White Room Quiz Wed 21 May 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:

   SCIENCE   WORDS    ART    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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @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 SCIENCE 1 - Which element in the periodic table has the atomic number 8 ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word thalassophile refers to the love of what ?

Q3 ART 1 - Gamboge is a shade of which paint colour ?

Q4 FOOD 1 - Brinjal, used in Indian cooking, is known as what in UK ?

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is saccule ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word sparable, dating from 17th century, referred to what used in repair ?

Q7 ART 2 - Andy Warhol`s "32 Soup Cans" featured which brand of soup ? [not types of soup] 

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the main alcoholic ingredient of planter`s punch ?

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 21 May 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 23 May 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 23 May 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 21 May

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 23 May 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 23 May 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]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[TallTrees]

Some answers for Wednesday quiz in your PM box @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 SCIENCE 1 - Which element in the periodic table has the atomic number 8 ?

A1   oxygen

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word thalassophile refers to the love of what ?

A2   sea

Q3 ART 1 - Gamboge is a shade of which paint colour ?

A3  yellow

Q4 FOOD 1 - Brinjal, used in Indian cooking, is known as what in UK ?

A4   aubergine

Q5 SCIENCE 2 - Where in the human body is saccule ?

A5   ear

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word sparable, dating from 17th century, referred to what used in repair ?

A6   headless nail to repair shoes

Q7 ART 2 - Andy Warhol`s "32 Soup Cans" featured which brand of soup ? [not types of soup] 

A7   Campbell`s

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - What is the main alcoholic ingredient of planter`s punch ?

A8    rum

[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

@jonsie 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct                 Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 mortar - incorrect   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct                    Q3 red - incorrect      Q4 paprika - incorrect .

Q5 correct    Q6 hammer - incorrect   Q7 Heinz - incorrect   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct           Q3 correct                 Q4 vegetable - can`t accept, need type.

Q5 head - can`t accept, need part  Q6 needle - incorrect   Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red 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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct    Q2 bones - incorrect   Q3 correct    Q4 bhaji - incorrect .

Q5 head - can`t accept, need part      Q6 pass             Q7 Heinz - incorrect   Q8 gin - incorrect .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct                Q2 cream cakes - incorrect   Q3 brown - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 throat - incorrect   Q6 wax thread - incorrect    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                                = 8 correct - @pgn @MI5 @Cleoriff 

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @jonsie 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @gmarkj @TallTrees 

2 stars                                            = 2 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@jonsie      - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker

@TallTrees  - Red Thinker

@Dave-O2  - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 2 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 not be a WRQ on Monday, instead...

Mon 26 May - Late May Bank Holiday Brain Teaser

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

     from 9am Mon 26 May to 9pm Wed 28 May; with answers/scores posted on Thurs 29 May.

WRQ will be back on

Wed 28 May - WRQ with 8 questions, with 2 questions on History; Nature; Art; Sport.

[pgn]

Interesting spread of answers this time - good to see so many people participating, well done all and thanks @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[TallTrees]

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

Well I just squeaked a Red Thinker😂

Thank you for the quiz 

Well done all 

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks again @Mi-Amigo xx