White Room Quiz Wed 14 Dec 2022

[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 question on each of these categories

  HISTORY   SCIENCE    MOVIES    ART

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo  - their answers from 12 noon today [Wed] to 03.00am Friday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie   @gmarkj   @MI5   @Comben   @BobM   @TallTrees   @J9el   @Spenny  @RafaC 

@Breanna  @adec 

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 HISTORY 1 - Roman Emperor Septimus Severus died in 211AD in Britain. What is the modern name of the

                           English city in which he died ? 

Q2 SCIENCE 1 - Which of these does light travel fastest through - air, water, or vacuum ?

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In the James Bond movie "From Russia With Love", what is the name of the assassin played

                          by Robert Shaw ?

Q4 ART 1 - Picasso`s "Guerinca" is in Museo Reina Sofia in which European city ? 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - The longest seige in medieval England began in 1266 at which English castle ?

Q6 SCIENCE 2 - Heterochromia results in what changes in physical appearance ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - Who directed the movie "Gladiator" in the year 2000 ?

Q8 ART 2 - What colour is the wife`s dress in Jan van Eyck` painting "The Arnolifini Portrait" ? 

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 14 Dec] and up to 03.00am Fri 16 Dec 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 16 Dec 2022

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 between 12 noon today [Wed 14 Dec] and before 03.00am Fri 16 Dec 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 16 Dec 2022 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, even though there are a couple of tough questions this time. 

Good luck, everyone.

[TallTrees]

Thanks for the quiz and answers @Mi-Amigo  Just couldn't bring to mind Kenilworth Castle  and knew chromia was (Latin) colour/pigmentation should have guessed.  Movies not good anyway mostly.  Interesting quiz 🤔 

Well done everyone 👏

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[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[gmarkj]

Not shocked by those results. Quite a few swings and misses there!

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone.

[J9el]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo, always learn something new from your quizzes! Well done all, have a great weekend 😊

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees @MI5 @gmarkj @J9el 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

[RafaC]

Oh wow, almost got a Bronze Thinker! Although I have to say that Q8 was a complete guess for me 😄
Happy with the result, thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done everyone!

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo - Great quiz, really enjoyed it. Well done everyone.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC and @Cleoriff 

Pleased you enjoyed the quz and well done on your awards 

[pgn]

That was a tricky quiz, especially as the last question was one I had not a clue about ... Monday's quiz was a doozy, so looking forward to the Chrimbo one next week 🎅👍