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Quiz about British Queens Regnant
Quiz about British Queens Regnant

British Queens Regnant Trivia Quiz


This quiz is based on the queens of England who ruled in their own right. It shouldn't be too difficult. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by pickle830. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pickle830
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
296,055
Updated
Jun 26 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1518
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Queen was the first of her kind in England - because she was meant to be left the throne in her own right. Things didn't work out her way though, and her cousin Stephen took the crown from her. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This queen was the Protestant daughter of James II. Parliament didn't want a Roman Catholic ruler so it replaced her father with her and her foreign husband. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which queen was a teenager when she came to the throne and was executed on the 12th February 1554? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Mary Tudor came to the throne in 1553 after the execution of Lady Jane Grey, and as such was the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr.


Question 5 of 10
5. This queen ruled at the time when English monarchs became British monarchs. She had many children but none that lived to an age to inherit her kingdom, so a second cousin from Germany became king on her death in 1714. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This queen was the cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots. She reigned for 45 years, was sometimes labelled the Virgin Queen whose reign was a golden age. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Queen Victoria ruled Britain longer than any other monarch before Elizabeth II. Which of these names was NOT one she gave to one of her five daughters? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Queen Elizabeth II was not in Britain when she heard the news that her father George VI had died and that she had become queen.


Question 9 of 10
9. On which date was Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee celebrated with a national holiday? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these actresses did NOT play the role of an English queen? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Queen was the first of her kind in England - because she was meant to be left the throne in her own right. Things didn't work out her way though, and her cousin Stephen took the crown from her.

Answer: Matilda

Matilda put up a good fight for the crown - in 1139 she and her husband landed in the south west of England to try and reclaim her crown. It worked. She was elected Queen at Winchester on 8th April 1139. This success was short lived, though; Stephen and his army soon defeated her and he took the crown.
2. This queen was the Protestant daughter of James II. Parliament didn't want a Roman Catholic ruler so it replaced her father with her and her foreign husband.

Answer: Mary II

After Mary came to the thone jointly with her husband, William of Orange, they accepted the English Declaration of Rights, later enacted by Parliament as the Bill of Rights, which stated among other things, 'It hath been found ... that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this protestant kingdom to be governed by a papist prince'.

In 1701 the Act of Settlement stipulated that no Roman Catholic could succeed to the throne. This was extended to Scotland by the Acts of Union. This law remains in force.
3. Which queen was a teenager when she came to the throne and was executed on the 12th February 1554?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

Edward VI, not wanting either of his sisters to become queen, proclaimed that Lady Jane Grey would be his successor and this was to prove to be her undoing. She ruled for just nine days.
4. Mary Tudor came to the throne in 1553 after the execution of Lady Jane Grey, and as such was the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr.

Answer: False

Mary was the daughter of Henry and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. It was from her mother that she inherited her strong Catholic faith which saw her burn many heretics during her reign, giving her the nickname Bloody Mary.
5. This queen ruled at the time when English monarchs became British monarchs. She had many children but none that lived to an age to inherit her kingdom, so a second cousin from Germany became king on her death in 1714.

Answer: Anne

Anne came to the throne at the age of 37 and was the sister of the previous Queen Mary II who had ruled alongside her husband William III (of Orange) after Anne and Mary's father, James II, had been made to vacate the throne because of his Roman Catholicism.
6. This queen was the cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots. She reigned for 45 years, was sometimes labelled the Virgin Queen whose reign was a golden age.

Answer: Elizabeth I

Elizabeth's reign is sometimes regarded as a golden age in the history of England, and her successful reign made it possible for a woman to be seen as a sound and legitimate ruler.
7. Queen Victoria ruled Britain longer than any other monarch before Elizabeth II. Which of these names was NOT one she gave to one of her five daughters?

Answer: Elizabeth

Victoria had nine children with her husband Prince Albert. Their names were: Victoria, Edward, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice.
8. Queen Elizabeth II was not in Britain when she heard the news that her father George VI had died and that she had become queen.

Answer: True

Elizabeth was on a tour in Kenya with her husband Prince Phillip when she heard the news.
9. On which date was Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee celebrated with a national holiday?

Answer: 7 June 1977

The jubilee marked 25 years of Elizabeth's reign, and the day was declared a national holiday.
10. Which of these actresses did NOT play the role of an English queen?

Answer: Honor Blackman

Katharine Hepburn portrayed Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of Henry II, in the film 'The Lion in Winter'. Glenda Jackson and Cate Blanchett have both played Elizabeth I, and Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her role as Elizabeth II in the film 'The Queen'. Vanessa Redgrave played Mary Queen of Scots and later Elizabeth I.
Source: Author pickle830

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