Royals Flashcards
King of England 886-899
King Alfred
Ealswitha of Gainsborough was wife of which king of England
King Alfred
Son of Alfred the Great, king of England 899-924
Edward the Elder
King of England between 924-39
Ethelstan
King of England 939-946, died in Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire in a brawl aged 25.
Edmund the Magnificent
King of England from 946 to 955
Eadred
King of England 955-959, died 19 years old
Eadwig
King of England 959-975 died in Winchester 31 age.
Edgar the Peaceful
King of England 975-978 died Corfe Castle , Dorset, age 16.
Edward the Martyr
King of England 978-1013 married to Elfgifu of York and Emma of Normandy.
Ethelred the Unready
King of England 1013-14, son of Harald Bluetooth, husband of Gunhild of Wenden and Sigrid the Haughty. Died in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in 1014.
Sweyn Forkbeard
King of England back in power 1014-16 for second bite of the apple
Ethelred the Unready
King of England who succeeded his father in 1016 for 222 days. Died in Glastonbury in 1016.
Edmund Ironside
Son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhilda of Poland, married to Elfgilu of Northampton and Emma of Normandy. King of England 1016-35. Died Shaftesbury in Dorset.
Cnut the Great
Son of Cnut and Elfgifu of Northampton, king of England 1035-40 died in Oxford aged 24.
Harold Harefoot
King of England 1040-42, son of Cnut and Emma of Normandy. Died Lambeth 24 years old.
Harthacnut
Son of Ethelred and Emma of Normandy, 1042-1066 king of England died January 1066.
Edward the Confessor
King of England son of Godwin of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdottir, married to Edith Swanneshan and Ealdgyth, elected by the Witan (kings council in Anglo Saxon England).
Harold of Godwinson
Son of Robert the Magnificent and Herleva and born in Falaise Castle in south of Calvados.
William the Conqueror
Henry I Beauclerc was born in which market town of North Yorkshire
Selby
Wife of William the Conqueror
Matilda of Flanders
William II nickname
Rufus
Henry I wife’s
Matilda of Scotland and Adeliza of Louvain
Henry I son died in white ship disaster and year of disaster
William ADELIN died 1120
Daughter of Henry I, Empress Matilda, one of claimants during The Anarchy, had been married to whcih two men?
Henry V Holy Roman Emperor
Geoffrey V Count of Anjou
King Stephen’s wife
Matilda of Boulogne
King Stephen was born in Blois and died in which castle in 1154?
Dover Castle
Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine in which cathedral?
Bordeaux Cathedral
Henry II nickname
Curtmantle/FitzEmpress
Which treaty named after Oxfordshire village in 1153 effectively ended the Anarchy?
Wallingford treaty
Henry II ruled with which ruler jointly but they died before Henry II
Henry the Young King was son of which king
Richard I the Lionheart was born in which Oxford palace
Beaumont Palace
Who and where did Richard I get married in 1191?
Berengaria of Navarre in Limassol in Cyprus
King John also born in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, and was married to which two queens? One married at Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, and one Bordeaux Cathedral.
Isabella of Gloucester
Isabella of Angouleme
King John buried which cathedral?
Worcester Cathedral
King John died in whcih market town in Nottinghamshire?
Newark-on-Trent
Henry iii born in which Castle in 1207?
Winchester Cathedral
Henry III wife name
Eleanor of Provence
Edward I nickname
Longshanks
Edward I wife names
Eleanor of Castile (near Burgos)
Margaret of France (Canterbury)
Edward I died at which Cumbria village?
Burgh by Sands
Edward II nickname of Welsh origins
Edward of Caernarfon
Edward II born in which Castle?
Caernarfon Castle
Edward II wife?
Isabella of France married in Boulogne Cathedral
Edward II died in which Castle
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Edward III wife
Philippa of Hainault
Edward III and Philippa of Hainault married at which British cathedral?
York Minster
Edward III died at which palace which later became Richmond Palace on same location.
Sheen Palace
Richard II born in which French city so known of Richard of ____\
Bordeaux
Richard II son of which two parents
Edward the Black Prince (son of Edward III) and Joan of Kent
Richard II wife’s
Anne of Bohemia
Isabella of Valois
Richard II died at whcih Castle in 1400 at age 33
Pontefract Castle in West Yorkshire
John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of which England king?
