White Room Quiz Wed 23 April 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:

   PLACES    WORDS    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 @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 PLACES 1 - Which city in Australasia is known as the City of Sails ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - Oliver`s skull, a term mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what domestic item ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Ascension with Christ giving the keys to St Peter" in 1428 to 1430 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - The national flag of Mauritius features four colours - red, yellow, blue,

                                                       and which other colour ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Kabul is the capital city of which country ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - Galligaskins, a word mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of John Lennon`s collection of lithographs, first exhibited at London Art

                        Gallery in 1970 ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s primary stocks and shares index is named Straits Times ?

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 23 April 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 25 April 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 25 April 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 23 Apr

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 25 Apr 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 25 Apr 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.

[TallTrees]

That's different @pgn 

Like it 😁

[Oxonian]

My answers should be awaiting your perusal @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox 😁

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Which city in Australasia is known as the City of Sails ?

A1   Auckland, New Zealand

Q2 WORDS 1 - Oliver`s skull, a term mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what domestic item ?

A2   chamber pot

Q3 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "Ascension with Christ giving the keys to St Peter" in 1428 to 1430 ?

A3   Donatello

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - The national flag of Mauritius features four colours - red, yellow, blue,

                                                       and which other colour ?

A4   green

Q5 PLACES 2 - Kabul is the capital city of which country ?

A5   Afghanistan

Q6 WORDS 2 - Galligaskins, a word mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what item of clothing ?

A6    breeches - I`ll allow trousers

Q7 ART 2 - What was the name of John Lennon`s collection of lithographs, first exhibited at London Art

                        Gallery in 1970 ?

A7   Bag One

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Which country`s primary stocks and shares index is named Straits Times ?

A8   Singapore

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct            Q3 pass   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 gilet - incorrect  Q7 pass  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

@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

@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

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct   Q3 Rodin - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct   Q7 correct               Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                  Q3 pass           Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 overcoat - incorrect Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 washing up bowl - incorrect  Q3 TheresaV - incorrect  Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct                                  Q7 LukasB - incorrect     Q8 correct  .

plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct   Q2 candle - incorrect  Q3 pass  Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct   Q6 vest - incorrect      Q7 pass   Q8 correct  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @BobM 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

Red Thinker + star                        = 5 correct - @TallTrees @gmarkj 

Red Thinker                                  = 4 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@BobM      - Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian  - Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees   - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj     - Red Thinker + star

@Dave-O2   - Red Thinker

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 two questions on these categories

     HISTORY    NATURE     MUSIC     SPORT

[pgn]

Thinkers across the board! Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