White Room Quiz Wed 22 Mar 2023

[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 four of categories -

    PLACES;   WORDS;    ART;   NATURE 

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 @Comben @J9el @Spenny @Breanna 

@Patricia1066 

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 PLACES 1 - The Half Dome and El Capitan are landmarks in which US National Park ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "alnager" was a term for an inspector of what ?

Q3 ART 1 - What was the name of the artist who wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany in fabric as an

                   expression of his art in 1995 ? 

Q4 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is an argali ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - The Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is in which city ? 

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word "aerophilately" is a term for the collecting of what ?

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of the artist who created the sculpture "Moument to Balzac" in 1891-97 ?

Q8 NATURE 2 - Araucaria araucana, an evergreen tree native to South America, is better known by what

                          name ?  

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 Mar 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 24 Mar 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 24 March 2023

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 22 Mar,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 24 Mar 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 24 March 2023 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 @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[J9el]

Ooofff - hit and miss for me. Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>>>>>> 😄

[Comben]

My answers have been submitted @Mi-Amigo.

I might sound like a broken record but this was another tough one for me, a fair few guesses but at least they were educated ones this time.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received before deadline

Thank you @Comben 

like the gif

pm with your answers received before deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - The Half Dome and El Capitan are landmarks in which US National Park ?

A1   Yosemite

Q2 WORDS 1 - The word "alnager" was a term for an inspector of what ?

A2   wool/cloth

Q3 ART 1 - What was the name of the artist who wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany in fabric as an

                   expression of his art in 1995 ? 

A3    Christo

Q4 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is an argali ?

A4    sheep

Q5 PLACES 2 - The Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is in which city ? 

A5  Hanoi

Q6 WORDS 2 - The word "aerophilately" is a term for the collecting of what ?

A6   airmail stamps/envelopes

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of the artist who created the sculpture "Moument to Balzac" in 1891-97 ?

A7    Rodin

Q8 NATURE 2 - Araucaria araucana, an evergreen tree native to South America, is better known by what

                          name ?  

A8   monkey puzzle tree

[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

@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

@TallTrees 

Q1 pass  Q2 correct -   Q3 pass  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 Vietnam - sorry need name of city  Q6 correct -   Q7 pass  Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 stamps on passport - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Patricia1066 

Q1 correct -   Q2 swimming - incorrect  Q3 pass  Q4 butterfly - incorrect .

Q5 Saigon - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 redwood - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 ale - incorrect   Q3 LukasB - incorrect  Q4 correct -  .

Q5 correct -   Q6 model aeroplanes - incorrect  Q7 TheresaV - incorrect  Q8 Arcacia - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@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

@Comben 

Q1 correct -   Q2 boats - incorrect  Q3 correct -   Q4 deer - incorrect .

Q5 correct -   Q6 airport stamps - incorrect  Q7 Beckam - incorrect  Q8 fir tree - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

@J9el 

Q1 correct -   Q2 beer - incorrect  Q3 Damien Hirst - incorrect  Q4 snail - incorrect.

Q5 correct -   Q6 air miles - incorrect  Q7 correct -   Q8 pine - incorrect .

Total = 3 stars for 3 correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @pgn 

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct - @TallTrees 

3 stars                                       = 3 correct - @Patricia1066  @gmarkj @Comben @J9el 

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

Well done

@pgn                 - Bronze Thinker + star

@TallTrees          - Red Thinker 

@Patricia1066    - 3 stars

@gmarkj             - 3 stars

@Comben           - 3 stars

@J9el                   - 3 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least 3 stars

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s White Room Quizzes.

Mon 27 Mar - WRQ Numbers edition = 8 questions, with one question on each of these subjects

                        HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; NATURE; LITERATURE; MUSIC; MOVIES; TV; SPORT

   don`t worry, it`s not a maths quiz - the answer to each question is a number;

and the ever-popular WRQ three-part A-Z quiz is back, each part with 8 questions with subject of each based

on letter of alphabet

Wed 29 Mar - WRQ A-Z part 1

                          A - antiques; B - bingo; C - clothes; D - dance; E - extinct; F - flags; G - gardening;

                         H - hobbies

Mon 03 Apr - WRQ A-Z part 2

                          I - initials;  J - jewelry; K - kids; L - latin; M - motorways; N - nursery rhymes;

                          O - October; P - postcodes

Wed 05 Apr - WRQ A-Z part 3

                         Q - quotations; R - rhyming slang; S - shapes; T - Thursday; U - underground; V - vehicles;

                         W - weather; Z - zones [no X or Y question]

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

[TallTrees]

Hello great up a notch! @Mi-Amigo 

Thank you for the quiz and we'll done everyone it was a tuffy ☺