Kings & Queens Trivia
204 Trivia Questions & Answers
In which century did Queen Victoria die?
Twentieth Click to see the answer
How did William II die?
Hunting accident
Which of these early English kings was murdered?
Edmund the Magnificent
Which English king died of food poisoning?
Henry I
In which county was Alfred the Great born?
Oxfordshire
In ancient history, which king succeeded David?
Solomon
Which Queen was married to Prince Albert?
Victoria Click to see the answer
Which king was Regent during the Regency?
George IV
To which royal house did George I belong?
Hanover
What relation was George VI to our Queen?
Father
Which English king was married Mary of Teck?
George V
Who is the Queen's eldest grandchild?
Peter Philips
What was King Richard I's nickname?
Lion Heart
Since 1066, how many King Edwards has Britain had?
8
Which king of France was known as the Sun King?
Louis XIV
In what year was the monarchy restored in Spain?
1975
Who was Henry VIII's third wife?
Jane Seymour
Which king was murdered in Berkeley Castle?
Edward II
How long had Elizabeth II reigned by June 2004?
52Yrs Click to see the answer
Which of these early English kings was unmarried?
Athelstan the Glorious
Which king came directly before Harold II?
Edward the Confessor
Who was Queen between 1702 and 1714?
Anne
How old was Queen Victoria when she died?
81
How many wives called Anne did Henry VIII have?
2
In 1876, who was proclaimed Empress of India?
Queen Victoria
How was Canute's son Harold known?
Harold Harefoot
Where was the Queen Mother when she died?
Windsor
Who became King of Scotland in 1124?
David
What was the name of William the Conqueror's wife?
Matilda
Who was the last Stuart monarch?
Queen Anne
Which Queen died childless?
Mary Tudor
What was the name of Boudica's husband?
Prasutagus
Which English king died at the age of 15?
Edward VI
How old was Henry VIII when he came to the throne?
18 Click to see the answer
In ancient history, which king succeeded Saul?
David
In what year did Victoria become Empress of India?
1876
Where are British monarchs crowned?
Westminster Abbey
Which of these wives was divorced by Henry VIII?
Catherine of Aragon
How many kings of England have been called George?
6
Frederick the Great was king of which country?
Prussia
What was the name of Henry I's second wife?
Adeliza
Which English king married Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Henry II
Which English queen ruled for 45 years?
Elizabeth I
When Isabella I married her cousin Ferdinand of Aragon, their united kingdoms formed the basis of which modern country?
Spain
Which king was nicknamed 'Farmer George'?
George III
Which Queen died on the scaffold?
Anne Boleyn
Which King built Westminster Abbey?
Edward the Confessor
Who was Queen when man landed on the moon?
Elizabeth II
Which of these was a nickname of Henry VIII?
Bluff King Hal
Which monarch founded Eton College?
Henry VI
Which Henry was the first of the Tudor monarchs?
Henry VII
Which king was Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather?
George V
Who was the last English king to die in battle?
Richard III
Who was monarch directly after Elizabeth I?
James I
Which of these was the name of 19 kings of France?
Louis
Who became King of England in 1017?
Canute
Which king did Henry I replace on the throne?
William II
Who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth?
Prince Phillip
How many queens have ruled France?
0
Which king died in battle?
Richard III
In what year was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
1587
To which monarch did the adjective Jacobite refer?
James II
How old was Elizabeth I when she died?
70
Which Order did Edward III found in 1350?
Order of the Garter
How many of Henry VIII's wives outlived him?
2
Which of these Queens wasn't the daughter of a king?
Victoria Click to see the answer
Which English king made the Homburg hat fashionable?
Edward VII
Edgar the Peaceable ruled England in which century?
10th
Who was the most famous great-grandchild of Charles I?
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Nell Gwynn was the mistress of which king of England?
Charles II
On which island is Osborne House, Queen Victoria's holiday home?
Isle of Wight
Which King Louis of France died in 1715?
Louis XIV Click to see the answer
What was the name of Queen Victoria's father?
Edward
Which King's slogan was 'No Bishop, No King'?
James I
Which king was Marie Antoinette's husband?
Louis XVI
Which king came to the throne in 1509?
Henry VIII
Where did King Canute hail from?
Denmark
Which king's son did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?
Edward IV
Which monarch was murdered in Berkeley Castle?
Edward II
Who was Henry VIII married to when he died?
