White Room Quiz Wed 25 Jan 2023 - Page 2

Mi-Amigo · ‎25-01-2023

Welcome to

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

Today`s WRQ is 8 questions - with two questions on each of four of categories -

PLACES; NATURE; LITERATURE; ART

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 @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Comben @J9el @RafaC @Spenny

@Breanna @adec

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 - Fort Knox is in which US State ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of animal is a weka ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In the novel "The Great Gatsby", what is the name of the Long Island village in which

Jay Gatsby lives ?

Q4 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "The Pieta" ?

Q5 PLACES 2 - Astana is the capital city of which country ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Flaxinus excelsior is the scientific term for which tree species ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In the novel "Charlotte`s Web", what is the pig`s name ?

Q8 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "The Slave Ship" in 1840 ?

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 25 Jan 2023] and before 03.00am Fri 27 Jan 2023.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 27 Jan 2023

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 Jan,

2023] and before 03.00am on Fri 27 Jan 2023.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 27 Jan 2023 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

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Robert Kennedy.

gmarkj · ‎26-01-2023

Not too confident with these @Mi-Amigo but here goes nothing!

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Mi-Amigo · ‎26-01-2023

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your 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.

J9el · ‎26-01-2023

Answers/Guesses incoming @Mi-Amigo! Thanks again!

Comben · ‎27-01-2023

Answers have been submitted @Mi-Amigo.
I'm pleased there is an extended deadline it really helps me out - As I'm bad at doing the WRQ's earlier in the evening. I enjoyed the questions this time, even if I did guess at half of them! 😅

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Mi-Amigo · ‎27-01-2023

Thank you @J9el

pm with your answers received - before deadline

Thank you @Comben

like the gif

pm with your answers received - before the deadline

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 · ‎27-01-2023

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PLACES 1 - Fort Knox is in which US State ?

A1 Kentucky

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of animal is a weka ?

A2 bird [flightless, New Zealand]

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In the novel "The Great Gatsby", what is the name of the Long Island village in which

Jay Gatsby lives ?

A3 West Egg

Q4 ART 1 - Which sculptor created "The Pieta" ?

A4 Michelangelo

Q5 PLACES 2 - Astana is the capital city of which country ?

A5 Kazachstan

Q6 NATURE 2 - Fraxinus excelsior is the scientific term for which tree species ?

A6 ash

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In the novel "Charlotte`s Web", what is the pig`s name ?

A7 Wilbur

Q8 ART 2 - Which English artist painted "The Slave Ship" in 1840 ?

A8 Turner

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 · ‎27-01-2023

THE RESULTS

@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

@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

@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

@gmarkj

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 pass Q4 correct - .

Q5 pass Q6 Xmas tree - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 Constable - incorrect.

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el

Q1 correct - Q2 rodent - incorrect Q3 correct - Q4 Roden - incorrect.

Q5 correct - Q6 pine - incorrect Q7 pass Q8 correct - .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@Comben

Q1 correct - Q2 correct - Q3 Long Gatsby - incorrect Q4 correct - .

Q5 Estonia - incorrect Q6 Silver birch - incorrect Q7 correct - Q8 correct - .

plus for 5 correct answers

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 · ‎27-01-2023

AWARDS

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

Red Thinker + star = 5 correct - @Comben

Red Thinker = 4 correct - @gmarkj @J9el

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

Well done

@Comben- Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj - Red Thinker

@J9el - Red Thinker

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in Monday`s White Room Quiz, which will be a

normal WRQ of 8 questions, with two questions on each of these subjects

- GEOGRAPHY SPACE WORDS MOVIES

I`ll search out a mix of "easier" and "not-so-easy" questions over the weekend.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.

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

MI5 · ‎27-01-2023

Thanks @Mi-Amigo and well done all.

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Cleoriff · ‎27-01-2023

All Thinkers this time @Mi-Amigo. Well done all.

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