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Mistresses Trivia Quiz

Behind a great man, there is a great woman, and in some cases, the woman is not the spouse.

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

Author
Babilonia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,864

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
433

Question 1 of 10

1. She was a queen in her own right, the last of a dynasty. When she met the one who would be her lover, Julius Caesar, she was - it is said - inside a rolled up carpet. Who was she? Hint

Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra II

Agrippina

Messalina

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Question 2 of 10

2. King Henry VIII loved her. She was born c. 1498. Her father was a royal official and she became a was maid of honor to Queen Catherine of Aragon. She had a son by the king who was called Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl of Nottingham. Do you know her name? Hint

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Howard

Mary Boleyn

Elizabeth Blount

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Question 3 of 10

3. This lady is not as well known as her son, Don Juan of Austria, a Spanish prince fathered by Charles V of Spain, who was also Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. When the king went to Flanders, one of his territories, he met a German singer and had an affair with her. Who was she? Hint

Barbara Blomberg

Heidi von Dohlen

Barbara van Pelt

Elizabeth Jung

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Question 4 of 10

4. This lady had a very close 20 year relationship with the French King Henry II of Valois, who gave her the most beautiful castle of the times. When the king died in an accident, his wife, Catherine of Medici, forced the lady to exchange the Castle of Chenonceau for the Castle de Chaumont. Who was this lady? Hint

Marie de Guise

Nicole de Savigny

Diane de Poitiers

Anne de Pisseleu

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Question 5 of 10

5. This lady was Hernan Cortes mistress, who, during Cortes' conquest of Mexico, helped as interpreter because she knew Nahuatl and also the Mayan language. There was a priest who knew Mayan, and Cortes would speak to the priest in Spanish, the priest, who had been left in Mexico by other conquerors, would translate for this lady into Mayan and then, she would speak to the Aztecs in Nahuatl. What is this lady's name? Hint

Dona Marina

Dona Soledad

Dona Perfecta

Dona Dolores

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Question 6 of 10

6. She was Louis XIV's mistress but later became his morganatic wife. She met the king when she went to work for Louis XIV's previous mistress, Madame de Montespan, who had several children by the king. She was in charge of the children's education and captivated the king with her beauty and charming personality in contrast to the moody Madame de Montespan. Who was she? Hint

Marie, Princesses de Cleves

Louise de la Valiere

Francoise, Marquise de Maintenon

Eleanore de Habsbourg

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Question 7 of 10

7. Her name was Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, born in 1721. She was raised by the Ursuline Sisters and her parents also gave her a very good education. She was an accomplished actress and a very beautiful lady who had a ten year relationship with King Louis XV. He built the Petit Trianon for her but she never used it because she died. Do you know this lady?
Hint

Madame de Clervaux

Madame Dubarry

Madame de Pompadour

Madame de Sauvigny

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Question 8 of 10

8. This lady was Napoleon's lover after they met in Poland, her native land. She was hesitant to accept the emperor's advances but some aristocrats persuaded her to get close to Napoleon so that she could use her influence in Poland's favor, as the emperor could help the Poles regain their independence. What was her name? Hint

Josephine Bearnais

Maria Walewska

Maria Leczszynska

Eugenia de Montijo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States and main author of the Declaration of Independence, inherited this slave from his father in law and when he went to the White House, already a widower, historians speculate that the president had a relationship with this slave who bore him several children. Who was this slave? Hint

Dollie Smith

Ana Mae Watson

Sally Hemings

Mary Duncan

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Question 10 of 10

10. She was King Edward VIII's love, an American socialite, twice divorced. Her first husband was a US naval officer and her second husband, a rich shipping executive. The King loved her so much that he abdicated so he could marry a twice divorced woman. Who was she? Hint

Gloria Swanson

Wallis Simpson

Louise Brooks

Mae Marsh

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. She was a queen in her own right, the last of a dynasty. When she met the one who would be her lover, Julius Caesar, she was - it is said - inside a rolled up carpet. Who was she?

Answer: Cleopatra VII

Nobody really knows what Cleopatra looked like, but it is said that although not a beauty, she was very attractive and had charm and intelligence. Ttwo very important men loved her, Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony.
Cleopatra was a very ambitious woman. She was responsible for the death of her sister Arsinoe IV and also possibly involved in the drowning of her brother.

Answer: Elizabeth Blount

Elizabeth Blount had the reputation of being very beautiful but there is no known painting of her.

Her relationship with King Henry lasted about eight years and after that, she married Gilbert Tailboys, a nobleman, and had six other children. After his death she married again and gave birth to a further three children.

Answer: Barbara Blomberg

We do not know much about Barbara Blomberg. It is said she was a singer from Regensburg in Germany. Her son, Don Juan of Austria, had a short life but he covered himself with glory in the Battle of Lepanto against the Turks. He is buried in the Escorial, the monastery and palace built by Don Juan's brother, Phillip II, who received his half brother when Charles V died, and brought him to his court.

Answer: Diane de Poitiers

Diane de Poitiers was born in 1499 to an aristocratic family and had a thorough all-round Renaissance education. She was 20 years older than the king, but her beauty, tact, trustworthiness and outstanding intellectual abilities made him love her very much. He entrusted much of his Latin correspondence to her and she was even allowed to sign some letters on his behalf - a very rare distinction. He showered her with gifts, including a house in Paris and estates that gave her large revenues. She died in 1566.

There is a well known painting of her (topless) by Fran�ois Clouet.

Answer: Dona Marina

Dona Marina, also known as "La Malinche", had a son by Heran Cortes, Don Martin Cortes in 1522. This son was raised by his father' s family.
Many historians credit a significant role to Dona Marina in the conquest of Tenochtitlan. One of them says that Dona Marina was central to Cortes' success.

Answer: Francoise, Marquise de Maintenon

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon married the king in secret and their marriage was not made public. She was married to the king from 1685 till his death in 1715. She spent her childhood in the French island of Martinique where she married an older man but returned to France in 1647 where her husband died a few months later.

Answer: Madame de Pompadour

Madame de Pompadour remained in Versailles after her relationship with the king became one of friendship. When she died of pulmonary consumption, he mourned her for many years.

Answer: Maria Walewska

Maria Walewska maintained a relationship with Napoleon for several years, accompanying him to Paris. She had his only son, Alexandre Walewski, who lived to adulthood and received a title of nobility in France.

Answer: Sally Hemings

Sally had six children with Jefferson. For many years, some historians did not agree with this theory but now it is considered a fact.

Answer: Wallis Simpson

King Edward and Wallis had a seven year affair before he married her. They would often be seen together at parties, and also on a Mediterranean cruise and a skiing trip. She was his companion at the formal dinner offered after he was proclaimed King of the United Kingdom. Since the British and Dominion governments opposed this marriage, he abdicated in December 1936, having been king for less than a year. Edward VIII, who became Duke of Windsor when he abdicated, and Wallis spent a good part of their married life in the Bahamas and in France.

They stayed together for 35 years until his death in 1972.

Source: Author Babilonia

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