A ROSE By Any Other Name Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rose Nylund

Betty White is an American actress who was born in 1922 and began her acting career in 1939. She has won numerous Emmy Awards and one of thOse included her role as Rose Nylund in the TV series "The Golden Girls" (1985-1992). The character Rose Nylund was a Norwegian American from a small town in Minnesota. Throughout the series she told humorous and sometimes peculiar stories about growing up in a small country town.

In 1955 Betty White received the honorary title of Mayor of Hollywood.

Answer: The Rose

The song "The Rose" was recorded by Conway Twitty (1933-1993) and it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Hits in March, 1983. However, the first recording of the song, written by Amanda McBroom, was by Bette Midler as a soundtrack for the 1979 movie "The Rose".

Answer: Rose Cleveland

Rose Cleveland (1846-1918) was the sister of U.S. President Grover Cleveland. She was the de facto First Lady of the United States from 1885-1886 in Grover Cleveland's first administration. She resigned her position and began a career in education after her brother married Frances Folsom in June 1886.

Answer: Red rose

Between 1455-1487 there were a series of wars between the House of Lancaster and the House of York which became known as the War of the Roses. The battles were fought to gain control of the throne of England following the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) between England and France. The red rose of Lancaster is the county flower of Lancashire.

Answer: Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995) was an American socialite who married Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. They had nine children, and being of a staunch Catholic family, she was the sixth American woman to be granted the title of "Countess" by the Vatican.

Answer: Pete Rose

Pete Rose was a professional baseball player who played his entire 23 year career with the Cincinnati Reds (1963-1986). He was given the name of "Charlie Hustle" by the New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford in 1963 during a spring training game. Pete Rose finished his career with a batting average of .303, 4,256 hits and 160 home runs.

He played in 17 All-Star games and won three World Series with the Reds (1975. 1976 and 1980).

Answer: Rose Marie

Rose Marie is an American actress who has performed on film, radio, stage, night clubs and television. She is best known for her role as Sally Rogers in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966). She was later Myrna Gibbons in "The Doris Day Show" (1968-1973).

Answer: Tokyo Rose

Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916-2006) was an American who transmitted English propaganda over the Radio Tokyo to Allied soldiers in the South Pacific during WWII. She called herself "Orphan Ann" but was soon identified by the soldiers as "Tokyo Rose". She returned to the United States in 1949 and was convicted of treason.

She spent six years in prison out of a ten year sentence and in 1977 was pardoned by U.S. President Gerald Ford.

Answer: Charlie Rose

Charles "Charlie" Rose is an American talk show host and journalist. Since 1991 he has hosted "Charlie Rose" which is an interview show in which he has interviewed US Presidents, business leaders, international and local politicians, plus sporting and movie personalities. Starting in 2012, he co-anchored "CBS This Morning".

Answer: White rose

The white rose of York is a white heraldic rose. It has since been adopted as a symbol of the county of Yorkshire in England.