Quiz About Famous Wives

Trivia Questions I

1. In the Rocky films, what was the name of Rocky's wife?
2. Who married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 and she was 26?
3. Zipporah is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of who?
4. In the sitcom Dad's Army what was the name of Captain Mainwaring's wife?








5. Who married archaeologist Max Mallowan in 1930?
6. What was the first name of the wife of King William IV?
7. Louis XVI was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy. Who was his wife?
8. Who did Percy Gibson marry in 2002?
9. Which Henry did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry?
10. Who married English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia?
11. What is the name of the wife of the Greek god Zeus?
12. Who was the first wife of English musician Chris Martin?
13. Frieda von Richthofen, related to the famous Red Baron, was the wife of which 20th century English writer?
14. Whose first wife was actress Jayne Wyman?
15. Which English singer was married to musician John Dankworth?
16. Which American actress was the lat wife of actor Humphrey Bogart?
17. Who married photographer Linda Eastman in 1969?
18. Which actress married tennis star Andre Agassi in 1997?
19. Leofric, an Earl of Mercia in the 11th century, is most remembered as the husband of who?
20. Can you name the two former wives of singer and musician Liam Gallagher?
21. Travelling together on the Channel 4 series Great Canal Journeys, who is the wife of Timothy West?
22. What was the first name of the wife of Filipino politician Ferdinand Marcos?
23. Mickey Rooney was married eight times. Can you name his first wife?
24. Who had a public affair with Steve McQueen on the set of The Getaway and married him in 1973?
25. Who was the famous wife of British comedy magician and actor "the Great Soprendo"?
26. What is the first name of Lady Hogg, who was married to the playwright Tom Stoppard from 1972 to 1992?
27. Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII, from their marriage in 1509 until the annulment in 1533?
28. Who was the wife of Ahab, the seventh king of Israel?
29. Most of The Pink Panther films were written and directed by Blake Edwards. Who was his actress wife?
30. Whose husband was Menelaus, the king of Sparta?
31. Which town in Australia was named after the wife of telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd?
32. In Norse mythology who was Odin's wife?

Answers:

1. Adrian
2. William Shakespeare
3. Moses
4. Elizabeth
5. Agatha Christie
6. Adelaide
7. Marie Antoinette
8. Joan Collins
9. Henry II
10. Pocahontas
11. Hera
12. Gwyneth Paltrow
13. D.H. Lawrence
14. Ronald Regan
15. Cleo Laine
16. Lauren Bacall
17. Paul McCartney
18. Brooke Shields
19. Lady Godiva
20. Patsy Kensit and Nicole Appleton
21. Prunella Scales
22. Imelda
23. Ava Gardner
24. Ali McGraw
25. Victoria Wood
26. Miriam
27. Catherine of Aragon
28. Jezebel
29. Julie Andrews
30. Helen of Troy
31. Alice Springs
32. Frigg or Freya