June Happenings Quiz

Is it really accurate to say that any wife of a King of England is actually "crowned Queen of England"? I only guessed people who had reigned as monarchs (assumed it was Elizabeth but obviously turned out to be too early).

No, they don't automatically become "Queen" but the King can chose to crown them as such, as Henry did with Catherine of Aragorn and Anne Boleyn. As far as I remember, Anne was the last one Henry crowned and his later wives didn't become Queen.

Just curious - why does Anne Boleyn require a last name if she was Queen of England? Don't most of the royals (like Prince William, Queen Victoria, King Louis XIV in this quiz) just go by their first name?

I'm not sure, but I suppose it's possible that it's not to confuse her with the ruling monarch, as that's what 'Queen' implies, same way Catherine of Aragon was never called Queen Catherine either. There was also lots of rivalry going on between the Aragonese and Boleyn factions, especially after Henry divorced Catherine, so I guess they would have also wanted their family name to be explicitly close to the throne.

Also Henry had two wives called Anne and three called Catherine, so last names are used to distinguish between them. Primarily though, it is because they were not queens when they married, so they are still referred to by their last name in terms of their marriage, just like we might refer to someone's wife by their surname even if they take their husband's surname after marriage, ie "John Smith later got married to Eleanor Jones".

I think you should maybe accept OJ

Why does LA never count for los angeles...always throws me off

You can tell how American-based Jetpunk is when 39% get cricket. 39%!