White Room Quiz Wed 30 July 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   NATURE    LITERATURE     MUSIC

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 was the first name of playwright William Shakespeare`s first daughter born 1583 ?

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is an Australian rakali ?

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s "Macbeth", the witches chant "tooth of ....... " what ?

Q4 MUSIC 1 - Which singer released "Ring My Bell" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in June 1979 ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of Cameron Diaz`s daughter, born in 2020 ?

Q6 NATURE 2 - Fesnyng is the collective noun for a group of which animals ?

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "Five Little Pigs" what is the name of the Crale family home ?

Q8 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a West African molo ?

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 30 July 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 01 Aug 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 01 Aug 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 30 July

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 01 Aug 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 01 Aug 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]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

My entry should be waiting for you @Mi-Amigo ! 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - What was the first name of playwright William Shakespeare`s first daughter born 1583 ?

A1   Susuanna

Q2 NATURE 1 - What type of creature is an Australian rakali ?

A2   water rat

Q3 LITERATURE 1 - In Shakespeare`s "Macbeth", the witches chant "tooth of ....... " what ?

A3   wolf

Q4 MUSIC 1 - Which singer released "Ring My Bell" which reached No 1 in UK Singles Chart in June 1979 ?

A4   Anita Ward

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - What is the first name of Cameron Diaz`s daughter, born in 2020 ?

A5    Raddix

Q6 NATURE 2 - Fesnyng is the collective noun for a group of which animals ?

A6    ferrets

Q7 LITERATURE 2 - In Agatha Christie`s novel "Five Little Pigs" what is the name of the Crale family home ?

A7    Alderbury

Q8 MUSIC 2 - What type of musical instrument is a West African molo ?

A8    lute

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct    Q2 snake - incorrect   Q3 correct                        Q4 pass .

Q5 correct    Q6 turtles - incorrect  Q7 Weatherby - incorrect   Q8 drum - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@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

@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

@Dave-O2 

Q1 Beth - incorrect    Q2 correct    Q3 death - incorrect   Q4 correct  .

Q5 Apple - incorrect  Q6 correct    Q7 pass                        Q8 flute - incorrect .

Total - 3 stars for 3 correct

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct    Q2 correct    Q3 pass            Q4 correct  .

Q5 correct    Q6 correct    Q7 correct    Q8 correct  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star                   = 7 correct - @Oxonian 

3 stars                                            = 3 correct - @gmarkj  @Dave-O2 

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

Well done

@Oxonian - Bronze Thinker + star

@gmarkj   - 3 stars

@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 next week`s WRQ

Mon 04 Aug - WRQ 6th Anniversary = 8 "six"/"sixth" related questions

Wed 06 Aug - WRQ Gold Thinker ed = 10 questions [Gold Thinker for 10 correct answers].

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo. Well done all. 

[pgn]

That was a good one, well done all! Thanks, @Mi-Amigo 👌

[MI5]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo 

Well done all

[jonsie]

Enjoyed that @Mi-Amigo 

Well done peeps