Famous Mirandas Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Tempest

"The Tempest" featured a character named Miranda. She was the daughter of Prospero, who was the exiled Duke of Milan. This play setting was a remote island, Miranda and her father had spent twelve years on the island, as a result of Prospero's brothers scheming.

Answer: She who must be admired

The name Miranda means "she who must be admired". Miranda has a Latin origin, equivalent being Mirandus and according to (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Miranda), has 18 variations in its spelling.

Answer: Carmen Miranda

Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, was of course Carmen Miranda. Carmen was born in Portugal and at a young age, with her mother and sister relocated to Brazil. Carmen became famous as a samba dancer and actress. She was associated with wearing a fruit decoration on her head, whilst appearing in the 1943 movie "The Gang's All Here".

Answer: Ruth Ellis

On 13th July, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in the UK. Ellis had been charged with the murder of her lover. Her final day was at Holloway prison, she was hanged by Albert Pierrepoint.

Answer: Uranus

Miranda is one of the many moons belonging to the planet Uranus. Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. This planet has many other moons, Ariel, Titania, Oberon, and Umbriel being the most recognized, probably due to the fact that one can relate these names to literature. Ariel, Titania, Oberon are characters from Shakespeare plays, and Umbriel is a character from "The Rape of the Lock" a poem written by Alexander Pope. Pope was renowned with his fascination in regards to the work of Homer.

Answer: New Zealand

The Miranda Shorebird Centre can be found in New Zealand. Situated SE of Auckland, this site is a haven for birdwatchers worldwide.

Answer: Dragonwyck

Anya Seton born in New York 1906, wrote Dragonwyck, which was published in 1944. The main character being Miranda Wells, a poor distant relative of Nicholas Van Ryan, whom she becomes besotted with.

Answer: a doll

Miranda has hidden an antique porcelain doll in the closet, away from her mother. The doll had been given to Miranda by one of her mothers friends, Miranda's mother being recently divorced had developed feminist tendencies, and Miranda felt that the presence of the doll would upset her mother.

Answer: carnivore

We have all heard of flytraps, and of course they are carnivore, the most well known is the Venus flytrap. Researching for Mirandas, led me to Nepentles Miranda, a carnivorous plant which can be found in Asia. The plant can be found growing under trees or on them. Nepantles Miranda, dissolves the captured insects in a similar way to the human stomach in its process of digestion.

Answer: Hispanic

Ernesto Miranda was a Hispanic man, who after being arrested for theft in 1963, also confessed to a crime of a sexual nature, with no lawyers present. Within hours he was charged. There was no alleged physical evidence, and apparently no credible witnesses.

In 1966, the original sentence of twenty years was reduced to eleven years following a second trial. As a result "Miranda rights" were established. "Miranda rights", or the Miranda warning should be issued to all arrested criminals, by the arresting officer. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you".

There are variations to the wording quoted above.