Trivia Quiz on British Monarchy

1. Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth l to the throne in 1603

A) Mary, Queen of Scots

B) James II

C) James i

D) Charles I

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2. What was the royal surname 'windsor' originally

A) Stuart

B) Saxe-coburg

C) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

D) Plantagenet

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3. British king was known to family friends as David his last name

A) King George VI

B) King Henry VIII

C) King Charles II

D) King Edward the 8th

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4. Queen Victoria in 1837 was the first English monarch to do what

A) Abdicate the throne

B) Live in Buckingham

C) Declare war on France

D) Ban the color blue from court dress

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5. For how many years was Queen Elizabeth the First on the throne of England

A) 40 years

B) 45 years

C) 50 years

D) 44 years

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6. Which monarch was the first to appear on a postage stamp

A) King George IV

B) Queen Elizabeth II

C) Queen Victoria

D) King William IV

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7. What monarch observed a jubilee in 1977

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen elizabeth

C) King George VI

D) Queen Elizabeth I

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8. How many children did queen anne have

A) Fifteen

B) Nineteen

C) Seventeen

D) Thirteen

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9. What was King George VI first name

A) George

B) Albert - but Victoria said no king Albert

C) Edward

D) Arthur

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10. Who was the last "Emperor of India"

A) Edward VIII

B) George vi

C) Victoria

D) George V

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11. What woman is the wife of prince phillip, the mother of anne, andrew, charles and edward, and the daughter of george vi

A) Diana, Princess of Wales

B) Elizabeth I

C) Elizabeth II

D) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

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12. Where does queen elizabeth live when she's in london

A) The Tower of London

B) Buckingham Palace

C) Kensington Palace

D) St James's Palace

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13. Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of which British King?

A) George I

B) George II

C) George III

D) William IV

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14. Where did Queen Victoria and Prince Albert get married?

A) Westminster Abbey

B) Buckingham Palace

C) St Paul's Cathedral

D) St. James' Palace

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15. In the UK the Clerk of the Closet is the Queens official what

A) Chamberlain

B) Master of the Household

C) Chaplin

D) Chancellor

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16. Who married prince albert of saxe-coburg-gotha

A) Queen Victoria

B) Queen Adelaide

C) Queen Charlotte

D) Princess Feodora of Leiningen

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17. The Queen has what music with her breakfast

A) Bagpipes - Started by Victoria

B) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

C) Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik

D) God Save the Queen

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18. Where do the English monarchs live?

A) Buckingham Palace

B) Windsor Castle

C) Kensington Palace

D) Hampton Court Palace

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19. Who was married to Francis II, Lord Darnley and The Earl of Bosworth

A) Elizabeth I of England

B) Mary, queen of scots

C) Anne of Cleves

D) Catherine de' Medici

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20. Which English king's coronation was postponed because he was suffering from appendicitis

A) Edward vii

B) George V

C) Henry VII

D) James II

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21. What was the royal residence before buckingham palace

A) Kensington Palace

B) St james court

C) Windsor Castle

D) The Tower of London

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22. Which British King Was On The Throne When America Gained Independence

A) King George II

B) King George 3rd

C) King George IV

D) King William III

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23. Who was the first british royal to make people magazine's 'worst dressed list' five times

A) Princess Diana

B) Prince Charles

C) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

D) Sarah Ferguson

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24. Which British Queen was excommunicated by the Pope

A) Elizabeth I

B) Mary I

C) Victoria

D) Anne

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25. What was the Queen Mother's maiden name?

A) Windsor

B) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

C) Mountbatten

D) Bowes Lyon

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26. Who Was Responsible For Setting Up The Production Company "Ardent" In 1993

A) Prince Charles

B) Prince Edward

C) Prince Philip

D) David Cameron

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27. Which London landmark is now the depository of the royal coronation regalia

A) The tower of london

B) Westminster Abbey

C) Buckingham Palace

D) British Museum

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28. Who was Time Magazine woman of the year in 1936

A) Eleanor Roosevelt

B) Dorothy Parker

C) Wallis Simpson

D) Bette Davis

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29. Where do the english monarchs live

A) Buckingham Palace

B) Windsor Castle

C) Kensington Palace

D) St James's Palace

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30. What was the royal name 'mountbatten' originally

A) Battenberg

B) Windsor

C) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

D) Habsburg

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31. Which Royal Property Did Prince Albert Pay 31,000 Pounds For In 1846?

A) Balmorral

B) Windsor Castle

C) Buckingham Palace

D) Holyrood Palace

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32. Which King of England died in 1910

A) George V

B) Edward vii

C) Edward VIII

D) Henry VIII

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33. On What Type Of Object Did The Queen Sign Her Autograph On A Tour O Kuala Lumpur In 1998

A) A postcard

B) A Football

C) A cricket bat

D) A teacup

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34. Who stole the English Crown Jewels was pardoned Charles II

A) George Villiers

B) Oliver Cromwell

C) Captain Kidd

D) Colonel Blood

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35. Who lives in buckingham palace

A) English monarchs

B) The Prime Minister

C) The Mayor of London

D) Royal Guards

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36. Instead of what does the royal family use rose petals

A) Streamers

B) Rice

C) Confetti

D) Bubbles

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37. Who was "bonnie prince charles"

A) Charles edward stuart

B) James Francis Edward Stuart

C) Charles II of England

D) Prince Charles

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38. Who owns The Oval cricket ground

A) Queen Elizabeth II

B) Prince William

C) Duke of Westminster

D) Prince Charles

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39. What nationality was prince albert

A) Danish

B) German

C) French

D) Austrian

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40. Which Members Of The Royal Family Attended The Opening Of The Live Aid Concert

A) The Prince & Princess Of Wales

B) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

C) Prince Charles and Camilla

D) Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

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41. Up To & Including Tony Blair, How Many Prime Ministers Have Served Under Queen Elizabeth II

A) Ten

B) Nine

C) Eleven

D) Twelve

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42. Which king married Charlotte of Mecklenberg Strelitz

A) George IV

B) William IV

C) George II

D) George the third

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43. What Nationality Was Henry The VIII's Fourth Wife Anne Of Cleeves

A) German

B) Dutch

C) French

D) Spanish

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44. This is the residence of English monarchs.

A) Windsor Castle

B) Buckingham palace

C) St James's Palace

D) Kensington Palace

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45. Who was the first Windsor monarch of the UK?

A) Edward VII (reigned 1901-1910)

B) George V (reigned 1910-1936)

C) George VI (reigned 1936-1952)

D) Edward VIII (reigned 1936)

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46. What was the maiden name of Wallis Simpson, for whom Edward VIII abdicated in 1936?

A) Windsor

B) Warfield

C) Simpson

D) Spencer

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47. In 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned following the death of her father George VI but what was his 'proper'' first name; David - Albert - Louis - Edward - George

A) David

B) Louis

C) Albert

D) Edward

E) George

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48. How Old Was Edward VI When He Became King?

A) 7 Years Old

B) 8 Years Old

C) 9 Years Old

D) 10 Years Old

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49. Elizabeth I was the daughter of which king?

A) Henry VIII

B) Edward VI

C) James I

D) Henry VII

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50. Name The Queen Of England Who Ruled For Nine Days?

A) Lady Jane Grey

B) Mary I

C) Elizabeth I

D) Anne Boleyn

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