White Room Quiz Mon 05 Feb 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 four categories - 

    PEOPLE   PLACES   NATURE    WORDS

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 [Mon] and

03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @J9el @Spenny @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 - Who was the first US Vice-President, who later became US President ?

Q2 PLACES 1 - Which building in Paris, France was built 1718-22 for Louis d`Auvergne, Count of Evreux ?

Q3 NATURE 1 - What type of animal is a motmot ?

Q4 WORDS 1 - What did the word "bartisan", dating from 1819, mean ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - Who did actor Tom Hanks marry in 1988 ?

Q6 PLACES 2 - The Carlton Centre, completed in 1978, was the tallest office building in Africa from 1978

                           to 2019. The Carlton Centre is in which city ?

Q7 NATURE 2 - What type of bird is a lammergeier ?

Q8 WORDS 2 - What did the word "canaille", dating from 1670s, mean ?

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 [Mon 05 Feb 2024] and before 03.00am Wed 07 Feb 2024.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Wed 07 Feb 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 [Mon 05 Feb

2024] and before 03.00am on Wed 07 Feb 2024.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 07 Feb 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.

[TallTrees]

Hi there @Mi-Amigo 

Thanks for the quiz 

I fear I will not "shine" here but have my answers ready.  Posting tonight after a "hard days night" 😪 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

Look forward to pm with your answers later

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the image

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

@Mi-Amigo 

Thank you ; my answers have just been submitted. 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>