White Room Quiz Wed 16 March 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 eight questions with two questions from each of these categories

- HISTORY    PEOPLE    SCIENCE   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 @MI5 @gmarkj @TallTrees @Spenny @BobM @adelphiaUK @lewys-gp @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 HISTORY 1 - Which Chinese Dynasty was in power from 1368 to 1644 ? 

Q2 PEOPLE 1 - What was the name of the British archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in

                         Egypt in 1922 ?

Q3 SCENCE 1 - Which temperature is the same in degrees in centigrade and Fahrenheit scales ?

Q4 ART 1 - Who painted "Faa Iheihe" in 1898 ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which pandemic ended in 1920 with an estimated death toll of 17-50 million ?

Q6 PEOPLE 2 - What was the name of the famous furniture designer and cabinet maker, who was born in

                         Otley, near Leeds, in 1718 ? 

Q7 SCIENCE 2 - Which metal is the main constituent of pewter ?

Q8 ART 2 - The painting "La Gioconda" is better known by what name ?

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 16 March 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 March 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 morning of Fri 17 March 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 16 Mar 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 17 Mar 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 17 Mar 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  

[Cleoriff]

Well, that's a nice quiz @Mi-Amigo Only 2 real headscratchers...(I think) 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

Pleased you think this a "nice quiz" but, as you said, there are a couple of questions which might be head-scratchers and are rated as moderately difficult [but I`m not saying which 😁 ].

[RafaC]

Sending a PM with the answers in

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @RafaC 

Like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

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pm with your answers received

[BobM]

Heading your way @Mi-Amigo --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

Like the gf

pm with your answers received

[Spenny]

Answers being posted though your virtual letter box.

I have figured out Art is not my thing.  I can do a great stickman though