Hand in Hand Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beren

Both were orphans when Tolkien met Edith Bratt in 1908 (he was 16 and she was 19). His guardian, considering her a distraction and disapproving of her Anglican religion, forbade contact between them until Tolkien reached the age of 21. Tolkien obeyed but, on his 21st birthday, wrote a letter to Edith asking her to marry him.

Edith was his lifelong muse and the inspiration for his enchanting elf characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Evenstar. They were married for 55 years and, by all reports, were devoted to each other and to their children.

Answer: hamburger, steak

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married for 50 years until his death from cancer in 2008. As actors, they made 11 films and one TV miniseries together. Paul also directed Joanne in five films. They made their home in Westport, Connecticut where they were famously devoted to each other, to their children and to philanthropy.

Answer: Although it is a monument to her memory, Mumtaz Mahal is not actually interred in the Taj Majal but in an elaborate pleasure garden nearby.

Mumtaz Mahal is, indeed, interred in the Taj Majal alongside her husband, Shah Jahan, who lived on another 35 years after her death. Although she was not his only wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal (meaning "The chosen one of the palace") was her husband's chief consort, trusted confidante and constant companion.

According to the official court chronicler, "The intimacy, deep affection, attention and favor which His Majesty had for the Cradle of Excellence (Mumtaz) exceeded by a thousand times what he felt for any other." When she died after 19 years of marriage, Shah Jahan went into a full year of seclusion to mourn his beloved wife.

Answer: Julia was 6'2" (almost 1.88 meters) tall.

Julia and Paul Cushing Child met when she was in her early 30s, which was considered to be spinster-aged in that era. Julia had never tried gourmet food until Paul, who loved fine cuisine, introduced her to it. After that there was no stopping her as she became the most celebrated French chef of her time.

Among his many talents, Paul was a poet who often wrote poems about his love for his wife. Unthreatened by her great success, Paul did anything and everything he could to support Julia's career. He even designed a kitchen to accommodate her height and cookware organizational preferences.

Julia wrote that they shared "... that lovely intertwining of life, mind, and soul that a good marriage is." And, "We are a team... We do everything together." Paul and Julia Child were married for 48 years until his death in 1994.

Answer: He died of a fractured skull after falling under a horse-drawn cart.

Pierre and Marie Curie were devoted to each other and to their two children. They made time to spend together on long bicycle rides and trips abroad in addition to their work.

Marie's discoveries regarding the radioactive elements uranium and thorium were so intriguing that Pierre left his own work to join her in her research. Their work together ultimately resulted in both receiving Nobel Prizes (although Pierre had to insist that they include Marie as a recipient of the prize even though their work was based on her own initial research).

After his death, Marie took his place teaching at the Sorbonne with the intention of creating a new world-class laboratory in Pierre's honor.

Answer: They were both undergraduates at UCLA when they met in 1941.

Jackie Robinson and Rachel Isum were married in 1946 and their marriage lasted for 26 years - until Jackie's death in 1972. In his autobiography, Jackie says of his marriage, "... we can honestly say that each of us has stood at the center of the other's existence; that we have honored and loved each other; that we have never broken our marriage contract and that we wouldn't trade a day of it -- not the sorrows or joys -- for all the gold in the world."

After his death, Rachel had many achievements including: psychiatric nurse, activist, author, Assistant Professor at Yale School of Nursing, Director of Nursing, founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, as well as establishing the Jackie Robinson Development Corporation to build housing for low- and moderate-income families.

Answer: Elizabeth's father did not want her to ever marry anyone.

Elizabeth Barrett was an invalid and six years older than Robert Browning who fell in love with her through reading her poetry. Even though Elizabeth's stern, controlling father did not want any of his children to marry, she conducted a discrete courtship with Robert Browning and the two were secretly married and moved to Italy in 1846 where they lived until her death in 1861. She was disinherited and her father never spoke to her again.

The two poets had one son and produced timeless poems that have told the story of their great love to every generation of readers.

Answer: They started living together while she was still married to someone else.

Rachel and Andrew Jackson were married twice. Their first marriage from 1791 to 1794 turned out to be bigamous and illegal. Rachel believed that her first husband had obtained a divorce in another state but, in fact, this was not true. After an actual divorce was obtained the Jackson's were married again and this, legal marriage, lasted from 1794 until Rachel's death in 1828.

Critics and political opponents often used these facts to enrage the quick-tempered Jackson by insulting his beloved wife's honor. In 1806 Jackson shot and killed attorney and famed marksman, Charles Dickinson, in a duel after Dickinson wrote insulting remarks about the couple in a local newspaper.

The scandal was also dredged up throughout Jackson's presidential campaign, causing much stress for Rachel who died of a heart attack just two weeks after his victory. Andrew Jackson was so distressed by the death of his wife that he had to be forcibly pulled from her so that her body could be prepared for burial.

Answer: Annie won: 25-24

Frank lost the bet (worth more than $2,000 today) but married Annie less than one year later. Annie became the wildly popular international star of many different circuses, shows, plays and early motion pictures. The most famous of these was probably Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show where she was billed as "Little Sure Shot." Frank was her (sometimes) performing partner and manager until they both retired.

After Annie died in 1926 at the age of 66; Frank refused to eat and died only 18 days later.

Answer: "...I was married to her for 38 years."

Despite their religious differences (he was Jewish and she was Irish Catholic) and the toll that show business can take on a marriage, George and Gracie were happily devoted to each other for almost four decades.

George lived for another 32 years after Gracie's death. During that time he had flowers delivered to her crypt every day and he visited there weekly until his death. After he was interred beside her, their marker was engraved to read, "Gracie Allen and George Burns - Together Again."