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List of British monarchs - Quiz
List of British monarchs
  • 1. How many British monarchs have there been since the Acts of Union in 1707?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 13
D) 10
  • 2. On what date did the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland occur?
A) 1 May 1707
B) 1 January 1801
C) 8 March 1702
D) 24 March 1603
  • 3. Who was the first British monarch?
A) Anne
B) William III
C) George I
D) James VI and I
  • 4. In what month and year did Charles III accede to the throne?
A) September 2022
B) December 2022
C) January 2022
D) May 2022
  • 5. What title was used starting in 1603 under James VI and I?
A) Head of the Commonwealth
B) Emperor of India
C) King of Great Britain
D) King of Ireland
  • 6. What happened on 1 January 1801?
A) The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged
B) The Irish Free State seceded
C) The Acts of Union were passed
D) The Union of the Crowns began
  • 7. Which of these titles is mentioned as being held by British monarchs?
A) Emperor of India
B) Duke of Normandy
C) King of France
D) King of Scotland
  • 8. When did the Union of the Crowns begin?
A) 8 March 1702
B) 1 January 1801
C) 24 March 1603
D) 1 May 1707
  • 9. Who was the predecessor of Anne?
A) Sophia of Hanover
B) William III
C) George I
D) James VI and I
  • 10. How many pregnancies did Queen Anne have?
A) 10
B) 18
C) 5
D) 20
  • 11. Which act defined Sophia of Hanover as Anne's successor in England and Ireland?
A) Acts of Union
B) Act of Settlement 1701
C) Act of Security 1704
D) Treaty of Union
  • 12. Who succeeded Anne in 1714?
A) William III
B) George I
C) James VI
D) Sophia of Hanover
  • 13. What was the purpose of the Act of Security 1704 in Scotland?
A) Allowed its parliament to choose an heir upon Anne's death
B) Declared war on England
C) Defined Sophia of Hanover as the heir
D) Forbade the union of the two countries
  • 14. In what year did the Irish Free State secede from the United Kingdom?
A) 1801
B) 1901
C) 1920s
D) 1707
  • 15. What is an example of a secondary title for land within the United Kingdom mentioned in the text?
A) Earl of Chester
B) Duchy of Lancaster
C) Prince of Wales
D) Duke of Cornwall
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