White Room Quiz Wed 25 Aug 2021 - Page 3

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-08-2021

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

PLACES NATURE ART GAMES

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 [Wednesday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Thursday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzer

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @TheresaV @LukasB

[@Martin-O2 is on holiday]

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 What s the capital of Zambia ?

Q2 NATURE 1 What type of creature is a pearl-bordered fritillary ?

Q3 ART 1 Which 16th century artist painted "The Burial Of Count Orgaz" in 1586 ?

Q4 GAMES 1 What is the highest score in a game of blackjack without going "bust" ?

Q5 PLACES 2 Hatfield House is in which English county ?

Q6 NATURE 2 What kind of mammal is a Scottish blackface ?

Q7 ART 2 Which American artist painted "Nighthawks" in 1942 ?

Q8 GAMES 2 What did players have to do in the 18th century game of "Bubble The Justice" ?

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

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Wed 25 Aug 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 26 Aug 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 27 Aug 2021

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 25 Aug 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 26 Aug 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 26 Aug 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.

TallTrees · ‎26-08-2021

Hello @Mi-Amigo

Answers sent to you PM this evening ~

Bye for now TT

HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

Mi-Amigo · ‎26-08-2021

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 · ‎27-08-2021

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 PLACES 1 What s the capital of Zambia ?

A1 Lusaka

Q2 NATURE 1 What type of creature is a pearl-bordered fritillary ?

A2 butterfly

Q3 ART 1 Which 16th century artist painted "The Burial Of Count Orgaz" in 1586 ?

A3 El Greco

Q4 GAMES 1 What is the highest score in a game of blackjack without going "bust" ?

A4 21

Q5 PLACES 2 Hatfield House is in which English county ?

A5 Hertfordshire

Q6 NATURE 2 What kind of mammal is a Scottish blackface ?

A6 sheep

Q7 ART 2 Which American artist painted "Nighthawks" in 1942 ?

A7 Edward Hopper

Q8 GAMES 2 What did players have to do in the 18th century game of "Bubble The Justice" ?

A8 bowl a metal ball along wooden board into one of nine numbered holes... highest score wins

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 · ‎27-08-2021

THE RESULTS:

@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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj

Q1 letter Z - 😂 - incorrect Q2 correct - awarded Q3 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect Q4 correct - awarded

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect Q8 not get caught - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@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 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@BobM

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 correct - awarded

plus for 7 correct answers also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@LukasB

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

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

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@TheresaV

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

Q6 correct - awarded Q7 correct - awarded Q8 blow bubbles - incorrect

Total: 3 for three correct answers

@TallTrees

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

Q5 correct - awarded Q6 correct - awarded Q7 pass Q8 throw quoits - incorrect

plus for 4 correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

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 · ‎27-08-2021

AWARDS

Silver Thinker - 8 correct @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5

Bronze Thinker + - 7 correct @BobM

Red Thinker - 4 correct @gmarkj @LukasB @TallTrees

- 3 correct @TheresaV

CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVER THINKERS - @pgn @Cleoriff @MI5

Well done -

@BobM - Bronze Thinker +

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@LukasB - Red Thinker

@TallTrees - Red Thinker

@TheresaV -

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will take part in next week`s WRQs - details in next post.

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

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 · ‎27-08-2021

NEXT WEEK`S WHITE ROOM QUIZZES - ADVANCED NOTICE

Mon 30 August - White Room Quiz Summer Edition - part of Summer In The Community

8 questions - one on each of these categories

HISTORY PEOPLE SPACE LITERATURE MUSIC ART MOVIES EVENTS

Wed 01 September - White Room Quiz Numbers Edition - one-off special edition

8 questions - don`t panic; NOT maths questions - each of the answers is a number

Look forwarded to everyone taking part in these WRQ Specials.

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

BobM · ‎27-08-2021

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo thank you.

Well done everyone 👍

TheresaV · ‎27-08-2021

Happy about my three stars and VERY much looking forward to the number special WRQ 😍

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Cleoriff · ‎27-08-2021

Excellent quiz @Mi-Amigo. Lucky with the Scottish Blackface. My niece raises these sheep in Orkney.

Thanks for the info about the forthcoming WRQuizzes. Looking forward to them.

Veritas Numquam Perit

MI5 · ‎27-08-2021

Lots of clever thinkers.

Well done all and thanks 😀

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