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29 Trivia About English and British Monarchs

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Which king of England was the first Prince of Wales?

Edward II

Edward II

Henry V

Henry V

Henry VII

Henry VII

William II

William II

How old was Richard III when he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth?

27

27

37

37

32

32

42

42

Who was the most famous great-grandchild of Charles I?

Queen Anne

Queen Anne

William IV

William IV

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Catherine of Braganza

Catherine of Braganza

Against which English monarch was the Babington Plot hatched?

Victoria

Victoria

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

Charles I

Charles I

George VI

George VI

Which of these Queens wasn’t the daughter of a king?

Anne

Anne

Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II

Victoria

Victoria

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

How long had Elizabeth II reigned by June 2004?

52Yrs

52Yrs

12Yrs

12Yrs

22Yrs

22Yrs

32Yrs

32Yrs

Which monarch was featured on the Penny Black postage stamp?

Victoria

Victoria

William IV

William IV

Edward VII

Edward VII

George IV

George IV

What sort of creature was Queen Victoria’s pet Coco?

Jack Russell

Jack Russell

Rat

Rat

Owl

Owl

Parrot

Parrot

Who was the last British sovereign to lead an army into battle?

Victoria

Victoria

George II

George II

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

Edward VII

Edward VII

What relation was George VI to our Queen?

Uncle

Uncle

Son

Son

Brother

Brother

Father

Father

How did William II die?

Hunting accident

Hunting accident

Food poisoning

Food poisoning

Meningitis

Meningitis

In battle

In battle

Which English king was married Mary of Teck?

George VI

George VI

William III

William III

George V

George V

Edward VII

Edward VII

Who was the last of the Stuart monarchs in Britain?

George III

George III

William II

William II

Anne

Anne

Edward V

Edward V

As of 2014, who is 2nd in line to the British throne?

William

William

Harry

Harry

Charles

Charles

Andrew

Andrew

Which people did Macbeth reign over from 1040 to 1057?

Scots

Scots

French

French

Picts

Picts

Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons

Which of these names has been used by the most kings of England and the UK?

George

George

Stephen

Stephen

William

William

Charles

Charles

Of which country were Kenneth, Donald and Malcolm Kings?

Norway

Norway

Belgium

Belgium

France

France

Scotland

Scotland

Which king’s son did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?

Henry V

Henry V

Edward II

Edward II

Henry VI

Henry VI

Edward IV

Edward IV

Which king devised the Tudor Rose to symbolise unity between the Houses of York and Lancaster?

Henry V

Henry V

Henry VI

Henry VI

Henry VII

Henry VII

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

In which century did Queen Victoria die?

Twentieth

Twentieth

Seventeenth

Seventeenth

Nineteenth

Nineteenth

Eighteenth

Eighteenth

How old was Queen Elizabeth II of England when she married?

18

18

21

21

20

20

22

22

Who was the English monarch who American colonists rebelled against, eventually achieving independence in 1776?

William IV

William IV

William III

William III

George III

George III

George IV

George IV

Athelstan the Glorious ruled England in which century?

8th

8th

10th

10th

6th

6th

12th

12th

In terms of kings of England, who was ‘the Conqueror’?

Edward

Edward

William

William

George

George

Henry

Henry

To which royal house did George I belong?

Plantagenet

Plantagenet

Tudor

Tudor

Hanover

Hanover

Stuart

Stuart

Which king came to the throne in 1509?

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

George VI

George VI

Edward VII

Edward VII

Victoria

Victoria

Which Queen was married to Prince Albert?

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

Victoria

Victoria

Which English king died of food poisoning?

William II

William II

William I

William I

Henry I

Henry I

Henry II

Henry II

What was the name of Henry VIII’s elder brother who had been heir to the throne but who had died young?

George

George

Edward

Edward

Andrew

Andrew

Arthur

Arthur

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