White Room Quiz Wed 17 Jan 2024

[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 two questions on each of these four categories - 

    GEOGRAPHY   LITERATURE    TV   FOOD & DRINK

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 @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the archipelago, consisting of four main islands, situated at the

                                    entrance to the Gulf of Aden in north-western Indian Ocean ?

Q2 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s play "The Taming of the Shrew", what is the name of the character

                                  referred to as "the shrew" ?

Q3 TV 1 - In British TV sit-com "Dad`s Army" what is the first name [character`s name not actress`s name]

                  of Private Pike`s mother ? 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Tokaji wine comes from which country ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - Swan Islands, located in the Caribbean, lie between Honduras and which other islands ?

Q6 LITERATURE 2 - In Robert Louis Stevenson`s "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde",

                                   what is the name of Dr Jekyll`s butler ?

Q7 TV 2 - In ITV`s afternoon quiz show "Riddiculous", who is the female host ? 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the main ingredient of Indian dish ragan josh ?

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 17 Jan 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 19 Jan 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 19 Jan 2024.

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 17 Jan

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 19 Jan 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 19 Jan 2024 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 @Oxonian for your post.

Please don`t feel embarassed with 8 passes.

As was once said in the early days of WRQ "the questions are only easy if you know the answers".

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Answered submitted @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Oxonian for your post.

Please don`t feel embarassed with 8 passes.

As was once said in the early days of WRQ "the questions are only easy if you know the answers".

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It's no too bad @Mi-Amigo if you only know some of the answers ; not to know any is sad ! 🤣

Good luck to everyone else. 👍