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Quiz about Faces on Cards 2 English Monarchs 9 for 10
Quiz about Faces on Cards 2 English Monarchs 9 for 10

Faces on Cards 2: English Monarchs (9 for 10) Quiz


Here's another people quiz based on a deck of cards. This is the "Royal Britain" deck printed by Lo Scarabeo in Turin, Italy. Each card shows an English monarch, from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II. But you don't need to have the deck to play!

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
393,046
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
360
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Question 1 of 10
1. King John, on the 7 of Diamonds, ruled from 1199 to 1216. What was his nickname? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Shown on the Ace of Hearts is the King of Wessex who ruled from Winchester. He constantly kept the Vikings at bay to hold his kingdom for the Anglo-Saxons. Who was this monarch who ruled from 871 to 899? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This king, the Ace of Diamonds, was an English king and a French duke at the same time. Before he became king he was known as "the Bastard." Before taking rule of England, which area of France did he rule? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The King of Hearts was canonized as Saint Edward in 1161 by Pope Alexander III. By what epithet is this King of Wessex best-known? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The 3 of Spades is the monarch who ruled from 1702 to 1714, the time period which witnessed the Union of England and Scotland. Who was this last of the Stuart rulers? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This monarch, shown on the 4 of Diamonds, ruled England from 1135 to 1154. He was also Count of Boulogne and Duke of Normandy. But what was his name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Good Queen Bess rests on the 8 of Clubs. Since she never wed, she brought an end to which English dynasty in 1603? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Although shown on the King of Spades, this ruler is a queen. Who is she, the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, in honour of her 65th year of reign? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The 4 of Clubs - Which king succeeded his brother, Edward IV, and died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, just two years later? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Just use the first letters of the nine correct answers and everything will come up roses as we put a wrap on a survey of some British monarchs. What is our culminating word?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. King John, on the 7 of Diamonds, ruled from 1199 to 1216. What was his nickname?

Answer: Lackland

John was the fifth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He followed his brother, Richard the Lionhearted, to the throne. He was called "Lackland" as a young prince because, unlike his four older brothers, he received no land rights on the continent.

Not one of England's most respected sovereigns, he was also inflicted with the nickname "Softsword." In addition to lacking land, he apparently also lacked piety and lived a very sinful lifestyle. For example, his mistresses, by whom he fathered at least eight or nine sons and two or three daughters, were often married noblewomen, unlike the mistresses of most other monarchs.
2. Shown on the Ace of Hearts is the King of Wessex who ruled from Winchester. He constantly kept the Vikings at bay to hold his kingdom for the Anglo-Saxons. Who was this monarch who ruled from 871 to 899?

Answer: Alfred the Great

Alfred is the only English or British ruler to earn the epithet, "the Great." Like John, Alfred was the youngest son of an English king, although he only had two brothers. His father was Ælfred of Wessex, and Alfred was King of Wessex, not of England. Much of Alfred's rule was spent fighting neighboring Danes in the Danelaw and other Viking invaders.
3. This king, the Ace of Diamonds, was an English king and a French duke at the same time. Before he became king he was known as "the Bastard." Before taking rule of England, which area of France did he rule?

Answer: Normandy

William the Bastard, of course, is better known as William the Conqueror. The Normans, whom William (or Guillaume) ruled as duke in France, were themselves the offspring of Vikings who were given France's Normandy region by the French king, Charles the Simple, in the 890s.
4. The King of Hearts was canonized as Saint Edward in 1161 by Pope Alexander III. By what epithet is this King of Wessex best-known?

Answer: the Confessor

Edward's father, King Æthelred the Unready, had six sons by his first wife, Ælfgifu. Edward was the first son of Emma, Æthelred's second wife. Consequently, Edward did not become England's king until 26 years after his father's death. Nonetheless, he ruled for 24 years, from 1042 to 1066.

He was briefly succeeded by Harold Godwinson, who was slain that same year by William the Conqueror, making Edward the last Anglo-Saxon English king except for Harold's 10-month reign.
5. The 3 of Spades is the monarch who ruled from 1702 to 1714, the time period which witnessed the Union of England and Scotland. Who was this last of the Stuart rulers?

Answer: Anne

Anne and her sister Mary were daughters of James Stuart, who became James II following the death of his brother, Charles II. At Charles' suggestion, the girls were raised as Anglicans, with the Catholicism of the Stuarts being unpopular in England at that time.

When James succeeded to the throne, he was deposed in favor of Mary and her husband William of Orange. With Mary's death in 1694 and William's in 1702, Anne succeeded to the throne. Her husband was Prince George of Denmark, and despite 17 pregnancies, she failed to produce an heir and was succeeded by George I, the first of the Hanoverian dynasty.
6. This monarch, shown on the 4 of Diamonds, ruled England from 1135 to 1154. He was also Count of Boulogne and Duke of Normandy. But what was his name?

Answer: Stephen

Born in France, Stephen is also known as Stephen of Blois. During much of his reign, England was rent by civil war fought between his supporters and those of his cousin, Empress Matilda. Unfortunately for Stephen, he was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II, and not by his own son, Eustace.
7. Good Queen Bess rests on the 8 of Clubs. Since she never wed, she brought an end to which English dynasty in 1603?

Answer: Tudor

Good Queen Bess is, of course, Elizabeth I, who is also referred to as The Virgin Queen and Gloriana. Tudor rule was characterized by strong rulers, including the women, i.e. Mary I and Elizabeth. That is to say, at the least they proved to be ruthless, as Mary had many Protestant opponents killed and Elizabeth ordered the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, among others.
8. Although shown on the King of Spades, this ruler is a queen. Who is she, the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, in honour of her 65th year of reign?

Answer: Elizabeth II

Crowned in 1953 after her accession in the previous year, Elizabeth celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977, her Golden Jubilee in 2002, her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, and her Sapphire Jubilee in 2017. She has several interesting titles and styles, including "Queen of Jamaica and her other realms and territories" in Jamaica, "Duke of Normandy" in the Channel Islands, and "Lord of Mann" in the Isle of Man.

Queen Victoria did not celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, although she certainly had earned the honor in her 45th year of reign. She only celebrated two jubiliees, the Golden (50 years) and Diamond (60 years). In 2017 the term "Sapphire Jubilee" or "Blue Sapphire Jubilee" was coined specifically for Elizabeth II's 65th year of reign.
9. The 4 of Clubs - Which king succeeded his brother, Edward IV, and died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, just two years later?

Answer: Richard III

The last king of the House of York as well as the last of the Plantagenets, Richard III's death also marks the end of the Middle Ages in England. Following the death of Edward IV and prior to his naming himself king, Richard ruled as Lord Protector of England for about three months in place of the uncrowned Edward V.

In 2012 Richard's remains were discovered in an excavation beneath a car park in Leicester and identified by the University of Leicester before being reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015.
10. Just use the first letters of the nine correct answers and everything will come up roses as we put a wrap on a survey of some British monarchs. What is our culminating word?

Answer: Lancaster

Two branches of the Plantagenet Dynasty, the House of Lancaster, symbolized by the red rose, and the House of York, symbolized by the white rose, fought each other for over 30 years in what became known as the Wars of the Roses. Eventually, the Yorkists, led by Henry Tudor, defeated the Lancastrians, led by Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth Field, in 1485. Claiming the throne as Henry VII, Tudor then married Elizabeth of York, thus combining the two feuding houses. Ironically, with Henry's victory, the Tudor Dynasty was established, thereby ending Plantagenet rule.
Source: Author shvdotr

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