White Room Quiz Wed 13 Oct 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions with two questions from each of these categories -

   GEOGRAPHY   SPACE    ART    SPORT

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

  @Cleoriff   @pgn   @MI5   @gmarkj  @BobM   @TallTrees   @RafaC   @lewys-gp  @Martin-O2  @jonsie 

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 What is the name of the peninsula in Canada, with Hudson Bay to the west, Hudson Strait

                                to the north, and Gulf of St Lawrence to the south-west ?

Q2 SPACE 1  Which planet in our solar system is covered by clouds of sulfuric acid ?

Q3 ART 1     In which Italian galley is Michaelangelo`s statue of David housed ?

Q4 SPORT 1 Which Liverpudlian boxer was WBC Light heavyweight champion from 1974 to 1978 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  What is the longest river in Australia ?

Q6 SPACE 2  What is the name of the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 1978 ?

Q7 ART 2  Which artist painted "Whistlejacket" in 1762 ?

Q8 SPORT 2 What is the first event in the men`s decathlon ? 

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 13 Oct 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 14 Oct 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 15 Oct 2021

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 13 Oct 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 14 Oct 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thur 14 Oct 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

@Mi-Amigo  

[gmarkj]

Not done very well today but answers are on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Don't worry, @Mi-Amigo - I live in a semi-permanent state  of directional 'challengement' 😆

On my driving test, I executed a left turn, the examiner asked me to safely pull up on the left when convenient.

"I said 'Take the next RIGHT' "(actually heading back to the Test Centre!)...

"Now please execute a 3-point turn here, drive to and rejoin the main road to the left, and then take the next right in the direction of the test centre, when safe to do so.".

I passed first time, and the examiner did congratulate me on a good recovery without getting flustered as he handed me my Pass certificate 😁

[BobM]

'Answers' on their way @Mi-Amigo --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 What is the name of the peninsula in Canada, with Hudson Bay to the west, Hudson Strait

                                to the north, and Gulf of St Lawrence to the south-east ?

A1  Labrador Peninsula

Q2 SPACE 1  Which planet in our solar system is covered by clouds of sulfuric acid ?

A2   Venus

Q3 ART 1     In which Italian galley is Michaelangelo`s statue of David housed ?

A3   Galleria dell Accademia, Florence

Q4 SPORT 1 Which Liverpudlian boxer was WBC Light heavyweight champion from 1974 to 1978 ?

A4   John Conteh

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2  What is the longest river in Australia ?

A5    Murray

Q6 SPACE 2  What is the name of the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 1978 ?

A6   Charon

Q7 ART 2  Which artist painted "Whistlejacket" in 1762 ?

A7   George Stubbs

Q8 SPORT 2 What is the first event in the men`s decathlon ? 

A8   100m

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS:

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 pass  Q2 Jupiter - incorrect  Q3 pass  Q4 pass  Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 cycling - incorrect

Total: 0 - none correct 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 Foreman - incorrect

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 swimming - incorrect

Total: 2  for 2 correct answers

 @gmarkj 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 TheresaV - 😂 incorrect 

Q5 pass  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 LukasB - 😂 incorrect  Q8 correct

Total: 3  for 3 correct answers

@lewys-gp 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass  Q7 pass  Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded    

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct - awarded  

Q3 Florence - as Accademia Gallery is in Florence, I`ll be generous and give half  for part correct answer

Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 pass 

Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

plus for 5 correct answers + 1 part correct also awarded    

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker +  + half   = 5 correct + 1 part correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                         = 4 correct - @lewys-gp 

                                   = 3 correct - @gmarkj 

                                       = 2 correct - @TallTrees   

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

Well done

@BobM       - Red Thinker +  + half  

@lewys-gp  - Red Thinker

@gmarkj     -     

@TallTrees  -   

Sorry @RafaC - no stars this time

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz.

Over the weekend I will search out the 8 questions - with two questions on each of these categories -

    PEOPLE    MOVIES    GAMES    FOOD & DRINK

and I`ll try and find a mix of easier [?] and not-so-easy questions. 

[MI5]

Well done all and thanks