The Wallace Collection

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1. William Wallace was a Scottish patriot who fought against the English armies of King Edward I. How did he die? He died of leprosy contracted on a Crusade He was killed in single combat by Sir Henry de Bohun, an English knight He was hanged, drawn and quartered in London He died of old age at the French court, where he fled after being defeated in battle

2. Lew Wallace was a military commander in the Mexican War and the American Civil War, and later Governor of New Mexico and US minister to Turkey. He is also remembered as the author of a novel with a religious theme set in the Roman empire. The novel was made into a film which won many Academy awards. What was the title of the novel? King of Kings Quo Vadis? Ben-Hur The Robe

3. Vincent Wallace, an Irishman who emigrated to Australia, produced works which included “Maritana.” In which field of the arts did he work? music sculpture painting photography

4. Alfred Russel Wallace is commemorated in “Wallace’s line” which runs through Indonesia. What is the significance of this line? It divides the natural habitats of Asiatic and Australian animal species It divides tropical and temperate climatic zones It used to divide British from Dutch possessions in the East Indies It marked a supposed racial boundary between “Aryan” and “Mongol” peoples

5. Richard Wallace inherited an art collection from the fourth Marquess of Hertford. His widow bequeathed the Wallace Collection to the nation. In which British city is the collection housed? London Bristol Glasgow Southampton

6. De Witt Wallace and his wife Lila Bell Wallace founded which best-selling magazine, with offices at Pleasantville, NY? Time Reader's Digest Life The Saturday Evening Post

7. Wallace was the surname of a prolific British author, who created characters including Sanders of the River, J. G. Reeder and the Four Just Men. What was his first name, which is commemorated in the name of an award for detective fiction? Edgar Elijah Bernard Timothy

8. Ian Wallace, a popular British bass singer, published two volumes of autobiography entitled “Promise me You’ll Sing ‘Mud’” and “Nothing Quite Like It.” The titles refer to a song by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, which Wallace often sang. What animal features in the song? a warthog a hippopotamus a rhinoceros a pig

9. In a series of animated films created by Nick Park, Wallace is an absent-minded cheese-loving inventor. What is the name of his dog? Willis Bruce Duke Gromit

10. What does the name Wallace mean? foreigner builder of walls merchant warrior