| question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| how many legitimate children did Henry VIII have? | 3 | 97%
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| who was the prime minister during the majority of ww2? | Winston Churchill | 91%
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| which swedish band sang about Waterloo? | Abba | 88%
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| what year did Queen Elizabeth II come to the throne? | 1952 | 85%
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| which movie starring Colin firth as a stuttering king? ( Queen Elizabeth II's dad) | The King's Speech | 85%
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| true or false: Henry VIII was always meant to be king? | false | 82%
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| who caused the split with the catholic church in the 16th century? | Anne boleyn | 79%
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| how long did Lady Jane grey have the throne for? | 9 days | 76%
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| which of the Earl of Warwick's daughters was Richard III married to? Anne or Isabel? | Anne | 76%
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| how was Prince Albert related to Queen Victoria? | cousin | 76%
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| who was the queen who caused trouble for Elizabeth Tudor? | Mary queen of Scots | 76%
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| how old was Elizabeth I was she came to the tudor throne? | 25 | 74%
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| which king ruled during the American revolution? | George III | 74%
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| what Battle in 1066 won William the Conqueror England? | Hastings | 74%
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| who were they trying to kill? | James I | 74%
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| how long, as of 2021, has she been monarch of Great Britain? | 69 years | 71%
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| what is the Tapestry called on which this battle is portrayed on? | Bayeaux | 71%
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| how was he related to Mary queen of Scots? | Son | 71%
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| the English tribal queen who dared to take on the Romans, but ultimately failed and supposedly drank poison? | Boudicca | 68%
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| where was the Titanic Built? city | Belfast | 65%
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| what month in 1939 did Britain declare war on Germany? | September | 65%
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| when was the battle of Waterloo? | 1815 | 62%
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| how long did her elder sister Mary rule for? | 5 years | 59%
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| which port did the Titanic depart from first? | Southampton | 59%
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| what century did William Wallace the rebel live in? | 14th | 53%
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| in what year did the Gun Powder plot fail? | 1605 | 53%
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| how long did Victoria reign for? years | 63 years | 50%
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| what was the main charge against Anne Boleyn? other than Witchcraft and Treason | adultery | 50%
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| Henry VIII's sunken warship was called? MR | Mary Rose | 50%
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| who campaigned to end the slave trade in the British empire, and achieved it in 1837? WW | William Wilberforce | 47%
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| how long was he married to Catherine of Aragon? | 24 Years | 44%
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| who was Henry VIII's cardinal, who disappointed him with regards to marriage to Anne? | Wolsey | 44%
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| Who was Henry VII married to? | Elizabeth of York | 41%
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| what year did the battle of Bosworth Field take place in the 1400s? | 1485 | 38%
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| who was Mary married to until her death, who then tried to attack Britain in 1589? | Philip II of Spain | 35%
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| what ship was Admiral Nelson shot during the battle of Trafalgar called? | The Victory | 35%
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| how long had Edward VIII been king until he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson? | 8 months | 32%
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| who got married to the York King Edward IV? who was a commoner queen | Elizabeth woodville | 29%
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| how long did the Wars of the Roses last for? | 30 years | 24%
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| who was Henry VII's mother? | Margaret Beaufort | 24%
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| what was the name of the protestant minister who caused problems for both Mary and Elizabeth? JK | John Knox | 18%
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| what did people of the time know the Wars of the Roses as? | the Cousins war | 6%
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| when did the industrial revolution begin in the UK? | 1750 | 3%
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| who won the final battle of the Jacobite Uprising in 1745, the Scots or the British? | Brits | 3%
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| who plays George IV, the mad king george in Lin- Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton? | Jonathon Groff | 0%
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