Everybody Loves Rosalind! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beautiful Rose

The meaning of the name "Rosalind" originates from Spanish and Latin, translating to "Beautiful/Lovely Rose". The Teutonic translation of the name is "Horse Serpent", while in Old French it means "Little Red Haired One".

Answer: As You Like It

In this play, Rosalind is the daughter of a banished duke, who is banished herself, and disguises herself as a man to put off a suitor. Much confusion ensues, with a young girl falling in love with Rosalind (dressed as a man), but everyone ends up happily married. "Romeo and Juliet" mentions a minor character (who never actually appears in the play) named Rosaline.

Answer: Uranus

This moon was discovered in 1986 and is the eighth discovered moon of Uranus. Uranus' other moons are Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Belinda and Puck. Rosalind orbits 69 927 km from Uranus and has a diameter of 54 km (in case anyone wanted to know all that!)

Answer: Russell

Rosalind Russell: Born 4th June 1907, Died 28th November 1976. She starred on screen and stage in a variety of productions, beginning during the 1930s and continuing until the early 1970s. Famous roles include "His Girl Friday" (1940) and the lead in "Auntie Mame" (1958). She received four Oscar nominations.

Answer: Visit with Rosalind

Published in 1989, this tells the story of a girl who visits her friend Rosalind in Maine and gets into an adventure when she takes the wrong suitcase home from the airport. The girls think they've stumbled onto a murder plot, but it turns out to be a comical mistake. I actually didn't enjoy the book much, but I bought it because it had my name in the title!

Answer: Rosalind Wiseman

Rosalind Wiseman is the author of the best-selling "Queen Bees & Wannabes" as well as numerous other publications. She founded the Empower Program, a national violence prevention program, in 1992. She is "an internationally recognised author on children, teens, parenting, education and social justice". (www.rosalindwiseman.com)

Answer: Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin, a pioneer in molecular biology, born 25th July 1920 and died 16th April 1958. She was responsible for much of the research and discovery work that lead to the understanding of DNA.

Answer: Rosalind Chao

Chinese American actress Rosalind Chao was born 23rd September 1957. She had an early role as Klinger's girlfriend in "MASH" before taking roles in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". She has appeared in the Movies "The Joy Luck Club" and "A Thousand Pieces of Gold". More recently she played parts in "The West Wing" and "The OC".

Answer: Rosalind Allen

Rosalind Allen plays the part of Dr. Wendy Smith in this television show from the mid 1990s. She has also had minor roles in some lesser known movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The UK Terrestrial Cult TV site describes her as a "Cult TV Babe".

Answer: Alberta

Rosalind is a small country village found in the central prairies of Alberta, Canada. It has a population of less than 300 but there is a golf course there.