Ten Lords a'Leaping — a quiz.

Anne here, and because it's the tenth day of Christmas, the phrase "ten lords a'leaping" came to mind. And since it's a new year, I thought I'd try something a little bit different. So here, in the spirit of indoor games at holiday time, is a quiz about heroes who are lords (or dukes or marquesses or earls or barons, or perhaps even the sons of lords.) Unfortunately the technology I tried to use didn't work properly, so you'll have to write down your answers and check them on a different page. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it.

 1) Which lordly Heyer hero stole a kiss and quoted poetry on first meeting his heroine?

    a) Lord Bromford in THE GRAND SOPHY

    b) Lord Worth in REGENCY BUCK

    c) Lord Damerel in VENETIA

 2) Which very responsible Balogh lord married a girl whom his brother had accidentally caused to be compromised?

    a) Edmund Raine in THE GILDED WEB

    b) Wulfric Bedwyn in SLIGHTLY MARRIED

    c) Lord Carew in LORD CAREW'S BRIDE

3) Which Julie Garwood lord was first rescued by the heroine, then came back to kidnap her?


    a) Alec Kincaid in THE BRIDE

    b) Duncan, Baron Wexton in HONOR'S SPLENDOUR

    c) Baron Royce in THE PRIZE

4) Which rakish Kleypas lord was proposed to by a shy wallflower he barely knew?

    a) Sebastian St. Vincent in DEVIL IN WINTER

    b) Marcus, Lord Westcliff in IT HAPPENED ONE AUTUMN

    c) Derek Craven in DREAMING OF YOU

5) Which badly behaved, ugly and dissipated lord was tamed by a fiery heroine?

    a) Christopher Phelan in LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON

    b) Sebastian, Marquess of Dain in LORD OF SCOUNDRELS

    c) Simon Basset in THE DUKE AND I

6) Which Eloisa James lord limps instead of leaping?

    a) Garret Langham, Earl of Mayne in PLEASURE FOR PLEASURE

    b) Lord Strange in DUCHESS BY NIGHT

    c) Lord Marchant in WHEN BEAUTY TAMED THE BEAST

7) Which mad, bad & dangerously rakish lord was taught to love by a modest Quaker girl?

    a) Sebastian, Marquess of Dain in LORD OF SCOUNDRELS

    b) Christian Langland, Duke of Jervaulx in FLOWERS FROM THE STORM

    c) Lord Ian MacKenzie in THE MADNESS OF LORD IAN MACKENZIE

8) Which lordly Elizabeth Lowell hero seduced his lady by treating her like a bird of prey?

    a) Dominic Le Sabre in UNTAMED

    b) Duncan in FORBIDDEN

    c) Caleb Black in ONLY HIS

9) Which Johanna Lindsay lord was kidnapped to impregnate a lady, then kidnapped her back for revenge?

    a) Thorn in UNTIL FOREVER


    b) Warrick deChaville in PRISONER OF MY DESIRE


    c) Challen in WARRIOR'S WOMAN 10)

10) Which Anne Gracie lord fell head over heels in love with the plain sister and didn't even notice her beautiful siblings?

    a) Luke, Lord Ripton in BRIDE BY MISTAKE

    b) Magnus, Lord d'Arenville in TALLIE'S KNIGHT

    c) Gideon, Lord Carradice in THE PERFECT RAKE 

When you've finished and checked your score here, come back and tell us how you did. And perhaps you could suggest a favorite lord I missed.

Comments

[Peggy]

I read every one of these books, each is a favorite author. I still missed about 4. Didn't disappoint me just reminded me it was time for a reread. What a Pleasure it will be to delve into a loved book, Thank You for the quiz. Re-delving (probably not a word LOL but it should be)will lead to rereading the entire series. I know, I know, I am the bain of my favorite authors.

[Anne Gracie]

Peggy, don't apologize — making up the quiz had the same effect on me. I've now got a pile of old favorites sitting beside my bed,w aiting for the umpteenth re-read. I could easily have extended it to twenty lords or more — I had to miss out on heaps of my faves.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[Vonnie Hughes]

Different, Anne. Thoroughly enjoyed it though I got three wrong.