Edward III
Which Lincolnshire Castle was Henry IV born at? Nicknamed Henry of _______.
Bolingbroke Castle
Henry IV wife names
Mary de Bohun - Arundel
Joanna of Navarre - Winchester
Henry V born in which Castle in 1386
Monmouth Castle
Henry V wife and location of marriage
Catherine of Valois in Troyes Cathedral
Henry VI wife
Margaret of Anjou
Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou married at which medieval abbey and later county house located in namesake village near Fareham in Hampshire
Titchfield abbey
Mother of two kings, Edward IV and Richard III.
Cecily Neville
Father of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III
Richard Of York
Which French city was Edward IV born in; on river Seine in northern france?
Rouen
Edward IV wife name
Elizabeth Woodville
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville married in which village of Northamptonshire.
Grafton Regis
Years of Henry VI two reigns
1422-61 and 1470-71
Years of Edward IV two reigns
1461-70 and 1471-83
What year was Edward V born in said to have died aged 12 and only ruled 78 days?
1470
Edward V younger brother who he was princes of tower with?
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
Richard III born in which Northamptonshire castle
Fotheringhay Castle
Final place of imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots which Northamptonshire castle?
Fotheringhay Castle
Mary queen of Scot’s first husband
Francis II of France
Mary Queen of Scots second husband
Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
Mary Queen of Scots third husband
James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
James V of Scotland wife who was mother of Mary queen of Scot’s
Mary of Guise
Richard III wife
Anne Neville
Whose mistress Katherine Swynford gave birth to John Beaufort and led to Tudor line?
John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt’s wives
Blanche of Lancaster
Constance of Castile
Katherine Swynford
Treaty of Windsor in 1386 between England and which country?
Portugal
Battle fought between kingdom of Portugal and crown of Castile in august 1385 which had King John as undisputed king of Portugal?
Battle of Aljubarrota
Name of eldest daughter of John of Gaunt who married to King of John of Portugal and became queen of Portugal
Philippa of Lancaster
Son of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, main initiator of age of discovery. Born 1394-1460.
Prince Henry the Navigator
King John I of a Portugal founded which dynasty of Portuguese dynasty - 1385-1580 when replaced by Philippine dynasty
House of Aviz
Portuguese dynasty founded by Afonso in 1442, illegitimate son of John I of Portugal, began when John IV of Portugal came power 1640.
Braganza Dynasty
Last king of Portugal until 5 October 1910 revolution. Lived rest of life in twickenham, uk.
Manuel II of Portugal
Dynasty between House of Aviz and House of Braganza in Portugal history, named after three Kings reigned 1581-1640 who give name to the dynasty.
Philippine Dynasty
Wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain was Maria Isabel of Braganza who encouraged founding of which museum in 1819?
Museo del Prado
Four monarchs of Brazil
Maria I
John VI
Pedro I
Pedro II
Last monarch of empire of Brazil reigning over 58 years born in Rio, member of House of Braganza.
Pedro II
Henrik Ibsen 1867 play with incidental music by Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt
Which music was part of the famous “right notes in the wrong order” sketch by Eric Morecambe?
Grieg’s Peer Gynt
Familiar tune was National Anthem of German Empire from 1871-1918 and imperial anthem of Russia 1816-33.
God save the king
Term for southern states, $10 notes issued by New Orleans bank inspired name.
Dixieland
What is the ritual or formal ceremony performed as land acknowledgement at many sports events in Australia
Welcome to Country
Named after language spoken there in middle areas, how is area of Paris on left bank of Seine which houses Sorbonne and other unis?
Latin Quarter
Disney Castles and what named after around the world
Shanghai: Enchanted Storybooks
Hong Kong: Magical Dreams
Paris and California: Sleeping Beauty
Florida and Tokyo: Cinderella
Name of dog belonging to Hagar the Horrible published in The Sun until 2016
Snert
Two elements with pronouns as symbols
Helium and Iodine
Which country has the worlds lowest female population by % of total population?
Qatar - 24.7%
Qatar second flattest country in world after which one with a lower highest point?
Maldives
Who are the only world cup host to lose the opening match of a World Cup
Qatar 2022
Which country has the highest carbon emissions per capita, 10 times global average!
