Tag: Rulers Emperors Monarchs Kings Queens

1) Where was Edward VIII born? a) Birmingham b) Greenwich c) Richmond d) Yorkshire 2) When was Edward VIII born? a) 23 June 1894 b) 4 March 1896 c) 1 January 1901 d) 29 February 1904 3) How was Edward VIII known in his family? a) Albert b) David c) James d) William

1. When did George V become king of UK? a) 29 November 1906 b) 22 July 1918 c) 6 May 1910 d) 5 March 1908 2. When was George V born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 3 June 1865 c) 27 October 1864 d) 5 April 1868 3. Where was George V born? a) New York b) London c) Ottawa d) Canberra

1) Who conferred the title Defensor Fidei on Henry VIII in 1521? a) Clement VII b) Leo X c) Sixtus V d) Pius XII 2) To whom was Catherine of Aragon first married? a) Arthur b) Edmund c) Francis d) James 3) Who granted dispensation to Henry VIII to marry Catherine of Aragon? a) Julius II b) John XXI c) Martin V d) Paul II

1. When did George VI become king of UK? a) 11 December 1936 b) 19 August 1938 c) 6 May 1920 d) 3 February 1911 2. When was George VI born? a) 9 March 1901 b) 4 July 1876 c) 14 December 1895 d) 27 April 1888 3. Where was George VI born? a) Bombay b) London c) Sandringham d) Frankfurt

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. 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 did Anne become queen of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 19 March 1702 b) 14 April 1694 c) 22 August 1688 d) 25 November 1661 2. When was Anne born? a) 6 February 1665 b) 21 May 1663 c) 12 July 1658 d) 3 October 1642 3. Where was Anne born? a) Copenhagen b) Amsterdam c) London d) Paris

1. When was Catherine II born? a) 2 May 1729 b) 1 March 1710 c) 19 August 1714 d) 8 December 1732 2. Where was Catherine II born? a) Berlin b) Munich c) Szczcen d) Frankfurt 3. What was Catherine II’s name at the time of her birth? a) Sophia Augusta Frederika b) Maria Theresa c) Jane Seymour d) Margaret Tudor

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

(This quiz about Cyrus II of Persia (Iran) aka Cyrus the Elder and Cyrus the Great who lived in 6th century BC.) 1) Which empire was founded by Cyrus? a) Assyrian b) Achaemenid c) Abyssinian d) Greek 2) Which kingdom was inherited by Cyrus? a) Anshan b) Anatolia c) Thrace d) Crete 3) Which two Iranian tribes were united by Cyrus? a) Medes and Persians b) Scythians and Bactrians c) Bedouins and Moors d) Mongols and Tibetans