White Room Quiz Wed 14 Sept 2022

[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 8 questions, with two questions on each of the categories

   PLACES    SPACE    WORDS    ART

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  @jonsie  @gmarkj  @MI5  @TallTrees  @BobM  @Spenny  @adec @Comben @J9el 

@Breanna  @RafaC 

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 PLACES 1 - The town of Felixstowe is in which English county ? 

Q2 SPACE 1 - Which is the second smallest planet in our solar system

                      [not counting Pluto which is now classed as a dwarf planet] ?

Q3 WORDS 1 - The word dactylioglyph refers to someone who does what ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which creatures are featured on Salvador Dali`s painting "Silk Allegory" ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Buckden Palace is in which English county ?

Q6 SPACE 2 - What was the name of the Russian space station in a low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001 ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - The word kennebecker was a old term for what type of item ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "La Cotelette" in 1861 and "Dr Leclenche" in 1864 ?

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 Sept 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 15 Sept 2022] - 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 Fri 16 Sept 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] after 12 noon today [Wed 14 Sept 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 15 Sept 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 15 Sept 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.

Good luck, everyone

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Well. This should be interesting...

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers.

Gentle reminder to @jonsie @BobM @adec @J9el @Spenny @Breanna any anyne else who wants to have a go at this quiz.

There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] - to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearng from you

Good luck

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Spenny]

Hi @Mi-Amigo answers on there way over to you  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Spenny 

pm with your answers received - before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - The town of Felixstowe is in which English county ? 

A1   Suffolk

Q2 SPACE 1 - Which is the second smallest planet in our solar system

                      [not counting Pluto which is now classed as a dwarf planet] ?

A2   Mars

Q3 WORDS 1 - The word dactylioglyph refers to someone who does what ?

A3   Engrave gems

Q4 ART 1 - Which creatures are featured on Salvador Dali`s painting "Silk Allegory" ?

A4   Butterflies

Q5 PLACES 2 - Buckden Palace is in which English county ?

A5   Cambridgeshire

Q6 SPACE 2 - What was the name of the Russian space station in a low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001 ?

A6    Mir

Q7 WORDS 2 - The word kennebecker was a old term for what type of item ?

A7   knapsack/rucksack

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "La Cotelette" in 1861 and "Dr Leclenche" in 1864 ?

A8    Monet

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Comben 

Q1 correct -  Q2 correct -  Q3 notes from dictaphone - incorrect  Q4 correct - 

Q5 Norfolk - incorrect   Q6 RLEOS - incorrect  Q7 porridge oats - incorrect   Q8 correct - 

plus for 4 correct answers

Red 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

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -  Q2 pass   Q3 pass    Q4 pass

Q5 correct -  Q6 pass   Q7 correct -  Q8 pass

Total = 3 stars for three correct 

@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

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 correct -  Q6 correct -  Q7 pass   Q8 TheresaV - incorrect

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@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

@Spenny 

Q1 correct -  Q2 Venus - incorrect  Q3 writer - incorrect  Q4 dogs - incorrect

Q5 pass     Q6 correct -  Q7 flask - incorrect  Q8 correct - 

Total = 3 stars for three correct