Qatar
European language 1m is unrelated to any other living languages
Basque
First self adhesive stamp in UK what year
1993
1971 album Electronically Tested had two #1s by which band named after TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats?
Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry 2 #1s
In the summertime
Baby Jump
Name of long serving pianist on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue
Colin Sell
Paul Simon wrote homeward bound at which Cheshire train station
Widnes
Bhut jolokia meaning Bhutan pepper is hybrid chilli pepper cultivated in India and named what
Ghost Pepper
Celine Dion had hits with Andrea Bocelli in 1999 and Josh Groban in 2008 with which song!
The Prayer
Technical name for opening champagne with sword
Sabrage
Which American explorer discovered Mount Sidley?
Richard E Byrd
Highest volcano of North America and the highest mountain of Mexico
Pico de Orizaba
Highest volcano of South America, highest peak of chile too.
Ojos del Salado
Highest volcano in Asia and highest peak of Iran
Damavand
Highest volcano of Oceania, second highest mountain of Papua New Guinea
Mount Giluwe
Second highest volcano in South America, found in Argentina
Monte Pissis
Second highest volcano in North American and second highest of Mexico
Popocatepetl
Second highest volcano of Asia found in Turkey and Armenia
Mount Ararat
Second highest volcano of Europe on border of Russia and Georgia
Kazbek
Second highest volcano of Antarctica after mount Sidley
Mount Erebus
Highest volcano in Antarctica discovered by Robert Byrd
Mount Sidley
Second highest volcano in Papua New Guinea and australian continent, named after German colonial officer.
Mount Hagen
Heavens Door whiskey developed by which singer
Bob Dylan
Canadian provincial capital located on Saint Lawrence river where meets the mouth of the Saint-Charles river
Quebec City
Singer holds most Grammy nominations with 88 - 9 as group and 79 as a solo
Beyoncé Knowles
Movie monster of 1953 played on land by Ben Chapman and underwater by ricou browning?
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
DC comic hero married lady love Mera in 1964
Aquaman
Name of main antagonist of Ring novel series (Koji Suzuki) and films.
Sadako Yamamura
Tv series with Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook
Detectorists
Which of Pelagie islands is the site of a primary European entry point for migrants and the southernmost point of Italy?
Lampedusa
Henry VII born in which castle?
Pembroke Castle
Henry VII married who?
Elizabeth of York
Henry VII died at which at which former palace?
Richmond Palace
Which palace was Henry VIII born at?
Palace of Placentia (Greenwich Palace)
Which palace did Henry VIII die at ?
Whitehall Palace
How old was Henry VIII when he died?
55
Lady Jane Grey was born in Bradgate Park found in which county?
Leicestershire
Jane grey was married to which nobleman?
Guildford Dudley
Edward VI died in which palace, same place his dad was born?
Greenwich Palace of Placentia
Edward VI born in which palace?
Hampton Court Palace
Latin term for title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office of title suo jure.
Jure uxoris
Philip II of Spain (1556-98) was born in which Spanish city of Castile and Leon?
Valladolid
Mary I and Elizabeth I both born in whichnpalace same as their dad
Palace of Placentia /Greenwich Palace
Mary I married Philip II of Spain in which cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
James I was born in whcih castle
Edinburgh Castle
James I was married to who?
Anne of Denmark
In which city did James I get married to Anne of Denmark?
Oslo
James I died in which house in the parish of cheshunt in county of Hertfordshire
Theobalds House
Who was James I of England’s father?
Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
Charles I was born in which palace?
Dunfermline Palace
Who did Charles I marry at St Augustine’s Abbey?
Henrietta Maria of France
Charles I died in which location in 1649 place of execution?
Palace of Whitehall
Who was married to Oliver Cromwell from 1620?
Elizabeth Bourchier
Who was married to Richard Cromwell from 1649?
Dorothy Maijor
Who did Charles II marry in 1662
Catherine of Braganza
Where did Charles II marry Catherine of Braganza?
Portsmouth
James II wives names
Anne Hyde - The Strand
Mary of Modena - Dover (while King)
Which king of England died in Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1701 age of 67?
James II
First monarch to live at Buckingham Palace as principal residence?
Queen Victoria
Which British monarch bought Buckingham Palace?
