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Which King Reigned Then? Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I will give you the dates of reigns of various British kings. Pick which king who reigned over England or Britain during those dates.

A multiple-choice quiz by pickle830. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pickle830

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
296,059

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
840

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This King ruled from 1272-1307. Hint

George II

Edward I

Richard I

Edward II

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Question 2 of 10

2. This king of Shakesperean fame ruled for just two years from 1483-1485. Hint

Henry V

Richard II

John

Richard III

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Question 3 of 10

3. George III ruled from 1727-1760.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Henry ruled from 1399-1413. Hint

Henry V

Henry III

Henry IV

Henry II

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Question 5 of 10

5. Richard I ruled England from 1189-1199.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. This king reigned over England, Ireland and Scotland from 1685-1688? Hint

Charles II

George I

James II & James VII

Edward VI

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Question 7 of 10

7. This king ruled England for 50 years from 1327-1377. Hint

Edward II

Henry VI

Richard II

Edward III

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Question 8 of 10

8. This king came to the throne late in his life and ruled for just 9 years from 1901-1910. Who was he? Hint

Richard III

George V

Edward VII

Edward VIII

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Stuart king's reign was peppered with disasters - fire, plague. All he needed was a flood and he would have had the full set. He reigned from 1660-1685. Who was he? Hint

Charles I

Charles II

James II

James I

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Question 10 of 10

10. Henry VIII worked his way through six wives in his pursuit of a son and heir, and was 'third time lucky' as Jane Seymour gave him that son in 1537. What was their son's name? Hint

Richard

Arthur

Edward

Henry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This King ruled from 1272-1307.

Answer: Edward I

Edward I got the nicknames 'Longshanks' and 'Hammer of the Scots' - the first for his unusual height for the time, and the second his defeat of the Scottish bids for freedom from English rule.

2. This king of Shakesperean fame ruled for just two years from 1483-1485.

Answer: Richard III

Richard has for many years been portrayed as a evil man who killed his nephews in order to get the throne of England. He was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field by Henry Tudor in 1485.

3. George III ruled from 1727-1760.

Answer: False

These are in fact the dates for the reign of George II. George III reigned from 1760-1820.

4. This Henry ruled from 1399-1413.

Answer: Henry IV

Henry IV was the first king of the House of Lancaster to rule England. His claim to he throne, through John of Gaunt, the third son of Edward III, was weak.

5. Richard I ruled England from 1189-1199.

Answer: True

Richard was the oldest surviving son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Two of his brothers, Geoffrey and Henry, had died before their father and John, Richard's younger brother, succeeded him when Richard died with no children. Richard I was an ardent crusader and spent only six months of his ten-year reign in England.

He was, in the words of the Victorian historian William Stubbs, 'a bad king', who neglected his kingdom in favour of crusading - and poetry. '[H]e was no Englishman', added Stubbs.

6. This king reigned over England, Ireland and Scotland from 1685-1688?

Answer: James II & James VII

James is known as both the II and the VII because he was the second king of England to be called James and the seventh king of Scotland to have the name James.

7. This king ruled England for 50 years from 1327-1377.

Answer: Edward III

When Edward died the throne passed to his grandson, the 10-year-old Richard. Richard's father had been Edward's eldest son Edward, the Black Prince.

8. This king came to the throne late in his life and ruled for just 9 years from 1901-1910. Who was he?

Answer: Edward VII

The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 'Bertie' came to the throne aged 59. His short reign saw great innovations, changes in international relations and, closer to home, reforms.

9. This Stuart king's reign was peppered with disasters - fire, plague. All he needed was a flood and he would have had the full set. He reigned from 1660-1685. Who was he?

Answer: Charles II

Charles, son of the executed Charles I, was the Stuart king restored to the throne after the end of the Cromwellian Commonwealth.

10. Henry VIII worked his way through six wives in his pursuit of a son and heir, and was 'third time lucky' as Jane Seymour gave him that son in 1537. What was their son's name?

Answer: Edward

Edward VI only ruled for six years and was succeeded by both his sisters, Mary I and Elizabeth I, even though he had wanted his cousin Lady Jane Grey to succeed him.

Source: Author pickle830

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