[Anne Gracie]

Thanks for dropping by, Vonnie. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Margot]

I got all of them except the Julie Garwood one, since I've never read any of her books.

Actually, I haven't read the ones by Johanna Lindsay or Elizabeth Lowell, either. But the Lindsay one I've seen discussed a number of times, and I've read the wrong answers for Lowell, so I still got them right

[Janice]

I only got 7 out of 10, but that was in spite of having read only 3 of the books in the group. I have no idea how that happened. Fun quiz, thank you.

[Anne Gracie]

Margot, they're oldies, but goodies — worth reading, I think.

Janice, I deliberately mixed golden oldies with some more recent gems. But I think some good deductive work was going on to get 7/10 when you'd only read 3 of the books.

[Beebs]

8 out of 10, wrong on numbers 1 and 3 but I haven't read those Heyer books or any Julie Garwood.....yet :)

Great fun, Anne! Missing Lords??? The only one I can think of is Devil Cynster, one of the very first rakish Lords I ever read and one I frequently return to :)

[Anne Gracie]

Beebs, I love Devil's Bride, too, and in fact I had a question about him, but when I was listing alternatives, I found it was too hard to come up with a definitive clue that applied to Devil and not the other Cynsters. In the end, I left him off the list and will save him for another day

And I think you might enjoy Venetia. Damerel is a very fine rakish hero and the humor is delicious.

[Patricia Rice]

Fantastic quiz, Teacher Anne! My memory won't allow me to recall names so I didn't even attempt to score, but you brought back fond memories of some fantastic books.

[Janga]

What fun, Anne! I love book quizzes, and this one reminded me of many of my favorite romances. I got nine of the ten correct, not too shabby since I've never read the Elizabeth Lowells.

I thought about additions, and the lord who came immediately to mind was Bey Malloren, Marquess of Rothgar. I recalled many other favorite heroes as well, a long list of lordly one but also a surprising number who aren't lords.

[Beverly Abney]

I only missed one, but I guessed at a couple of others. Some of the books were read long ago and I don't remember characters names as well as I remember authors and titles. I enjoyed the quiz.
Bev Abney

[Joanna]

Enjoyed the quiz, missed 2, numbers 3 & 8 because I have read neither. Intend to get them to read.

[NancyS.Goodman]

I have to go back and read yor books Anne, I can't remember #10! Bad, bad sign for me!

[Kay]

Wonderful quiz...missed three. It did bring back lots of memories.

[Anne Gracie]

Janga, yes, Rothgar is a superb hero, I agree. As I said, I had to miss out on heaps. The ones I chose were not so much the top ten as the ones I liked who I could think of a good quick question for -- in 150 characters or less (which was the restriction of the software I was trying to use.)

And yes, many great heroes aren't lords at all.

[Anne Gracie]

Beverley, you did very well — nobody has picked all ten yet. That surprises me — I didn't think it would be as hard as it is, but I suppose the mix of golden oldies and recent gems makes it tough.

Joanna, I hope you enjoy the authors you missed. Thanks for dropping by.

[Anne Gracie]

Nancy I'm laughing here — I don't expect people to know my books — it was a toss-up between two others and I couldn't decide and a friend said, put in one of your own. So I did.

Kay, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for joining in.

[Donna]

Fun quiz! it made me realize that I've missed out on some wonderful readable rakes! Must remedy that. Happy New Year!!

[Anne Gracie]

Ahh, Donna, yes, there's nothing like a good rake to get you reading.
Glad you enjoyed the quiz.
All the best for 2013.

[Faith @ Demon for Details]

Awwwww, this was SUCH fun! I did pretty well, too.

[DemonforDetails]

If you enjoy Regencies and Regency historicals, you'll LOVE this quiz!

[Linda]

That was fun but i scored most dismally. Made me want to go back & re read all the books!

[Jo Banks]

Six out of ten not bad since some of the titles I read way way back must unearth them and re read and some were pure guess's!!

[Linda Hays-Gibbs]

I missed two and I think I did not read those or it was so long ago my memory flagged. This was fun. I love all these authors so much.
Thanks,
Linda Hays-Gibbs