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1. When was Henry III king of England? 1199-1216 1216-1272 1460-1470 1422-1435Correct Answer: 1216-1272 2. When was Henry III born? 15 March 1400 19 April 1201 16 September 1155 1 October 1207Correct Answer: 1 October 1207 3. Where was Henry III born? Sandringham Monmouth Winchester EdinburghCorrect Answer: Winchester 4. Who threatened to excommunicate Henry III for not meeting the obligation to finance papal wars? Innocent II Alexander IV Julius II Urban VIIICorrect Answer: Alexander IV 5. What plan of reforms was accepted by Henry III in 1258? Provisions of Oxford Magna Carta Bill of Rights Declaration of IndependenceCorrect Answer: Provisions ... Read more

11. When did Edward II become king of England? 14 January 1296 15 May 1299 7 July 1307 4 December 1298Correct Answer: 7 July 1307 12. When was Edward II born? 9 March 1275 25 April 1284 27 October 1276 5 September 1278Correct Answer: 25 April 1284 13. Where was Edward II born? Caernarvon Swansea Liverpool NewportCorrect Answer: Caernarvon 14. Where did Edward II marry Isabella? London Paris Boulogne DublinCorrect Answer: Boulogne 15. Whom did Edward II make the earl of Cornwall? Richard de Clare Piers Gaveston Simon de Montfort William HerbertCorrect Answer: Piers Gaveston 16. Where did Robert Bruce ... Read more

4. Where did Edward I marry Eleanor? Barcelona Las Huelgas Madrid Santa Fe 5. When did Edward I issue the Statute of Wales? 1286 1284 1278 1274 6. Whom did Edward I expel from England in 1290? Calvinists Lutherans Jews Nestorians

31. How was Marie Louise’s father known as Holy Roman emperor? Charles V Joseph I Francis II Maximilian IICorrect Answer: Francis II 32. When was Marie Louise born? 15 February 1786 22 May 1789 11 August 1790 12 December 1791Correct Answer: 12 December 1791 33. Where was Marie Louise born? Vienna Trieste Naples RomeCorrect Answer: Vienna 34. When did Marie Louise marry Napoleon? 1 January 1808 2 April 1810 4 September 1809 7 October 1805Correct Answer: 2 April 1810 35. Which treaty awarded the duchies of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to Marie Louise? Treaty of Fontainebleau Treaty of Versailles Treaty ... Read more

5. What happened on 14 July 1789 that ultimately led to the fall of French monarchy? Fall of Bastille Battle of Trafalgar Discovery of oxygen Sale of Louisiana to USA 6. Which statement is attributed to Marie Antoinette? The die is cast. Let them eat cake. Beware the Ides of March. Sport is war by other means. 7. Who refused to help Marie Antoinette by launching a crusade against France? Francis I Maria Teresa Leopold II Joseph II

51. When did Claudius become emperor of Rome? 25 January 41 AD 10 May 37 AD 26 July 14 BC 18 December 48 BCCorrect Answer: 25 January 41 AD 52. When was Claudius born? 11 March 12 AD 14 June 15 AD 1 August 10 BC 22 November 31 BCCorrect Answer: 1 August 10 BC 53. Where was Claudius born? Athens Lugdunum Cairo TripoliCorrect Answer: Lugdunum 54. In which language did Claudius write books on Etruscan and Carthaginian history? German French Italian GreekCorrect Answer: Greek 55. When did Claudius invade Britain? 55 BC 32 BC 43 AD 58 ADCorrect Answer: ... Read more

61. When was Christian IV king of Norway and Denmark? 1588-1648 1661-1714 1558-1603 1804-1815Correct Answer: 1588-1648 62. When was Christian IV born? 9 January 1563 12 April 1577 28 August 1572 11 December 1581Correct Answer: 12 April 1577 63. Where was Christian IV born? Stockholm Oslo Lillehammer HillerodCorrect Answer: Hillerod 64. Which war did Christian IV enter in 1624? War of Spanish Succession War of Roses Thirty Years’ War War of Polish SuccessionCorrect Answer: Thirty Years’ War 65. Where did Tilly defeat Christian IV on 17 August 1626? Waterloo Ulm Hastings LutterCorrect Answer: Lutter 66. When was Christian IV’s wife ... Read more

71. What was Charles XIV John’s original name? Francois Marie Arouet Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Charles Louis de Secondat Andre Boniface Louis RiquetiCorrect Answer: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte 72. When was Charles XIV John born? 26 January 1763 9 April 1761 6 September 1756 8 December 1754Correct Answer: 26 January 1763 73. Where was Charles XIV John born? Luneville Hanover Pau WagramCorrect Answer: Pau 74. When did Charles XIV John marry Desiree Clary? 24 February 1794 16 May 1796 17 August 1798 30 October 1800Correct Answer: 17 August 1798 75. Who was once Desiree Clary’s fiancé? Louis XVIII Charles X Francis I ... Read more

1. When was William the Conqueror crowned king of England? a) 1 June 1060 b) 22 January 1061 c) 3 September 1058 d) 25 December 1066 2. Where was William the Conqueror born? a) Reims b) Falaise c) Nantes d) Winchester 3. When did William the Conqueror become duke of Normandy? a) 1035 b) 1028 c) 1024 d) 1051

1. When did Edward VII become king of UK? a) 1 June 1900 b) 22 January 1901 c) 3 September 1898 d) 7 October 1986 2. When was Edward VII born? a) 5 March 1839 b) 7 April 1842 c) 11 August 1844 d) 9 November 1841 3. From which country was Alexandra, wife of Edward VII? a) France b) Denmark c) Russia d) Italy