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Roses Roses Trivia Quiz

Roses, Roses, how well do you know these?

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,007

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
345

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the title of this famous Irish lovesong.
"The Rose of ___" Hint

Erin

Kilkenny

Tralee

Kildare

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was known as the Rose of Raby? Hint

Mary O'Connor

Margaret Tudor

Cicely Neville

Mary Boleyn

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete the title of the song. "Sweet Rosie ___" Hint

Malone

Duffy

Macree

O'Grady

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Question 4 of 10

4. "A rose by any other name" is a quote from which of Shakespeare's plays? Hint

As You Like It

Romeo and Juliet

The Merchant of Venice

The Taming of the Shrew

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who starred as Rose Tyler in "Doctor Who"?

Answer: (First name and surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Most people know the fairytale called "Snow White", but there is another with a similar title. Complete the title. "Snow White and __
__".

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Rose-Marie" or "Rose Marie" is the name of an operetta, play and film. In the 1935 film version ("Rose Marie"), Jeanette MacDonald starred as the heroine. What was her name? Hint

Marie de Flor

Rose de Flor

Rose Marie de Flor

Rose Marie Eddy

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Question 8 of 10

8. The "Mary Rose" was a famous warship belonging to which English King? Hint

Henry Vll

George V

Edward lV

Henry Vlll

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Question 9 of 10

9. Robert Burns wrote many famous poems. One of the best-loved is "A Red, Red Rose" (1794). What is the name of the girl in it? Hint

Mary

Jennie

Jean

Her name is never given

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Mighty Like a Rose" is the name of an album by Elvis Costello, but it's also a well-known song. In the song, who or what was "mighty like a rose"? Hint

The singer's wife

A pink cloud

An unknown girl

A baby boy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the title of this famous Irish lovesong. "The Rose of ___"

Answer: Tralee

The song, written by William Mulchinock, celebrates Mary O'Connor, the "Rose of Tralee".

2. Who was known as the Rose of Raby?

Answer: Cicely Neville

Cicely was the twelfth and youngest daughter of Ralph Neville,
Earl of Westmoreland, and his second wife, Joan Beaufort. (Neville had a total of 21 children.) She became the mother of Edward 4th.

3. Complete the title of the song. "Sweet Rosie ___"

Answer: O'Grady

"Sweet Rosie O'Grady" was written by Maude Nugent in 1896. It was a popular music hall song.

4. "A rose by any other name" is a quote from which of Shakespeare's plays?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" was first performed in 1594 or 1595. It has remained popular, and has been filmed, turned into a ballet and 'updated' as "West Side Story".

5. Who starred as Rose Tyler in "Doctor Who"?

Answer: Billie Piper

Rose Tyler is a nineteen-year-old English girl living with her mother when she meets the ninth Doctor in the department store where she works. Having faced killer autons and just missed seeing the Earth blow up, she enjoyed (or endured) several other adventures.

6. Most people know the fairytale called "Snow White", but there is another with a similar title. Complete the title. "Snow White and __ __".

Answer: Rose Red

"Snow White and Rose Red" ("Schneewei�chen und Rosenrot" in German) is, like "Snow White", a fairytale written or collected by the Brothers Grimm. Rather than being a princess, this Snow White is the daughter of a widow. She and her sister Rose Red (or Rose-Red) are kind-hearted girls. In the end, they marry two brothers, who happen to be princes.

7. "Rose-Marie" or "Rose Marie" is the name of an operetta, play and film. In the 1935 film version ("Rose Marie"), Jeanette MacDonald starred as the heroine. What was her name?

Answer: Marie de Flor

Jeanette MacDonald played opera singer Marie de Flor opposite Nelson Eddy's mountie hero. The "Rose" comes from the pseudonym she gives him while on the run.

8. The "Mary Rose" was a famous warship belonging to which English King?

Answer: Henry Vlll

Henry's "Mary Rose" was built in 1509 - 1511 and sank in 1545. It lay at the bottom of the sea for centuries, and was rediscovered in 1971 and raised in 1982. Conservation of the hull began immediately, with the plan of spraying the ship with water until 2010.

9. Robert Burns wrote many famous poems. One of the best-loved is "A Red, Red Rose" (1794). What is the name of the girl in it?

Answer: Her name is never given

Robert Burns had a number of affairs and quite a few illegitimate children, but finally married Jean Armour.

10. "Mighty Like a Rose" is the name of an album by Elvis Costello, but it's also a well-known song. In the song, who or what was "mighty like a rose"?

Answer: A baby boy

"Mighty Like a Rose" seems to have been written by Frank L. Stanton with music by Ethelbert Nevin, and exists in more than one version.

Source: Author Sallyo

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