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