British Monarchs MCQs with Answers
Who was the first monarch of the House of Tudor?
A) Henry VIII
B) Edward IV
C) Henry VII
D) Elizabeth I
Answer: C) Henry VII
Which British monarch was known as “The Confessor?
A) William the Conqueror
B) Edward the Confessor
C) Richard the Lionheart
D) Henry II
Answer: B) Edward the Confessor
Who was the first queen to rule England in her own right?
A) Mary I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Anne
D) Victoria
Answer: B) Elizabeth I
Which British monarch is famous for his role in the English Civil War and subsequent execution?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) Charles I
D) William III
Answer: C) Charles I
Who is the longest-reigning British monarch in history?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) King George III
D) King Henry VIII
Answer: B) Queen Elizabeth II
Which monarch was responsible for the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) John
C) Henry II
D) Edward III
Answer: B) John
Who was the first monarch of the House of Stuart?
A) James I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Mary, Queen of Scots
D) Anne
Answer: A) James I
Which British monarch was known as “Good Queen Bess?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Mary I
C) Anne
D) Victoria
Answer: A) Elizabeth I
Who was the only British king to be executed by beheading?
A) Charles I
B) James II
C) Henry VII
D) Richard III
Answer: A) Charles I
Which monarch led England to victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588?
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Edward VI
D) Mary I
Answer: B) Elizabeth I
Who was the monarch during the Great Fire of London in 1666?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) William III
D) Anne
Answer: A) Charles II
Which British monarch is known for the union of England and Scotland into Great Britain in 1707?
A) William III
B) George I
C) Anne
D) William IV
Answer: C) Anne
Who was the last British monarch to lead troops into battle?
A) George III
B) George IV
C) William IV
D) George V
Answer: A) George III
Which king was known as the “Merry Monarch”?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) William III
D) George I
Answer: A) Charles II
Who was the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain?
A) George I
B) George II
C) George III
D) George IV
Answer: A) George I
Which British monarch is famous for the “abdication crisis” in 1936?
A) George V
B) Edward VIII
C) George VI
D) Queen Elizabeth II
Answer: B) Edward VIII
Who was the first British monarch to use a Christmas tree?
A) Queen Victoria
B) King George III
C) King George IV
D) King William IV
Answer: A) Queen Victoria
Which queen ruled during the “Victorian Era”?
A) Victoria
B) Anne
C) Mary II
D) Elizabeth II
Answer: A) Victoria
Who was the monarch during the American Revolution?
A) George II
B) George III
C) George IV
D) George V
Answer: B) George III
Which king famously had six wives?
A) Edward VI
B) James I
C) Charles I
D) Henry VIII
Answer: D) Henry VIII
Who was the monarch during the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) John
C) Henry II
D) Edward III
Answer: B) John
Which British monarch was known as “Bloody Mary”?
A) Mary I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Anne
D) Victoria
Answer: A) Mary I
Who was the only British king to abdicate voluntarily in the 20th century?
A) Edward VIII
B) George VI
C) Edward VII
D) George V
Answer: A) Edward VIII
Who was the monarch during the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688?
A) James II
B) Charles II
C) William III
D) Anne
Answer: A) James II
Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
A) George III
B) George IV
C) William IV
D) Victoria
Answer: D) Victoria
Which monarch was known for his stutter and was portrayed in the film “The King’s Speech”?
A) George III
B) George IV
C) George VI
D) Edward VII
Answer: C) George VI
Who was the first British monarch to fly in an airplane?
A) Edward VIII
B) George VI
C) George V
D) Edward VII
Answer: B) George VI
Which king was known as “William the Conqueror”?
A) William I
B) William II
C) William III
D) William IV
Answer: A) William I
Who was the only British monarch to be born and die in the same room of Buckingham Palace?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) King George IV
D) King Edward VII
Answer: A) Queen Victoria
Which British monarch’s reign is known as the “Restoration”?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) William III
D) Anne
Answer: A) Charles II
Who was the last Tudor monarch of England?
A) Henry VIII
B) Edward VI
C) Mary I
D) Elizabeth I
Answer: D) Elizabeth I
Who was the only British king to be crowned in both Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster?
A) George IV
B) Edward VII
C) George V
D) George VI
Answer: B) Edward VII
Who was the first British monarch to be photographed?
A) Queen Victoria
B) King George III
C) King George IV
D) King William IV
Answer: A) Queen Victoria
Which king was known as “The Black Prince”?
A) Edward I
B) Edward II
C) Edward III
D) Edward IV
Answer: C) Edward III
Who was the only monarch to be interred in the United States?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) King George VI
C) King George V
D) King Edward VII
Answer: B) King George VI
Which king was known as “The Lionheart”?
A) Henry II
B) Richard I
C) John
D) Henry III
Answer: B) Richard I
Who was the first British monarch to visit India during her reign?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) Queen Anne
Answer: A) Queen Victoria
Which king was known for his involvement in the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) John
C) Henry II
D) Edward III
Answer: B) John
Who was the monarch during the English Civil War between Parliamentarians and Royalists?
A) Charles I
B) James I
C) James II
D) Charles II
Answer: A) Charles I
Which British monarch was known for her long reign and the expansion of the British Empire?
A) Queen Victoria
B) Queen Elizabeth I
C) Queen Mary II
D) Queen Anne
Answer: A) Queen Victoria
Who was the only British king to abdicate without marrying his successor?
A) Edward VIII
B) George VI
C) George V
D) Edward VII
Answer: A) Edward VIII
Which king was known for his involvement in the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) John
C) Henry II
D) Edward III
Answer: B) John
Who was the only British monarch to be executed by beheading?
A) Charles I
B) James II
C) Henry VII
D) Richard III
Answer: A) Charles I
Who was the monarch during the Great Fire of London in 1666?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) William III
D) Anne
Answer: A) Charles II
Who was the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain?
A) George I
B) George II
C) George III
D) George IV
Answer: A) George I
Which British monarch is known for the union of England and Scotland into Great Britain in 1707?
A) William III
B) George I
C) Anne
D) William IV
Answer: C) Anne
Who was the monarch during the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) John
C) Henry II
D) Edward III
Answer: B) John
Who was the only British king to be executed by beheading?
A) Charles I
B) James II
C) Henry VII
D) Richard III
Answer: A) Charles I
Who was the monarch during the Great Fire of London in 1666?
A) Charles II
B) James II
C) William III
D) Anne
Answer: A) Charles II
Who was the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain?
A) George I
B) George II
C) George III
D) George IV
Answer: A) George I