Quiz  /  Quick Quiz: Weird British Royalty

  • 1. 
    Which group of three oddly matched royals are buried together?

  • Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, and Anne Boleyn
  • Charles I, Henry VIII, and Jane Seymour
  • Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and James I
  • Elizabeth I, George V, and George VI

  • 2. 
    What appendage is the body of King Charles I missing?

  • his left hand
  • his head
  • his left foot
  • his right hand

  • 3. 
    Which of these is not alleged to be among King George V’s last words?

  • An expression of love to his family
  • “Bugger Bognor!”
  • “God damn you.”
  • An inquiry about the state of the kingdom

  • 4. 
    What was the cause of George V’s death?

  • Accident
  • Illness
  • Euthanasia
  • Assassination

  • 5. 
    What Saxon kingdom in southwestern England did Alfred the Great technically rule over?

  • Essex
  • Wessex
  • Sussex
  • Brighton

  • 6. 
    What kind of people from foreign nations did Alfred the Great invite to join his court?

  • Knights
  • Physicians
  • Scholars
  • Astrologers

  • 7. 
    In the early 18th century, what group were the English afraid would try to restore the throne to Queen Anne’s exiled Roman Catholic half-brother, James Edward, the Old Pretender?

  • Cavaliers
  • Puritans
  • Royalists
  • Jacobites
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