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English History Trivia

Prove you're more than a court jester by outsmarting kings, battles, and bardic banter in English history!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which future monarch was ceremonially invested as Prince of Wales by Queen Elizabeth II at Caernarfon Castle in July 1969?

Prince Charles

In 1501, Catherine of Aragon arrived in England to marry Prince Arthur; in which country was she born?

Spain

Which church adopted the King James Version, commissioned by King James I in 1604 and first published in 1611, as its official Bible?

Church of England

Which English statesman coined the word “utopia” as the title of his 1516 work imagining an ideal island society?

Sir Thomas More

What is the name of the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language?

Beowulf