White Room Quiz Wed 24 Feb 2021 - Page 3

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

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

pgn · ‎24-02-2021

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo :::->>

Links to O2 Social Media Team here

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you @jonsie

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @pgn

not sure what the images represent but no doubt you can explain after the results on Friday

[earlier explanation might be a clue to one of the questions?]

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you everyone who has sent me a pm with their answers.

Gentle reminder to @Cairdeas @TallTrees @Anonymous and anyone who would like to have a go at this quiz.

There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thursday] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with your answers.

Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Cairdeas · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you @Mi-Amigo tho I think I only know 2 answers 😂x

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you @Cairdeas for your reply.

You could always have a guess at some ?? Others have in the past and have actually got the right answer.

Good luck.

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Cairdeas · ‎25-02-2021

Thanks. I'll give it a shot lol x

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you @Cairdeas

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-02-2021

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your 8 answers received

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-02-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY 1 Which King of England died from food poisoning after eating "surfeit of lampeys" ?

A1 Henry I

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

A2 Alaska

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

the Amazon" in 1618?

A3 Rubens

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?

A4 Aberdeen

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

A5 The Netherlands

Q6 PLACES What is the capital of Puerto Rica ?

A6 San Juan

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

Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria ?

A7 Bernini

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

A8 4

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-02-2021

THE RESULTS:

@MI5

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@TheresaV

Q1 pass Q2 correct - awarded Q3 Durer - incorrect Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 pass

Total: threefor three correct answers

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@LukasB

Q1 Henry - but no reginal number, so I`ll award half for part-correct answer Q2 pass Q3 pass

Q4 pass Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Hawaii - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 da Vinci - incorrect

Q8 correct - awarded plus, for more than four correct answers, also awarded

Red Thinker

@Martin-O2

Q1 William IV - incorrect Q2 Florida - incorrect Q3 Arsenal - incorrect Q4 pass

Q5 Turkey - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 2 - incorrect

Total: sorry, no correct answers

@jonsie

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus, for eight correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cairdeas

Q1 correct - awarded Q2 Hawaii - incorrect Q3 pass Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 Germany - incorrect Q6 pass Q7 pass Q8 correct - awarded

Total: threefor three correct answers

@TallTrees

Q1 Charles II - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 correct - awarded

Q4 correct - awarded Q5 correct - awarded Q6 San Jose - incorrect

Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded plus, for six correct answers, also awarded

Bronze Thinker

Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.