White Room Quiz Christmas Edition Mon 20 Dec 2021

[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   NATURE    LITERATURE    MOVIES   TV    FOOD & DRINK    EVENTS

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 [Monday] and 11.59pm tomorrow [Tuesday].

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

 @Cleoriff  @pgn  @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees  @gmarkj  @lewys-gp @RafaC @MAKAZAGA @Martin-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 HISTORY -  Which British monarch gave the first Royal Christmas message, broadcast by the BBC in 1932 ?  

Q2 PEOPLE - Which scientist, born on Xmas Day 1642, developed three laws of motion ?

Q3 LITERATURE - Who is generally recognised as the author of the poem "A Visit From St Nicholas" [also

                              known as - "Twas The Night Before Christmas"] ? 

Q4 NATURE - What is the name of the plant with bright red and green leaves, which is sometimes known as

                        the Christmas Flower ?

Q5 MOVIES - In the 1994 Christmas movie "Miracle On 34th Street", what is the name of the little girl played

                       by Mara Wilson ? 

Q6 TV - In the 2017 Dr Who Xmas Special, which actress made her debut as the 13th doctor ?

Q7 FOOD & DRINK - A stick of what is usually put in mulled wine at Christmas ?

Q8 EVENTS - Boxing Day is also which Saint`s Day ?

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 [Mon 20 Dec 2021] and 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 21 Dec 2021]

- allowing 36 hours to pm your answers.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 22 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 [Mon 20 Dec 2021] and before 23.59 [11.59pm] tomorrow [Tues 21 Dec 2021].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 23.59 [11.59pm] on Tues 21 Dec 2021 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  

[gmarkj]

Not entirely convinced by some of these, but if your not in you can't win!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

love the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @RafaC 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your 8 answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

[BobM]

Here it comes @Mi-Amigo --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your 8 answers received

Thank you @BobM  

like the gif

pm with your 8 answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS:

Q1 HISTORY -  Which British monarch gave the first Royal Christmas message, broadcast by BBC in 1932 ?  

A1   George V

Q2 PEOPLE - Which scientist, born on Xmas Day 1642, developed three laws of motion ?

A2   Isaac Newton

Q3 LITERATURE - Who is generally recognised as the author of the poem "A Visit From St Nicholas" [also

                              known as - "Twas The Night Before Christmas"] ? 

A3   Clement C Moore.

        One quizzer gave the answer "anon". The poem was first published anonymously, 21 years before Moore published it, claiming he wrote it. I was looking for who is generally recognised as the author, but will be generous and for answer "anon" will award half   

Q4 NATURE - What is the name of the plant with bright red and green leaves, which is sometimes known as

                        the Christmas Flower ?

A4.  poinsettia

Q5 MOVIES - In the 1994 Christmas movie "Miracle On 34th Street", what is the name of the little girl played

                       by Mara Wilson ? 

A5   Susan Walker

Q6 TV - In the 2017 Dr Who Xmas Special, which actress made her debut as the 13th doctor ?

A6   Jodie Whittacker

Q7 FOOD & DRINK - A stick of what is usually put in mulled wine at Christmas ?

A7   cinnamon 

Q8 EVENTS - Boxing Day is also which Saint`s Day ?

A8   St Stephen`s

[Mi-Amigo]

THE REWARDS:

@RafaC 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 Charles Dickens - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 Mary - incorrect  Q6 pass  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 St John - incorrect

For four correct answers also awarded

Red Thinker

@MI5 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

For all 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 correct - awarded  Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

For all 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 George [no reginal number] - half  for part correct  Q2 correct - awarded  

Q3 LukasB - 😂 - incorrect  Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded  

Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 TheresaV - 😂 - incorrect

For five correct + 1 part correct also awarded

Red Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 pass  Q4 correct - awarded 

Q5 pass  Q6 pass  Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

For five correct answers also awarded

 

Red Thinker

@pgn 

Q1 George - correct; VI - incorrect = awarded half  for part correct  Q2 correct - awarded 

Q3 correct - awarded   Q4 correct - awarded   Q5 correct - awarded 

Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

For seven correct + one part correct also awarded

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct - awarded   Q2 correct - awarded   Q3 anon - awarded half   Q4 correct - awarded  

Q5 correct - awarded   Q6 correct - awarded   Q7 correct - awarded   Q8 correct - awarded 

For seven correct + one half  also awarded

Bronze Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                           = 8 correct  @Cleoriff  @MI5 

Bronze Thinker +  + half  = 7 correct + 1 part correct  @pgn  @BobM 

Red Thinker +  + half        = 5 correct + 1 part correct @gmarkj 

Red Thinker +                       = 5 correct @TallTrees 

Red Thinker                              = 4 correct @RafaC 

CONGRATULATIONS TO  THE SILVER THINKERS - @Cleoriff  @MI5  

Well done

@pgn        Bronze Thinker +  + half 

@BobM     Bronze Thinker +  + half 

@gmarkj   Red Thinker +  + half 

@TallTrees Red Thinker + 

@RafaC      Red Thinker

Everyone taking part in the Xmas WRQ was awarded a Thinker

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be a

White Room Quiz - Xmas Xtra with another 8 Xmas-related questions and will be posted on a separate thread shortly 

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[TallTrees]

Well that is not bad 5 correct answers

Thank you for the quiz @Mi-Amigo 😁

Well done all 

[RafaC]

Yeeey a 🔴🤔 for Christmas!
Thanks for the special Christmas edition @Mi-Amigo, I especially liked Q2

Well done everyone!