Category: Rulers Emperors Monarchs Kings Queens

1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab? a) 1796 b) 1801 c) 1815 d) 1824 2. When was Ranjit Singh born? a) 9 March 1771 b) 26 April 1776 c) 12 August 1782 d) 13 November 1780 3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore? a) 1799 b) 1792 c) 1788 d) 1786

1. When was Frederick II king of Prussia? a) 1702-1714 b) 1714-1738 c) 1740-1786 d) 1788-1800 2. When was Frederick II born? a) 24 January 1712 b) 7 June 1684 c) 23 September 1701 d) 5 December 1756 3. Where was Frederick II born? a) Dresden b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Regensburg

1) When did Louis XVI become the King of France? a) 15 March 1758 b) 10 May 1774 c) 8 July 1776 d) 9 December 1778 2) When was Louis XVI born? a) 19 January 1733 b) 25 May 1742 c) 23 August 1754 d) 30 November 1762 3) Where was Louis XVI born? a) Brussels b) Rome c) London d) Versailles

1. Who prevented Anne Boleyn from getting married to Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland a) James Butler b) Thomas Cranmer c) Thomas Wolsey d) John Stafford 2. To whom was Anne Boleyn lady-in-waiting in England? a) Margaret Tudor b) Claude Valois c) Mary Tudor d) Catherine of Aragon 3. Who came to England to decide Henry VIII’s appeal for annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and returned to Rome without giving a verdict? a) Giovanni de Medici b) Lorenzo Campeggio c) Rodrigo Borgia d) Francesco Piccolomini

Constantine Quiz (This quiz about Roman Emperor Constantine aka Constantine I and Constantine the Great.) 1) Who was defeated in the battle of Milvian Bridge? a) Diocletian b) Justinian c) Maxentius d) Constantius 2) By which edict Constantine granted the right of worship to Christians? a) Edict of Palermo b) Edict of Milan c) Edict of Fontainebleau d) Edict of Florence 3) Who married Constantine’s sister Constantia? a) Marcus Aurelius b) Licinius c) Vespasian d) Titus

1. When was Catherine of Braganza born? a) 5 March 1644 b) 3 May 1646 c) 1 August 1642 d) 25 November 1638 2. Where was Catherine of Braganza born? a) Gloucester b) Vila Vicosa c) Stirling d) Falkirk 3. Who was Catherine of Braganza’s father? a) Alfonso II b) Henry V c) Ferdinand II d) John IV

1. When was Charles I (Stuart) king of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 1688-1696 b) 1649-1660 c) 1625-1649 d) 1553-1558 2. When was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) 1 February 1515 b) 19 April 1620 c) 7 September 1655 d) 19 November 1600 3. Where was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) Glasgow b) Fife c) Rochester d) Edinburgh

1) When was Grace Kelly born? a) 14 April 1927 b) 16 May 1928 c) 12 November 1929 d) 1 June 1933 2) Where was Grace Kelly born? a) Philadelphia b) New York c) Paris d) Buffalo 3) What is Grace Kelly’s middle name? a) Patricia b) Philomena c) Prima d) Carrol

1. When was Marcus Aurelius Roman emperor? a) 161-180 b) 211-235 c) 117-138 d) 193-211 2. When was Marcus Aurelius born? a) 7 February 161 b) 26 April 121 c) 22 August 171 d) 17 November 101 3. What was Marcus Aurelius’ original name? a) Gaius Marius b) Qintus Lutatius Catulus c) Rutilius Rufus d) Marcus Annius Verus

1. What was Josephine’s original name? a) Marie-Josephe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie b) Maire-Louise d’Orleans c) Maria Johanna Gabriela d) Elisabeth Christine 2. When was Josephine born? a) 1 January 1764 b) 23 June 1763 c) 4 August 1762 d) 21 October 1761 3. Where was Josephine born? a) Versailles b) Fontainebleau c) Trois-Ilets d) Nantes