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British Monarchy Quiz

Today we're broadening our focus to the kings and queens of Great Britain. Test your knowledge with this fun quiz.

British Monarchy Quiz

Q1) Queen Elizabeth II will become Britain's longest reigning monarch on 9th September 2015 but who holds the record until then?

George III

George V

Queen Victoria

William IV

Q2) James I of England ruled Scotland as James .........

James VI

James V

James IV

James VII

Q3) Who was the first monarch of England to claim to be "King of the English" or “King of the Anglo-Saxons"?

Aethelstan

Eadred

Cnut

Alfred

Q4) What was King John's nickname?

John Lackland

John Longshanks

John Curtmantle

John the Mean

Q5) Our present queen is the daughter of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and .....?

Edward VIII

George VI

George V

George VII

Q6) Queen Victoria inherited the throne from William IV, but what relation was she to him?

Cousin

Granddaughter

Niece

Sister

Q7) What caused William II's (b.1056) death in 1100?

Poisoning

Pneumonia

A fall from a horse

An arrow

Q8) Henry VI was the son of Catherine of Valois and which English king?

Richard II

Henry V

Edward III

Edward II

Q9) In which year was Charles II proclaimed king, ending the Interregnum?

1660

1649

1653

1662

Q10) In which year was Charles I executed?

1650

1646

1649

1648

There are 4 comments Go To Comment

  1. L

    I’m getting better at these quizzes , it’s must be Gareth Russels book From Boadicea to Elizabeth 1st . The information from this book must have gone straight to my little gray cells and stayed there .

  2. L

    Grey cells not gray , what am I like, it must be the excitement of getting a good score on this quiz

  3. e

    Again those dratted dates got me!!!!!!

  4. T

    100%! That even surprised me lol

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British Monarchy Quiz