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Can You Name the Scandal That Led to a Queen’s Execution? Test Your Historical Knowledge!

What affair led to the execution of an English queen?

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Howard

Mary I

Elizabeth I

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was executed after her affairs, most notably with Thomas Culpeper, were uncovered, leading directly to her tragic fate.

Which Italian artist had an affair that influenced Renaissance art?

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Raphael

Titian

Raphael’s romantic life, especially his affair with Margarita Luti (La Fornarina), is famously known to have inspired many of his artworks, which remain significant to the study of Renaissance art.

Which Queen’s relationship with Robert Dudley sparked scandal?

Queen Victoria

Mary, Queen of Scots

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Anne

Queen Elizabeth I’s close relationship with Robert Dudley led to widespread speculation and scandal, as many suspected they were secretly lovers, though it was never officially acknowledged.

Which U.S. President’s long-term relationship before his presidency was revealed posthumously?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Warren G. Harding

Lyndon B. Johnson

James Garfield

Warren G. Harding’s affair with Carrie Phillips was revealed long after his death, through love letters that surfaced, showing a deep and complex relationship before and during his political career.

Which French queen’s affair helped instigate a national scandal?

Marie Antoinette

Anne of Brittany

Catherine de’ Medici

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Marie Antoinette’s rumored affairs, particularly with Count Axel von Fersen, contributed to her image problems and were used by her political enemies to fuel discontent during the French Revolution.

Which French philosopher’s romantic letters to a Russian empress were published?

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Denis Diderot

Montesquieu

Voltaire’s correspondence with Catherine the Great of Russia revealed a deep intellectual and emotional relationship, though primarily platonic, these letters show the breadth of their mutual respect and admiration.

Which King of England abdicated the throne for the woman he loved?

Henry VIII

Charles II

Edward VIII

George VI

Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. This decision led to a constitutional crisis and his eventual replacement by his brother, George VI.

Who was the lover of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley’s wife before their elopement?

Lord Byron

John Keats

William Godwin

Thomas Jefferson Hogg

Thomas Jefferson Hogg was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and was infamously involved with Shelley’s first wife, Harriet, which caused considerable personal tension.

Which British Prime Minister’s love letters to his mistress were sold at auction?

Winston Churchill

Harold Macmillan

William Gladstone

Benjamin Disraeli

Harold Macmillan’s love letters to Lady Dorothy Cavendish, revealing a long-standing affair, were sold at auction, providing insight into his private emotional life.

Which future French president had a lengthy affair with Anne Pingeot, documented through letters?

François Mitterrand

Jacques Chirac

Nicolas Sarkozy

Emmanuel Macron

François Mitterrand’s long-term affair with Anne Pingeot was widely publicized after his death, when their love letters were published, offering insights into his private life and personality.

Which Russian czar was reputed to have numerous affairs, including with Catherine the Great?

Peter the Great

Ivan the Terrible

Nicholas II

Alexander II

Peter the Great is known for his reforms and expansive influence on Russia, and his personal life, including a supposed affair with the future Empress Catherine the Great, also drew considerable attention.

Who did Cleopatra famously have an affair with, altering Roman politics?

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Augustus Caesar

Nero

Cleopatra had significant romantic and political relationships with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her affair with Mark Antony, however, is particularly famous for its deep impact on Roman politics, leading to the Battle of Actium and the eventual downfall of the Roman Republic.

Which French leader’s affair with Joséphine significantly influenced his personal and political life?

Louis XIV

Napoleon Bonaparte

Charles de Gaulle

François Hollande

Napoleon Bonaparte’s relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais was profoundly influential on him both personally and politically. Their marriage and subsequent affairs shaped many of his decisions and actions as a leader.

Which British royal’s affair led to a series of recorded phone conversations being leaked?

Prince Charles

Prince Andrew

Prince William

Prince Harry

Prince Charles’s affair with Camilla Parker Bowles was publicly confirmed when intimate phone conversations between the two were leaked, causing a scandal.

Who was the American President famously known to have a secret affair with Marilyn Monroe?

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

President John F. Kennedy is rumored to have had an affair with actress Marilyn Monroe. This relationship has been widely speculated upon and remains a part of the lore surrounding both figures.

Which U.S. President’s affair and subsequent child with Sally Hemings have historians confirmed?

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves, has been confirmed through historical and genetic evidence, revealing they had several children together.

The affair of which poet with Fanny Brawne inspired famous romantic poetry?

William Wordsworth

John Keats

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Lord Byron

John Keats had a deep and influential love affair with Fanny Brawne, which inspired much of his best-known poetry, highlighting his deep emotional and creative responses to their relationship.

The secret relationship of which actress with Spencer Tracy lasted nearly three decades?

Audrey Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Elizabeth Taylor

Grace Kelly

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy maintained a secret relationship for about 27 years, throughout Tracy’s marriage and until his death. Their relationship was widely acknowledged only posthumously.

Which early American statesman’s affair almost ended his political career?

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Alexander Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds became America’s first major political scandal, known as the Reynolds Pamphlet, in which Hamilton publicly confessed to the affair to clear charges of financial misconduct.

Who was the influential mistress of Louis XV of France?

Madame de Pompadour

Marie Antoinette

Marie Louise

Diane de Poitiers

Madame de Pompadour was the official chief mistress of Louis XV for many years and had a significant influence on French politics and culture, supporting various artists and advising the king on diplomatic matters.

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