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Quiz about Wild Wild Women
Quiz about Wild Wild Women

Wild Wild Women Trivia Quiz


Some women have lived wild and intriguing lives. See what you know about some of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
15,336
Updated
Feb 20 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2277
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Question 1 of 10
1. This woman was famous (in part) for a lifelong relationship with Jean Paul Sartre. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mary Ann Evans wrote under the name of George Eliot. One of her novels was: Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The woman who wrote a series of racy novels about a woman called 'Claudine'. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Ayn Rand is as well known for her marriage-breaking affair as for her novels which describe a rugged brand of individualism. Which novel is NOT one of hers? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This woman is well-known for a long relationship with author Henry Miller. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A mysterious 'dark lady' was the subject of - and the possible inspiration for - poems that were written by Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Camille Claudel, a minor artist, was better known for her long affair with another artist: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Evelyn Nesbit was catapulted into the headlines when her(strange) husband shot a prominent architect named: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The key figure in the Profumo scandal that rocked Great Britain in the second half of the 20th Century was Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Everyone knows that Liz Taylor broke up Eddie Fisher's marriage to Debbie Reynolds. Who was Taylor's husband before Fisher? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This woman was famous (in part) for a lifelong relationship with Jean Paul Sartre.

Answer: Simone de Beauvoir

It was de Beauvoir, a fellow existentialist.
2. Mary Ann Evans wrote under the name of George Eliot. One of her novels was:

Answer: Silas Marner

Did everyone have to read this in high school or junior high?
3. The woman who wrote a series of racy novels about a woman called 'Claudine'.

Answer: Colette

Colette wrote - and lived -racy. (Sand was involved with Chopin and De Musset.)
4. Ayn Rand is as well known for her marriage-breaking affair as for her novels which describe a rugged brand of individualism. Which novel is NOT one of hers?

Answer: The Wealth of Nations

Her philosophy is controversial, but her novels are quite interesting.
5. This woman is well-known for a long relationship with author Henry Miller.

Answer: Anais Nin

Another 'wild woman'.
6. A mysterious 'dark lady' was the subject of - and the possible inspiration for - poems that were written by

Answer: Shakespeare

The identity of the Dark Lady is a subject of speculation for Shakespearean scholars.
7. Camille Claudel, a minor artist, was better known for her long affair with another artist:

Answer: Rodin

Rodin - 'The Thinker'.
8. Evelyn Nesbit was catapulted into the headlines when her(strange) husband shot a prominent architect named:

Answer: Stanford White

Thaw shot White and ended up in prison. See the movie ('The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing') with (a very young) Joan Collins and Ray Milland.
9. The key figure in the Profumo scandal that rocked Great Britain in the second half of the 20th Century was

Answer: Christine Keeler

Keeler's involvement with Cabinet member Profumo was big stuff at the time.
10. Everyone knows that Liz Taylor broke up Eddie Fisher's marriage to Debbie Reynolds. Who was Taylor's husband before Fisher?

Answer: Mike Todd

All are former husbands of Liz, but it was the death of Todd in a plane crash that led Fisher to console Liz. Fisher and Todd were good friends.
Source: Author robert362

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