White Room Christmas Quiz - Wed 21 Dec 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 the Christmas Edition with 8 Christmas-related questions.

Each question is from one of these categories  

- HISTORY   PEOPLE   GEOGRAPHY   LITERATURE   NATURE   MUSIC   MOVIES    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 [Wednesday] and 03.00 am Friday

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff   @pgn   @jonsie  @MI5   @gmarkj   @Comben   @TallTrees   @BobM   @J9el   @Spenny   @RafaC 

@Breanna   @adec 

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 - Which King of England was crowned on Xmas Day 1066 ?

Q2 PEOPLE - Pai Natal is the name for Santa Claus in which European country ?

Q3 GEOGRAPHY - Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country ? 

Q4 LITERATURE - In J K Rowling`s "Harry Potter And The Philosopher`s Stone", what gift does Harry Potter

                             receive from the Durseys during his first Xmas at Hogwarts ?

Q5 NATURE - Ilex Aquifolium is a species of which plant, traditionally displayed at Xmas ?

Q6 MUSIC - Which Christmas pop music single inc the lyrics "It`ll be cold, so cold; without you to hold" ?

                    song title - you don`t have to name the band

Q7 MOVIES - The movie "White Christmas" is set in which US State ?

Q8 TV - In which year was Queen Elizabeth II`s Christmas Day message first broadcast in colour ?

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 21 Dec 2022] and 03.00am Friday 23 Dec 2022]

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 23 Dec 2021

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 21 Dec 2022] and before 03.00am Fri 23 Dec 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Friday 23 Dec 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  

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Which King of England was crowned on Xmas Day 1066 ?

A1   William I - as it`s Xmas, I`ll allow those who didn`t give reginal number as correct 😀

Q2 PEOPLE - Pai Natal is the name for Santa Claus in which European country ?

A2   Portugal

Q3 GEOGRAPHY - Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country ? 

A3    Australia

Q4 LITERATURE - In J K Rowling`s "Harry Potter And The Philosopher`s Stone", what gift does Harry Potter

                             receive from the Durseys during his first Xmas at Hogwarts ?

A4   50p piece. Harry was gifted invisibility cloak by Dumbledore.

Q5 NATURE - Ilex Aquifolium is a species of which plant, traditionally displayed at Xmas ?

A5   Holly

Q6 MUSIC - Which Christmas pop music single inc the lyrics "It`ll be cold, so cold; without you to hold" ?

                    song title - you don`t have to name the band

A6   Lonely This Christmas - by Mud

Q7 MOVIES - The movie "White Christmas" is set in which US State ?

A7   Vermont

Q8 TV - In which year was Queen Elizabeth II`s Christmas Day message first broadcast in colour ?

A8    1967    

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 pass

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

For seven correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@Breanna 

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

Q5 correct -    Q6 pass               Q7 pass              Q8 correct -  .

For six correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@MI5 

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

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

For all 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

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

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

For all 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@RafaC 

Q1 Edward I - incorrect   Q2 correct -    Q3 New Zealand - incorrect   Q4 nothing - incorrect

Q5 pass                             Q6 pass               Q7 Utah - incorrect                Q8 1970 - incorrect

Total = one star for one correct

@gmarkj 

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

Q5 correct -    Q6 correct -    Q7 Maine - incorrect  Q8 1958 - incorrect.

For six correct correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

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

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

For all 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@jonsie 

Q1 correct -    Q2 correct -    Q3 correct -    Q4 invisibility cloak - incorrect

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

For seven correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker            = 8 correct  @Cleoriff  @MI5  @pgn 

Bronze Thinker +   = 7 correct  @TallTrees  @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker          = 6 correct  @Breanna  @gmarkj     

                                = 1 correct  @RafaC 

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

Well done

@TallTrees = Bronze Thinker + 

@jonsie      = Bronze Thinker + 

@Breanna = Bronze Thinker

@gmarkj    = Bronze Thinker

@RafaC      =  

Everyone taking part in the Xmas WRQ was awarded at least one star

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in next week`s White Room Quizzes -

Mon 26 Dec - White Room Boxing Day Quiz - 8 Boxing Day-related question

Wed 28 Dec - White Room End Of The Year Quiz = 12 questions - one on each month of year - with

                        star for each correct answer plus Diamond Thinker for 12 correct; Gold Thinker for 10 correct;

                         Silver Thinker for 8 correct; Bronze Thinker for 6 correct; Red Thinker for 4 correct 

I wish each and every one of our quizzers a Merry Chrstmas  

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @Mi-Amigo. Really enjoyed the quiz.  Well done everyone!

Looking forward to those next week (even though I wont be about much on Boxing Day) 😂

Great to see the Diamond Thinker Quiz is back on the 28th.

Happy Christmas to you and all our quizzers 😊

[gmarkj]

Happy with the bronze, and with a Santa hat too!

Well done everyone.

[Cleoriff]

Missed the Santa hat @gmarkj. Very clever @Mi-Amigo 

[RafaC]

At least I've got one star to put at the top of my tree 🌲
Great Christmas quiz @Mi-Amigo and well one everyone!

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff  @gmarkj  @RafaC 

Pleased you enjoyed the quiz and well done on your awards.

The Santa hat Thinkers were thanks to @pgn posting them on last Christmas`s WRQ.