A quibus hoc dictum est?
1- What was said by them?
2- By whom was this said?
Which is correct?
Why?
1- What was said by them?
2- By whom was this said?
Which is correct?
Why?
A quibus
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The second one is correct. Ā quibus is the interrogative pronoun, in the ablative form with ā/ab, which is how personal agents are expressed in a passive sentence, as this is (dictum est). Hoc is a demonstrative pronoun and can't be an interrogative.
Your first example would be: Quid ab eīs dictum est?
Your first example would be: Quid ab eīs dictum est?
Quid ab eis dictum est?
What was said by them?
Is quid the only interrogative that will work here?
With dictum est, yes.
Quae (neuter plural) can be used for "what things?" and is sometimes rendered in English as just "what?" but it wouldn't agree with dictum est (the verb would have to be dicta sunt).