Ok, just saw " Elizabeth The Golden Age " and loved Cate Blanchett once again. The definitive Elizabeth!
It occurs to me that along with The Spartans, Mad Roman Emperors, Joan of Arc, The (American) Civil War; Napoleon, WW1 & 2, that The Elizabethan Era rocked!
I mean, who really cares about The Teapot Dome Scandal when you can read about Mary, Queen of Scots?
So, here's a pop quiz: 10 questions, There's only ONE right answer for each, 1 point per correct answer, none deducted for incorrect ones.
Check your final Elizabethan IQ score at the bottom.
Ready?
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1. The Spanish Inquisition was established by:
A. The Duke de Lorca, as a (failed) power play against the Queen of Spain, it then snowballed out of control
B. Pope Alexander the 6th, father of Lucrezia Borgia, and a Spaniard.
C. Isabella and Ferdinand, shortly before they bankrolled Columbus
D Ignatious of Loyola and his Jesuits, as a response against Protestantism
2. Mary, Queen of Scots was
A. Elizabeth's half-sister
B. About as French as you could get for a Queen of Scots
C. The daughter of Henry Stewart
D. Nicknamed " Bloody Mary "
3. Mary of Guise died
A. Poisoned by Sir Francis Walsingham (or his agents)
B. Poor
C. Of dropsy
D. Leading the Scots in battle
4. Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth's " favorite "
A. Though a ladies' man, always remained Elizabeth's loyal subject.
B. For reasons never fully explained, plotted with The Duke of Norfolk against Elizabeth, but she spared his life.
C. Was executed by Elizabeth for his treason
D. Never held military command.
5. Mary Tudor
A. Plotted with The Earl of Hertford to assasinate her Protestant brother Edward, but was foiled by Miles Hendon
B. Unlike Elizabeth, was not a bright child, in fact she was a source of embarassment to her father.
C. A fervent Catholic, she was opposed by the vast majority of the English upon her accession to the throne.
D.Was in love with Prince Phillip , before he became King Phillip the Second of Spain, and sent The Armada against England.
6. Edward the Sixth
A. Was succeeded by Lady Jane Grey to the English Throne
B. Was a mathematical prodigy, and a student of Dr. Dee.
C. Was betrothed to Catherine Parr
D. Was a stillborn child.
7. Elizabeth
A. Had red hair and blue eyes
B. Decreed The Archbishop of Canterbury head of the Anglican church.
C. Never met Phillip the Second, her archenemy
D. Was Phillip's sister in law.
8. Phillip the Second
A. Was declared King of England by Mary Tudor
C. Was declared King of Scotland by Mary, Queen of Scots
D. Was declared Anathema by Edward the Sixth
E. Was declared an idiot by Mary of Guise.
9 The Armada was commanded by:
A. The Duke of Lorca, a rather Machiavellian character and opportunist.
B. The Duke of Medina Sidonia, who suffered from sea sickness, and thought it was a dumb plan.
C. Don Diego Vega, the king's favorite and a national military hero
D. The Duke of Parma, a brilliant general.
10. The Spanish Inquisition ended
A. In 1834
B. In 1958
C. In 1789
D. It never officially ended.
OK, finished? Now you can check Wikipedia
Score:
10 Right---------------------------------You're a Prince of the Realm, go to Windsor castle and tell Liz #2 that she may knight you.
9. Right----------------------------------You're a professor of Renaissance history at Oxford. Or you sould have been.
8. Right----------------------------------You're a vicar who is embarassed that the Anglican Church was founded by a serial wife killer, but love England.
7 .Right----------------------------------You don't fall for trick questions and tend to cheat on tests.
6. Right----------------------------------You're a priest who is embarassed by The Inquisition but even more by The Armada's failure, and love Spain.
5. Right----------------------------------You're a fellow romantic, and wish you could go back in a time machine to visit those crazy Elizabethans
4, Right----------------------------------You get history mixed up with films a little too much, can't tell your Marys apart and fall for trick questions.
3. Right----------------------------------You can locate England on a map.
2. Right----------------------------------You believe The Germans attacked Pearl Harbor.
1. Right----------------------------------You're a Hollywood screenwriter
None -------------------------------------You think this stuff is for sissies, could care less about Liz and Mary, and will never vote for a woman president.
