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White Room Quiz Wed 22 Jan 2025

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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 questions on each of these categories

   HISTORY     NATURE      MOVIES      ART

 

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 HISTORY 1 - The Battle of Kasserine Pass was fought by US, UK and French forces against German and

                             Italian forces in Feb 1943 in which country ?

                                 

Q2 NATURE 1 - Tilia cordata is the scientific name of which tree ?

 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 2005 version of "King Kong" movie, who played the character Ann Darrow ?

 

Q4 ART 1 - Which Italian artist painted "The Feast in the House of Levi" on rear wall of refectory of

                     Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice in 1573 ?

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of the English was stabbed to death by Leofa in 946 ?

 

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of creature is a lamprey ?

 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1980 horror movie "The Shining", what is the name of the hotel ?

 

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted 3 paintings entitled "The Waterseller of Seville" between 1618 and1622 ?

                                                        

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 22 Jan 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 24 Jan 2025.

 

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 24 Jan 2025.

Each member will be awarded star  for 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 after 12 noon today [Wed 22 Jan

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 24 Jan 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 24 Jan 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.

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Thank you @MI5 

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Once again a few tough questions in there @Mi-Amigo ; thank you for organising. 

 

My answers should be awaiting your scrutiny. 👍

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Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @Oxonian 

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @pgn 

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Not a fan of art questions, so this should be interesting!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

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Thank you @gmarkj 

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THE ANSWERS

 

Q1 HISTORY 1 - The Battle of Kasserine Pass was fought by US, UK and French forces against German and

                             Italian forces in Feb 1943 in which country ?

A1   Tunisia

                                 

Q2 NATURE 1 - Tilia cordata is the scientific name of which tree ?

A2   linden or lime tree

 

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 2005 version of "King Kong" movie, who played the character Ann Darrow ?

A3    Naomi Watts

 

Q4 ART 1 - Which Italian artist painted "The Feast in the House of Levi" on rear wall of refectory of

                     Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice in 1573 ?

A4    Veronese

 

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which King of the English was stabbed to death by Leofa in 946 ?

A5    Edmund I 

 

Q6 NATURE 2 - What type of creature is a lamprey ?

A6     fish

 

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1980 horror movie "The Shining", what is the name of the hotel ?

A7    Overlook Hotel

 

Q8 ART 2 - Which artist painted 3 paintings entitled "The Waterseller of Seville" between 1618 and1622 ?

A8    Velazquez

    

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