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Succession to the British throne - Quiz
Contributed by: Neal
  • 1. What factors determine succession to the British throne?
A) Descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion
B) Political affiliation, education, tenure, and geography
C) Parliamentary nomination, royal decree, merit, and marriage
D) Popular vote, age, wealth, and military rank
  • 2. Which document restricts the throne to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover?
A) Treasons Act 1571
B) Bill of Rights 1689
C) Magna Carta
D) Act of Settlement 1701
  • 3. Who is the heir apparent to King Charles III?
A) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
B) Prince George
C) William, Prince of Wales
D) Prince Archie
  • 4. When did the changes from the Perth Agreement take effect?
A) 28 October 2011
B) 1 January 2022
C) 15 November 1689
D) 26 March 2015
  • 5. What was the result of the 2011 agreement by Commonwealth prime ministers regarding male-preference primogeniture?
A) It was expanded to all realms
B) It was made optional for each realm
C) It was strictly enforced
D) It was abandoned
  • 6. Who was the last person listed on the 2011 version of William Addams Reitwiesner's list of descendants?
A) Sophia of Hanover
B) Karin Vogel
C) Anne de Mortimer
D) Elizabeth of York
  • 7. How many people in the line of succession require the sovereign's consent to marry?
A) All descendants
B) The first six
C) None, it is a personal choice
D) The first ten
  • 8. Which monarch was the last of the Plantagenet dynasty?
A) Richard I
B) Richard III
C) Henry VII
D) Edward IV
  • 9. What happened to Lady Jane Grey after she was proclaimed Queen in 1553?
A) She reigned for ten years
B) She was overthrown after nine days
C) She was killed in battle
D) She abdicated peacefully
  • 10. According to the text, what was Sir William Blackstone's opinion of Henry VII's hereditary claim?
A) The most secure claim in English history
B) The most remote and unaccountable ever set up
C) A standard example of legal succession
D) Legally void from the start
  • 11. What act made it treason to deny the authority of Parliament to settle succession disputes?
A) Treasons Act 1571
B) Act of Settlement 1701
C) Bill of Rights 1689
D) Safety of the Queen, etc. Act 1584
  • 12. Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Edward VI?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Catherine of Aragon
C) Elizabeth of York
D) Jane Seymour
  • 13. What was the relationship between Richard I and his successor John?
A) Father and son
B) Cousins
C) Brothers
D) Uncle and nephew
  • 14. Who is currently fifth in line to the British throne?
A) Prince Louis
B) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
C) Prince George
D) Princess Charlotte
  • 15. Under the current rules, what religious requirement must the monarch fulfill?
A) Must be Catholic
B) No religious requirement exists
C) Must be in communion with the Church of England
D) Must be a convert to Islam
  • 16. Since what year did the House of Stewart rule in Scotland?
A) 1503
B) 1603
C) 1371
D) 1543
  • 17. Which English King was the father of Margaret Tudor?
A) Charles I
B) Henry VII
C) Henry VIII
D) James IV
  • 18. What was the name of the nine-year war caused by the Treaty of Greenwich?
A) The Auld Alliance
B) The Claim of Right
C) The Rough Wooing
D) The Union of the Crowns
  • 19. Who was the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, married in 1565?
A) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
B) William III
C) Oliver Cromwell
D) James VI
  • 20. In what year was Mary, Queen of Scots, deposed?
A) 1603
B) 1567
C) 1573
D) 1543
  • 21. What title did Oliver Cromwell hold?
A) King
B) Lord Protector
C) Duke
D) Prince
  • 22. Who succeeded Charles I after the monarchy was restored?
A) William III
B) James II
C) Richard Cromwell
D) Charles II
  • 23. Which religious group was James II and VII a member of?
A) Anglican
B) Presbyterian
C) Roman Catholic
D) Protestant
  • 24. What was the purpose of the Scottish Act of Security in 1704?
A) To select an heir to the Scottish throne
B) To ban Roman Catholics
C) To force a union with England
D) To crown James II
  • 25. In what year was the Kingdom of Great Britain formed?
A) 1689
B) 1701
C) 1603
D) 1707
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