White Room Quiz Mon 26 Dec 2022 - Boxing Day Quiz

[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 Boxing Day Edition with 8 Boxing Day-related questions.

There is one question on each of these categories  

- HISTORY   PEOPLE   PLACES   LITERATURE   MUSIC   SPORT   GAMES    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 03.00 am Wednesday

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 - Boxing Day is the saint`s day of St Stephen. In which century AD did St Stephen live ?

Q2 PEOPLE - Which former US President died on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 2006 ?

Q3 PLACES - Boxing Day is known as Day of Good Will in which country ?

Q4 LITERATURE - Which author, born on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 1716, wrote "Elergy Written In A Country

                              Churchyard" ?

Q5 MUSIC - Name either of the two Beatles` singles released in US on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 1963, which was

                    the start of Beatlemania in the USA ?

Q6 SPORT - In cricket, the Boxing Day Test Match is held in which Australian city ?

Q7 GAMES - The game of Bandy, similar to ice hockey, is celebrated on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - in which

                      European country, which also founded the first national Bandy League in 1902 ?

Q8 EVENTS - The Boxing Day Swim, known as "the coldest dip in Wales", where participants jump into the

                       sea, started in 1970 and is held annually in which Welsh town ?

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 26 Dec 2022] and 03.00am Wednesday 28 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 28 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 26 Dec 2022] and before 03.00am Wed 28 Dec 2022].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on Wednesday 28 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  

[BobM]

Not confident with this lot @Mi-Amigo but PM on its way --->

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[gmarkj]

Dropping in to say hello and send some answers!

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @gmarkj 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo >>>>

[Cleoriff]

Love it @jonsie 😂

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received - well before the deadline

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 HISTORY - Boxing Day is the saint`s day of St Stephen. In which century AD did St Stephen live ?

A1   1st century AD

Q2 PEOPLE - Which former US President died on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 2006 ?

A2   Gerald Ford

Q3 PLACES - Boxing Day is known as Day of Good Will in which country ?

A3    South Africa

Q4 LITERATURE - Which author, born on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 1716, wrote "Elergy Written In A Country

                              Churchyard" ?

A4    Thomas Gray

Q5 MUSIC - Name either of the two Beatles` singles released in US on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - 1963, which was

                    the start of Beatlemania in the USA ?

A5    I Want To Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There

Q6 SPORT - In cricket, the Boxing Day Test Match is held in which Australian city ?

A6     Melbourne

Q7 GAMES - The game of Bandy, similar to ice hockey, is celebrated on Boxing Day - 26 Dec - in which

                      European country, which also founded the first national Bandy League in 1902 ?

A7    Sweden

Q8 EVENTS - The Boxing Day Swim, known as "the coldest dip in Wales", where participants jump into the

                       sea, started in 1970 and is held annually in which Welsh town ?

A8   Tenby   

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@MI5 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 Swansea - incorrect

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@pgn 

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

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 England - incorrect Q8 correct -  .

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@TallTrees 

Q1 6th century - incorrect  Q2 Nixon - incorrect  Q3 Bulgaria - incorrect  Q4 pass

Q5 Can`t Buy Me Love - incorrect  Q6 correct -   Q7 Hungary - incorrect  Q8 correct -  .

Total - 2 stars for two correct

@Cleoriff 

Q1 5th century - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 correct -  .

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

plus for 7 correct answers

Bronze Thinker

@BobM 

Q1 2nd century - incorrect  Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass

Q5 correct -   Q6 correct -   Q7 correct -   Q8 Llandudno - incorrect

 plus for 5 correct answers

Red Thinker

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct -   Q2 correct -   Q3 correct -   Q4 pass

Q5 correct -   Q6 Sydney - incorrect  Q7 Finland - incorrect  Q8 Colwyn - incorrect

 plus for 4 correct answers

Red Thinker

@jonsie 

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

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

plus for 8 correct answers also awarded

Silver Thinker

[Mi-Amigo]

AWARDS

Silver Thinker                          = 8 correct - @jonsie 

Bronze Thinker + star             = 7 correct - @MI5  @pgn  @Cleoriff  

Red Thinker + star                   = 5 correct - @BobM 

Red Thinker                             = 4 correct - @gmarkj 

2 stars                                       = 2 correct - @TallTrees 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONLY SILVER THINKER - @jonsie 

Well done

@MI5           - Bronze Thinker + star

@pgn           - Bronze Thinker + star

@Cleoriff     - Bronze Thinker + star

@BobM       - Red Thinker + star

@gmarkj      - Red Thinker

@TallTrees    - 2 stars

Everyone taking part was awarded at least two stars

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

End of the Year Quiz - with 12 questions, with one question related to an event in each month of the year - and 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; star for each correct answer

and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thank you everyone for taking part and making the WRQ fun.