Catherine Parr
Which queen started a nursing service for soldiers?
Queen Alexandra Click to see the answer
Which of the following English monarchs abdicated?
Richard II
Which English monarch married Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Henry II
What name was given to the kings of ancient Egypt ?
Pharaoh
Who was the last British sovereign to lead an army into battle?
George II
Which English king was also known as 'Lion of Justice'?
Henry I
Which English monarch was known as Henry Bolingbroke?
Henry IV
What relation was Mary Queen of Scots to Elizabeth I?
Cousin
Which of these was the wife of Henry VIII before the others?
Jane Seymour
As of 2014, who is 2nd in line to the British throne?
William Click to see the answer
Which monarch was featured on the Penny Black postage stamp?
William IV
Who was the last male to succeed a female monarch?
King Edward VII
World War I: Which of these battles occurred BEFORE the others?
Battle of Neuve Chappelle
Edgiva of Kent was the third wife of which English king?
Edward the Elder
Which king of England was the first Prince of Wales?
Edward II
King Farouk had an unfortunate trait - what was it?
Kleptomania
What relation was Edward VIII, who abdicated, to George VI?
Brother
Against which English monarch was the Ridolfi Plot hatched?
Elizabeth I
Which king built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
In terms of kings of England, who was 'the Conqueror'?
William
Umberto II was the last king of which European country?
Italy
What sort of creature was Queen Victoria's pet Coco?
Parrot Click to see the answer
Who was the last of the Stuart monarchs in Britain?
Anne
How old was Queen Elizabeth II of England when she married?
21
Against which English monarch was the Babington Plot hatched?
Elizabeth I
Athelstan the Glorious ruled England in which century?
10th
Which king was defeated by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn?
Edward II
Which relative did Queen Victoria replace on the throne?
Uncle
Which early English king was married to Edith of Wessex?
Edward the Confessor
During which Revolution did Louis XVI lose his head?
French
Which king of England rode a horse called 'White Surrey'?
Richard III
Which people did Macbeth reign over from 1040 to 1057?
Scots
Which king died of leprosy at Cardross Castle in 1329?
Robert The Bruce
Of which country were Kenneth, Donald and Malcolm Kings?
Scotland
Which king of England was known as Edward Longshanks?
Edward I
How were King Richard I and his successor King John related?
Brothers
In which of these years did a Queen reign over Britain?
1860 Click to see the answer
Who was King of England immediately before Henry VIII?
Henry VII
Which king defeated the Danes and set up the Danelaw?
Alfred
Who was British monarch immediately after Elizabeth I?
James I
Who was the last British King to lead an army into battle?
George II
Who was the first ruler to assume the title King of the English?
Offa
Which monarch did Henry VIII succeed to the throne?
Henry VII
Which English king was married to Berengaria of Navarre?
Richard the Lionheart
Which English monarch was known as the 'Sailor King'?
William IV
Which English monarch played in the Wimbledon Championships?
George VI
Which of these wives did Henry VIII have beheaded?
Catherine Howard
Which biblical king was particularly noted for his wisdom?
Solomon
In which century was Alfred the Great king of Wessex?
9th
How old was Victoria when she became Queen of England?
18
Which English king was killed whilst in the New Forest?
William II
For how many years was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother a widow?
50
How old was Edward VII when he came to the throne in 1901?
59
Who became King of France in 1643 at the age of four?
Louis XIV
In British history, who did Charles Samson most famously execute?
Charles I
Which king was the intended victim of the Gunpowder Plot?
James I
Whom did Queen Elizabeth I succeed to the British throne?
Mary I
Which of these is/was a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria?
George V
Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley?
Lady Jane Grey
Which English king was murdered at Berkeley Castle?
Edward II
Which Henry became king in 1422 aged just 9 months?
Henry VI
For how long was Henry VIII married to Anne of Cleves?
6 months
Which of Henry VIII's wives lived to the greatest age?
Catherine of Aragon
Against which invading empire did Boudica lead her tribe?
Roman
Which monarch attended the first Royal Ascot meeting in 1711?
Queen Anne
Who was the first Stuart King of England and Ireland?
James I
Which of these monarchs was around before the others?
Henry VIII
Which of these has NOT been the name of a British queen?
Cheryl
Which of these Kings of England was known as 'the Confessor'?
Edward
Which king was reigning Britain at the start of World War II?
George V
What title did Henry VIII have before he was made king?
