White Room Quiz Mon 23 Dec 2024 - Christmas Edition

[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/Festive Season-related questions.

Each question is from one of these categories  

- HISTORY   PEOPLE   PLACES  LITERATURE WORDS   MUSIC   TV   FOOD & DRINK

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 03.00 am Wednesday

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @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 HISTORY - Which Russian leader resigned as President of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991 ? 

Q2 PEOPLE - Which English King, nicknamed Lackland, was born on 24 Dec 1466 ?  

Q3 PLACES - In which country is Santa Claus known as Ded Moroz ?

Q4 LITERATURE - Christmas is mentioned once in Shakespeare`s play "The Taming of the Shrew".

                              In which Shakespeare play is Christmas mentioned twice ?

Q5 WORDS - Chionophobia is the fear of what - associated with the festive season ?

Q6 MUSIC - Who composed "The Christmas Oratorio" in 1734 ?

Q7 TV - In British sit-com "Blackadder`s Christmas Carol", first screened on 23 Dec 1988, who played the

                character Prince Albert ?

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - What kind of foodstuff is Spanish Christmas polvorones ?

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 23 Dec 2022] and 03.00am Wednesday 25 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 Wed 25 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 23 Dec 2022] and before 03.00am Wed 25 Dec 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wed 25 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  

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[TallTrees]

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[pgn]

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[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @TallTrees 

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Thank you @pgn 

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[gmarkj]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Which Russian leader resigned as President of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991 ? 

A1   Gorbachev

Q2 PEOPLE - Which English King, nicknamed Lackland, was born on 24 Dec 1166 ?  

A2   King John

Q3 PLACES - In which country is Santa Claus known as Ded Moroz ?

A3   Russia

Q4 LITERATURE - Christmas is mentioned once in Shakespeare`s play "The Taming of the Shrew".

                              In which Shakespeare play is Christmas mentioned twice ?

A4   Love`s Labour`s Lost

Q5 WORDS - Chionophobia is the fear of what - associated with the festive season ?

A5    snow

Q6 MUSIC - Who composed "The Christmas Oratorio" in 1734 ?

A6    Bach

Q7 TV - In British sit-com "Blackadder`s Christmas Carol", first screened on 23 Dec 1988, who played the

                character Prince Albert ?

A7   Jim Broadbent

Q8 FOOD & DRINK - What kind of foodstuff is Spanish Christmas polvorones ?

A8     cookies/biscuits

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@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

@jonsie 

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

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct                      Q2 correct    Q3 correct   Q4 Twelfth Night - incorrect .

Q5 indigestion - incorrect Q6 correct    Q7 correct   Q8 curry - incorrect .

For 5 correct also awarded

Red Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct    Q3 correct   Q4 Twelfth Night - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 correct    Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

For 7 correct also awarded

Bronze 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

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct    Q3 Portugal - incorrect Q4 A Christmas Carol - incorrect .

Q5 pass           Q6 pass             Q7 pass                          Q8 pass .

Total - 2 stars for 2 correct

@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

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct   Q2 correct                    Q3 pass           Q4 Tale of Two Cities - incorrect .

Q5 correct   Q6 TheresaV - incorrect  Q7 correct   Q8 correct  .

For 5 correct also awarded

Red Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

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

Bronze Thinker + star - 7 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker + star      - 5 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj 

2 stars                          - 2 correct - @TallTrees 

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

Well done

@BobM     = Bronze Thinker + star

@Oxonian = Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj   = Red Thinker + star

@TallTrees = 2 stars

Everyone taking part in the Xmas WRQ was awarded at least 2 stars.

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz.

Please note - there is NO WRQ today as it`s Xmas Day.

I hope our quizzers will join in with the

BOXING DAY BRAIN TEASER QUIZ on Thursday 26 Dec.

Don`t worry of you are busy or out-and-about as quiz will be posted early and you will have

from Thurs 26 Dec 9am to Fri 27 Dec 9pm to pm me your answers

WRQ returns on Mon 30 Dec with the End Of The Year Quiz of 12 questions, with one on event in each month of this year.

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

Thanks everyone for joining in and making WRQ fun.

[Cleoriff]

Well done everyone. Thanks @Mi-Amigo