Guernsey Quiz

Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.

Guernsey Quiz Questions

1. What did the Romans call Guernsey?
a) Hispania
b) Sarnia
c) Teutonia
d) Ellas

2. When was Guernsey separated from Normandy?
a) 1066
b) 1155
c) 1204
d) 1417

3. When was Guernsey under German occupation?
a) 1940-1945
b) 1914-1918
c) 1919-1939
d) 1896-1914

4. What is the political status of Guernsey?
a) County
b) Principality
c) Bailiwick
d) Duchy

Map of the parishes of Guernsey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5. Which is the capital of Guernsey?
a) St. Malo
b) St. Anne’s
c) Newtown
d) St. Peter Port

6. Where did Victor Hugo reside in 1856-1870?
a) Castle Cornet
b) Hauteville House
c) Longwood House
d) St. Michael’s Abbey

7. When was Alderney granted to Edward de Carteret?
a) 1940-1945
b) 1986-1998
c) 1204
d) 1660

8. Who was the dame of Sark in 1927-1974?
a) Kathleen Kenyon
b) Janet Baker
c) Sybil Hathaway
d) Sybil Thorndike

9. Who represents the British monarch in Guernsey?
a) Commissioner
b) Lieutenant Governor
c) Provost
d) Viceroy

10. Who designed Guernsey’s flag that became official on 9 May 1985?
a) Ralph Twitchell
b) Bruce Nicolls
c) Frederik Meltzer
d) Francis Hopkinson

Guernsey Quiz Questions with Answers

Castle Cornet, Guernsey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. What did the Romans call Guernsey?
b) Sarnia

2. When was Guernsey separated from Normandy?
c) 1204

3. When was Guernsey under German occupation?
a) 1940-1945

4. What is the political status of Guernsey?
c) Bailiwick

5. Which is the capital of Guernsey?
d) St. Peter Port

6. Where did Victor Hugo reside in 1856-1870?
b) Hauteville House

7. When was Alderney granted to Edward de Carteret?
d) 1660

8. Who was the dame of Sark in 1927-1974?
c) Sybil Hathaway

9. Who represents the British monarch in Guernsey?
b) Lieutenant Governor

10. Who designed Guernsey’s flag that became official on 9 May 1985?
b) Bruce Nicolls