White Room Quiz Wed 24 Sept 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:

   PEOPLE     WORDS     MOVIES     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 PEOPLE 1 - What is the real first name of the singer Drake ?

Q2 WORDS 1 - "rizz" was Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year in 2023. What does rizz mean ?  

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1967 movie "The Graduate" what is the first name of Mrs Robinson`s daughter, played

                            by Katharine Ross ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the currency of Eritrea ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of Kelly Rowland`s first child, born in 2014 ?

Q6 WORDS 2 - Old Peg, mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what type of foodstuff ?

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1964 movie "My Fair Lady" what was the occupation of Eliza Doolittle`s father, played

                            by Stanley Holloway ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - The Oval 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 24 Sept 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 26 Sept 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 26 Sept 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 24 Sept

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 26 Sept 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 26 Sept 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 ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What is the real first name of the singer Drake ?

A1   Aubrey

Q2 WORDS 1 - "rizz" was Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year in 2023. What does rizz mean ?  

A2     charisma, attractiveness

Q3 MOVIES 1 - In 1967 movie "The Graduate" what is the first name of Mrs Robinson`s daughter, played

                            by Katharine Ross ?

A3    Elaine

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - What is the currency of Eritrea ?

A4    Nafka

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of Kelly Rowland`s first child, born in 2014 ?

A5    Titan

Q6 WORDS 2 - Old Peg, mentioned in 1811 dictionary, referred to what type of foodstuff ?

A6    cheese

Q7 MOVIES 2 - In 1964 movie "My Fair Lady" what was the occupation of Eliza Doolittle`s father, played

                            by Stanley Holloway ?

A7    dustman

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - The Oval underground station is on which London tube line ?

A8      Northern line   

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 Birr - incorrect .

Q5 pass            Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 pass            Q2 correct    Q3 correct    Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze 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

@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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct           Q3 Claire - incorrect   Q4 pass .

Q5 pass            Q6 salt - incorrect   Q7 doctor - incorrect  Q8 correct  .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @MI5 

Bronze Thinker                             = 6 correct - @Oxonian 

3 stars                                           = 3 correct - @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@MI5        - Bronze Thinker + star

@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    NATURE    TV    SPORT .

[pgn]

Well done all! Thanks for hosting, @Mi-Amigo 👌

Some Ice Age humour for Friday, Sid the Sloth, the most rizz cartoon character ever!😆

[Cleoriff]

Well done all (including Sid the Sloth) 😂

Thanks @Mi-Amigo xx

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5 

Well done on your awards and

thank you @pgn for Sid the Sloth vid 

[jonsie]

Well done everyone

Thank you again @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

Well done on your award

[Oxonian]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, reasonably pleased with that outcome.

Well done everyone ! 👍