White Room Quiz Wed 23 July 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:

   HISTORY   MUSIC    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 HISTORY 1 - What was the name of the intruder who entered Queen Elizabeth II`s bedroom in

                             Buckingham Palace in 1982 [need first and surname for star ] ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - Who released "Uptown Top Ranking" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in Feb 1978 ?

Q3 ART 1 - Which French artist painted "Tiger In A Tropical Storm" in 1891 ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - How many white stars are on the flag of Samoa ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - What did playwright William Shakespeare leave his wife in his will ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a Chinese dizi ?

Q7 ART 2 - Damien Hirst`s "Lullaby Spring" created in 2007 consists of what ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Regent`s Park underground station is on which London tube 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 23 July 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 25 July 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 July 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 July

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

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 25 July 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 RESULTS

@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

@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

@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

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 pass   Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 pass   Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Noel Edmunds - incorrect   Q2 UB40 - incorrect   Q3 pass                          Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct                              Q6 quill - incorrect    Q7 flowers - incorrect    Q8 correct  .

Total 3 stars for 3 correct .

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

3 stars                                            = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@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 Monday`s WRQ which will be 8 questions with 2 questions

on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY   SCIENCE    WORDS    SPORT

[pgn]

Good show all, despite the passes for some - and thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👍🏼

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

[jonsie]

Another excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Well done everyone

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Sorry I'm late. I've been having a cataract removed. Hopefully with only one eye, (the other covered with eye patch) this makes sense. Thanks for the quiz and well done all. xx

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @MI5 @jonsie @Cleoriff 

Well done on your awards.

@Cleoriff 

I hope all goes well with having a cataract removed and you have a speedy recovery.

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, great quiz, well done all. 👍  

[Oxonian]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Sorry I'm late. I've been having a cataract removed. Hopefully with only one eye, (the other covered with eye patch) this makes sense. Thanks for the quiz and well done all. xx

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Wishing you a safe and speedy recovery @Cleoriff ! 👍