Six Wives - True or False Quiz Part 1

This week's Sunday fun is a true or false quiz testing your knowledge on Henry VIII's six wives. Part 1 focuses on Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

Q1) True or false - Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife, was born in Granada, Spain?

True

False

Correct! She was born in Alcalá de Henares.

Wrong! She was born in Alcalá de Henares.

Q2) True or false - Catherine of Aragon married Arthur, Prince of Wales, on 14th November 1501 at St Paul's Cathedral?

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q3) True or false: Catherine of Aragon was acting as regent when the English troops defeated the Scots at the Battle of Flodden in 1513?

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q4) True or false: Anne Boleyn served at two European Renaissance courts before making her debut at the English court in 1522?

True

False

Correct! She had served Margaret of Austria at her court in Mechelen, and then Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Claude, Queen of France.

Wrong! It's true. She had served Margaret of Austria at her court in Mechelen, and then Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Claude, Queen of France.

Q5) True or false: Anne Boleyn was charged with adultery, incest, plotting to kill the king and witchcraft in May 1536?

True

False

Correct! The charges did not include witchcraft.

Wrong! The charges did not include witchcraft.

Q6) True or false - Anne Boleyn and her brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, are both buried at the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London.

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q7) True or false: Henry VIII and Jane Seymour got betrothed on 20th May, the day after Anne Boleyn's execution?

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q8) True or false: Jane Seymour served Anne Boleyn as one of her ladies?

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q9) True or false: Jane Seymour's motto as queen was "to be useful in all that I do"?

True

False

Correct! That was Catherine Parr's motto.

Wrong! That was Catherine Parr's motto.

Q10) True or false: Jane Seymour was married to Henry VIII longer than Anne Boleyn was?

True

False

Correct! Anne Boleyn was married to Henry VIII for over 3 years, whereas Jane was only married to him for 1 year.

Wrong! Anne Boleyn was married to Henry VIII for over 3 years, whereas Jane was only married to him for 1 year.