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Mary, Queen of Scots

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Mary Queen of Scots game quiz
"A brief quiz on the life and times of the famous Mary, Queen of Scots."

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1. What year was Mary, Queen of Scots born?
    1553
    1533
    1542
    1547


2. Who were the parents of Mary, Queen of Scots?
    James V of Scotland and Madeline of France
    Robert III and Christina of Denmark
    James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor
    James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise


3. What was the English "rough wooing" that drove Mary into the welcoming arms of the French?
    Henry VIII was courting Mary's mother, Mary de Guise's hand in marriage
    Henry VIII forcing the betrothal of his son Edward, Prince of Wales and Mary, Queen of Scots
    Henry VIII tried to take advantage of an infant queen and tried to become King of Scotland
    Break Scotland's alliance with France and try and bring Scotland over to England's side yet the Scot


4. What were the names of Mary's three husbands?
    Edward VI of England, Henry Lord Darnley and Francis, Duke of Anjou
    Francis II of France, Henry Lord Darnley and David Rizzio
    Francis I King of France, Charles IX of France and James Bothwell
    Francis II King of France, Henry Lord Darnley and James Bothwell


5. Who was Mary's arch enemy in the matter of religion during her personal reign in Scotland?
    John Dudley
    James Knox
    James Morton
    John Knox


6. Who was the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots?
    Henry
    James
    Arthur
    Robert


7. Mary's second husband, Henry, was killed in an explosion and blame for this was put on Mary herself. Where did he die?
    Kenilworth Palace
    Holyrood
    Kirk O' Field
    Edinburgh Palace


8. Why did Catholic Europe view Mary as the true to heir to the English Throne after Queen Mary I's death in 1558?
    Because Queen Elizabeth I was widely viewed by Catholics as a bastard
    Elizabeth I was not even a daughter of Henry VIII in Catholic eyes
    Mary Tudor had declared on her death bed that Mary, Queen of Scots would succeed her.
    Mary was Catholic and Elizabeth Protestant. That was considered a good enough reason.


9. What was the main reason for Queen Elizabeth I agreeing to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587?
    Evidence that Mary was part of a Catholic conspiracy to overthrow Elizabeth
    She had tried to assassinate Elizabeth
    Mary was caught trying to escape from her prison
    A growing number of Catholics were rallying behind Mary


10. How was James VI of Scots, Mary's son, related to Elizabeth I and worthy of her throne on her death?
    They were third cousins
    god mother and godson
    great aunt and great nephew
    They were half siblings


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