Queen Elizabeth Quiz

Quiz about Elizabth with 4 main topics; General knowledge and Court life.

AS History 1558-1628 course, with Civil rights and Cold war.

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Between which years was Elizabeth Queen?
1558-1603
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What was Elizabeth's nickname?
The Virgin Queen
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Who were Elizabeth's parents?
Henry Tudor(8th) and Anne Boleyn
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Who was on the throne before Elizabeth?
Mary Tudor
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Who was the person in Question 5 Married to?
King Phillip the 2nd of Spain
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Who was the main rival for the throne in Elizabeth's early Reign?
Mary Queen of Scotts
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What was Lord Burghley's real name?
William Cecil
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What chamber gave LIMITED access to the Queen?
Privy Chamber
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What where the two parts of Elizabeth's household?
Household and court
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what was the council called which helpedthe Quenn rule?
Privy Council
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What were the two houses of Parliament?
Commons and Lords
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What was the name given to a person who would look after you interests at court?
Patron
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What was Parliament’s prerogative power?
Granting of right to collect taxes
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What was Elizabeth's nickname?

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The Virgin Queen

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Who were Elizabeth's parents?

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Who was on the throne before Elizabeth?

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Who was the person in Question 5 Married to?

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Samuel Richardson

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the answer to 14 is definitely not Martin Luther King is it? Also, who is the person referred to in question 11?

James Gillespie

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bit hard but cheers anyway

Lydia Powell

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would be useful to have had the correct answers by the wrong ones and bad spelling!

Aednat

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Which "character"? Er...

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