Quiz Women in British history

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Question 1 / 10

Which wife of Henry VIII was sentenced to death for adultery and executed in 1536?

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Parr

Anne de Cleves

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Question 2 / 10

In what year did Elizabeth II succeed her father George VI?

1952

1954

1956

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Question 3 / 10

Which of Queen Victoria's Prime Ministers had her proclaimed Empress of India in 1876?

William Pitt

Benjamin Disraeli

William Ewart Gladstone

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Question 4 / 10

Which future king of England was Jeanne Seymour's mother, who died shortly after giving birth?

Marie 1ere

Elisabeth 1ere

Edouard VI

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Question 5 / 10

Which feminist who founded the Union feminine sociale et politique in 1903 led her suffragettes in campaigning for women's suffrage?

Emmeline Pankhurst

Emily Davison

Millicent Fawcett

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Question 6 / 10

To which king of France was Eleanor of Aquitaine married before becoming Queen of England through her marriage to Henry II Plantagenet?

Louis VI

Louis VII

Louis VIII

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Question 7 / 10

Which event did not occur during the reign of Elizabeth 1 (1558-1603)?

The execution of Mary Stuart

The attempted invasion of England by Philip II of Spain, which resulted in the defeat of the Invincible Armada

The adoption of the Act of Union, which combined the kingdoms of Scotland and England to become the kingdom of Great Britain

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Question 8 / 10

What was the nickname of Jeanne Grey, who succeeded Edward VI before being overthrown by Mary 1st, who had her beheaded?

The queen of 7 days

The queen of 8 days

The queen of 9 days

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Question 9 / 10

What happened when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister?

Britain's entry into the EEC

The Falklands War (Argentina's attempt to seize the Falkland Islands)

Both

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Question 10 / 10

Which of the following statements about Marie 1ere, queen from 1553 to 1558, is false?

She was nicknamed Mary the Bloody because of the persecutions she led against Anglican Protestants

She was the last representative of the Tudor dynasty

She was married to Philip II of Spain

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Quiz Women in British history

Which wife of Henry VIII was sentenced to death for adultery and executed in 1536?

In what year did Elizabeth II succeed her father George VI?

Which of Queen Victoria's Prime Ministers had her proclaimed Empress of India in 1876?

Which future king of England was Jeanne Seymour's mother, who died shortly after giving birth?

Which feminist who founded the Union feminine sociale et politique in 1903 led her suffragettes in campaigning for women's suffrage?

To which king of France was Eleanor of Aquitaine married before becoming Queen of England through her marriage to Henry II Plantagenet?

Which event did not occur during the reign of Elizabeth 1 (1558-1603)?

What was the nickname of Jeanne Grey, who succeeded Edward VI before being overthrown by Mary 1st, who had her beheaded?

What happened when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister?

Which of the following statements about Marie 1ere, queen from 1553 to 1558, is false?

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