White Room Quiz Wed 17 Sept 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:

   GEOGRAPHY     TV    ART    SPORT

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Pyramid Lake is the largest lake entirely in which US State ?

Q2 TV 1 - In children`s TV series "Camberwick Green" what was the fishmonger`s surname ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "The Madonna Of The Pinks" in 1506 ?

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which English County Cricket team won the English County Cricket Championship for the

                         first time in their history in 2008 ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest island of the Philippines ?

Q6 TV 2 - In children`s TV series The Herbs what was the name of the owl ?

Q7 ART 2 - What is the title of Magritte`s 1938 painting featuring a locomotive jutting out of a fireplace ?

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which British female tennis player beat Billie Jean King to win Wimbledon Ladies Singles

                         Championship final in 1969 ?

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 Sept 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 19 Sept 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 19 Sept 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 17 Sept

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 19 Sept 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 19 Sept 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.

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

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pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

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[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Oxonian]

My entry awaits your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; thank you. 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @Oxonian 

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - Pyramid Lake is the largest lake entirely in which US State ?

A1   Nevada

Q2 TV 1 - In children`s TV series "Camberwick Green" what was the fishmonger`s surname ?

A2    Carraway

Q3 ART 1 - Which artist painted "The Madonna Of The Pinks" in 1506 ?

A3    Raphael

Q4 SPORT 1 - Which English County Cricket team won the English County Cricket Championship for the

                         first time in their history in 2008 ?

A4    Durham

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the largest island of the Philippines ?

A5    Luzon

Q6 TV 2 - In children`s TV series The Herbs what was the name of the owl ?

A6     Sage

Q7 ART 2 - What is the title of Magritte`s 1938 painting featuring a locomotive jutting out of a fireplace ?

A7    Time Transfixed

Q8 SPORT 2 - Which British female tennis player beat Billie Jean King to win Wimbledon Ladies Singles

                         Championship final in 1969 ?

A8   Ann Jones

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct                              Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 Time Stood Still - incorrect  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 - @jonsie @MI5 @pgn @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Oxonian 

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star

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    PLACES    SCIENCE   FOOD & DRINK.