White Room Quiz Wed 20 Aug 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    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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the longest river entirely in Sweden ?

Q2 TV 1 - In US TV sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" what is the first name of Leonard`s father [character`s

                    first name not actor`s] ?

Q3 ART 1 - What is featured in Rene Magritte`s 1929 painting "The Treachery of Images" ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the 3-letter IATA code for Liverpool John Lennon airport ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak entirely in Romania ?

Q6 TV 2 - In the children`s TV series "The Magic Roundabout" what was the name of the cow ?

Q7 ART 2 - Which French artist painted "Christ the Gardener" in 1856-59 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Covent Garden tube station is on which London Underground line ?

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 20 Aug 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 22 Aug 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 22 Aug 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 20 Aug

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 22 Aug 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 22 Aug 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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - What is the name of the longest river entirely in Sweden ?

A1   Dalalven

Q2 TV 1 - In US TV sit-com "The Big Bang Theory" what is the first name of Leonard`s father [character`s

                    first name not actor`s] ?

A2   Alfred

Q3 ART 1 - What is featured in Rene Magritte`s 1929 painting "The Treachery of Images" ?

A3   a pipe

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the 3-letter IATA code for Liverpool John Lennon airport ?

A4   LPL

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the highest peak entirely in Romania ?

A5   Moldoveanu

Q6 TV 2 - In the children`s TV series "The Magic Roundabout" what was the name of the cow ?

A6   Ermintrude

Q7 ART 2 - Which French artist painted "Christ the Gardener" in 1856-59 ?

A7   Manet

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Covent Garden tube station is on which London Underground line ?

A8   Piccadilly line     

[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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 pass            Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass           Q6 correct   Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                    Q3 correct   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 Gertrude - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct   Q2 Barry - incorrect   Q3 knife - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 pass           Q6 Penny - incorrect  Q7 pass                      Q8 correct  .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct.

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                = 8 correct - @MI5 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Oxonian @Cleoriff @pgn 

3 stars                                            = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER this time - @MI5 

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star 

@Cleoriff   - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn         - Bronze Thinker + star

@Dave-O2 - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars .

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

I hope everyone enjoyed the quiz and will join in next week`s quizzes.

Please note - there will be NO WRQ on Monday 25 Aug [Bank Hol] instead there will be

Mon 25 Aug - Brain Teaser Summer Bank Hol 2025

     don`t worry if you will be away or busy, the Brain Teaser will be open for you to pm me with your

     answers from 9am Mon 25 Aug to 9pm Wed 27 Aug. Answers/scores posted Thurs 28 Aug.

WRQ will return on

Wed 27 Aug - WRQ Gold Thinker with 10 questions [2 questions on each of five subjects]

                           with Gold Thinker for 10 correct answers. 

[pgn]

Well, seems the Magic Roundabout moo eluded me, Ermint not Gert - not a gert way to get Silver, but still a fun quiz 😂

Well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo.

No bank holiday here next Monday, but looking forward to the quiz specials nevertheless 👌

[Cleoriff]

Whilst I got the cow but brain wouldn't take me further than Moldova for Q5 😂

Not sure I'm looking forward to Brain Teaser on Monday @Mi-Amigo But will hopefully give it a go

Will join in with Weds WRQ. 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done on your awards - even though it seems different questions caught different people out this time.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, good quiz as always. 😀