitle of the 1997 movie "Speed 2" ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Wheatfield With Crows" in July 1890, shortly before his death ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Greek foodstuff tiropita ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the lake which lies between US States of New York and Vermont

                                    and extends north into Canadian province of Quebec ?

Q6 MOVIES 2 - In 1953 movie "Houdini" who played the part of Bess, Houdini`s wife ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which Roman goddess was the subject of a painting by Renoir, painted in 1867 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What type of foodstuff is the Dutch oliebollen ?

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 08 May 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 10 May 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 10 May 2024.

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 08 May

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 10 May 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 10 May 2024 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]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean ?

A1   Madagascar

Q2 MOVIES 1 - What is the subtitle of the 1997 movie "Speed 2" ?

A2   Cruise Control

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "Wheatfield With Crows" in July 1890, shortly before his death ?

A3   van Gogh

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Greek foodstuff tiropita ?

A4   cheese pie

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the lake which lies between US States of New York and Vermont

                                    and extends north into Canadian province of Quebec ?

A5  Champlain

Q6 MOVIES 2 - In 1953 movie "Houdini" who played the part of Bess, Houdini`s wife ?

A6   Janet Leigh

Q7 ART 2 - Which Roman goddess was the subject of a painting by Renoir, painted in 1867 ?

A7   Diana

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What type of foodstuff is the Dutch oliebollen ?

A8   donuts

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 Sri Lanka - incorrect  Q2 pass            Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 6 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 LukasB - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 Ontario - incorrect  Q6 pass   Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker + star                         = 5 correct - @gmarkj @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    - Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker - and at least Red Thinker + star.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be a regular WRQ

of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories

  PEOPLE   PLACES    NATURE    TV

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

[pgn]

All thinkers this time, well done all! And thanks, @Mi-Amigo - beignets all round 😉

[BobM]

Good one @Mi-Amigo - thank you 👍

Happy with that, good results all round, well done all.

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo. Nice to see all the thinkers. Well done everyone. 😊

[gmarkj]

Was not expecting that with a couple of guesses (some wild, some not)!

Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo