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Quiz about So You Think You Know Jean Plaidy

So You Think You Know Jean Plaidy? Quiz

Jean Plaidy was the pseudonym of a prolific author of over 150 gothic and historical novels.

A multiple-choice quiz by gemini_chick. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gemini_chick

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,800

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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275

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Jean Plaidy's (which was a pseudonym in itself) most well-known pseudonym, under which she wrote gothic novels set in Victorian England? Hint

Eleanor Carr

Victoria Hibbert

Philippa Holt

Victoria Holt

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many volumes are there in the Plantagenet saga? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which wife of Henry VIII was the subject of the book, "The Sixth Wife"? Hint

Anne Boleyn

Katherine Parr

Katherine of Aragon

Catherine Howard

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Question 4 of 10

4. What were the titles of the two children's books she wrote? Hint

"The Young Henry VIII" and "The Young Elizabeth"

"The Young Mary, Queen of Scots" and "The Young Mary Tudor"

"The Young Anne Boleyn" and The Young Elizabeth"

"The Young Elizabeth" and "The Young Mary, Queen of Scots"

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Louis the Well-Beloved", "The Road to Compiegne", and "Flaunting, Extravagant Queen" are the titles in which series? Hint

The Medici Trilogy

The French Revolution Series

The Lucrezia Borgia Series

The Isabella and Ferdinand Trilogy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Jean Plaidy's real name? Hint

Kathleen Alice Hibbert

Alice Eleanor Burford

Eleanor Alice Burford

Eleanor Ford Hibbert

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what city was Jean Plaidy born? Hint

New York

London

Boston

Liverpool

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was her first published book as Jean Plaidy? Hint

The Plantagenet Prelude

Together They Ride

The Murder In the Tower

The King's Secret Matter

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Question 9 of 10

9. She wrote a nonfiction trilogy widely regarded as one of the best on what topic? Hint

Queen Elizabeth I

The Spanish Inquisition

The Wives of Henry VIII

The French Revolution

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jean Plaidy died while on a sea cruise.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Jean Plaidy's (which was a pseudonym in itself) most well-known pseudonym, under which she wrote gothic novels set in Victorian England?

Answer: Victoria Holt

She also wrote under the names Eleanor Hibbert, Ellalice Tate, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Anna Percival, and Kathleen Kellow.

2. How many volumes are there in the Plantagenet saga?

Answer: 14

In order: 'The Plantagenet Prelude', 'The Revolt of Eaglets', 'The Heart of the Lion', 'The Prince of Darkness', 'The Battle of the Queens', 'The Queen from Provence', 'Hammer of the Scots' (Edward Longshanks), 'The Follies of the King', 'The Vow on the Heron', 'Passage to Pontefract', 'The Star of Lancaster', 'Epitaph for Three Women', 'Red Rose of Anjou', and 'The Sun in Splendor'.

3. Which wife of Henry VIII was the subject of the book, "The Sixth Wife"?

Answer: Katherine Parr

Besides Anne of Cleves, Katherine Parr was the only wife of Henry VIII to escape with her life - and that's only because he died!

4. What were the titles of the two children's books she wrote?

Answer: "The Young Elizabeth" and "The Young Mary, Queen of Scots"

These two rival monarchs were actually first cousins.

5. "Louis the Well-Beloved", "The Road to Compiegne", and "Flaunting, Extravagant Queen" are the titles in which series?

Answer: The French Revolution Series

There is also a fourth, very hard-to-find book in the series called "The Queen of Diamonds".

6. What was Jean Plaidy's real name?

Answer: Eleanor Alice Burford

When she married she became Mrs. George Percival Hibbert.

7. In what city was Jean Plaidy born?

Answer: London

She spent her childhood there and began writing to occupy her time when an illness forced her to quit school.

8. What was her first published book as Jean Plaidy?

Answer: Together They Ride

"Together They Ride" was published in 1945 and her last book as Plaidy, "The Rose Without A Thorn" was published in 1993, the year of her death.

9. She wrote a nonfiction trilogy widely regarded as one of the best on what topic?

Answer: The Spanish Inquisition

The 'Spanish Inquisition' trilogy was written in tandem with the fictional 'Ferdinand and Isabella' series which was about the Spanish King and Queen who started it.

10. Jean Plaidy died while on a sea cruise.

Answer: True

She even brought her typewriter with her on her frequent cruises so that she could write her typical five hours per day.

Source: Author gemini_chick

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