Re: White Room Quiz Wed 24 Feb 2021 - Page 4

Mi-Amigo · ‎24-02-2021

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is eight questions - with two questions on each of these categories

HISTORY PLACES ART SPORT

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - with their answers between 12 noon today [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday]

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @WispaRed7 @TallTrees @Cairdeas

@TheresaV @LukasB @Martin-O2 @Marjo

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 Which King of England died from food poisoning after eating "surfeit of lampeys" ?

Q2 PLACES 1 In which US State are the Aleutian Islands?

Q3 ART 1 Which Flemish artist`s works include "Adoration of the Magi" in 1618 and "Battle of

the Amazon" in 1618?

Q4 SPORT 1 Alex Ferguson managed two football teams which won the European Cup Winners Cup

- one was Manchester United. What was the other team?

Q5 HISTORY 2 In which country did the Battle of Arnheim take place in 1944?

Q6 PLACES What is the capital of Puerto Rica ?

Q7 ART 2 Which sculptor created "Ecstacy of Saint Teresa" in 1647-52 for the chapel of the

Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria ?

Q8 SPORT 2 How many players are there in a curling team ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must pm [private message] me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 24 February 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 25 Feb 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Fri 26 Feb 2021

Each member will be awarded star for each correct answer. In addition, each member who gives

EIGHT correct answers SIX correct answers FOUR correct answers

will be awarded will be awarded will be awarded

SILVER THINKER BRONZE THINKER RED THINKER

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Wed 24 Feb 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 25 Feb 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 25 Feb 2021 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

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LukasB · ‎26-02-2021

Is that what I think it is behind my name? @Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo · ‎26-02-2021

THE AWARDS:

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

Bronze Thinker = 6 correct answers @TallTrees

Red Thinker + = 5 correct answers @gmarkj

Red Thinker + half = 4 correct answers + 1 part-correct @LukasB

= 3 correct answers @Cairdeas @TheresaV

CONGRATULATIONS to the SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff @MI5 @jonsie @pgn

Well done

@TallTrees - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj - Red Thinker +

@LukasB - Red Thinker + half

@Cairdeas -

@TheresaV -

Sorry @Martin-O2 no stars this time

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be eight questions with two questions on each of these categories

PEOPLE WORDS LITERATURE TV

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the White Room Quiz fun.

@Mi-Amigo

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TheresaV · ‎26-02-2021

@LukasB wrote:

Is that what I think it is behind my name? @Mi-Amigo

You said you weren't bragging @LukasB

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MI5 · ‎26-02-2021

Thanks and well done all

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Cleoriff · ‎26-02-2021

Great quiz @Mi-Amigo . Well done one and all. x

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gmarkj · ‎26-02-2021

Well done to (almost) everyone.
Sorry @Martin-O2.
Seems as though there will be "behind closed doors" discussions between two of the community managers...

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Martin-O2 · ‎26-02-2021

Thanks @gmarkj I guess I'll have to hit the general knowledge books over the weekend!

Good job everyone and thanks for running the quiz as always @Mi-Amigo!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎26-02-2021

Thank you @TheresaV @LukasB @MI5 @Cleoriff @gmarkj @Martin-O2

I hope you all enjoyed the quiz, even though there were a couple of harder questions, and you and the usual quizzers will be taking part in Monday`s WRQ.

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jonsie · ‎26-02-2021

A tricky quiz and enjoyed it @Mi-Amigo

Well done all

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TallTrees · ‎26-02-2021

Thank you for your Quiz @Mi-Amigo
Bronze Thinker 🥂
Well done everyone ....Next time @Martin-O2 😊

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