Anne Who? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway of Shottery married William Shakespeare in 1582 when he was eighteen. She was several years his senior, and they lived apart for much of the marriage with Anne and her children, Judith, Hamnet and Susannah, remaining in Stratford while Will worked in London. When Will died, he left Anne his "second best bed" which is not an insult, since the best bed was actually a spare one!

Stratford was Shakespeare's hometown, Hart was the married name of his sister Joanna and Arden was his mother, Mary's, maiden name.

Answer: Anne Blythe

Anne Shirley met Gilbert Blythe in "Anne of Green Gables", was friendly with him in "Anne of Avonlea", and became engaged to him in "Anne of the Island". In "Anne of Windy Willows" (aka "Anne of Windy Poplars") she corresponded with him while working away from home. They married in "Anne's House of Dreams". The answer to this question is therefore "Anne Blythe".

Anne was the creation of L.M. Montgomery. Cuthbert was the surname of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert who adopted Anne, and Avonlea was the name of the town where she lived.

Answer: Anne Bonney

Anne Cormac was born in 1698 in Cork County Ireland, and brought up in the US. At 16, she married James Bonney, but later ran away with "Calico" Jack Rackman on his pirate ship "Revenge". On board she met Mary Read, and the two women became friends. Eventually, in late 1720, Jack Rackman was hanged, Mary died of fever and Anne, who had also been sentenced to hang, vanished into history.

Answer: Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn was born in around 1501 (or possibly 1507). Henry the Eighth fell in love with her while still married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. He divorced Catherine and married Anne in 1533. Anne's daughter, Elizabeth, later became Queen of England, but her only son was born dead. Anne was executed on charges of adultery in 1536.

Answer: Anne Frank

Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. Her real name was Anneliese, but she was known to her family, and is known to history, as Anne. In 1933 Anne's family fled from Nazi Germany to Holland, where the German occupation in 1940 sent them into hiding for two years. They were discovered, and Anne died in Bergen-Belsen in 1945.

Answer: Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves, known rudely as "the Flanders Mare", was married to Henry after the death of his third wife, Jane. Henry had seen a painting of Anne by Hans Holbein, but he was disappointed to find that the artist had flattered her.

Anne was born in 1515, married Henry in 1540 and was divorced six months later. She died in 1557.

Answer: Princess Anne

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is the daughter of Queen Elizabeth the Second and Prince Phillip.

Answer: Anne Brontė

Anne Brontė was born in Yorkshire in 1820, and died in 1849. Her famous sisters were Emily and Charlotte, and her brother was named Branwell. Two other sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, died in childhood. Anne's best known books are "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall".

Answer: Anne Fine

Anne Fine was born in 1947, and lives in County Durham with her husband. She has two grown up daughters. Her books have won several awards, and she was Children's Laureate, 2001 - 2003.

Anne Rivers Siddons is from Fairburn, Georgia, and her books include "Peachtree Road", Anne Rice is from New Orleans, and her books include "Interview With the Vampire", Her real first name is (or was) Howard, but she adopted "Anne" when she was a child. Anne Spencer Parry was the author of "The Land Behind The World" and several sequels, published in the 1980s.

Answer: Saint Anne

Saint Anne is the name usually given to the mother of the Virgin Mary. Her name may have been Hannah, which is an alternative version of Anne or Anna. Saint Anne's story is told in the Gospel of James, from the Apocryphal New Testament. According to the tale Anne and her husband, Joachim, were childless and Anne promised that if she had a child she would dedicate him, or her, to God. And she did.