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Famous Beheadings Trivia Quiz

I know what you are thinking: 'What a delightful subject' - well one thing is for certain, these events mark some of the most important and bizarre moments in our history. I'll describe the person and their exploits, and you tell me who it is.

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hews

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,129

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7613

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: pommiejase (9/10), jwwells (7/10), Luckycharm60 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth, this person was beheaded on May 19, 1536, after being convicted of adultery. Hint

Mary Lancaster

Jane Seymour

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Cromwell

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Question 2 of 10

2. Former king of France and married to Marie Antoinette, this monarch was guillotined in 1793 after being found to conspire against the First French Republic (proclaimed four months earlier) Hint

Louis XVIII

Napoleon

Hugh Capet

Louis XVI

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Question 3 of 10

3. English adventurer, knighted by Elizabeth I in 1585. Immediately fell out of favour with her successor James I and was accused of treason and (almost) executed in 1603. He did eventually suffer this fate, however, carried out in 1618. Hint

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Walter Raleigh

Thomas Cromwell

Guy Fawkes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Executed in 1554 after a nine-day reign as Queen of England. Installed as monarch contrary to the line of succession and executed under Mary I? Hint

Joan of Arc

Jane Seymour

Lady Jane Grey

Marie Claire

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Question 5 of 10

5. Beheaded in 1587 for treason, her beheading is regarded as one of history's most gruesome? Hint

Mary II

Mary Queen of Scots

Lady Jane Grey

Princess Anne of Silesia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Leader of the Committee of Public Safety during much of the initial phase after the French Revolution. Increasingly dissatisfied with the direction the country, he himself was arrested and guillotined in 1794? Hint

Jean-Paul Marat

Louis XVI

Maximilian Robespierre

Marie Antoinette

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which of the following countries are public beheadings still carried out? Hint

China

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Ireland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, leader of a failed rebellion against James II after his father's death. Hint

The Duke of Northumberland

The Duke of Albany

The Duke of Cornwall

The Duke of Monmouth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fifth wife of Henry VIII of England. Hint

Jane Seymour

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr

Anne Boleyn

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Question 10 of 10

10. King of England from 1625 to 1649 and sentenced to death in the trial that followed the defeat of his royalist forces in the English Civil War. Hint

James I

Charles II

James II

Charles I

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth, this person was beheaded on May 19, 1536, after being convicted of adultery.

Answer: Anne Boleyn

Anne was beheaded by a swordsman rather than an axeman her execution was delayed because an executioner specialising in this method had to be delivered from France.

2. Former king of France and married to Marie Antoinette, this monarch was guillotined in 1793 after being found to conspire against the First French Republic (proclaimed four months earlier)

Answer: Louis XVI

His dignified bearing right up until the moment of execution was said to have awed many, including the executioner himself.

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh

His last words were purported to be "tis a sharp remedy, a sharp remedy".

4. Executed in 1554 after a nine-day reign as Queen of England. Installed as monarch contrary to the line of succession and executed under Mary I?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

There was a lot of confusion at the time of her execution about where she should place her head. The executioner is said to have whispered apologies to Lady Jane before striking the blow.

5. Beheaded in 1587 for treason, her beheading is regarded as one of history's most gruesome?

Answer: Mary Queen of Scots

Accounts differ, but allegedly it took the executioner up to three strikes with the axe to completely remove her head.

Answer: Maximilian Robespierre

Tried to shoot himself prior to his execution but failed. Spent his last hours with much of his jaw hanging off.

7. In which of the following countries are public beheadings still carried out?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

Figures vary slightly, and on average about 100-150 people are executed in this manner each year in Saudi Arabia.

8. Illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, leader of a failed rebellion against James II after his father's death.

Answer: The Duke of Monmouth

Beheaded July 15,1685.

9. Fifth wife of Henry VIII of England.

Answer: Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard was the second of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded.

10. King of England from 1625 to 1649 and sentenced to death in the trial that followed the defeat of his royalist forces in the English Civil War.

Answer: Charles I

Not wanting to shiver in the morning cold and thus appear to be shaking with fear, the former king is reputed to have worn three or four upper body garments. A tremendous groan came out from the crowd at the crucial moment - as if they had realised their wrongdoing.

Source: Author hews

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