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White Room Quiz Wed 16 Nov 2022

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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

 GEOGRAPHY  PLACES   NATURE    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  @TallTrees  @BobM  @J9el  @adec @RafaC @Spenny 

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsula from which African country ?

 

Q2 PLACES 1 - Beeston Castle is in which English county ?

 

Q3 NATURE 1 - What is the fastest insect through the air, with speed of up to 35 mph ?

 

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist produced "Shot Marilyn", a series of silkscreen paintings, in 1964 ?

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans which river in the UK ?

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - According to survey of population in 2022, the three largest cities in The Netherlands are

                        Amsterdam [1st]; Rotterdam [2nd]; Den Haag - The Hague [3rd]. Which city is 4th ?

 

Q7 NATURE 2 - What colour are the flowers of broom; jasmine; and gorse ?

 

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Goldfish" in 1912 and "The Snail" ["L`escargot"] in 1953 ?

                                                                                 

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 Nov] and up to 03.00am Fri 18 Nov 2022] .

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 18 Nov 2022

Each member will be awarded star.pngfor each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

 

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THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me Mi-Amigo between 12 noon today [Wed 16 Nov] and before 03.00am Fri 18 Nov 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 18 Nov 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

 

 

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PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

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PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

 

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

 

 

 

 

Thank you @Cleoriff 

sorry you didn`t get notification

like the gif of Matt Hancock off to do another bushtucker trial in I`m A Celebrity 😂

pm with your answers received


@Mi-AmigoAt least he manages to bring back stars! The other contestants are pretty useless mainly Moyles and Babatunde. 😂 I think it's pretty awful the way they are treating him. He's the reason they had food for a week.

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Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

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Answers PM’d @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received - well before deadline

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsula from which African country ?

A1   Morocco

 

Q2 PLACES 1 - Beeston Castle is in which English county ?

A2   Cheshire

 

Q3 NATURE 1 - What is the fastest insect through the air, with speed of up to 35 mph ?

A3   Dragonfly

 

Q4 ART 1 - Which artist produced "Shot Marilyn", a series of silkscreen paintings, in 1964 ?

A4   Andy Warhol

 

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans which river in the UK ?

A5   Avon

 

Q6 PLACES 2 - According to survey of population in 2022, the three largest cities in The Netherlands are

                        Amsterdam [1st]; Rotterdam [2nd]; Den Haag - The Hague [3rd]. Which city is 4th ?

A6  Utrecht.  Eindhoven is 5th.

 

Q7 NATURE 2 - What colour are the flowers of broom; jasmine; and gorse ?

A7   Yellow

 

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted "The Goldfish" in 1912 and "The Snail" ["L`escargot"] in 1953 ?

A8   Matisse 

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THE RESULTS

 

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 fly - incorrect Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 Eidhoven - incorrect  Q7 white - incorrect  Q8 Renoir - incorrect

 plus for 4 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@MI5 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@pgn 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@Comben 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 Cumbria - incorrect  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 Harlem - incorrect    Q7 correct - star  Q8 Baudot - incorrect

 plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 Eindhoven - incorrect  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 7 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 LukasB - incorrect

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 white - incorrect  Q8 TheresaV - incorrect

 plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

 

@BobM 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 locust - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 Eindhoven - incorrect Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 6 correct answers

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Bronze Thinker

 

@jonsie 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 correct - star  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 correct - star  Q6 correct - star  Q7 correct - star  Q8 correct - star .

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

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Silver Thinker

 

@J9el 

Q1 correct - star  Q2 correct - star  Q3 wasp - incorrect  Q4 correct - star .

Q5 Severn - incorrect  Q6 correct - star  Q7 white - incorrect  Q8 correct - star .

 plus for 5 correct answers

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Red Thinker

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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