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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