White Room Quiz Wed 26 June 2024

[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 two questions on each of these categories

   GEOGRAPHY   NATURE    ART    TV

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 @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave; and

@jonsie is away ]

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 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Comoros Islands are in which ocean ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the gestation period, in days, of a chimpanzee ?

                          I`ll allow 10 days either way from answer I have]

Q3 ART 1 - Which English artist painted "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadowfield" in 1831 ?

Q4 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "To The Manor Born", screened 1979-81, what was the name of the butler

                   [character`s name not actor`s] ?

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the biggest island in Sweden ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - How many teeth does an adult giraffe have ?

Q7 ART 2 - What was the original title of Sir John Everett Millias painting "Bubbles" when first exhibited

                     at Grosvenor Gallery, London in 1886 ?

Q8 TV 2 - In the British TV sit-com "Rising Damp", screened 1974-78, what was the first name of the

                   character played by Don Warrington ?

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 26 June 2024] and before 03.00am Fri 28 June 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 28 June 2024.

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 26 June

2024] and before 03.00am on Fri 28 June 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 28 June 2024 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.

[J9el]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo. Fingers crossed!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @J9el 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 GEOGRAPHY 1 - The Comoros Islands are in which ocean ?

A1   Indain Ocean

Q2 NATURE 1 - What is the gestation period, in days, of a chimpanzee ?

                          I`ll allow 10 days either way from answer I have]

A2   240 days - I`ll accept 230 - 250 days as correct answer

Q3 ART 1 - Which English artist painted "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadowfield" in 1831 ?

A3   Constable

Q4 TV 1 - In the British TV sit-com "To The Manor Born", screened 1979-81, what was the name of the butler

                   [character`s name not actor`s] ?

A4   Brabinger

Q5 GEOGRAPHY 2 - What is the name of the biggest island in Sweden ?

A5   Gotland

Q6 NATURE 2 - How many teeth does an adult giraffe have ?

A6   32 - same as a human

Q7 ART 2 - What was the original title of Sir John Everett Millias painting "Bubbles" when first exhibited

                     at Grosvenor Gallery, London in 1886 ?

A7   "A Child`s World"

Q8 TV 2 - In the British TV sit-com "Rising Damp", screened 1974-78, what was the first name of the

                   character played by Don Warrington ?

A8   Philip

[Mi-Amigo]

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

@Oxonian 

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

Q5 correct -    Q6 pass               Q7 pass              Q8 correct -  .

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze 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

@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

@BobM 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 Ned - incorrect .

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

plus for 6 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -                   Q2 correct -       Q3 LukasB - incorrect   Q4 correct -  .

Q5 TheresaV - incorrect   Q6 35 - incorrect   Q7 pass                          Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@J9el 

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

Q5 correct -    Q6 5 - incorrect   Q7 pass                         Q8 correct -  .

plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker                               = 6 correct - @Oxonian @BobM 

Red Thinker                                    = 4 correct - @gmarkj  @J9el 

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker

@BobM     - Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj   - Red Thinker

@J9el         - Red Thinker

@J9el           - Red Thinker + star

Everyone taking part was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this WRQ and will join in next week`s quizzes which will be as follows

 Mon 01 July 2024 - WRQ "General Election" Quiz, with 8 "General Election" related questions

                                  [don`t worry if you`re not into politics, questions are general knowledge]

Tues 02 July 2024 - Not The Election Brain Teaser - with 10 brain-teasing questions.

                                [so why not get away from the TV debates, canvasing and opinion polls and join in ?]

Please note - as there are two quizzes scheduled for next week, there will NOT be a WRQ on Wed.

WRQ will then return, with "normal" edition on Mon 08 July.

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

[pgn]

Thinkers across the board again, well done all, and thanks , @Mi-Amigo - change to running order next week, shall be travelling on 2nd July, so may not be on for the Brainteaser, but, signal depending, may be able to drop in - let's see! 👍🏼

[BobM]

I should have remembered Brabinger, but lucky guesses with the chimp and giraffe questions, so can't complain.

Well done everyone and thanks @Mi-Amigo  👍

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all.

[Cleoriff]

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo. Well done everyone

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn @BobM @MI5 @Cleoriff 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards

Great to see everyone taking part got a Thinker.