White Room Quiz Wed 05 Mar 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    MUSIC     FOOD & DRINK    GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 @BobM @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 - Laura Chinchilla was President of which South America country from 2010 to 2014 ?

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of The Small Faces 1968 album which was originally on vinyl in a giant

                          tobacco tin ?

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Nam chim in Thai cuisine means what type of foodstuff ?

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which is the only country in the world to depict The Bible on its flag ?

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow ?

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of the opera by Puccini which features Mimi and Rodolfo and the aria

                         "che gelida manina" ? 

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Persil is the French term for which herb ?

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Where on the body was a Malory band worn ?

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 05 Mar 2025] and before 03.00am Fri 07 Mar 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on Fri 07 Mar 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 05 Mar

2025] and before 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 2025.

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Fri 07 Mar 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.

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[jonsie]

There you go @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

brilliant gif idea 😂

pm with your answers received

[Dave-O2]

Thanks for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 

Answers in your inbox 😊

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Dave-O2 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

And my answers should be awaiting your red pen @Mi-Amigo ; thank you as always. 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 PEOPLE 1 - Laura Chinchilla was President of which South America country from 2010 to 2014 ?

A1  Costa Rica

Q2 MUSIC 1 - What was the title of The Small Faces 1968 album which was originally on vinyl in a giant

                          tobacco tin ?

A2  Ogden`s Nut Gone Flake

Q3 FOOD & DRINK 1 - Nam chim in Thai cuisine means what type of foodstuff ?

A3   dipping sauce

Q4 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1 - Which is the only country in the world to depict The Bible on its flag ?

A4    Dominican Republic

Q5 PEOPLE 2 - In Greek mythology, who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow ?

A5   Iris

Q6 MUSIC 2 - What was the title of the opera by Puccini which features Mimi and Rodolfo and the aria

                         "che gelida manina" ? 

A6   La Boheme

Q7 FOOD & DRINK 2 - Persil is the French term for which herb ?

A7   parsley

Q8 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2 - Where on the body was a Malory band worn ?

A8   around the waist - to discourage eating; primitive external gastric band