Royalty & Monarchies Quiz

Question 1

Who became King of the United Kingdom after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022?

Accepted Answer

King Charles III

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Prince William

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Prince Harry

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Prince Andrew

Question 2

How long did Queen Elizabeth II reign as the British monarch?

Accepted Answer

70 years

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52 years

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60 years

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75 years

Question 3

Which famous king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

Accepted Answer

King John

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Richard I

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Edward I

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Henry III

Question 4

Who was the first Tudor monarch of England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Henry VIII

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Edward VI

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Elizabeth I

Question 5

How many wives did Henry VIII of England have?

Accepted Answer

6

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4

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5

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7

Question 6

Which country does the House of Windsor rule over?

Accepted Answer

United Kingdom

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The Netherlands

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Sweden

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Spain

Question 7

What title is given to the heir apparent to the British throne?

Accepted Answer

Prince of Wales

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Duke of York

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Duke of Edinburgh

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Earl of Wessex

Question 8

Which Japanese royal family is reportedly the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world?

Accepted Answer

The Yamato dynasty

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The Tokugawa dynasty

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The Meiji dynasty

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The Fujiwara dynasty

Question 9

Who was the last Tsar of Russia before the Russian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Nicholas II

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Alexander III

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Nicholas I

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Alexander II

Question 10

Which English queen reigned during the 'Golden Age' of exploration, and whose era included Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

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Mary I

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Victoria

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Anne

Question 11

What is the name of the official residence of the British monarch in London?

Accepted Answer

Buckingham Palace

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Windsor Castle

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Kensington Palace

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St. James's Palace

Question 12

Which country has a monarch known as the 'Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques'?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

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Jordan

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United Arab Emirates

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Morocco

Question 13

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife?

Accepted Answer

Josephine de Beauharnais

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Marie-Louise

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Marie Antoinette

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Pauline Bonaparte

Question 14

Which royal dynasty ruled France from the Revolution onwards until Napoleon's fall?

Accepted Answer

There was no monarchy after the Revolution

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The Capetian dynasty

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The Valois dynasty

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The Bourbon dynasty

Question 15

Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years. Which monarch broke her record as longest-reigning British monarch?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth II

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George III

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Edward VII

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George V

Question 16

Which European country still has a ruling monarch as of 2024?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

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Germany

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France

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Italy

Question 17

The Romanov dynasty ruled which country from 1613 until 1917?

Accepted Answer

Russia

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Austria-Hungary

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Ottoman Empire

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Prussia

Question 18

What ceremony officially crowns a British monarch?

Accepted Answer

The Coronation

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The Jubilee

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The Accession

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The Investiture

Question 19

Which ancient Egyptian queen is famous for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

Accepted Answer

Cleopatra VII

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Nefertiti

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Hatshepsut

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Nefertari

Question 20

In which city does the Dutch royal family reside and govern from?

Accepted Answer

The Hague

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Amsterdam

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Rotterdam

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Utrecht