PEOPLE NAMED MARY

(e.g., She is referred to as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.” Answer: Mary J. Blige.)

Freshman level

1. She starred on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” from 1961-1966.

2. She was the first lady of the U.S. until the assassination of her husband.

3. She is best known as the author of “Frankenstein” (1818).

Graduate level

4. The mother of Larry Hagman. She played Peter Pan in the 1960 TV movie “Peter Pan.”

5. Mary I of England was known by this nickname because of her prosecution of Protestants.

6. She was a witness to the crucifixion of Jesus.

Ph.D. level

7. This wife of Douglas Fairbanks was born Gladys Louise Smith.

8. This advocate of women’s rights died after giving birth to her daughter Mary Shelley.

9. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the film “Melvin and Howard.”

Answers: 1. Mary Tyler Moore. 2. Mary Todd Lincoln. 3. Mary Shelley. 4. Mary Martin. 5. Bloody Mary. 6. Mary Magdalene. 7. Mary Pickford. 8. Mary Wollstonecraft. 9. Mary Steenburgen.

— North America Syndicate