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101 Kings & Queens Trivia Questions Only For Heirs To The Throne

In today’s pop culture, many people might see stars and celebrities as royalty, but what about actual legendary monarchs? They do have a lot in common with our modern-day red-carpet royalty; they can polarize the public, set trends, and influence others—for better or for worse.

Any knowledgable history buff knows who the first king of England was and that Marie Antoinette didn’t actually say “let them eat cake” right? Well, it’s a good thing our kings & queens quiz goes beyond that scope, delving deeper into wars, relationships, guillotines, and odd facts to prove your dedication to the world’s original celebrities.

If royal family trivia is your forte during family game night, try taking this kings & queens quiz! Even the most knowledgable royal family fan could get lost in the palace trying to answer these Kings & Queens trivia questions and answers. Gather at the Round Table and see if you’re a drag or a queen! 

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Which king of England was the first Prince of Wales?

Edward II

Henry V

Henry VII

William II

How old was Richard III when he was killed at the Battle of Bosworth?

27

37

32

42

Who was the most famous great-grandchild of Charles I?

Queen Anne

William IV

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Catherine of Braganza

Against which English monarch was the Babington Plot hatched?

Victoria

Elizabeth I

Charles I

George VI

Which of these Queens wasn’t the daughter of a king?

Anne

Elizabeth II

Victoria

Elizabeth I

How long had Elizabeth II reigned by June 2004?

52Yrs

12Yrs

22Yrs

32Yrs

During which Revolution did Louis XVI lose his head?

Spanish

Russian

American

French

Which king built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem?

Saul

Saladin

Solomon

Samuel

Which monarch was featured on the Penny Black postage stamp?

Victoria

William IV

Edward VII

George IV

What sort of creature was Queen Victoria’s pet Coco?

Jack Russell

Rat

Owl

Parrot

Who was the last British sovereign to lead an army into battle?

Victoria

George II

Henry VIII

Edward VII

Which king was Marie Antoinette’s husband?

Louis XVI

Louis X

Louis XIV

Louis XV

What relation was George VI to our Queen?

Uncle

Son

Brother

Father

How did William II die?

Hunting accident

Food poisoning

Meningitis

In battle

Which English king was married Mary of Teck?

George VI

William III

George V

Edward VII

Who was the last of the Stuart monarchs in Britain?

George III

William II

Anne

Edward V

As of 2014, who is 2nd in line to the British throne?

William

Harry

Charles

Andrew

Which people did Macbeth reign over from 1040 to 1057?

Scots

French

Picts

Anglo-Saxons

In France in 1589, who became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty?

Henri III

Henri IV

Henri I

Henri II

Which of these names has been used by the most kings of England and the UK?

George

Stephen

William

Charles

Of which country were Kenneth, Donald and Malcolm Kings?

Norway

Belgium

France

Scotland

Which king’s son did Perkin Warbeck claim to be?

Henry V

Edward II

Henry VI

Edward IV

Which king devised the Tudor Rose to symbolise unity between the Houses of York and Lancaster?

Henry V

Henry VI

Henry VII

Henry VIII

In which century did Queen Victoria die?

Twentieth

Seventeenth

Nineteenth

Eighteenth

How old was Queen Elizabeth II of England when she married?

18

21

20

22

Who was the English monarch who American colonists rebelled against, eventually achieving independence in 1776?

William IV

William III

George III

George IV

Athelstan the Glorious ruled England in which century?

8th

10th

6th

12th

In 1946, which European country’s king quit after just 35 days on the throne following a national referendum?

Spain

Greece

Belgium

Italy

In terms of kings of England, who was ‘the Conqueror’?

Edward

William

George

Henry

To which royal house did George I belong?

Plantagenet

Tudor

Hanover

Stuart

Which king came to the throne in 1509?

Henry VIII

George VI

Edward VII

Victoria

Which Queen was married to Prince Albert?

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

Mary Queen of Scots

Victoria

Which English king died of food poisoning?

William II

William I

Henry I

Henry II

What was the name of Henry VIII’s elder brother who had been heir to the throne but who had died young?

George

Edward

Andrew

Arthur

Which English monarch was known as Henry Bolingbroke?

Henry VII

Henry IV

Henry III

Henry I

In ancient history, which king succeeded David?

Balthasar

Saul

Nebuchadnezzar

Solomon

Which king died of leprosy at Cardross Castle in 1329?

Robert The Bruce

William The Conqueror

Henry Of Navarre

Ethelred Unready

Which of these was the wife of Henry VIII before the others?

Catherine Parr

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard

Jane Seymour

Which relative did Queen Victoria replace on the throne?

Grandfather

Father

Uncle

Brother

To which of his wives was Henry VIII married for the longest time?

Catherine Parr

Anne of Cleves

Jane Seymour

Catherine of Aragon

Edgiva of Kent was the third wife of which English king?

Edward the Elder

Edgar the Atheling

Ethelred the Unready

Athelstan the Glorious

Who was Henry VIII’s elder brother who died before coming to the throne?

George

Edward

William

Arthur

Who was Queen between 1702 and 1714?

Victoria

Elizabeth

Mary

Anne

Who was the last male to succeed a female monarch?

Henry IV

Richard III

George III

King Edward VII

In 9th century England, Danelaw included the Five Boroughs. Which of these was NOT one of the boroughs?

Northampton

Leicester

Nottingham

Derby

Against which English monarch was the Ridolfi Plot hatched?

Henry V

Edward VII

Elizabeth I

Charles II

Who was the second wife of Ethelwulf, king of England in the 9th century?

Edith of Wessex

Judith of Flanders

Wulfrida

Mathilda

When Queen Victoria was born, where was she in line to the throne?