George III
Which was the first British monarch to be born at Buckingham Palace?
William IV
Who was wife of William IV?
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Where did William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meningen get married in 1818?
Kew Palace
William IV born name
William Henry
Victoria queen born name
Alexandrina Victoria
Queen Victoria born at which Palace?
Kensington Palace
Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at which location in 1840?
St James’s Palace
What place did Queen Victoria die in 1901?
Osborne House in Isle of Wight
Who was queen Victoria parents
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Relationship of William IV to George IV?
Brother
Last British monarch of House of Hanover
Queen Victoria
First monarch of House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Edward VII
Edward VII born name
Albert Edward
Who did Edward VII marry?
Alexandra of Denmark
First monarch of House of Windsor
George v
George V birth name
George Frederick Ernest Albert
George V wife
Mary of Teck
Where did George V die in 1936
Sandringham Palace
Where was George V born in 1865?
Marlborough House
Edward VIII born name
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Edward VIII born in what building situated in Richmond park?
White Lodge
Where did Edward VIII marry Wallis Simpson in 1937?
Chateau de Cande
Which British monarch died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1972?
Edward VIII
George VI born at which place?
Sandringham Palace
George VI born name
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Who did George VI marry?
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
George VI died at which location in 1952?
Sandringham House
Elizabeth II born name
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Elizabeth II born at which location
17 Bruton Street in Mayfair
Date of Queen Elizabeth II birth
21 April 1926
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her second birthday on what day other than 21/04 her actual birthdays?
Second Saturday of June
What location and when did Princes Charles marry Diana
St Paul’s Cathedral in 29 July 1981
Charles III birth name
Charles Philip Arthur George
Prince William birth name
William Arthur Philip Louis
King Charles III birthday
14 November 1948
William Prince birthday
21 June 1982
Poundbury; experimental planned community worked on by King Charles is on outskirts of whcih town?
Dorchester in Dorset
Prince Harry birth name
Harry Charles Albert David
Prince Harry first born name
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
Prince Harry second born name
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
Prince William firstborn
George Alexander Louis
Prince George born year
2013
Prince William second born
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Princess Charlotte born when
2015
Prince William third born
Louis Arthur Charles
Prince Louis born
2018
Elder daughter of Prince Andrew
Beatrice Elizabeth Mary
Princess Beatrice husband in 2020
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Beatrice child name
Sienna Elizabeth
Princess Beatrice went to whcih uni
Goldsmiths
Princess Eugenie went to which university
Newcastle University
Prince Andrew second born
Eugenie Victoria Helena
Princess Eugenie husband married 2018
Jack Brooksbank
Princess Eugenie son born 2021
August Brooksbank
Queen Consort Camilla maiden name
Shand
Queen consort Camilla middle name
Rosemary
Prince Philip born where
Corfu
Mary of Teck what birth name?
Victoria Mary of Teck
Which royal consort was born in Portugal?
Catherine of Braganza
Henrietta Maria the queen of Charles I was whose daughter?
Henri IV of France and Marie de’ Medici
Catherine of Aragon parents
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
Which edict on 31 March 1492 by Ferdinand and Isabella ordered expulsion of Jews from Castile and Aragon by July 31?
Alhambra Decree
Sancho Garces VI and Sancha of Castile were parents of which royal consort?
Berengaria of Navarre
Henry I’s first wife Matilda of Scotland was the daughter of whcih pair?
Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Wessex
Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted Fair Rosamund an imaginary portrait of Rosamund Clifford the most famous mistress of which King of England?
Henry II
Famous mistress of Henry II said to been met at Woodstock Palace and could have been confronted by Eleanor of Aquitaine in folklore? Painted by Rossetti, Burne-Jones and Waterhouse
Rosamund Clifford
Female painter born 1855 in Pre Raphaelite Movement. Paintings include Flora, The Love Potiom, lots of Greek inspired paintings.
Evelyn de Morgan
PRB painter born 1849 Rome - Sleep and his half brother Death, Diogenes, Saint Eulalia, The Magic Circle, The Lady of Shallott (on boat), Cleopatra, Circe Offering Cup to Ulysses, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Ophelia, Hylas and the Nymphs, Echo and Narcissus, Lamia, Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye mAy - he did so many!
