White Room Quiz Wed 15 Oct 2025

[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 2 questions on each of these categories:

   TV    ART     FOOD & DRINK     GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer wine" what is surname of characters Barry and Glenda ?

                  [characters` surname not actors` surname]

Q2 ART 1 - What animal is depicted in Henri Rousseau`s "The Sleeping Gypsy", painted in 1897 ?

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Swedish inlagda rodbetor is what picked vegetable ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the currency of Laos ?

Q5 TV 2 - In US TV sit-com "Young Sheldon" what is Mandy Cooper`s maiden name [character`s maiden name

                  not actress`s] ?

Q6 ART 2 - Complete the title of the painting by da Vinci, painted in 1503-1519

                          - "Virgin and Child with Saint ???? "

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Costa Rican arroz con leche is what type of dessert ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What is the three-letter IATA code for George Best Belfast City Airport ?

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 15 Oct 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 17 Oct 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 17 Oct 2025.

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 15 Oct

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 17 Oct 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 17 Oct 2025 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]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Last of the Summer wine" what is surname of characters Barry and Glenda ?

                  [characters` surname not actors` surname]

A1   Wilkinson

Q2 ART 1 - What animal is depicted in Henri Rousseau`s "The Sleeping Gypsy", painted in 1897 ?

A2   lion

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Swedish inlagda rodbetor is what pickled vegetable ?

A3    beetroot

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the currency of Laos ?

A4    kip

Q5 TV 2 - In US TV sit-com "Young Sheldon" what is Mandy Cooper`s maiden name [character`s maiden name

                  not actress`s] ?

A5   McAllister

Q6 ART 2 - Complete the title of the painting by da Vinci, painted in 1503-1519

                          - "Virgin and Child with Saint ???? "

A6   Anne

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Costa Rican arroz con leche is what type of dessert ?

A7    rice pudding

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - What is the three-letter IATA code for George Best Belfast City Airport ?

A8   BHD  

[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

@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

@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

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass            Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@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

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@TallTrees  - Bronze Thinker + star [just missed out on Silver Thinker]

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker.

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   HISTORY   NATURE    LITERATURE     MUSIC

[pgn]

Well, that has to be one of the best-scoring WRQs ever! Well done all, thanks @Mi-Amigo!

[Cleoriff]

Well done all. Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all

[TallTrees]

Well that is a fabulous surprise 😮 

Teatime Team powered by sugared jam doughnuts 😅

Thank you @Mi-Amigo for the quiz. 

Well done everyone 

 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 @TallTrees 

Well done on your awards.

As @pgn said "one of the best-scoring WRQs ever! "

and @TallTrees and her tea-time team showed jam donuts must be brain food 😂 👍 .

[jonsie]

Wow, well done everyone!

Outstanding quiz again @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

Well done on your award