4th

6th

5th

7th

In a deck of English playing cards, which king’s costumes were used as a basis for those of the kings on the cards?

George V

Henry VIII

Edward VII

Charles II

Which of these 9th century Kings of England reigned before the others?

Ethelbert

Ethelbald

Ethelred

Ethelwulf

Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Parr

Jane Seymour

Which king of France was known as the Sun King?

Louis XVI

Louis XV

Louis XVIII

Louis XIV

Which king had been Prince Regent for 10 years before taking over the throne on the death of his father?

George I

George III

George IV

George II

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

Edgar Black-eyes

Edmund Bluebeard

Edward Longshanks

In which county was Alfred the Great born?

Dorset

Oxfordshire

Somerset

Worcestershire

Which English king was also known as ‘Lion of Justice’?

Stephen

Richard II

William II

Henry I

In the 9th century, over which part England did Alfred the Great rule?

Five Boroughs

Mercia

East Anglia

Wessex

Which King’s slogan was ‘No Bishop, No King’?

James I

Henry V

Charles II

Edward VIII

Since 1066, how many King Edwards has Britain had?

2

8

4

6

Which of these early English kings was murdered?

Edmund the Magnificent

Egbert

Ethelred the Undready

Edward the Elder

Remembered as one of their worst kings ever, over which group of people was Vortigern a 5th century ruler?

Saxons

Angles

Britons

Jutes

Umberto II was the last king of which European country?

Italy

Spain

Greece

Sweden

Which early English king was married to Edith of Wessex?

Edward the Confessor

Alfred

Edgar the Atheling

Harold Harefoot

Which king was defeated by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn?

William III

George VI

Henry VIII

Edward II

In what year was the monarchy restored in Spain?

1955

1965

1945

1975

Originally in a deck of playing cards, which Biblical king did the King of Spades represent?

Herod

Solomon

Saul

David

Which king came directly before Harold II?

Ethelred the Unready

Edward the Confessor

Alfred the Great

William the Conqueror

Who was Queen of England for only 9 days before she was beheaded?

Katherine Parr

Jane Seymore

Catherine Howard

Lady Jane Grey

Which English king was born in 1027 and died at the age of 60 after falling from his horse?

Edgar the Atheling

Edward the Confessor

George II

William I

When Queen Boudica is depicted in statues and drawings, what sort of transport is she normally seen using?

Skateboard

Bicycle

Rowing boat

Chariot

Which early English king was married to Cynethryth and had five children?

Egbert

Alfred the Great

Harold Harefoot

Offa

What was King Richard I’s nickname?

The Brave

Bravelion

Ironsides

Lion Heart

Which English king made the Homburg hat fashionable?

William IV

Henry VIII

George VI

Edward VII

What was the name of Queen Victoria’s father?

George

William

Arthur

Edward

Which of the following English monarchs abdicated?

George V

Edward VI

Richard II

Henry I

What relation was Edward VIII, who abdicated, to George VI?

Cousin

Brother

Uncle

Father

Which queen started a nursing service for soldiers?

Queen Victoria

Queen Mary

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Alexandra

Which king of England rode a horse called ‘White Surrey’?

Richard III

Edward IV

Henry VII

Edward V

All of the kings of The House of Lancaster, all had the same name – what was it?

Richard

Edward

Henry

William

Which monarch was murdered in Berkeley Castle?

Edward II

Richard I

Henry VI

Richard II

Which of these early English kings was unmarried?

Edward the Elder

Edmund the Magnificent

Ethelwulf

Athelstan the Glorious

King Farouk had an unfortunate trait – what was it?

Excess wind

Dribbled

Kleptomania

Alcoholism

Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of Worcester?

Henry II

Charles II

Richard II

George II

Which king was Regent during the Regency?

George III

George V

George VI

George IV

Who, in her time, married two kings – Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Blanche of Castille

Isabella of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Who was Henry VIII married to when he died?

Catherine Howard

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Parr

Anne of Cleves

Edgar the Peaceable ruled England in which century?

12th

8th

10th

6th

How did Princess Diana and her siblings used to refer their stepmother Raine Spencer?

Acid Raine

Heavy Raine

Torrential Raine

Light Raine

Who is the Queen’s eldest grandchild?

Prince William

Princess Eugenie

Peter Philips

Zara Philips

Which King Louis of France died in 1715?

Louis XI

Louis XIII

Louis XIV

Louis XII

Nell Gwynn was the mistress of which king of England?

Henry VIII

Charles I

Charles II

Henry VI

King Alexander died in 1920 after being bitten by two monkeys. Of which country was he king?

Greece

Egypt

Italy

Yugoslavia

On which island is Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s holiday home?

Arran

Isle of Wight

Jersey

Scilly

What relation was Mary Queen of Scots to Elizabeth I?

Mother

Cousin

Aunt

Sister

What name was given to the kings of ancient Egypt ?

Philomena

Pharaoh

Phoenix

Phoebe

Where did King Canute hail from?

Denmark

Iceland

France

Russia

Which king was murdered in Berkeley Castle?

George II

Edward II

Stephen

James II

Which English monarch married Eleanor of Aquitaine?

Richard II

Henry II

Edward II

Richard I

Which British monarch started the fashion for royal corgis with Dookie?

Queen Victoria

George VI

George V

Edward VII

World War I: Which of these battles occurred BEFORE the others?

Battle of Neuve Chappelle

Battle of Festubert

Battle of Lone Pine

Battle of Shaiba

Which Mercian king built a defensive earthwork along the Welsh Border?

Eowa

Paeda

Oswy

Offa

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