John William Waterhouse
PRB painter born 1829 Southampton - Christ in the house of his parents, Ophelia, Mariana (from measure for measure)
John Everett Millais
Prb painter born 1827 London - Our English Coasts, The Awakening Conscience, Isabella and the pot of Basil, The Lady of Shallot (standing) and The Scapegoat?
William Holman Hunt
John Keats poem of 1818 from Decameron story where young woman puts Lorenzo’s head in the namesake receptacle.
Isabella, or the Pot of Basil
Folk belief that a girl could see her future husband in a dream if she performed rites on the eve of namesake saint. John Keats 1819 poem.
The Eve of St Agnes
Which king of England had mistresses Nest ferch Rhys, Edith Forne and Sybil Cornet?
Henry I
Who had a very close relationship with Piers Gaveston?
Edward II (married to Isabella of France)
Edward III royal mistress, only one, although fairly loyal to Philippa Hainault?
Alice Perrers
Which King is suggested to have had a homosexual relationship with Robert de Vere (Earl of Oxford)?
Richard II
Which King’s mistresses include Jane Shore and Elizabeth Lucy?
Edward IV
Henry VIII’s first mistress was Frenchwoman who taught languages to Henry’s sisters Margaret and Mary?
Jane Popincourt
Henry VIII’s sister Margaret Tudor was wife of which other monarch 1503-13?
James IV of Scotland
Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor was wife of which other monarch?
Louis XII
Mother of Henry Fitzroy, mistress of Henry VIII
Elizabeth Blount
Anne Boleyn sister who had affair with Henry vIIi
Mary Boleyn
Who rumoured to have relationships with Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham? Linked to Esme Stewart and Anne Murray.
James I
Niece of Cardinal Mazarin and mistress of Charles II?
Hortense Mancini
Mother of James, Duke of Monmouth, and mistress of Charles II?
Lucy Walter
Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine, who had five kids with Charles II?
Barbara Palmer
Nell Gwyn first name
Eleanor
Which of Charles II mistress gave birth to two sons Charles Beauclark and James Beauclark?
Nell Gwyn
Mistress of Charles II, titles Baroness Petersfield, Countess of Fareham, Duchess of Portsmouth. Called Squintabella by Nell Gwynne.
Louise de Kerouaille
James II most longest lasting mistress?
Arabella Churchill is the mistress of which King?
Elizabeth Villiers was the mistress of which English king?
William III (Barbara Villiers was Charles II)
Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg was the mistress of which King of Britain? Nicknamed the Maypole.
George I
Which British King had mistresses Henrietta Howard and Amalie von Wallmoden Countess of Yarmouth?
George II
Which British king was rumoured to have a secretly married Hannah Lightfoot before his public wedding to his known wife?
George III
George IV had a 20 years affair with which woman who he considered his true wife?
Maria Fitzherbert
Who had the following mistresses as well as his principal mistress: Mary Robinson, Frances Twysden, Grace Elliot, Isabella Seymour-Conway and Elizabeth Conyngham?
George IV
William IV mistress from 1780s to 1811? Later married wife in 1818.
Dorothea Jordan
Which king had mistresses Hortense Schneider, Guilia Barucci, Susan Pelham-Clinton, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Greville, Agnes Keyser and Alice Keppel?
Edward VII
Which King had affairs with Freda Dudley Ward and Lady Thelma Furness before meeting his forever woman?
Edward VIII
Nicknamed Kanga, who was the Australian married woman who was mistress to Charles III while he was Prince of Wales? Died in 1997.
Dale Tryon
Disputed king in 924 between Edward the Elder (dad) and Ethelstan (brother). Died 16 days after father so no reign given officially.
Elfweard
Nickname “the Bald”, king of Scotland between 995-997 between Kenneth II and Kenneth III.
Constantine III
Which king fought Erik Bloodaxe at Battle of Castleford in 947? 946-955 reign.
King Eadred
Which archbishop of York was naughty in 947 allows Erik Bloodaxe to rule York, in 948 invites Olaf Sihtricson over from Dublin? Captured in 954 by Eadred.
Wulfstan
The Fair Maid of Perth (or St Valentines Day) is 1828 novel by Walter Scott inspired by story of Battle of the North Inch which took place during reign of which Scottish king?
Robert III
King of Scotland 1058-1093 after Lulach and succeeded by Donald III. Married to St Margaret of Scotland.
Malcolm III Canmore (Bighead)
Saint Margaret of Scotland born in which European country in 1045? Her father was Edward the Exile son of King Edmund Ironside exiled after defeat of his father by Cnut.
Hungary
Current coronation ceremony dates back to the crowning of which monarch by Dunstan at Bath Abbey in 973AD?
Edgar the Peaceful (959-975)
Which king of Scotland acquired the Isle of Man and the Western Isles from Norway in 1266?
Alexander III (1249-1286)
Name of Treaty that Alexander iii signed to get western isles and Isle of Man.
Treaty of Perth
Known as Maid of Norway, who was queen of Scotland 1286-90 but never inaugurated so a bit contested. Mother was Margaret of Scotland who was married to King Eric II of Norway.
Margaret, Maid of Norway
Which Scottish king aligned with Olaf Guthfrithson (King of Dublin) and Owen (King of Strathclyde) to fight King Ethelstan in 937 at the Battle of Brunanburh?
Constantine II
King of Scotland between 900-943. Buried in Iona.
Constantine II
Which Scottish king raided as far south as the river Dee near Chester in 980?
Kenneth II (971-995)
Who later to be crowned King of France was declared King of England by rebellious barons in London only to cede the claim with the Treaty of Lambeth after being beaten in battle?
LOUIS VIII the Lion
Which 1217 battle did Henry III forces beat future Louis VIII during the First Barons War? Later signed Treaty of Lambeth.
Battle of Lincoln
Which Saxon king purportedly killed in a brawl with an outlaw at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire?
Edmund I
Which Scottish king swore fealty to Henry II at York Castle in 1175?
King William I the Lion
Whcih treaty signed in 1174 between captive William I King of Scots and Henry II? William had been captured at Battle of Alnwick and then transported to Normandy at namesake location.
Treaty of Falaise
1174 battle in Northumberland where William I Scotland captured by the English ranulf glanville.
Battle in 1093 same place Malcolm III Canmore and son Edward killed.
Battle of Alnwick
Which future king, then serving as a midshipman, was arrested for drunken brawl in Gibraltar (14 years old at time)?
William IV
Who was Prince of the Cumbrians 1113-1124 and later King of Scotland 1124-1153? Defeated at Battle of the Standard (Northallerton) in 1138. A namesake revolution was said to have happened during his reign.
David I (Davidian Revolution)
Which Scottish king signed the Treaty of York with Henry III in 1237? It defined the border between the two kingdoms whcih exists to this day except for Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
Alexander II
Which 1237 treaty agreed the border between England and Scotland and signed by Alexander II and Henry III?
Treaty of York
Who was King of Connacht from 1156-1186 and High King of Ireland from 1166-98? Last High King of Ireland before Anglo Normans invaded.
Rory O’Connor
Nicknamed Supernova, Russian supermodel, married to a Viscount of Somerset 2001, then married Antoine Arnault (heir to the LVMH company). Played Medusa in Clash of the Titans (2010).
Natalia Vodianova
Which Arizona alt rock group best known for song “Yahoos and Triangles” theme song to the long running animation King of the Hill?
The Refreshments
Lead character of 1997-2009 animation King of the Hill created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels
Hank Hill
Who voices Hank Hill in King of the Hill?
Mike Judge
Who voiced Peggy Hill in King of the Hill? Also in Hocus Pocus 2 in 2022.
Kathy Najimy
Science or study of soil but unlike pedalogy it’s in respect of influence of soil on living beings, particularly plants. Root comes from Greek for foundation/soil.
Edaphology
Ethiopian or Eritrean stew eaten with Injera a flat bread made from millet like grain TEFF.
Wat
Greek hurdler who won 400m hurdles at 2004 Athens, got banned for banned substance at 2008 Beijing though.
Fani Chalkia
Lebanese born French actress who came to prominence in Alain Resnais’s 1961 Last Year at Marienbad. Also title character of Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.
Delphine Seyrig
Actor who plays Hugo Drax in 1979 film Moonraker, detective Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal.
Michael Lonsdale
Japanese architect who designed Japan National Stadium for Tokyo Olympics and V&A Dundee.
Kengo Kuma
Japanese architect known for use of paper, cardboard, prefab work with disaster victims. Won 2014 Pritzker. Centre Pompidou-Metz (capital of Lorraine), Cardboard Cathedral (Christchurch, NZ).
Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect was second woman to win Pritzker Prize 2010.
Kazuyo Sejima
First modern cabaret and toast of Montmartre district. Opened in 1881 by Rodolphe Salis. Subject of famous Theophile Steinlen poster of 1896.
Le chat noir
Decadent nightclub in London two years before WW1 only, name reference to Bible.
The Cave of the Golden Calf
Annual prize granted to living person who achievements harnesses power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of universe and humankind’s place within it. Used to be only religion but in 1980s expanded to science and religion. Mother Teresa first winner.
Templeton Prize
Founder of the Taize community in Burgundy? Lots of works with youths. Brother Alois took over in 2005 after this founder’s death.
Brother Roger (Schutz)
2nd president of india 1962-67 advocate of non aggression with Pakistan.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
First president of Republic of India 1950-62
Rajendra Prasad
Founder of Focolare Movement whcih aims to bring unit among people and promote universal family. Won Templeton Prize in 1977.
Chiara Lubich
Founder of hospice and palliative care born Barnet 1918. Won Templeton Prize 1981.
Dame Cicely Saunders
English marine biologist served as zoologist on RRS Discovery’s voyage to Antarctic. Invented the Continuous Plankton Recorder. After retiring, founded the Religious Experience Research Centre in 1969 and won Templeton Prize in 1985.
Sir Alister Hardy
Chief rabbi of Commonwealth 1967-91. Won Templeton Prize 1991
Immanuel Jakobovits
Chief rabbi of uk and commonwealth from 2013
Ephraim Mirvis
Chief rabbi of uk and commonwealth 1991-2013
Jonathan Sacks
Brazilian physicist and astronomer at Dartmouth College, winner of 2019 Templeton Prize
Marcelo Gleiser
Ethnologist and activist who won 2021 Templeton Prize and had barbie made of in 2022 too.
Jane Goodall
Winner of 2022 Templeton Prize also won Nobel Physics in 2004 for discovery of asymptotic freedom in theory of the strong interaction.
Frank Wilczek
Which jazz multi-instrumentalist died in 1964 in Berlin at age of 36? Unknown diabetic at hospital so left and died of diabetes related illness. Albums: Out There, Far Cry, At the Five Spot.
Eric Dolphy
Born with name Randolph in 1930 in Texas, which jazz saxophonist released album The Shape of Jazz to Come and worked at the Five Spot jazz club in New York. Album “Sound Grammar” won 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Ornette Coleman
Pnictogens are which numbered group of the periodic table?
Group 15
Chalcogens are which number group in the periodic table?
Group 16
Halogens are which group number of the periodic table?
Group 17
Noble gases are which numbered group of the periodic table?
Group 18
Carbon Group alternative name for which numbered group of the periodic table?
Group 14
Group 1 of the periodic table is Hydrogen and which other category of elements?
Alkali metals
Group 2 of periodic table alternative name
Alkaline Earth Metals
Gameplay similar to 2011 Dark Souls, 2022 game published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, players play a customisable character on journey to repair the titular object. Settings Limgrave to Caelid. Horse is called Torrent.
Elden Ring
Which fantasy writer provided the world building of the 2022 video game Elden Ring?
George RR Martin
Which Spartan regent and general was leader of combined forces to beat Persians at Battle of Plataea, starved to death by citizens in 477BC as suspected of colluding with Xerxes I.
Pausanias the Regent
Fifth President of Ukraine from 2014-19 when beaten by Zelensky. Nickname was “chocolate king”.
Petro Poroshenko
Brazilian football manager who won 1958 and 1962 World Cup as a player and then 1970 as a manager and 1994 as an assistant manager. Coached them to 1998 final too.
Mario Zagallo
After five years of construction, Erdogan opened which bridge in March 2022? Year in name honours an important WW1 naval victory over UK and France and the location of northern province of Turkey. Longest suspension bridge in world (2023m).
1915 Canakkale Bridge
Name of bridge between Kobe and Awaji Island, second longest suspension bridge central span after new 2022 bridge 1915 Canakkale Bridge in Turkey.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
American author best known for 2016 “It Ends With Us”. Born Margaret Fennell. Newer books: It Starts With Us 2022, All Your Perfects 2018. In 2022, held six of top 10 spots on NYT paperback fiction best seller list.
Colleen Hoover
Wang Jianlin is founder of which company largest real estate development company and worlds largest movie theatre operator?
Wanda Group
Who told to sacrifice who in bible?
Abraham sacrifice Isaac
Abraham’s firstborn son was Ishmael born via who?
Hagar
Abraham firstborn son was who
Ishmael
Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael out into wilderness of Beersheba until they settled where
Desert of Paran
City in North Rhine Westphalia lies on confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr. Today boasts worlds largest inland port.
Duisberg
Which pitcher for LA Dodgers who won the 2020 World Series is the great nephew of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh?
Clayton Kershaw
YSL male perfume also word for Ancient Greek statue of young man standing and often naked.
Kouros
Female counterpart of the male Kouros
Kore
Women version of the male Atlas support used to take place of column.
Caryatid
Roman term for an Atlas (holder of a column in human form). Named after one of Argonauts and father of Ajax.
Telamon
Of which king did his mother write “I never can or shall look at him without a shudder”?
Edward VII (Queen Victoria said it)
Queen Elizabeth II appeared in which Roald Dahl book?
The BFG
Who commissioned John Nash (1752-1835) to design the Royal Pavilion at Brighton? Also reconstruction work at Buckingham Palace.
George IV (while regent for dad)
Which English king first took the three lions as the royal crest?
Richard I
Which Scottish monarch ascended throne at six days old and took refuge in France during the rough wooing?
Mary Queen of Scots
Which king lead the English reformation?
Henry VIII
Who United the Kingdom of Dal Riada with that of the Picts in 843, to form kingdom of alba?
Kenneth MacAlpin
Donald I the successor to Kenneth MacAlpine was relayed how to him?
Brother
Who succeeded first king of Alba, Kenneth MacAlpin?
Donald I (Domnall)
James IV died at which battle?
Flodden - 1513
Which King was known as hammer of Scot’s and longshanks?
Edward I
Son of Malcolm I and successor to Indulf in 962 when he became king of alba. Name translate r from garlic as Black.
Dub
Who was only king to rule over whole of wales from 1057 until 1063 death?
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
Which Scottish king upon reaching majority exiled his step father, Archibald Douglas the Earl of Angus, who has been acting as regent?
James V
Which English queen also claimed the title empress of the Holy Roman Empire ?
Empress Matilda
Who was longest lived British head of state for three centuries before overtaken by Elizabeth II?
Richard Cromwell lived to 85
Who reigned from 975-78, eldest son of Edgar the Peaceful and succeeded by Ethelred the Unready? Murdered at Corfe Castle in Dorset.
Edward the Martyr
Which king of Scotland king 1329-71. In 1328 in accordance to treaty of Northampton, four year old him was married to Joanna sister of Edward III of England. Was son of Robert the Bruce. Defeated and captured at Neville’s Cross, County Durham 1346, too expensive ransom for Scotland, proposed English king take over throne of Scotland. Robert II took over from him.
David II
Which High king of Ireland reigned 1002-14 and died at Battle of Clontarf?
Brian Boru
Which Scottish king ascended throne at age of 11 but spent first 18 years of reign as prisoner of Henry IV?
James I
Which king of Scotland 1406-37 assassinated at Perth during failed coup by his uncle Walter Stewart. Married Joan Beaufort.
James I
Whose 55 year reign of England included Black Death
Edward III
Who is only English monarch to have also been crowned King of France, in 1431, when only 10?
Henry VI
Henry the Young King was eldest son of which King of England, was crowned during father’s reign but died at 28 meaning brother became king.
Henry II
Which Scottish king added Shetland and Orkney to his kingdom in 1472 after his father in law failed to pay the promised dowry?
James III
Margaret of Denmark was queen of Scotland between 1469-1486 by marriage to which king?
James III
Westminster Abbey was rebuilt by Henry III as a shrine to which King?
Edward the Confessor
Who was last British monarch to be born outside of Britain?
George II
Step-son of Macbeth and succeeded as king of Scotland 1057-58. Followed by Malcolm III.
Lulach
