White Room Quiz Wed 25 May 2022

[Mi-Amigo]

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   SPACE   WORDS   FOOD & DRINK

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 quizzers

- @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie   @MI5   @gmarkj  @TallTrees  @BobM  @Spenny  @J9el  @RafaC @lewys-gp 

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 - In Greek mythology, who dipped Achilles in the Styx ?

Q2 SPACE 1 - What was the name of the NASA spacecraft, launched in 1989, which was the first explorer to

                       fully photograph the surface of Venus ? 

Q3 WORDS 1 - The word erinaceous means resembling which creature ? 

Q4 FOOD & DRINK 1 - What is ghee in Indian cuisine ?

Q5 HISTORY 2 - Which Treaty was signed at the end of World War I ?

Q6 SPACE 2 - Caloris Basin is an impact crater on which planet in our solar system ?

Q7 WORDS 2 - Deipnophobia is the fear of what ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Which fish is smoked and cured in the dish finnan ?

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 May 2022] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 26 May 2022] - 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 May 2022

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 May 2022] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Thurs 26 May 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thurs 26 May 2022 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  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif [even though not sure what it is 😂 - please let us know, after I give the answers on Fri [not before, in case it`s a clue to one of the answers 😉 ]

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM on its way @Mi-Amigo  --->

Damn, ... missed a bit. ☹️

[Cleoriff]

Brilliant @BobM 😂 The only bit which didn't get dunked 🤣

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Brilliant @BobM 😂 The only bit which didn't get dunked 🤣

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Superb, @BobM 🤣

[lewys-gp]

Answers sent! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @lewys-gp 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

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

Gentle reminder to @gmarkj @Spenny  @J9el  @TallTrees and anyone else who would like to have a go at this quiz. There is still plenty of time - up to 11.59pm tonight [Thurs] to pm me @Mi-Amigo with their answers.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Good luck.

[J9el]

PM has been sent @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received