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Quiz about Legendary Ladies
Quiz about Legendary Ladies

Legendary Ladies Trivia Quiz


Here are a few ladies who have been immortalized as statues, whether they were real people, fictional characters, or even symbols of something else. How many do you recognize?

A photo quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
reedy
Time
5 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
364,033
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1543
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: johnnycat777 (8/10), malidog (8/10), marge5000 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who is this a statue of, famous for her courage and her diary?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 2 of 10
2. She is known as Venus de Milo, but when she was carved out of marble, her name was Aphroditç tçs Mçlou (Aphrodite of Milos). Who was the sculptor who created her? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This statue stands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Who is depicted there, important for being the reigning British Monarch at the time of Canadian Confederation?

Answer: (One Word (Name only))
Question 4 of 10
4. This statue of Mary McLeod Bethune stands in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C., a memorial to her years as an educator and a civil rights leader. For which U.S. President did she act as an advisor as a member of his 'Black Cabinet'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This unassuming water fountain sits outside London's Green Park tube station entrance, yet the lady at its summit is a goddess from Roman myth. Can you name her, the goddess of the hunt?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. In the Plaza de España in Madrid sits this statue, crafted in honour of the author who created the character. The statue is called 'Dulcinea del Toboso'. Who is the author? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The 'Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc' (Joan of Arc), the Maid of Orleans, has a place of honour in Paris' Place des Pyramides. Who sculpted it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. These three literary sisters lived in Haworth, West Yorkshire, where their likenesses are now also immortalized. Which one of these names does NOT belong to a Brontë sister? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Madonnina (Virgin Mary) stands atop the main spire of the 'Duomo di Milano' (Milan Cathedral). In which century was it placed there? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Statue of Liberty National Monument stands in New York Harbour, raising her torch high. A gift from the people of France, do you know her full name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is this a statue of, famous for her courage and her diary?

Answer: Anne Frank

This statue of Anne Frank is located in Utrecht, although there is another in Amsterdam, where Anne actually lived during the Second World War. Between 1942 and 1944, Jewish Anne and her family hid in a secret annex of their apartment, until an anonymous informant turned them in. Anne was sent to a concentration camp, and in 1945 died while in captivity.

The statue was made by Pieter d'Hont in 1959 and placed at the Janskerkhof (Utrecht town square) on April 12th, 1960.
2. She is known as Venus de Milo, but when she was carved out of marble, her name was Aphroditç tçs Mçlou (Aphrodite of Milos). Who was the sculptor who created her?

Answer: Alexandros of Antioch

Venus de Milo was originally discovered in 1820 by Yorgos Kentrotas in the ruins of Milos on the island of Milos, in the Aegean Sea. When found, her upper left arm and hand were also found in fragments, along with a plinth that she stood upon. It traveled through various hands before it was presented to King Louis XVIII a year later. Eventually, it was placed into the Louvre Museum on 'permanent display'.

The plinth with the sculptor's name went mysteriously missing, but drawings remain, with the name inscribed on it. The statue is believed to have been made between 130 and 100 B.C.
3. This statue stands on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Who is depicted there, important for being the reigning British Monarch at the time of Canadian Confederation?

Answer: Victoria

Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901, and not only put her seal of approval on the Confederation of Canada (The British North America Act), but she also chose Ottawa to be the new nation's capital (a position held by a few other cities in the years leading up to 1867.

The statue was sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert in 1900, and subsequently dedicated in 1901 by Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince George (who would become George V).
4. This statue of Mary McLeod Bethune stands in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C., a memorial to her years as an educator and a civil rights leader. For which U.S. President did she act as an advisor as a member of his 'Black Cabinet'?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

The 'Black Cabinet' was originally referred to as th Federal Council of Negro Affairs. It was an informal group of African-Americans that worked in or around F.D.R.'s government. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was also actively involved in ensuring that this segment of the American population was having a voice in Washington.

Mary McLeod Bethune was not only active politically, but she was also a great proponent of education. She started a school for African-American girls in her hometown of Daytona that eventually merged with a boys school and became the Bethune-Cookman School.
5. This unassuming water fountain sits outside London's Green Park tube station entrance, yet the lady at its summit is a goddess from Roman myth. Can you name her, the goddess of the hunt?

Answer: Diana

Diana, as with many of the Roman (and Greek) gods, has been widely depicted in the arts. She was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and birthing, and was said to be able to talk to animals.

The statue depicted here in London was unveiled in 1954 by Escort J. 'Jim' Clack. Entitled 'Diana in the Treetops', it even has a drinking fountain for dogs.
6. In the Plaza de España in Madrid sits this statue, crafted in honour of the author who created the character. The statue is called 'Dulcinea del Toboso'. Who is the author?

Answer: Miguel de Cervantes

This monument to Cervantes was designed by architects Rafael Martínez Zapatero and Pedro Muguruza and sculptor Lorenzo Coullaut Valera. Begun in 1925, it was not completed until 1957 by Lorenzo's son Federico Coullaut-Valera Mendigutia.

Dulcinea del Toboso, of course, was Don Quixote's idealized version of Aldonza Lorenzo.
7. The 'Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc' (Joan of Arc), the Maid of Orleans, has a place of honour in Paris' Place des Pyramides. Who sculpted it?

Answer: Emmanuel Frémiet

Frémiet placed another version of this statue at the Place des Pyramides, but replaced it in 1889 with an updated version. It is near where Joan of Arc was injured when trying to capture Paris. There are also 'sister' versions of the statue in Philadelphia, PA and Portland, OR in the U.S.

Joan of Arc was a French folk-heroine who claiming divine guidance, became a warrior in the Hundred Years' War, leading her army to many key victories. At the tender age of 19 she was burned at the stake by the British for heresy.
8. These three literary sisters lived in Haworth, West Yorkshire, where their likenesses are now also immortalized. Which one of these names does NOT belong to a Brontë sister?

Answer: Brandy

The Brontë sisters were 19th century poets and novelists, each of whom achieved a measure of success in their lifetimes. Sadly, all of them lived shorter lives than they should have. Charlotte (Author of "Jane Eyre") lived to the age of 38, Emily ("Wuthering Heights") died at 30, and Anne ("The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"), passed away at the age of 29.

The statues in their former home (now a museum) depict, from left to right, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. It was sculpted by Jocelyn Horner.
9. The Madonnina (Virgin Mary) stands atop the main spire of the 'Duomo di Milano' (Milan Cathedral). In which century was it placed there?

Answer: 18th

The spire on which the Madonnina sits was erected in 1762, nearly 400 years after construction of the cathedral began in 1386 (it was not completed until 1965). At a height of 108.5 metres it is visible from quite a distance (when not shrouded in mist). The statue was designed and sculpted by Giuseppe Perego in 1774 and placed atop the spire.

Tradition has it that no other buildings in Milan can be higher than the Madonnina, so when the first building was built that was taller, a replica (smaller) Madonnina was placed on the new building.
10. The Statue of Liberty National Monument stands in New York Harbour, raising her torch high. A gift from the people of France, do you know her full name?

Answer: Liberty Enlightening the World

Conceived of by Édouard René de Laboulaye and designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Lady Liberty was dedicated in 1886. The statue is a representation of Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom. In her right hand she holds up a torch while in her left hand is a 'tabula ansata' (a tablet evoking the law), inscribed with the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

At her feet lies a broken chain.
Source: Author reedy

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