May you live in interesting times,
Cheers
Mario
It occurs to me that along with The Spartans, Mad Roman Emperors, Joan of Arc, The (American) Civil War; Napoleon, WW1 & 2, that The Elizabethan Era rocked!
I mean, who really cares about The Teapot Dome Scandal when you can read about Mary, Queen of Scots?
So, here's a pop quiz: 10 questions, There's only ONE right answer for each, 1 point per correct answer, none deducted for incorrect ones.
Check your final Elizabethan IQ score at the bottom.
Ready?
------------------------------------------------------------
1. The Spanish Inquisition was established by:
A. The Duke de Lorca, as a (failed) power play against the Queen of Spain, it then snowballed out of control
B. Pope Alexander the 6th, father of Lucrezia Borgia, and a Spaniard.
C. Isabella and Ferdinand, shortly before they bankrolled Columbus
D Ignatious of Loyola and his Jesuits, as a response against Protestantism
2. Mary, Queen of Scots was
A. Elizabeth's half-sister
B. About as French as you could get for a Queen of Scots
C. The daughter of Henry Stewart
D. Nicknamed " Bloody Mary "
3. Mary of Guise died
A. Poisoned by Sir Francis Walsingham (or his agents)
B. Poor
C. Of dropsy
D. Leading the Scots in battle
4. Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth's " favorite "
A. Though a ladies' man, always remained Elizabeth's loyal subject.
B. For reasons never fully explained, plotted with The Duke of Norfolk against Elizabeth, but she spared his life.
C. Was executed by Elizabeth for his treason
D. Never held military command.
5. Mary Tudor
A. Plotted with The Earl of Hertford to assasinate her Protestant brother Edward, but was foiled by Miles Hendon
B. Unlike Elizabeth, was not a bright child, in fact she was a source of embarassment to her father.
C. A fervent Catholic, she was opposed by the vast majority of the English upon her accession to the throne.
D.Was in love with Prince Phillip , before he became King Phillip the Second of Spain, and sent The Armada against England.
6. Edward the Sixth
A. Was succeeded by Lady Jane Grey to the English Throne
B. Was a mathematical prodigy, and a student of Dr. Dee.
C. Was betrothed to Catherine Parr
D. Was a stillborn child.
7. Elizabeth
A. Had red hair and blue eyes
B. Decreed The Archbishop of Canterbury head of the Anglican church.
C. Never met Phillip the Second, her archenemy
D. Was Phillip's sister in law.
8. Phillip the Second
A. Was declared King of England by Mary Tudor
C. Was declared King of Scotland by Mary, Queen of Scots
D. Was declared Anathema by Edward the Sixth
E. Was declared an idiot by Mary of Guise.
9 The Armada was commanded by:
A. The Duke of Lorca, a rather Machiavellian character and opportunist.
B. The Duke of Medina Sidonia, who suffered from sea sickness, and thought it was a dumb plan.
C. Don Diego Vega, the king's favorite and a national military hero
D. The Duke of Parma, a brilliant general.
10. The Spanish Inquisition ended
A. In 1834
B. In 1958
C. In 1789
D. It never officially ended.
OK, finished? Now you can check Wikipedia
Score:
10 Right---------------------------------You're a Prince of the Realm, go to Windsor castle and tell Liz #2 that she may knight you.
9. Right----------------------------------You're a professor of Renaissance history at Oxford. Or you sould have been.
8. Right----------------------------------You're a vicar who is embarassed that the Anglican Church was founded by a serial wife killer, but love England.
7 .Right----------------------------------You don't fall for trick questions and tend to cheat on tests.
6. Right----------------------------------You're a priest who is embarassed by The Inquisition but even more by The Armada's failure, and love Spain.
5. Right----------------------------------You're a fellow romantic, and wish you could go back in a time machine to visit those crazy Elizabethans
4, Right----------------------------------You get history mixed up with films a little too much, can't tell your Marys apart and fall for trick questions.
3. Right----------------------------------You can locate England on a map.
2. Right----------------------------------You believe The Germans attacked Pearl Harbor.
1. Right----------------------------------You're a Hollywood screenwriter
None -------------------------------------You think this stuff is for sissies, could care less about Liz and Mary, and will never vote for a woman president.
May you live in interesting times,
Cheers
Mario
