Category: United Kingdom

1) When did George III become the king of UK? a) 1603 b) 1701 c) 1740 d) 1760 2) To which dynasty George III belong? a) Lancastrian b) Hanoverian c) Tudor d) Stuart 3) Who persuaded George III to end his relationship with Sarah Lennox and marry Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz? a) George Grenville b) Charles Fox c) William Pitt the Elder d) John Stuart

1. Who was Catherine Howard’s mother? a) Joyce Culpepper b) Agnes Tilney c) Elizabeth Howard d) Margaret Mowbray 2. What did Henry Mannox teach Catherine Howard? a) Latin b) Music c) Greek d) Science 3. To whom was Catherine Howard engaged? a) Walter Raleigh b) Nicholas Throckmorton c) Thomas Culpepper d) Stephen Gardiner

1. When was George Meredith born? a) 12 February 1828 b) 5 April 1823 c) 16 September 1829 d) 31 December 1834 2. Where was George Meredith born? a) Weybridge b) Portsmouth c) Bristol d) Liverpool 3. When did George Meredith write The Ordeal of Richard Feverel? a) 1862 b) 1865 c) 1859 d) 1871

1. When was Peter O’Toole born? a) 31 January 1934 b) 17 May 1933 c) 2 August 1932 d) 9 October 1931 2. Where was Peter O’Toole born? a) Connemara b) Dublin c) Glamorgan d) Cardiff 3. Where did Peter O’Toole study acting? a) Higher Dramatic School b) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art c) Goldfaden Dramatic School d) National School of Drama

1. When was Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canterbury? a) 1504-1532 b) 1533-1556 c) 1559-1575 d) 1501-1503 2. When was Thomas Cranmer born? a) 14 February 1442 b) 12 May 1471 c) 2 July 1489 d) 10 December 1485 3. Where was Thomas Cranmer born? a) Aslacton b) Waltham c) Nuremberg d) Dunstable

1. When was Edward IV crowned king of England? a) 20 January 1433 b) 28 June 1461 c) 12 October 1437 d) 8 July 1480 2. When was Edward IV born? a) 3 March 1421 b) 28 April 1442 c) 6 December 1416 d) 8 August 1410 3. Where was Edward IV born? a) Rouen b) Lancaster c) York d) London

1. When was Raymond Illingworth born? a) 26 February 1935 b) 8 June 1932 c) 25 August 1929 d) 9 October 1918 2. Where was Raymond Illingworth born? a) Pudsey b) Bristol c) Canterbury d) Dover 3. Where did Raymond Illingworth make his Test debut? a) Adelaide b) Birmingham c) Manchester d) Delhi

General Sir Charles James Napier was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province. Charles James Napier Quiz Questions 1. What dispatch did Charles James Napier send when he conquered Sind? a) Confiteor b) Mea culpa c) Mea maxima culpa d) Peccavi 2. When was Charles James Napier born? a) 9 March 1774 b) 15 May 1768 c) 10 August 1782 d) 19 December 1786 3. Where was Charles James Napier born? a) London b) Liverpool c) Birmingham d) Connorville

1. When did Doris Lessing win Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 2007 b) 1999 c) 2004 d) 1996 2. What was Doris Lessing’s original name? a) Emily Maude McVeagh b) Doris May Tayler c) Jane Somers d) Martha Quest 3. When was Doris Lessing born? a) 10 February 1929 b) 28 June 1914 c) 15 August 1918 d) 22 October 1919

Catherine of Aragon Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Catherine of Aragon born? a) 30 September 1476 b) 17 January 1484 c) 10 April 1489 d) 16 December 1485 2. Where was Catherine of Aragon born? a) Alcala de Henares b) Madrid c) Barcelona d) Valencia 3. When did Catherine of Aragon marry Arthur? a) 4 February 1598 b) 15 May 1596 c) 14 November 1501 d) 31 August 1505