Romance novels
History of romance novels
Romance in theater
Romance films
100

This classic novel follows the life of Elizabeth Bennett, including her romance with wealthy Darcy

What is "Pride and Prejudice"?

100

This side of the popular social media platform TikTok serves to popularize many romance books to a wide audience

What is BookTok?

100

A Shakespearean tragedy following the brief relationship between two young lovers

What is "Romeo & Juliet"?

100
A film, based on a popular young adult novel, that tells the tale of the relationship between a girl and a vampire

What is "Twilight"?

200

A young adult novel following two cancer patients who meet in a support group and fall in love

What is "The Fault in Our Stars"?

200

A type of explicit romance books that became popular in the 1980s

What is a bodice ripper?

200

A modern romance musical that draws on Greek myths to tell two concurrent love stories

What is "Hadestown"?

200

This Disney movie tells the story of two dogs, one wealthy and one poor, as they fall in love

What is "Lady and the Tramp"?

300

A classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel following the life of a woman during the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras

What is "Gone With the Wind"?

300

The ancient civilization of origin for romance novels

What is Greece?

300

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a 1910 novel features a love triangle set among the world of opera

What is "The Phantom of the Opera"?
300

A Rob Reiner-directed feature that follows a man and woman who encounter each other repeatedly over the course of 12 years

What is "When Harry Met Sally..."?

400

A modern romance novel by Colleen Hoover featuring a mother's romance, as well as her daughter's romance, as they both try to overcome grief

What is "Regretting You"?

400

The publisher Mills & Boon began publishing romance books during this decade

When is the 1930s?

400

This jukebox musical featuring the songs of ABBA premiered in London in 1999

What is "Mamma Mia!"?

400

This 1960 classic features a man who discovers the girl he is interested in is his boss' mistress

What is "The Apartment"?

500

This modern romance-fantasy book has spawned four sequels and is considered one of the defining novels of the subgenre

What is "A Court of Thorns and Roses"?

500

Often considered to be the first romance novel, by Samuel Richardson

What is "Pamela"?

500
This classic Shakespearean comedy follows a bickering man and woman as they fall in love

What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?

500

A film following a young man (Ethan Hawke) and woman (Julie Delpy) as they wander the city of Vienna throughout the night

What is "Before Sunrise"?