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Elizabethan Times Trivia Quiz

Answer these questions about Elizabethan Times.

A multiple-choice quiz by lovesmoodies. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
lovesmoodies

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,479

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
10180

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the nickname of Mary I? Hint

Bloody Mary

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

Mary, Queen of Scots

None of the Above

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the half sister of Mary I? Hint

Victoria

Isabella

Elizabeth I

Anne

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the father of the two Tudor queens regnant? Hint

Henry VI

William

George III

Henry VIII

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first Tudor King? Hint

James I

Henry VIII

Henry VII

George III

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the beginning and ending dates of the Elizabethan era? Hint

1560-1570

1558-1603

1500-1520

1575-1600

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I? Hint

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Howard

Catherine of Aragon

Jane Seymour

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year did England and Spain fight a famous sea battle? Hint

1500

1588

1600

1575

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed? Hint

Mary I

Mary, Queen of Scots

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

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Question 9 of 10

9. How old was William Shakespeare when he got married? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign? Hint

Calvinism

The Lutheran Church

The Roman Catholic Church

The Anglican Church

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the nickname of Mary I?

Answer: Bloody Mary

Mary I was nicknamed "Bloody Mary." She lived up to this nickname as she tried to restore Catholicism to England and in her short reign of five years (1553-58), over 300 Protestants were burnt as heretics.

2. Who was the half sister of Mary I?

Answer: Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was the sister of Mary I. Elizabeth was a Protestant, and Mary was a Catholic.

3. Who was the father of the two Tudor queens regnant?

Answer: Henry VIII

King Henry VIII was their father. In 1534 he severed all links with the Papacy after the Pope denied his request for a divorce. He was not keen on introducing the Reformation to England, but ruthlessly seized and, for the most part sold off, monasteries and their treasures.

4. Who was the first Tudor King?

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VII came to the English throne having ended the War of Roses. He was the first king of Tudor dynasty.

5. What are the beginning and ending dates of the Elizabethan era?

Answer: 1558-1603

The Elizabethan Era was from 1558-1603. This is the 44 year reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

6. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?

Answer: Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded by King Henry VIII, was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.

7. In what year did England and Spain fight a famous sea battle?

Answer: 1588

In 1588 the English Navy defeated the mighty Spanish Armada. "Armada" is the Spanish word for an armed fleet. It was made up of 130 ships, mainly Spanish, but with some from Portugal and Naples. At the time, it was the largest fleet ever seen in Europe, and Philip II of Spain considered it invincible. The commander of the great Armada was the Duke of Medina Sidonia.

8. Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed?

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) was a cousin to Elizabeth I. The queen had her executed in 1587 for plotting against her.

9. How old was William Shakespeare when he got married?

Answer: 18

William Shakespeare was 18 years old when he got married. His bride, Anne Hathaway, was 26. He moved to London to pursue his acting and playwriting career.

10. What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign?

Answer: The Anglican Church

She established the Church of England, the "Anglican Church," which endeavoured to steer a 'middle way' between Catholicism and the Protestantism. She herself had an excellent knowledge of theology. The "Elizabethan Settlement" provided several decades of relative peace in religion in England after a period of exceptional turbulence.

Source: Author lovesmoodies

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