Quarantine Quizzes: History round 2

QUARANTINE QUIZZES History round 2: Kings and queens

1. King Henry III was given a large animal as a gift by the King of Norway.

He kept it in the tower of London and would take it down to The Thames to swim. What was it? A ​ polar bear.

2. Elizabeth I had her staff make models of dignitaries and guests out of what kind of food, creating an item that remains popular to this day? a) gingerbread b) meat pies c) potatoes​ ​Gingerbread.

3. Which American city was renamed after King James II, the Duke of York, when the English took over in 1664? ​New York. Previously called New Amsterdam by the Dutch, was renamed New York by English settlers

4. George III (mad king George) supposedly had blue... what? ​Urine - modern historians now believe this was because of his medication

5. Which Edward abdicated in 1936? ​Eighth

6. Henry VIII challenged the king of France to what kind of manly sporting challenge (and lost)? ​A wrestling match.

7. What did King William II’s death have in common with the character Robert Baratheon from Game of Thrones? H ​ e was killed during a suspicious hunting accident

8. Where was the skeleton of Richard III found in 2012? A ​ Leicester city council car park

9. Which king lost his crown jewels (hint: this is referenced in Walt Disney's 1973 film Robin Hood)? ​King John - though rather than being stolen by a wiley fox, he lost them during a flood

10. In 1649 the King of England was executed. This is the only time a British monarch has been executed... Which King was it? ​King Charles I