British Monarchs

Question 1

Who was the first monarch of the House of Tudor?

Answer 1

Henry VII

Question 2

True or False: Queen Victoria reigned for over 60 years.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The current monarch of the United Kingdom is _____.

Answer 3

Charles III

Question 4

Which monarch signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

Answer 4

King John

Question 5

Who was the last monarch of the House of Stuart?

Answer 5

Queen Anne

Question 6

What was the period of the English Civil War?

Answer 6

1642-1651

Question 7

Who was the first Queen Regnant of England?

Answer 7

Mary I

Question 8

Which monarch was known as the ‘Merry Monarch’?

Answer 8

Charles II

Question 9

True or False: George III was King during the American Revolutionary War.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What title did Elizabeth I hold?

Answer 10

Queen of England

Question 11

Who was the monarch during the Great Plague of 1665?

Answer 11

Charles II

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The Act of Union in 1707 united England and _____ into Great Britain.

Answer 12

Scotland

Question 13

Which monarch was known for the Victorian Era?

Answer 13

Queen Victoria

Question 14

Who succeeded Queen Victoria?

Answer 14

Edward VII

Question 15

True or False: Henry VIII had six wives.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What was the main religion established by Henry VIII?

Answer 16

Anglicanism

Question 17

Who was the longest-reigning female monarch before Elizabeth II?

Answer 17

Queen Victoria

Question 18

Which monarch was forced to abdicate in 1936?

Answer 18

Edward VIII

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The English Civil War was fought between the Royalists and the _____.

Answer 19

Parliamentarians

Question 20

Who was the monarch during World War I?

Answer 20

George V

Question 21

Which monarch established the Church of England?

Answer 21

Henry VIII

Question 22

True or False: Elizabeth II was the first monarch to be televised during her coronation.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is the name of the current monarch’s spouse?

Answer 23

Camilla, Queen Consort

Question 24

Who was known as the ‘Lionheart’?

Answer 24

Richard I

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in the overthrow of King _____.

Answer 25

James II

Question 26

Who was the monarch during the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Answer 26

George III

Question 27

What year did Queen Elizabeth II ascend to the throne?

Answer 27

1952

Question 28

Which British monarch was a child when they came to the throne in 1837?

Answer 28

Victoria

Question 29

True or False: The British monarchy has always been hereditary.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

What is the official residence of the British monarch in London?

Answer 30

Buckingham Palace

Question 31

Who was the first monarch of the House of Hanover?

Answer 31

George I

Question 32

Fill in the blank: The royal family is part of the _____.

Answer 32

British monarchy

Question 33

Which monarch was known for their role in the War of the Roses?

Answer 33

Edward IV

Question 34

What is the name of the current monarch's first son?

Answer 34

Prince William

Question 35

Who was the only British monarch to abdicate voluntarily?

Answer 35

Edward VIII

Question 36

True or False: The British monarch has the power to dissolve Parliament.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What was the primary cause of the English Civil War?

Answer 37

Conflict between monarchy and Parliament

Question 38

Which monarch was executed during the English Civil War?

Answer 38

Charles I

Question 39

Who was the first monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?

Answer 39

William the Conqueror

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The current monarch's official title is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and _____ and Northern Ireland.

Answer 40

Northern Ireland

Question 41

Who was known as the 'Sun King'?

Answer 41

Louis XIV of France

Question 42

What year did King Charles III ascend to the throne?

Answer 42

2022

Question 43

Which British monarch was a patron of the arts and sciences during the Renaissance?

Answer 43

Henry VIII

Question 44

True or False: The British monarch has no real political power today.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

What event marked the end of the Tudor dynasty?

Answer 45

Death of Elizabeth I

Question 46

Who was the first monarch of the House of Windsor?

Answer 46

George V

Question 47

Fill in the blank: The British royal family belongs to the _____ religion.

Answer 47

Church of England