Trivia

## Questions

* The opening flap in a gentleman's trousers is called a **fall** **front.**
* your last ball resulted in a sartorial disaster! Next time you will not wear. **All of the above**
* What if Jane Bennet had really died from that trifling cold at Netherfield? How long would Elizabeth have been in mourning? **Three months.**
* Regency fashions were inspired by the robes and garments from the civilizations of antiquity. **True.**
* you are in possession of a sovereign. What is it that you have? **A gold-coin pound.**
* which of the following came at the greatest cost? **A horse.**
* Laudanum was commonly used as an analgesic and cough suppressant. Unfortunately. **It was addictive.**
* What would you serve your guests for afternoon tea? **Fresh scones and jam.**
* Where would a gentleman's daughter have her lessons? **At home, with a private tutor.**
* Where would a gentleman have his lessons? **At a boarding school.**
* The best theatre and the latest fashions can be found in the city of. **London.**
* which of the following women was considered the ‘soul of national virtue’ and one of the most beautiful women of Europe during the regency period? **Queen Louise of Prussia**
* Which languages would a gentleman’s daughter be taught? **French, Italian, German.**
* A handsome gentleman is enamoured with you. He has asked you to stand up and dance with him for the third time that night. You should not refuse him, as he is paying you a great compliment. **False.**
* As the mistress of a household, you might take up some Tambourwork. What is it? **A type of fancy embroidery.**
* what was not an essential mark of an accomplished regency lady? **Dance with the skill and grace of a stage ballerina.**
* You were recently introduced to a very pleasing young gentleman of respectable fortune. He has shown some interest in you. Which of the following activities would be proper for the two of you? **Be sure to save a dance with him at the next ball.**
* Why was the white muslim gown such a staple in regency fashion? **All of the above**
* A daughter of a respectable family with a modest income (£ 1,000 a year) should expect to help with the following chores: **Busy yourself with needlework. You may even have time for a bit of fancy embroidery.**
* Which languages would a gentleman’s daughter be taught? **Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew**
* To call Miss Benson a Toad-eater would be denouncing her for **flattery.**
* Miss Earlwood's new gown is made of fine spotted muslin. How much would you guess she paid for it? **6 shillings a yard.**
* Your father is suffering from a gouty foot. A friend advises him to go to **Bath** to take the waters.
* What is the proper way to arrive at a ball? **In a carriage.**
* what is the name of the popular keyboard instrument that preceded the pianoforte? **Harpsichord**
* Popular ice-cream flavours included **Parmesan, Muscadine, Asparagus.**
* Which of the following does not belong with the rest of the group? **Breeches.**
* Which of the following Jane Austen's leading male characters is a clergyman? **Henry Tilney.**
* Regency dresses were closely fitted to the torso just under the bust, and fell loosely below. What is the name for this fashionable style of dress? **Directoire style.**
* Calling hours are between 11am and 3pm. When you visit your acquaintances, make sure not to overstay your welcome. Be sure you take your leave after **15 minutes.**
* Poor Mozart died in 1791, and after having written 41 symphonies, left behind an unfinished Requiem

## Hangman

   We all have a better guide in **ourselves**, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.

I only entreat every body to believe that exactly at the time when it was **natural** that it should be so, and not a week earlier, Edmund did cease to care about Miss Crawford, and become anxious to marry Fanny, as Fanny herself could desire.

My reasons for marrying are, first, that I think it a right thing for every **clergyman** in easy circumstances (like myself) to set the example of matrimony in his parish.

Elizabeth Bennet is to Longbourn as Emma Woodhouse is to **Hartfield.**

What are men to rocks and **mountains**?

How little of **permanent** happiness could belong to a couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue.

You are too **generous** to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word form you will silence me on this subject for ever.

Not keep a **journal**! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenure of your life in Bath without one?