White Room Quiz Wed 14 June 2023 - WRQ A to Z Quiz 5

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is the first part of the three-part A to Z Quiz 5.

Instead of 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of the usual categories - there are 8 questions,

with one question on each of 8 subjects - each based on a letter of the alphabet

 A - Antiques; B - Bingo; C - Clothes; D - Dance; E - Extinct; F - Flags; G - Gardening; H - Hobbies

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Patricia1066 @Breanna 

@BobM 

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 A - ANTIQUES - What was the first name and surname of the furniture designer, known as "mouseman",

                                  because he produced furniture featuring a carved mouse on each piece ?

Q2 B - BINGO - In the game of bingo, "doctor`s orders" is the bingo call for which number ?

Q3 C - CLOTHES - Sampot is the national costume in which country ?

Q4 D - DANCE - What is the term in ballet for a 360 degree turn on one foot ? 

Q5 E - EXTINCT - What is the name of the animal, discovered by Georg Steller in 1741, which was hunted for

                             its fat, meat and hide, and became extinct in 1768 ?

Q6 F - FLAGS - Which animal appears on the flag of the Falkland Islands

Q7 G - GARDENING - In gardening terms, what is xeriscaping ?

Q8 H - HOBBIES - Ikebana; oasis; and tussie mussie are all terms associated with which hobby ?

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 14 June 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 16 June 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 16 June 2023

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 14 June

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 16 June 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 16 June 2023 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 @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Unlikely I'll do as well with this one, but answers on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

Hi @Mi-Amigo 

Really sorry to have missed Monday's quiz. Love these questions.  Just in so back in a mo with some answers.  😊😊😊😊

[TallTrees]

My answers are IN !

@Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received