Prince of Wales
Which of these was married to Henry VIII for the shortest time?
Anne of Cleves
To which of his wives was Henry VIII married for the longest time?
Catherine of Aragon Click to see the answer
Which Mercian king built a defensive earthwork along the Welsh Border?
Offa
How did Princess Diana and her siblings used to refer their stepmother Raine Spencer?
Acid Raine
Which early English king was married to Cynethryth and had five children?
Offa
Which of these names has been used by the most kings of England and the UK?
George
Who was Queen of England for only 9 days before she was beheaded?
Lady Jane Grey
Which of these 9th century Kings of England reigned before the others?
Ethelwulf Click to see the answer
Who was the English monarch who American colonists rebelled against, eventually achieving independence in 1776?
George III
Remembered as one of their worst kings ever, over which group of people was Vortigern a 5th century ruler?
Britons
Who was Henry VIII's elder brother who died before coming to the throne?
Arthur
Who was the second wife of Ethelwulf, king of England in the 9th century?
Judith of Flanders
How old was Richard III when he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth?
32
Which English king was born in 1027 and died at the age of 60 after falling from his horse?
William I
In France in 1589, who became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty?
Henri IV
When Queen Boudica is depicted in statues and drawings, what sort of transport is she normally seen using?
Chariot
In 9th century England, Danelaw included the Five Boroughs. Which of these was NOT one of the boroughs?
Northampton Click to see the answer
Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of Worcester?
Charles II
Who, in her time, married two kings - Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
In 1946, which European country's king quit after just 35 days on the throne following a national referendum?
Italy
When Queen Victoria was born, where was she in line to the throne?
5th
In the 9th century, over which part England did Alfred the Great rule?
Wessex
Originally in a deck of playing cards, which Biblical king did the King of Spades represent?
David
Which of these was the name of one of the children of King Harold who was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?
Edith Swan-neck
Which king had been Prince Regent for 10 years before taking over the throne on the death of his father?
George IV
In a deck of English playing cards, which king's costumes were used as a basis for those of the kings on the cards?
Henry VIII
Which king devised the Tudor Rose to symbolise unity between the Houses of York and Lancaster?
Henry VII
All of the kings of The House of Lancaster, all had the same name - what was it?
Henry
What was the name of Henry VIII's elder brother who had been heir to the throne but who had died young?
Arthur Click to see the answer
King Alexander died in 1920 after being bitten by two monkeys. Of which country was he king?
Greece
Which British monarch started the fashion for royal corgis with Dookie?
George VI
In which month of 1936 did Edward VIII abdicate from the British throne?
December
Which English king's statue stands in the yard of The Houses of Parliament?
Richard I
Which of these kings was denounced after his death for his numerous homosexual liaisons?
William II
Roughly how old was King Harold when he died at the Battle of Hastings?
45
Which country has been ruled by a number of kings called Charles including Charles the Bold and Charles the Wise?
France
What was the name of the queen with whom William III jointly ruled Britain in the 17th century?
Mary
Which king of Spain sent the Spanish Armada to invade England in 1588?
Phillip II
Up to Queen Elizabeth II, which of these names has been used by the most kings of England and the UK?
Edward
On whom did Queen Victoria confer the title 'Prince Consort' in 1857?
Prince Albert
How many times had Wallis Simpson been married before she got hitched to the former King Edward VIII?
2
What was the name of the Scottish king who defeated the English army at Bannockburn in 1314?
Robert the Bruce
What was the name of the King of Romania who was forced to abdicate by the Communists in 1947?
Michael
Which king sponsored Magellan's pioneering circumnavigation of the globe?
Charles V
Which Queen of England was known as 'Bloody' because of her fondness for burning heretics?
Mary
In his forties, Henry VIII became crippled in one leg following what?
Riding accident
In 878, in which county did King Alfred defeat the Danes at Edington?
Wiltshire
Who was the last British monarch to refuse Royal Assent to a bill passed by Parliament?
Queen Anne
What's the name of the East Anglian king supposedly buried at the site of Sutton Hoo?
Radwald
How old was Mary Queen of Scots when she became Queen of Scotland?
6 days
Who was the first British monarch to be born in the 20th century?
Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1745 she married Peter III whom she later deposed and murdered - who was she?
Catherine the Great
What was the name of the monk who wrote the Life of Alfred, the biography of the great king of Wessex?
Asser
