A Rose By Any Other Name... Quiz | First Names

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1. Her maiden name was Fitzgerald and she bore nine children, one of whom became the 35th President of the U.S. Who is she?

Answer: Rose Kennedy

Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1890 to John and Mary Fitzgerald, Rose Kennedy was the matriarch of an American political dynasty. A strong and deeply religious woman, she lived to be 104 years old, outliving most of her nine children.

2. This actress is best known for her role in the T.V. series "Charmed." On the show she was known as Paige Matthews. Do you know her real name?

Answer: Rose McGowan

Born in 1973 in Florence, Italy, Rose's first acting role, albeit a minor one, was in the 1992 movie, "Encino Man." Besides playing the role of Paige Matthews in "Charmed," she has appeared in films such as "Scream" and "Jawbreaker." For several years she dated rock musician, Marilyn Manson.

3. Which actress, born in Sydney, Australia in 1979, first began acting at the age of twelve and starred in the T.V. series "Damages?"

Answer: Rose Byrne

In 1999, Rose Byrne co-starred with fellow Aussie actor, the late Heath Ledger, in a film called "Two Hands." She has co-starred twice with actress Diane Kruger. Rose studied acting at the David Mamet Acting School in New York City.

4. This daughter of American children's author, Laura Ingalls, was born in De Smet, Dakota Territory in 1886. An accomplished woman in her own right, do you know her name?

Answer: Rose Wilder

Rose Wilder was the first child born to Laura Ingalls and Almonzo Wilder. Laura Ingalls wrote about her childhood in the "Little House" books. Rose has been credited as being one of the forces behind the American Libertarian Party. An accomplished writer and journalist, Rose Wilder, later Rose Wilder Lane after her marriage to Claire Gillette Lane, was the first to write a biography of U.S. President Herbert Hoover, of whom she was a staunch supporter.

5. She is known as a baker and cookbook author. Among other books, she is the author of "The Cake Bible." Who is this baker?

Answer: Rose Levy Beranbaum

Cookbook authors Julia Child and James Beard have both influenced Rose Levy Beranbaum. Her personal blog is entitled "Real Baking With Rose." It contains useful baking tips and links to related sites.

6. She joined the Showtime series "The L Word" during its fourth season. Her name on the show, which ran from 2004 to 2009, was Tasha Williams. Can you name this actress/model?

Answer: Rose Rollins

Raised in Yonkers, New York, where she first began modeling, Rose Rollins later relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Her first featured film role was in the 1992 movie "13 Moons."

7. Born in Fort St. James, British Columbia in 1915, she was known as Rose of the Carrier Nation. But she had another name. Do you know it?

Answer: Rose Prince

There is an annual pilgrimage to the grounds of what was once known as the Lejac Indian Residential School in northern British Columbia, Canada. This pilgrimage honors Rose Prince, who devoted her life to serving God and the school. As the story goes, after relocating some caskets near the school to a larger cemetery, one of which belonged to Rose who had died two years earlier, the casket belonging to Rose broke open.

Some of the Sisters of the school and other witnesses saw the body of Rose in perfect condition.

Instead of the normal state of decay, her body was perfectly preserved. Rose Prince had dedicated her life to God. It is believed that her perfectly preserved body represents the mercy of God.

8. She was known as Wild Rose and Rebel Rose. Beautiful and wealthy, she was a member of Washington society. She was also a Confederate spy. Name her.

Answer: Rose O'Neal Greenhow

Rose O'Neal Greenhow was born in Maryland to wealthy plantation owners. Owing to her beauty and wealth, she became a Washington socialite and developed many contacts. This in turn enabled her in her efforts to spy against the Union during the American Civil War. Messages were hidden in women's buns and weapons were smuggled under their large hoop skirts.

She was even involved in a plot to assassinate President Lincoln. Rose died while attempting to escape in a small boat carrying mailbags of gold.

The boat capsized due to the weight of the gold and her body washed ashore. She was buried with full Confederate military honors in North Carolina.

9. The "Glass Castle", a 2005 best-selling memoir by a female author, chronicles the dysfunctional childhood the author shared with her parents, Rose and Rex. The author's name is Jeanette. Can you name her mother?

Answer: Rose Mary Walls

Jeanette Walls wrote her memoir about the difficult childhood she endured along with her brother and sisters. Her father, Rex Walls, was an alcoholic who broke windows during drunken rages and moved his family around the country. Her mother, Rose Mary Walls, was an artist and writer who struggled with mood swings.

The book was such a success that it stayed on the New York Times Bestseller list for nearly two years.

10. She was the wife of Milton, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976. Along with her husband, she co-wrote two books on economics and public policy and started a foundation that bears their names. Who is this Rose?

Answer: Rose Friedman

Milton Friedman always gave credit to his wife and collaborator for his accomplishments as a free-market economist and author. Rose herself studied economics in college but fell short of earning her Ph.D. The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation promotes a cause both Friedmans strongly supported, that of freedom of choice in education.

The Friedmans were strong proponents of school vouchers.

Source: Author nmerr

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