History Quiz: British History 2nd Grade

Who was the first Tudor monarch of England?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry VIII

• Edward VI

• Henry VII

What year did the Great Fire of London take place?

• 1666

• 1832

• 1492

• 1776

Which famous queen ruled England for 45 years during the Elizabethan era?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Mary

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Anne

What was the name of the ship that brought the first settlers to Jamestown, Virginia in 1607?

• Susan Constant

• Santa Maria

• Mayflower

• Victoria

Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?

• King George III

• King Edward III

• King Henry VIII

• King Richard III

What was the name of the war between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists in the 17th century?

• French Revolution

• World War I

• American Revolutionary War

• English Civil War

What was the name of the first English colony in North America, established in 1587?

• Roanoke

• Salem

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Neville Chamberlain

What was the name of the famous battle in 1066 that led to the Norman conquest of England?

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Bunker Hill