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This quiz is about women who might have worn the crown of a Queen Regnant (ruling Queen) or Queen Consort (the wife of a ruling King)--but history intervened!

A number of women appear only briefly in the Bible, often having little or no dialogue. It makes their stories all the more mysterious...and their personalities even more so!

Shadows represent many different concepts-- mystery, memory, shelter, sadness, the sinister--but however they are interpreted, they are universal and therefore appear in song and story frequently. Here's a shady quiz to see how many are familiar to you.

This features some song titles and lyrics with the word "waiting" or "wait" with a couple of play and film titles thrown in for good measure. Match each one with the name with which it is associated. Why wait to take this quiz?

See if you can associate each Queen with an item or phrase that pertains to Her Highness. All six of Henry's wives as well as his two sisters and two daughters appear in this quaint queenly quiz.

Attention all filmgoers: here come some not-so-veiled references to nuns! Some spoilers.

The great volumes of English history speak of kings and queens, princes and princesses and the powerful nobles who surrounded them. But what do you know of the menagerie animals and beloved pets of English royalty?

The "Poldark" saga has so many interesting women that a sequel to the first quiz seemed necessary--as Ross Poldark would say, "By all means." Like the earlier quiz, this one is based on the Masterpiece series that began in 2015.

This Newbery Medal-winning fantasy tale of good and evil is loosely based on Welsh mythology. The questions are based on the book, not the Disney film.

It is rare that this quiz author prefers a film version to the book. This is one of the exceptions. Enjoy your trip to Camelot!

Not only for pastry and confection aficionados, sweetness has intrigued composers and singers through the years. Let's see who's familiar with some of these sweet songs.

There have been many fascinating interpretations of the King Arthur story. "The Once and Future King" is certainly one of the more unique ones. Enter into Camelot and play this quiz!

This quiz touches on some of the women who appeared in Winston Graham's "Poldark" saga--all of them memorable characters, some driving forces in the story. This quiz is drawn from the Masterpiece series which premiered in 2015.

The Oremus, colloquially known as the "1982 hymnal" or the "'82 hymnal" is the basic hymnal for The Episcopal Church. The (usually dark blue) cover simply reads "The Hymnal 1982." See how many of these lyrics to time-honoured traditional hymns you know.