The Tudor Society

Elizabeth I Quiz

Elizabeth I

Q1) What year was Elizabeth I born?

1532

1533

1534

1535

Correct, she was born on 7th September 1533 to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.
Wrong, she was born on 7th September 1533 to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.

Q2) Where was Elizabeth born?

Hampton Court Palace

Eltham Palace

Whitehall

Greenwich Palace

Correct, it was also the birthplace of her father Henry VIII.
Wrong, she was born at Greenwich Palace, or the Palace of Placentia, in London.

Q3) Who did Elizabeth I refer to as her "Spirit"?

William Cecil

Robert Dudley

Robert Devereux

Christopher Hatton

Correct and she called Robert Dudley her "eyes".
Wrong, she called her adviser William Cecil, Lord Burghley, her "spirit".

Q4) Where is Elizabeth buried?

Westminster Abbey

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

Peterborough Cathedral

Correct, under the same monument as Mary I.
Wrong, she is buried in Westminster Abbey under the same monument as Mary I.

Q5) In what year was Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London by her half-sister Mary I?

1553

1554

1555

1556

Correct, following Wyatt's Rebellion.
Wrong, she was held at the Tower for a couple of months in 1554 following Wyatt's Rebellion.

Q6) Who did Elizabeth go to live with after the death of her father Henry VIII in 1547?

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk

Her half-sister Mary

Catherine Parr, Queen Dowager

Correct, she lived with Catherine and Catherine's new husband Thomas Seymour.
Wrong, she went to live in Chelsea with Catherine Parr and Catherine's new husband Thomas Seymour.

Q7) Where did Elizabeth die in 1603?

Greenwich Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Richmond Palace

Lambeth Palace

Correct, she died there on 24th March.
Wrong, she died at Richmond Palace on 24th March 1603.

Q8) Elizabeth I's motto was...

The Most Happy

Semper Eadem (Always the Same)

In my end is my beginning

To be useful in all that I do

Correct, well done!
Wrong, her motto was Semper Eadem (Always the Same).

Q9) How old was Elizabeth when she became queen?

30

21

35

25

Correct, she became queen on 17th November 1558.
Wrong, she became queen at the age of 25 on 17th November 1558.

Q10) Who was Elizabeth I's first nurse/governess?

Lady Margaret Bryan

Katherine Champernowne (Ashley/Astley)

Blanche Parry

Anne Luke

Correct, Lady Margaret Bryan was nurse/governess to all of Henry VIII's legitimate children.
Wrong, Lady Margaret Bryan was nurse/governess to all of Henry VIII's legitimate children.

Q11) What bird featured on Elizabeth I's badge?

Falcon

Phoenix

Swan

Eagle

Correct, Elizabeth also used the phoenix in a portrait thought to be painted by Nicholas Hilliard.
Wrong, Elizabeth used a phoenix in her badge.

Q12) In which year was the Spanish Armada defeated?

1588

1587

1590

1585

Correct
Wrong, it was defeated in 1588.

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