White Room Quiz Wed 12 June 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

   SCIENCE   LITERATURE    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 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical symbol for Strontium ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - The phrase "brave new world" appears in which Shakespeare play ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which French impressionist artist created the pastel drawing "After the Bath, Woman Drying

                     Herself" between 1890- 1895 ?

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The name of which Italian pasta translates as "little ears" ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the jejunium ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s "Murder On The Orient Express", what is the surname of the victim

                                  murdered on the train ?

Q7 ART 2 - How many horses are there in Constable`s painting "Haywain" completed in 1821 ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which bird appears on the label of bottles of Chianti Classico ?

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 12 June 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 14 June 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 14 June 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 12 June

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 14 June 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 14 June 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 @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

I suspect @pgn that I have got it - wrong ! 😀

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - What is the chemical symbol for Strontium ?

A1   Sr

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - The phrase "brave new world" appears in which Shakespeare play ?

A2   The Tempest

Q3 ART 1 - Which French impressionist artist created the pastel drawing "After the Bath, Woman Drying

                     Herself" between 1890- 1895 ?

A3   Degas

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - The name of which Italian pasta translates as "little ears" ?

A4   Orecchiette

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is the jejunum ?

A5   intestines

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s "Murder On The Orient Express", what is the surname of the victim

                                  murdered on the train ?

A6   Rachette aka Cassetti

Q7 ART 2 - How many horses are there in Constable`s painting "Haywain" completed in 1821 ?

A7   3 - three

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which bird appears on the label of bottles of Chianti Classico ?

A8    black rooster

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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 Armstrong - incorrect Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 St - incorrect             Q2 correct -                    Q3 pass             Q4 fusili - incorrect .

Q5 stomach - incorrect  Q6 Armstrong - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 pass .

Total - 2 stars for 2 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

@TallTrees 

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

Q5 stomach - incorrect  Q6 pass              Q7 one - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@BobM 

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

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 Merchant of Venice - incorrect  Q3 pass              Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 Blackadder - incorrect                 Q7 correct -   Q8 flamingo - incorrect .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                 = 8 correct - @Cleoriff @pgn 

Bronze Thinker + star                    = 7 correct - @MI5 

Bronze Thinker                              = 6 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @TallTrees @gmarkj

2 stars                                              = 2 correct - @Oxonian 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SILVER THINKERS -  @Cleoriff @pgn 

Well done

@MI5          - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees   - Red Thinker

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker

@Oxonian   - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 stars .

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with two questions on each of these categories

  GEOGRAPHY     WORDS    TV    SPORT .

Over the weekend, I`ll try and find a mix of easier [?] and "not-so-easy" questions.

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

[pgn]

A fine spread of scores today - well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo for keeping those little grey cells exercised 👍🏼

[BobM]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - good one 👍

Well done all.