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Royal English Family Tree Trivia Quiz

This is a hard quiz for those of you who love looking at family trees!

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

Author
sharpeirob

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,773

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
904

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (9/10), Guest 82 (9/10), Guest 86 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Catherine Swynford was the great-great-grandmother of which English monarch? Hint

Henry VII

Elizabeth of York

Edward V

Henry VI

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Question 2 of 10

2. Elizabeth of York was a link between the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. Three of her grandchildren made the throne, but which died first? Hint

Elizabeth I

Lady Jane Grey

Mary I

Edward VI

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Question 3 of 10

3. Apart from Mary and Elizabeth, which other two sisters ruled England? Hint

Ladies Davina and Rose of Windsor

Ladies Jane and Catherine Grey

Anne and Mary II

Beatrice and Eugenie of York

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Question 4 of 10

4. What relation was Henry II to Edward III? Hint

Cousin

Great-great-great-grandfather

Father

Great-great-grandfather

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Question 5 of 10

5. This woman's father, uncle, brother, husband, son, grandson and two grandaughters all ruled England. Who was she? Hint

Elizabeth Woodville

Queen Anne

Elizabeth of York

Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many children did Queen Victoria have? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of Queen Victoria's grandchildren was, according to some, a significant cause of World War I? Hint

Wilhelm II of Germany

Leopold of Albany

King George V

King Edward VII

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Question 8 of 10

8. The reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is succeeded by his or her eldest sibling?

True

False

9. Henry V was seen as a victorious English King after battles such as Agincourt. However, he died prematurely and left the throne to a minor. Who was this minor and how old was he at the time? Hint

Richard III at eleven-years-old

Henry VII at seventeen-years-old

Edward VI at three-years-old

Henry VI at nine months old

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which monarch was the only one to be executed after being sentenced to death at a trial (of sorts)? Hint

James VI

Charles II

Charles I

Mary I

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Catherine Swynford was the great-great-grandmother of which English monarch?

Answer: Henry VII

Henry was from the House of Tudor and ruled from 1485-1509. Growing up in France, Henry Tudor would not have been on anybody's list as a threat to the king. He defeated the Yorkist Richard III at Bosworth Field ending the Wars of the Roses.

2. Elizabeth of York was a link between the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. Three of her grandchildren made the throne, but which died first?

Answer: Edward VI

Edward died in 1553 of suspected tuberculosis. Lady Jane Grey was said to rule for 9 days, and died in 1554. However, Lady Jane Grey was Elizabeth of York's great-grandchild.

3. Apart from Mary and Elizabeth, which other two sisters ruled England?

Answer: Anne and Mary II

Mary II ruled with husband William III 1689-94. Her sister, Anne, was the first monarch of Great Britain 1707-14. Beatrice and Eugenie are Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren, Davina and Rose are her cousins. Catherine Grey never ruled as Queen.

4. What relation was Henry II to Edward III?

Answer: Great-great-great-grandfather

Edward III was the first king in nearly 200 years that didn't pass the crown to his son in 1377. It went to his grandson, Richard II son of the Black Prince.

5. This woman's father, uncle, brother, husband, son, grandson and two grandaughters all ruled England. Who was she?

Answer: Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth of York was the link between the Yorkist and Tudors. Subsequently all the Yorkist and Tudor monarchs were linked to her in three generations or less. Impressive!

6. How many children did Queen Victoria have?

Answer: 9

Victoria was, rather shockingly, the first woman to ever use chloroform during childbirth despite all its dangers and despite what the Bible says about women giving birth in pain. She praised John Snow for its soothing qualities!

7. Which of Queen Victoria's grandchildren was, according to some, a significant cause of World War I?

Answer: Wilhelm II of Germany

Leopold and Edward were her sons, George V was the son of Edward. Wilhelm II was the son of Victoria's eldest child, Victoria Adelaide.

8. The reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is succeeded by his or her eldest sibling?

Answer: False

Only if their is no heir in the next generation. The standard line of succession is from generation to generation.

9. Henry V was seen as a victorious English King after battles such as Agincourt. However, he died prematurely and left the throne to a minor. Who was this minor and how old was he at the time?

Answer: Henry VI at nine months old

Henry VI's reign was a disaster. As well as suffering from catatonic schizophrenia he was a poor administrator and was easily influenced. This caused anger among his nobles and threw the country into the civil war of the Wars of the Roses.

10. Which monarch was the only one to be executed after being sentenced to death at a trial (of sorts)?

Answer: Charles I

Charles got caught up in the English Civil War against Parliament.

Source: Author sharpeirob

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