Category: Rulers Emperors Monarchs Kings Queens

1. When was Jane Grey queen of England for nine days? a) 1547 b) 1553 c) 1558 d) 1603 2. When was Jane Grey born? a) 1 January 1534 b) 5 May 1542 c) 16 August 1549 d) 12 October 1537 3. Where was Jane Grey born? a) Dorset b) Suffolk c) Bradgate d) Norfolk

1. When was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? 5 March 1523 8 June 1524 11 August 1517 8 December 1542Correct Answer: 8 December 1542 2. Where was Mary (Queen of Scots) born? Paris Versailles West Lothian EastbourneCorrect Answer: West Lothian 3. When did Mary (Queen of Scots) become queen of Scotland? 1 January 1525 4 July 1525 12 May 1527 14 December 1542Correct Answer: 14 December 1542 4. When did Mary (Queen of Scots) return to Scotland? 1561 1556 1548 1552Correct Answer: 1561 5. Who was murdered in 1566 by Henry Stuart and others in the presence of Mary (Queen ... Read more

1) Who wanted Shahryar to succeed Jahangir? a) Gulbadan b) Hamida Banu c) Noor Jahan d) Razia 2) What is the meaning of Shah Jahan? a) Kind ruler b) King of the world c) Rainbow d) World Conqueror 3) Who was Shah Jahan’s wife? a) Noor Mahal b) Mumtaz Mahal c) Anarkali d) Zenobia

1. Where was Herod Agrippa II born? a) Antioch b) Beirut c) Rome d) Damascus 2. In which year Herod Agrippa II became King of Chalcis? a) 12 BC b) 10 BC c) 24 AD d) 50 AD 3. Who added Tiberias and parts of Peraea to Herod Agrippa II’s kingdom? a) Trajan b) Domitian c) Caligula d) Nero 4. Who brought Paul before Herod Agrippa II and Berenice? a) Gessius Florus b) Festus c) Cornelius d) Marcus Antonius Felix

1. What was Herod Agrippa I’s original name? a) Gaius Julius Caesar b) Marcus Julius Agrippa c) Germanicus Julius Caesar d) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa 2. Who were Herod Agrippa I’s parents? a) Phasaelus, Salampsio b) Aristobulus IV, Berenice c) Alexander, Alexandra d) Antipater, Cypros 3. Who imprisoned Herod Agrippa I? a) Nerva b) Hadrian c) Zeno d) Tiberias

Who denounced Herod Antipas’ marriage to Herodias? a) Elias b) Nathan c) Malachi d) John the Baptist What did Herodias tell her daughter to ask from Herod Antipas? a) Half Kingdom b) Head of John the Baptist c) One talent gold d) Diamond Who sent Jesus Christ to Herod Antipas? a) Pontius Pilate b) Annas c) Caiphas d) Gamaliel

1. When was Herod King? a) 14 AD – 37 AD b) 27 BC – 14 AD c) 37 BC – 4 BC d) 12 BC – 12 AD 2. Who made Herod tetrarch of Galilee? a) Julius Caesar b) Mark Antony c) Marius d) Sulla 3. Who was Herod’s first wife? a) Pallas b) Malthace c) Elpis d) Doris

(Frederick Barbarossa is also known as Frederick I.) 1. When was Frederick Barbarossa first elected German king and Holy Roman Emperor? a) 4 March 1152 b) 10 May 1151 c) 26 July 1145 d) 18 December 1148 2. Which concordat did Frederick Barbarossa violate? a) Concordat of Bologna b) Concordat of Tonsberg c) Concordat of Worms d) Concordat of Zurich 3. Who crowned Frederick Barbarossa emperor on 18 June 1155? a) Eugene III b) Lucius II c) Celestine V d) Adrian IV

1) Who anointed David as king? a) Jeremiah b) Elijah c) Jonah d) Samuel 2) Who killed Goliath? a) Saul b) Holofernes c) David d) Abner 3) Who was Uriah’s wife? a) Bathsheba b) Rahab c) Ruth d) Michal

(This quiz is about Biblical King Solomon.) 1) Who was Solomon’s father? a) Abraham b) Boaz c) David d) Saul 2) Who was Solomon’s mother? a) Bathsheba b) Leah c) Rebecca d) Sarah 3) Who was Solomon’s rival to the throne? a) Absalom b) Adonijah c) Amnon d) Jonathan