English History Trivia
Prove you're more than a court jester by outsmarting kings, battles, and bardic banter in English history!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
At Runnymede in 1215, which English king was forced by rebellious barons to seal the Magna Carta?
King John
Which battle on October 14, 1066 saw William the Conqueror defeat King Harold Godwinson?
Battle of Hastings
Which playwright born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 went on to dominate London's Elizabethan stage with tragedies like Hamlet and Macbeth?
William Shakespeare
Which English king broke with the Pope via the Act of Supremacy and declared himself head of the Church of England?
Henry VIII
Which medieval English poet wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer