History Quiz #1
1. Who was Capability
Brown?
a) An artist
b) A Shakespearean actor
c) A landscape architect
d) A world renowned chef
2. How many times was
Henry VIII married?
a) Four
b) Six
c) Eight
d) Nine
3. What was the name
of Henry VIII’s older brother
a) Albert
b) Arthur
c) Alfred
d) Archibald
4. What are the names
of Henry VIII’s children, who each went on to rule?
a) Mary, James, Elizabeth
b) Mary, Ann, Edward
c) Jane, Elizabeth, Charles
d) Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
5. Which King was
beheaded in 1649?
a) James I
b) Charles I
c) Charles II
d) James II
6. Who was Margaret
Tudor?
a) Henry VIII’s niece
b) Henry VIII’s mother
c) Henry VIII’s sister
d) Henry VIII’s aunt
7. How many children
did Elizabeth I have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 0
d) 3
8. The family
formerly known as Saxe-Coburg Gotha are now:
a) The Hanovarians
b) The Stuarts
c) The Windsors
d) The Tudors
9. What is the name
of Queen Elizabeth II’s father.
a) George
b) Henry
c) James
d) Edward
10. How many children
did Queen Victoria have?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 11
d) 9
11. Who succeeded
Queen Victoria?
a) Edward VIII
b) James V
c) Charles I
d) Edward VII
12. Which year did
King Henry VIII ascend to the throne?
a) 1434
b) 1524
c) 1509
d) 1519
13. Landau, Barouche,
Hansom, Brougham are all what?
a) Breeds of horse
b) Types of Carriage
c) Trams
d) Cars
14. Who was the Nine
Days Queen?
a) Lady Jane Edwards
b) Lady Anne Morley
c) Lady Jane Grey
d) Lady Mary Tudor
15. Where will you
find the historic ‘Landseer Lions’
a) Bond Street
b) Piccadilly
c) Trafalgar Square
d) Covent Garden
16. Which of these
was Lord Nelson’s Flagship at the battle of Trafalgar?
a) The Mary Rose
b) HMS Victory
c) HMS Jubilee
d) HMS Warrior
17. Who was Thomas
Moore?
a) Chancellor to Henry VIII
b) Author
c) Lawyer
d) All of the above
18. Sherlock Homes
resides at:
a) 221b Baker Street
b) 22l b Threadneedle Street
c) 221b Regent St
d) 221b Bond Street
19. Jane Austen was
born in what year?
a) 1776
b) 1789
c) 1811
d) 1775
20. Charlotte Bronte
was born in:
a) 1801
b) 1821
c) 1816
d) 1798
Answers. 1c. 2b. 3b.
4d. 5b. 6c. 7c. 8c. 9a. 10d. 11d. 12c. 13b. 14c. 15c. 16b. 17d. 18a. 19d. 20c.
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