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  

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo ---->>

[Mi-Amigo]

IMPORTANT - 

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @Oxonian  @Dave-O2 

sorry, there is a typo in one question

Q2 PEOPLE - should read 

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

NOT 1466 as posted.

Apologies to everyone and hope it doesn`t spoil the quiz.

Anyone who has already sent me a pm with their answers and wish to change their answer to this question

may do so; or can, of course, keep to the answer they have sent.

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @MI5 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[MI5]

I went with the nickname not the year anyway and it would be a guess either way

[Oxonian]

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@Mi-Amigo wrote:

IMPORTANT - 

@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @BobM @TallTrees @Oxonian  @Dave-O2 

sorry, there is a typo in one question

Q2 PEOPLE - should read 

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

NOT 1466 as posted.

Apologies to everyone and hope it doesn`t spoil the quiz.

Anyone who has already sent me a pm with their answers and wish to change their answer to this question

may do so; or can, of course, keep to the answer they have sent.

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Thank you @Mi-Amigo, my entry should be awaiting your perusal. 👍

Merry Christmas. 🎄 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[jonsie]

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@MI5 wrote:

I went with the nickname not the year anyway and it would be a guess either way

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Me too.

Luckily I knew the answer without the year