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The British Monarchy Trivia Quiz

This quiz has questions about various members of British royalty.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladyejayne. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ladyejayne

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,100

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2897

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 167 (5/10), Guest 107 (5/10), Guest 171 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which pair of kings were brothers? Hint

George V and Edward VIII

James I and Charles II

Richard I and John

Henry III and Edward I

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Henry VIII's 5th wife? Hint

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Parr

Catherine Howard

Anne Boleyn

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the father of the supposedly murdered 'Princes in the Tower'? Hint

James II

John

Edward IV

Henry II

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year was Elizabeth I born? Hint

1542

1525

1533

1558

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which king confined his wife in the Castle of Ahlden in Hanover? Hint

William III

Charles II

George III

George I

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Question 6 of 10

6. How was Queen Victoria related to her predecessor, William IV? Hint

his granddaughter

his daughter

his sister

his niece

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Queen had over fifteen pregnancies? Hint

Mary II

Mary I

Victoria

Anne

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Question 8 of 10

8. What year was Henry VI murdered? Hint

1471

1483

1452

1465

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which king was alleged to have secretly married a Quakeress? Hint

William III

George III

Charles II

James II

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Henry VII's surname? Hint

Plantagenet

Windsor

Tudor

Stuart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which pair of kings were brothers?

Answer: Richard I and John

Richard I only spent 10 months of his ten-year reign in England and had no heirs. He was succeeded by his younger brother, John.

2. Who was Henry VIII's 5th wife?

Answer: Catherine Howard

Henry VIII's wives' fates can be remembered by this chant: 'Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.'

3. Who was the father of the supposedly murdered 'Princes in the Tower'?

Answer: Edward IV

Bones supposed to belong to Edward V and his younger brother, Richard, were found in the Tower of London in the late 1600s.

4. What year was Elizabeth I born?

Answer: 1533

Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed in 1536 when Elizabeth was not quite three years old.

5. Which king confined his wife in the Castle of Ahlden in Hanover?

Answer: George I

George I imprisoned his wife, Sophia Dorothea, for committing adultery, even though he himself had multiple mistresses.

6. How was Queen Victoria related to her predecessor, William IV?

Answer: his niece

Queen Victoria did not realize she was the heir to the throne until she was ten-years old and her governess had her draw a family tree as an assignment.

7. Which Queen had over fifteen pregnancies?

Answer: Anne

Queen Anne had multiple pregnancies. Only one lived to be more than two-years old.

8. What year was Henry VI murdered?

Answer: 1471

His murderer is unknown, but may have been Richard III or Edward IV.

9. Which king was alleged to have secretly married a Quakeress?

Answer: George III

If George III did indeed marry Hannah Lightfoot, then his children with Queen Charlotte were illegitmate and not entitled to the throne.

10. What was Henry VII's surname?

Answer: Tudor

Henry Tudor was a Welshman with a flimsy claim to the throne when he defeated Richard III in battle.

Source: Author ladyejayne

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