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