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There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.
Today`s White Room Quiz is 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories
PEOPLE WORDS SPACE ART
The White Room Quiz is open to all members.
Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]
I hope our regular quizzers
@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @O2EmmaLouise @TheresaV @LukasB
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 What is the first name of the Countess of Wessex, a member of the present British Royal Family ?
Q2 WORDS 1 Philology is the study of what ?
Q3 SPACE 1 Which is the only planet in our solar system which rotates clockwise on its axis ?
Q4 ART 1 Which British artist produced "Christ In Glory", tapestry hanging in Coventry Cathedral ?
Q5 PEOPLE 2 What machine did Edwin Budding and John Ferrabee of Stroud develop and patent in 1830 ?
Q6 WORDS 2 The 19th century word "gutturniform" meant something was shaped like what ?
Q7 SPACE 2 Who co-piloted the US Gemini 12 spacecraft, launched Nov 1966, with Edwin Aldrin ?
Q8 ART 2 Who was the American painter who painted the Pop Art painting "Wham" ?
The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.
Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 09 June 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 10 June 2021]
- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.
Please do not post your answers on the thread.
The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 11 June 2021
Each member will be awarded 
for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives
EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers
will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded
SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 09 June 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 10 June 2021].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 10 June 2021 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
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Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers. Much appreciated.
Gentle reminder to @pgn @jonsie @TallTrees @O2EmmaLouise @Martin-O2 and anyone else who would like to have a go at this WRQ.
There`s still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Good luck.
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Hello @Mi-Amigo
Query on Question 3
"Which is the only planet in our solar system which rotates clockwise on its axis?"
Can you clarify that it is on it's Axis and not around the Sun ~ thank you
Edited to ask
Are we to assume that we are looking at the planet from the North Pole and not the South Pole.
Thanking you
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@TallTrees wrote:Hello @Mi-Amigo
Query on Question 3
"Which is the only planet in our solar system which rotates clockwise on its axis?"
Can you clarify that it is on it's Axis and not around the Sun ~ thank you
No problem clarifying the question @TallTrees
For Q3, it`s the name of the planet which "spins"/rotates clockwise on its own axis and not which orbits the Sun.
Imagine you are looking at the planet from space and can see which it spins.
Hope that helps and look forward to pm with your answers.
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Thank you @Mi-Amigo
Further are we looking at the planet from the North Pole?
or the South Pole?
Many thanks....
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@TallTrees wrote:Thank you @Mi-Amigo
Further are we looking at the planet from the North Pole?
or the South Pole?
Many thanks....
Not wishing to make the question complicated, rather than thinking about looking from the North Pole or South Pole, imagine you are looking at the planet from space and can see which it spins on its axis.
[anti-clockwise] 
