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My Guide to British Royalty Trivia Quiz

This is my quiz according to information gathered by using "The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty" for research. I hope it's fun for all! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by valjoedg. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
valjoedg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,621

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2024

Last 3 plays: Guest 171 (14/15), Guest 68 (12/15), Guest 35 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following monarchs reigned the longest? Hint

Louis I

George I

Victoria

Edward I

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of the following monarchs had the shortest reigns? Hint

Mary I

James II

Anne

Lady Jane Grey

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Question 3 of 15

3. Of the following monarchs, which one was the oldest when he or she died? Hint

Victoria

William I

Alberta

Frederick

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of the following monarchs was the youngest to be on the throne? Hint

Henry VI

Henry V

Henry VIII

Henry VII

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the following monarchs had the most legitimate children? Hint

William III and Mary II

Edward I and James II

Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

Jane and Guilford

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following monarchs had the most illegitimate children? Hint

Henry I

William I

Edward I

George I

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following monarchs had the most children combined? Hint

Richard I and John

Victoria and Alexandra

Mary I and Mary II

Henry I and James II

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of the following monarchs had the most spouses? Hint

Henry VIII

George VI

Edward VII

Paul V

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which monarchs below had the youngest spouse? Hint

Henry II

Edward II

George II

Richard II

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Question 10 of 15

10. During The Wedding of the Century, Diana accidentally called Charles by what four names? Hint

Philip Charles Arthur George

Henry Edward James Charles

William Edward Louis Henry

Charles James William George

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which near sighted queen mistook a naked statue of Lady Godiva for Queen Victoria? Hint

Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain

Queen Nani of Hawaii

Queen Olga of the Hellenes

Queen Marie-Antoinette of France

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did a panicked guard do during William I's coronation? Hint

Sang his heart out.

Punched the King in the face.

Married the King's sister.

Set fire to a building.

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was forgotten at the coronation of George III? Hint

Horses

Chairs

Food

Wine

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who chatted loudly through out the funeral of George IV? Hint

Henry IV

William IV

Edward IV

George IV

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Question 15 of 15

15. At which monarch's funeral did the mourners gossip, joke and laught out loud? Hint

Henry I

Richard III

William IV

Edward II

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following monarchs reigned the longest?

Answer: Victoria

Victoria came to the British throne at the age of 18 upon the death of her uncle King William IV June 20, 1837. She reigned for 63 years and 216 days - longer than any British monarch before her. She married Albert, had nine children, saw most of her grandchildren married into the royal houses of Europe. As a result she was dubbed the "Grandmother of Europe".

2. Which of the following monarchs had the shortest reigns?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

The Lady Jane Grey came to the throne at the age of 16, following Edward VI's untimely death. It was July 10, 1553. She was forced to marry Guilford Dudley, the elder brother of Robert Dudley, the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.

Jane made it clear that she reluctantly accepted the crown, but refused to crown Guilford King or King Consort. She would make him a duke instead causing him to run and cry to his mother. The Duchess of Northumberland forbade him to be with Jane as husband and wife. Jane's nine day reign came to an end when Mary I seized control, making her the first crowned Queen of England. It was July 19, 1553.

3. Of the following monarchs, which one was the oldest when he or she died?

Answer: Victoria

Victoria Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India came to the throne at the young age of 18, and died at the age of 81 years and 243 days.

4. Which of the following monarchs was the youngest to be on the throne?

Answer: Henry VI

Henry VI was 38 weeks and three days old when his father Henry V died. Long ago, Henry V had married Catherine of France, had himself declared Regent of France and sole heir to the French throne. Henry V died before this could occur. After King Charles of France died this made Henry VI King of England and France all before he was a year old.

5. Which of the following monarchs had the most legitimate children?

Answer: Edward I and James II

Kings Edward I and James II each had nineteen children each by two wives. Edward first married Eleanor of Castile, then Margaret of France. James II, while he was still Duke of York, first married Anne Hyde, then Mary of Modena. It's not surprising that some of these children didn't live to be adults.

6. Which of the following monarchs had the most illegitimate children?

Answer: Henry I

Henry I had 21 illegitimate children. His only legitimate son, William, drowned with the White Ship sank off the coast of Normandy in 1120. In consequence his daughter Matilda was declared his sole heir. What a fiasco that led to!

7. Which of the following monarchs had the most children combined?

Answer: Henry I and James II

Henry and James each had 25 children. Four of the 25 children were legitimate leaving the rest illegitimate.

8. Which of the following monarchs had the most spouses?

Answer: Henry VIII

According to "The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty" Henry VIII was the Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor of British married monarchs.

9. Which monarchs below had the youngest spouse?

Answer: Richard II

Richard II at the age of 29 married The King of France's eight-year-old daughter, Isabella! Can you imagine the wedding night?

10. During The Wedding of the Century, Diana accidentally called Charles by what four names?

Answer: Philip Charles Arthur George

This accident prompted Queen Elizabeth II's second son, Prince Andrew Duke of York, to quip that she had just married his father.

11. Which near sighted queen mistook a naked statue of Lady Godiva for Queen Victoria?

Answer: Queen Olga of the Hellenes

Queen Olga of the Hellenes was born Her Imperial Highness Olga Konstantinova of Russia in 1851. She married King George I of Greece and gave him eight children: five sons and three daughters. One of which became the father of Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh husband of Elizabeth II.

12. What did a panicked guard do during William I's coronation?

Answer: Set fire to a building.

Mistaking the French guests' cheers for an attack on the King, a panicked guard set fire to a nearby building. The crowd fled leaving the clergy alone with a petrified monarch.

13. What was forgotten at the coronation of George III?

Answer: Chairs

Uh-Oh, someone had forgotten the chairs for King George III and his Queen Charlotte to sit on.

14. Who chatted loudly through out the funeral of George IV?

Answer: William IV

William and George never got along with his brother the late King/former Prince of Wales/Prince Regent. It seemed to be a Hanoverian trait to not get along with family.

15. At which monarch's funeral did the mourners gossip, joke and laught out loud?

Answer: William IV

Victoria, I'm guessing, was not at the funeral who most likely would not have participated the gossiping, joking or laughing.

Source: Author valjoedg

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