Q1. What was Margaret Scriven’s full birth name before marriage?
A. Margaret Croft Vivian
B. Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian
C. Peggy Scriven Jacobs
D. Margaret Helen Scriven
Answer: B. Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian
Q2. In which English city was Margaret Scriven born on August 17, 1912?
A. London
B. Manchester
C. Leeds
D. Birmingham
Answer: C. Leeds
Q3. What was Margaret Scriven’s playing hand?
A. Right-handed
B. Ambidextrous
C. Left-handed
D. Switch-hitter
Answer: C. Left-handed
Q4. Margaret Scriven was the first British woman to achieve what milestone at the French Championships?
A. Reach a Wimbledon final
B. Win the singles title
C. Win a mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
D. Represent Britain in the Davis Cup
Answer: B. Win the singles title
Q5. Against whom did Margaret Scriven win her first French Championships singles title in 1933?
A. Helen Jacobs
B. Kay Stammers
C. Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
D. Simonne Mathieu
Answer: D. Simonne Mathieu
Q6. In what year did Margaret Scriven successfully defend her French Championships singles title?
A. 1932
B. 1934
C. 1935
D. 1936
Answer: B. 1934
Q7. Who was Margaret Scriven’s opponent in the 1934 French Championships final, and what notable condition affected the match?
A. Helen Jacobs; played in fading light
B. Simonne Mathieu; played in heavy rain
C. Kay Stammers; interrupted by crowd
D. Betty Nuthall; match abandoned
Answer: A. Helen Jacobs; played in fading light
Q8. Margaret Scriven was the first unseeded player to win the French Championships singles title. In which year did this occur?
A. 1931
B. 1933
C. 1934
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1933
Q9. What was Margaret Scriven’s highest world ranking according to A. Wallis Myers?
A. World No. 5
B. World No. 6
C. World No. 7
D. World No. 10
Answer: A. World No. 5
Q10. In addition to two singles titles, what other French Championships title did Scriven win in 1933?
A. Women’s doubles
B. Mixed doubles
C. Junior singles
D. Senior doubles
Answer: B. Mixed doubles
Q11. Who was Margaret Scriven’s partner when she won the 1935 French Championships women’s doubles title?
A. Betty Nuthall
B. Helen Jacobs
C. Kay Stammers
D. Simonne Mathieu
Answer: C. Kay Stammers
Q12. How many times did Margaret Scriven reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Four times
D. Six times
Answer: C. Four times
Q13. What unique distinction does Scriven hold regarding consecutive Grand Slam singles titles by a British woman?
A. She is the only one to win three in a row
B. She was the last to win the same major in back-to-back years
C. She won all four majors consecutively
D. She never won consecutive titles
Answer: B. She was the last to win the same major in back-to-back years
Q14. In which year did Margaret Scriven win the British Junior Championships?
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
Answer: A. 1929
Q15. How many times did Margaret Scriven win the British Covered Court Championships singles title?
A. Twice
B. Three times
C. Five times
D. Seven times
Answer: C. Five times
Q16. Margaret Scriven represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup in which years?
A. Only 1933
B. 1933, 1934, and 1938
C. 1934 and 1937
D. 1933 through 1935
Answer: B. 1933, 1934, and 1938
Q17. What was the score of Scriven’s 1933 French mixed doubles final victory (with Jack Crawford)?
A. 6–2, 6–3
B. 7–5, 6–4
C. 6–4, 6–2
D. 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Answer: A. 6–2, 6–3
Q18. When did Margaret Scriven marry Harvey Vivian?
A. 1934
B. 1938
C. 1940
D. 1945
Answer: C. 1940
Q19. How many children did Margaret Scriven and her husband have?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
Answer: C. Two
Q20. What surface did Margaret Scriven particularly excel on, leading to her French successes?
A. Grass
B. Hard courts
C. Carpet
D. Clay
Answer: D. Clay
Q21. In what year was Margaret Scriven inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 2001
B. 2010
C. 2016
D. 2020
Answer: C. 2016
Q22. Where and when did Margaret Scriven pass away?
A. Leeds, 1995
B. Haslemere, England, 2001
C. Paris, 2005
D. London, 1998
Answer: B. Haslemere, England, 2001
Q23. How many times did Scriven reach the semifinals at the French Championships overall?
A. Once
B. Never
C. Three times
D. Twice
Answer: D. Twice
Q24. What notable achievement did Scriven accomplish at the 1932 British Covered Court Championships?
A. Won her first major title
B. Defeated Kay Stammers in the singles final
C. Won mixed doubles only
D. Reached her first Wimbledon final
Answer: B. Defeated Kay Stammers in the singles final
Q25. Which of the following is true about Scriven’s Wimbledon performance?
A. She never passed the second round
B. She was runner-up twice
C. She won the title in 1934
D. She reached the quarterfinals multiple times but never the semifinals
Answer: D. She reached the quarterfinals multiple times but never the semifinals
