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question	Answer	% Correct
how many legitimate children did Henry VIII have?	3	97%
who was the prime minister during the majority of ww2?	Winston Churchill	91%
which swedish band sang about Waterloo?	Abba	89%
what year did Queen Elizabeth II come to the throne?	1952	86%
which movie starring Colin firth as a stuttering king? ( Queen Elizabeth II's dad)	The King's Speech	83%
true or false: Henry VIII was always meant to be king?	false	80%
how long did Lady Jane grey have the throne for?	9 days	77%
who caused the split with the catholic church in the 16th century?	Anne boleyn	77%
how was Prince Albert related to Queen Victoria?	cousin	77%
how old was Elizabeth I was she came to the tudor throne?	25	74%
which of the Earl of Warwick's daughters was Richard III married to? Anne or Isabel?	Anne	74%
who was the queen who caused trouble for Elizabeth Tudor?	Mary queen of Scots	74%
how long, as of 2021, has she been monarch of Great Britain?	69 years	71%
which king ruled during the American revolution?	George III	71%
what Battle in 1066 won William the Conqueror England?	Hastings	71%
who were they trying to kill?	James I	71%
what is the Tapestry called on which this battle is portrayed on?	Bayeaux	69%
how was he related to Mary queen of Scots?	Son	69%
the English tribal queen who dared to take on the Romans, but ultimately failed and supposedly drank poison?	Boudicca	66%
where was the Titanic Built? city	Belfast	63%
what month in 1939 did Britain declare war on Germany?	September	63%
when was the battle of Waterloo?	1815	60%
how long did her elder sister Mary rule for?	5 years	57%
which port did the Titanic depart from first?	Southampton	57%
what century did William Wallace the rebel live in?	14th	51%
in what year did the Gun Powder plot fail?	1605	51%
how long did Victoria reign for? years	63 years	49%
what was the main charge against Anne Boleyn? other than Witchcraft and Treason	adultery	49%
Henry VIII's sunken warship was called? MR	Mary Rose	49%
who campaigned to end the slave trade in the British empire, and achieved it in 1837? WW	William Wilberforce	46%
how long was he married to Catherine of Aragon?	24 Years	43%
who was Henry VIII's cardinal, who disappointed him with regards to marriage to Anne?	Wolsey	43%
Who was Henry VII married to?	Elizabeth of York	40%
what year did the battle of Bosworth Field take place in the 1400s?	1485	37%
who was Mary married to until her death, who then tried to attack Britain in 1589?	Philip II of Spain	34%
what ship was Admiral Nelson shot during the battle of Trafalgar called?	The Victory	34%
how long had Edward VIII been king until he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson?	8 months	31%
who got married to the York King Edward IV? who was a commoner queen	Elizabeth woodville	29%
how long did the Wars of the Roses last for?	30 years	23%
who was Henry VII's mother?	Margaret Beaufort	23%
what was the name of the protestant minister who caused problems for both Mary and Elizabeth? JK	John Knox	17%
what did people of the time know the Wars of the Roses as?	the Cousins war	6%
when did the industrial revolution begin in the UK?	1750	3%
who won the final battle of the Jacobite Uprising in 1745, the Scots or the British?	Brits	3%
who plays George IV, the mad king george in Lin- Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton?	Jonathon Groff	0%

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