Crowns and clothing in tarot quiz: crowns, armour, robes
A crown of leaves, the Priestess's moon crown, armour under a mantle and a bandaged brow: learn what the figures on the cards wear and what it says about them.
- 5 questions
- ≈ 2 min
- +5 bronze keys for a flawless run
What do crowns and clothing mean on tarot cards?
This quiz checks whether you remember the crowns, circlets, armour, cloaks and headwear of the figures on the Tayna deck and understand what they say. You will match a card to an outfit, choose the right reading and take apart a couple of myths. Every detail comes from the descriptions of our own artwork.
Clothing in tarot is the role a figure plays in its scene. A crown shows what a person rules and where their strength comes from. Armour speaks of readiness to defend, a mantle of standing, and a torn shirt or a bandaged brow of trials already survived. An outfit often says more than a pose.
Does a crown always mean power?
Not always. A crown can mark the victory of a clear mind: on the Ace of Swords the blade passes right through a golden crown. It can also mark pride that falls: lightning knocks the crown off the Tower, and a fallen crown lies on the ground before Death's rider, because old roles no longer protect anyone.
What a crown is made of matters. The High Priestess wears a full moon between two horns, a sign of intuition. The King of Pentacles wears one woven from leaves and stones, and roses bloom in the Queen of Pentacles' crown. Crowns like these speak of power that grows and protects rather than commands.
Armour reads in a similar way. Under the Emperor's mantle it means readiness to defend what is his; on the knight lying calmly in the temple of the Four of Swords it is strength that is simply resting. Caps, turbans and feathered hats add character: play, curiosity, lightness.
How the quiz works
Each run draws five questions from twelve, with the answers shuffled. After you answer, an explanation appears with a link to the card page. Keys come for a flawless run, and you can play as many times as you like.
All questions and answers
Open after you play: the full question set with right answers and explanations.
1. Which king wears a crown woven from leaves and stones?
Right answer: King of Pentacles
The King of Pentacles: a crown of leaves and a throne wound with ivy and vines; his wealth is alive and growing.
2. What does the crown on the point of the Ace of Swords mean?
Right answer: Clarity beating chaos
The crown on the blade is a clear mind winning over confusion: this sword does not fight, it lights the way.
3. Which queen has red roses blooming in her crown?
Right answer: Queen of Pentacles
The Queen of Pentacles: roses in her crown and over her throne, beauty that grows where the garden is tended.
4. A crown on a tarot card always means power over others.
Right answer: Myth
On The Tower, lightning knocks the crown off: the fall of pride and false beliefs, not power at all.
5. What does the High Priestess's crown, a full moon between horns, speak of?
Right answer: Tides of intuition
The moon in her crown and the crescent at her feet recall the tides of intuition: some truth is read by feeling.
6. Who wears armour under a red mantle?
Right answer: The Emperor
The Emperor: armour beneath the mantle shows that calm authority is backed by readiness to defend what is his.
7. What do the bandage and torn clothes on the Nine of Wands say?
Right answer: Marks of past battles
The bandage and torn clothes are marks of past battles, yet the man is still standing, and standing tall.
8. Which king has a blue stone set in his golden crown?
Right answer: King of Swords
The King of Swords: a crown with a blue stone and grey-blue robes, the colours of air and a clear head.
9. What does the dancing youth on the Two of Pentacles wear on his head?
Right answer: A tall pointed cap
A tall pointed cap and an orange-gold suit: the youth does not fight the elements, he dances with them.
10. Armour on a figure always means war and struggle.
Right answer: Myth
The armoured knight of the Four of Swords lies in a temple: not defeated, just off the battlefield for a rest.
11. On which card does a gold coin shine right above a seated man's crown?
Right answer: Four of Pentacles
Four of Pentacles: the coin overhead is thoughts busy with keeping, one more at his heart and two under his feet.
12. Why has the Six of Wands rider raised a laurel wreath on his staff?
Right answer: So all can see it
The wreath on the staff is victory held up for everyone to see, and his companions share in the success.