White Room Quiz Wed 09 Oct 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 2 questions on each of these categories

   PEOPLE    PLACES     SCIENCE     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 @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 - What was the name of the first, and "Great Royal wife" of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - The Great Pyramid of Cholola is in which country ?

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical formula for edible salt ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Nigerian dish "ogi" ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - "The Sun is God" is allegedly the last words of which Englsih painter ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - Torre Agbar is a Spanish skyscraper in which city ?

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - Bordetella pertussis bacterium causes which illness ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Nuoc mam is a fish sauce from which country ?

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 09 Oct 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 11 Oct 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 11 Oct 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 09 Oct

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 11 Oct 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 11 Oct 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 @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the name of the first, and "Great Royal wife" of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten ?

A1   Nefititi

Q2 PLACES 1 - The Great Pyramid of Cholola is in which country ?

A2   Mexico

Q3 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical formula for edible salt ?

A3    NaCl

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is the Nigerian dish "ogi" ?

A4   porridge

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - "The Sun is God" is allegedly the last words of which Englsih painter ?

A5    Turner

Q6 PLACES 2 - Torre Agbar is a Spanish skyscraper in which city ?

A6    Barcelona

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - Bordetella pertussis bacterium causes which illness ?

A7    whooping cough

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Nuoc mam is a fish sauce from which country ?

A8    Vietnam      

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 pass           Q2 Egypt - incorrect     Q3 correct                    Q4 fish - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 Madrid - incorrect  Q7 influenze - incorrect  Q8 Nigeria - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                 Q3 correct                    Q4 pass .

Q5 correct   Q6 Madrid - incorrect  Q7 impetigo - incorrect  Q8 Thailand - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 eggs - incorrect .

Q5 pass            Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

2 stars                                             = 2 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker 

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker

@Oxonian   - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars.

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

I hope everyone will join in Monday`s WRQ of 8 questions with 2 questions on each of these categories - 

   NATURE     LITERATURE     MUSIC     SPORT .

[pgn]

Another tantalisingly tricky test of memory, well done all and thanks, @Mi-Amigo!

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo x

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - another good one.

Well done one and all  👍

[jonsie]

Excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo  and well done to all those who participated

[gmarkj]

Had to be the other city in Spain!

Happy with that. Well done everyone, and thanks @Mi-Amigo