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Annes in the Limelight Trivia Quiz


This quiz is all about a wonderful collection of women called Anne or Ann.

A multiple-choice quiz by Plodd. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Plodd
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
351,277
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
905
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 61 (6/10), Guest 199 (10/10), Morganw2019 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Anne Bronte was an English novelist and the lesser known of the three Bronte sisters. Which of these was one of her novels? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Canadian singer Anne Murray has been entertaining us with her country and pop style of music since the late 1960s. Which of her songs included these lyrics:

"Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue"
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Anne Hathaway is an American actress known for her light hearted roles in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). In 2011, she successfully auditioned to play a classic role in which musical film? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Anne Spencer Morrow was born 1906 in New Jersey, America. She later became sensational news when she married a famous aviator, and with the subsequent kidnapping of her infant son. What was the name of her husband? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which actress played the role of Madge Bishop in the Australian soap "Neighbours", and Lily Butterfield in the British soap "Emmerdale"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Princess Anne is the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. What is her official title? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Ann Widdecombe was a British Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. Which parliamentary constituency was she a member of? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Anne Rice was an American author who wrote a series of books called "The Vampire Chronicles". The first two in the series were "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat". What was the third? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Anne Robinson is a British television presenter who could often be heard to say "You are the weakest link ... goodbye!" What nickname was she commonly known by? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Anne Hathaway was married to William Shakespeare from 1582 until his death in 1616. What were the names of their three children?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Anne Bronte was an English novelist and the lesser known of the three Bronte sisters. Which of these was one of her novels?

Answer: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Bronte (1820-1849) only wrote two novels in her very short life. "Agnes Grey" in 1847 and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" in 1848, the latter published under the name of Acton Bell. The story told of a secretive widow who moved to Wildfell Hall with her young son. Staying aloof from her neighbours, she finally opened up about her deep, dark past to local farmer, Gilbert Markham.

Young Anne Bronte grew up with her sisters Charlotte and Emily at Haworth in Yorkshire until she left to become a governess. She started writing novels after she gave up teaching, but her literary career was cut short when she died of tuberculosis at the tender age of 29.

"Middlemarch" was written by George Elliot in 1871. "Cranford" was written by Elizabeth Gaskell in 1851, and "The Woman in White" was written by Wilkie Collins in 1859.
2. Canadian singer Anne Murray has been entertaining us with her country and pop style of music since the late 1960s. Which of her songs included these lyrics: "Spread your tiny wings and fly away And take the snow back with you Where it came from on that day The one I love forever is untrue"

Answer: Snowbird

"Snowbird" was written by Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan and released by Anne Murray in 1970. It reached number one in the Canadian Country Chart, number eight in the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. She won a Grammy Award for her singles "Love Song", "You Needed Me", "Could I Have This Dance" and "A Little Good News".
3. Anne Hathaway is an American actress known for her light hearted roles in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). In 2011, she successfully auditioned to play a classic role in which musical film?

Answer: Fantine in Les Miserables

Filming for the 2012 version of "Les Miserables" was completed at locations in England and Paris including the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich in London. Directed by Tom Hooper, who also directed "The King's Speech" (2010), the film saw Anne Hathaway losing a considerable amount of weight and cutting her hair very short for her role as the prostitute, Fantine.

Anne Hathaway has portrayed the 'girl next door' in many of her films and it was at the 2009 Academy Awards when her soprano singing voice came to notice. Since then, she has sung her way through the 2011 animated film "Rio" as Jewel, the beautiful blue Spix's macaw.
4. Anne Spencer Morrow was born 1906 in New Jersey, America. She later became sensational news when she married a famous aviator, and with the subsequent kidnapping of her infant son. What was the name of her husband?

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

Anne Spencer Morrow married Charles Lindbergh in 1929. She became an accomplished pilot and often accompanied Lindbergh on his pioneering expeditions, charting new territory that would have a major impact on later air flight. She became the first woman to become a licensed glider pilot. Anne and Charles Lindbergh had six children, but it was their first born son, Charles Augustus Jr, who was kidnapped when he was 20 months old.

His body was later recovered and Bruno Hauptmann was arrested, tried and executed for the kidnapping and murder.
5. Which actress played the role of Madge Bishop in the Australian soap "Neighbours", and Lily Butterfield in the British soap "Emmerdale"?

Answer: Anne Charleston

Accomplished Australian actress Anne Charleston has had an acting career since the early 1970s but it was when she took on the role of Madge Bishop that she became popular with Australian and British audiences. She left the soap "Neighbours" in 1992 and emigrated to Ireland, but later returned to the soap for another stint up until 2001.

She joined the British soap "Emmerdale" in 2006 until her part was written out of the series in 2009. Since then, she has appeared in the stage version of "Calendar Girls".
6. Princess Anne is the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. What is her official title?

Answer: Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal

The title of Princess Royal is normally bestowed to the eldest daughter of the reigning British monarch. Previous royals given the same title have included Princess Mary. Princess Anne is known for her charity work and is an accomplished horsewoman, representing Great Britain as part of the eventing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
7. Ann Widdecombe was a British Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. Which parliamentary constituency was she a member of?

Answer: Maidstone and The Weald

Born in 1947, Ann Widdecombe became active in politics from the mid 1970s onwards and was elected to Parliament for Maidstone, later to become Maidstone and The Weald, in 1987. During her time in office, she became Minister of State for Prisons (1995-1997), Shadow Secretary of State for Health (1998-1999) and Shadow Home Secretary (1999-2001). Once retired, she became a minor celebrity by appearing on television programmes such as "Doctor Who" and "Strictly Come Dancing".
8. Anne Rice was an American author who wrote a series of books called "The Vampire Chronicles". The first two in the series were "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat". What was the third?

Answer: The Queen of the Damned

Anne Rice is known for her gothic horror and her first novel "Interview with the Vampire" was published in 1976. Her 1988 novel, "The Queen of the Damned", told of vampire Lestat who awakened Akasha, ancient queen of Egypt and the very first vampire ever created.
9. Anne Robinson is a British television presenter who could often be heard to say "You are the weakest link ... goodbye!" What nickname was she commonly known by?

Answer: Queen of Mean

Anne Robinson started her career in journalism, working for the Daily Mail newspaper in London and then the "Sunday Times". She moved to television and presented "Points of View" from 1986 to 1997, a BBC programme where viewers letters were read out and discussed.

She then presented the consumer affairs programme "Watchdog" before hosting "The Weakest Link". She achieved worldwide acclaim for her acerbic wit and quotes such as "Which village is missing its idiot?" and "You would be out of your depth in a car park puddle".
10. Anne Hathaway was married to William Shakespeare from 1582 until his death in 1616. What were the names of their three children?

Answer: Susanna, Hamnet and Judith

The life story of Anne Hathaway is very sketchy but it is believed there was an eight year gap between her and William Shakespeare when they married. What we do know is that she was the eldest of eight children who were brought up at Hewland Farm near to Stratford-upon-Avon, later known as Anne Hathaway's Cottage. She had three children by Shakespeare, a girl followed by twin boy and girl. The son died at the age of 11 but both daughters outlived their parents into adulthood.
Source: Author Plodd

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