Elizabeth I Quiz - 50 Trivia Questions!

Step into the Elizabethan era with the Elizabeth I Quiz and explore the life and reign of one of England's most iconic monarchs. Test your knowledge of her political astuteness, cultural impact, and the challenges she faced as a female ruler.

Which English king inherited the French throne in 1589?

Henry VIII
Henry IV
Edward VI
Charles I

Who was the senior advisor to Queen Elizabeth I of England who died in 1598?

The Queen Mother
The Lord of the Isles
Her mother
Lord Burghley

In 1587 Francis Drake made a successful raid on which Spanish port?

Barcelona
Algeciras
Cádiz
Motril

Who was declared heir to the English throne by Edward VI's will in 1553?

Anne Boleyn
Lady Jane Grey
Elizabeth
Henry VIII

Who painted a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in 1546?

Henry VIII
Theodosius of Rhodes
William Hogarth
William Scrots

Which company was granted a monopoly on English trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope?

East India Company
British East India Company
British Royal Bank of Scotland
The British Empire

Who was the favourite of Queen Elizabeth I despite his petulance and irresponsibility?

Elizabeth I
Sir Henry Wellesley
Lord Essex
King Henry VIII

Who was considered to be the rightful Queen of England instead of Elizabeth I?

Mary, Queen of Scots' mother
Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth's sister, Elizabeth I
The Queen of the Netherlands

How old was Elizabeth I when she became Queen of England?

17
25
About 17 years
13

Who was the wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?

Lettice Knollys
The Queen's daughter
Mary of Arne
Lady Jane Grey

Which Act of 1559 made Queen Elizabeth I the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?

Act of Union
Act of Parliament
Act of the Parliament
Act of Supremacy

In which London building is Queen Elizabeth I buried?

Westminster Abbey
The Tower of London
St James's Palace
Buckingham Palace

Who is the editor of 'Elizabeth I and Her Age', published in 2009?

Elizabeth's cousin
Elizabeth I's father
Susan M. Felch
Mary Rowling

Who was the first husband of Mary Queen of Scots?

Mary of Guise
John Bruce
Lord Darnley
Charles VIII

Who was the astrologer who predicted the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I of England?

John Carter
Charles I
The Astronomer's Stone
John Dee

Which Duke of Anjou did Queen Elizabeth I call her 'frog'?

William, Duke of Anjou
Charles, Duke of Anjou
Henry, Duke of Anjou
Francis, Duke of Anjou

Which African country was a trading partner of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?

Sudan
Egypt
Morocco
Guinea

What religion was Queen Elizabeth I?

Anglo-Catholic
Catholic
Roman Catholic
Protestant

Who wrote 'History of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princess Elizabeth'?

The Queen of England
Elizabeth
Henry VIII
William Camden

Which English artist painted a pair of miniatures of Queen Elizabeth I and King Richard III?

Nicholas Hilliard
John Ruskin
Charles Willson Peale
William Holman Hunt

Who did Mary Queen of Scots marry in 1554?

The French king
Charles I of England
Philip of Spain
King Henry VIII of England

Who was the famous English seafarer during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?

John Fenemore Cooper
William Shakespeare
The Admiral of the Seas
Francis Drake

Who was the regent of Russia at the time of the accession of Feodor I to the throne in 1584?

The king's brother
Boris Godunov
Peter the Great
Prince of Moscow

Who became King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603?

King Charles I
James
Henry VIII
King Henry VIII

Which treaty, signed in 1560, ended the French threat to the Scottish throne?

Treaty of Edinburgh
Treaty of Brechin
Treaty of Vienna
The Treaty of Vienna

Who was the Tsar of Russia during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?

Ivan the Terrible
The Great
Count Ivan
Ivan the Great

King Eric XIV of which country proposed marriage to Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1559?

Denmark
France
England
Sweden

Time Sleeps on her right and Death Looks over her left shoulder is a painting of which English monarch?

Elizabeth I
Mary I
Mary II
Elizabeth's brother, King Henry VIII

Which Spanish King was the brother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth I?

King Ferdinand
Philip
Francisco
Charles V

Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England?

Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn's brother
Elizabeth I's grandmother
Mary Queen of Scots

Who was the only English King to have two Queens named Elizabeth?

Henry VIII
Charles I
Elizabeth II
James I

Which bird is thought to nourish its young with its own blood?

Bluebird
Turtle
Golden eagle
Pelican

Who was the tutor to Queen Elizabeth I?

Henry VIII
Charles II
William Shakespeare
Roger Ascham

Where was Queen Elizabeth I imprisoned in 1554?

Tower Bridge
Her home
The Tower of London
Tower of London

What was the last name of English monarch Queen Elizabeth I?

Tudor
Queen of Scots
Henry
Horatio

Which country was one of the two kingdoms of Queen Elizabeth I?

Scotland
France
Ireland
England

What were used to light the coffin of Queen Elizabeth I when it was carried downriver to Westminster Abbey?

Torches
Electricity
Gasoline
The sun

Who was the King of Spain at the start of the Anglo-Spanish War in 1585?

Charles VIII
Francisco I
Charles I
Philip II

Blood, Fire and Gold is the story of Queen Elizabeth I and which of her concubines?

Elizabeth
Elizabeth Woodville
Elizabeth I
Catherine de Medici

Which English earl led the expedition to the Netherlands in 1602?

Duke of Suffolk
The Lord Protector
Earl of Leicester
Lord Cornwallis

Who was the favourite suitor of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who died in 1560?

John Seymour
Robert Dudley
The Queen's uncle
Sir Thomas Beckett

What was the name of the Act of 1559 that established the Church of England in England?

Acts of Settlement
Acts of the Parliament of England
Statute of London
The Act of Union

Who was beheaded by Queen Elizabeth I in February 1601 for plotting to seize the throne?

Earl of Essex
The King's Guard
Lord Henry Wotton
Henry VIII

Who was the head of the secret service during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England?

Francis Walsingham
Henry VIII
John Bull
Sir John Thornley

Which group of English Protestants was not tolerated by Queen Elizabeth I?

Puritans
Theologians
Old School
The Anglicanism of the Anglican Church

Who was the half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert who sailed west to establish a colony in Virginia in 1585?

Walter Raleigh
Humphrey Gilbert and his brother
Theodore Parker
Henry VIII

In which magazine would you find the book 'Elizabeth I: a sense of place in stone, print and paint' by Maurice

The Times Literary Supplement
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
The New Yorker
National Magazine

Who was the half-sister of English monarch King Henry VIII and the wife of Thomas Seymour of Sudeley?

Elizabeth I
Katherine of Aragon
Mary, Queen of Scots
Catherine Parr

Who was the commander-in-chief of the English army in France during the Wars of Spanish Succession?

John Howard
Henry IV
Peregrine Bertie
The Lord Protector

At which castle was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded in 1587?

Bath Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Fotheringhay Castle
York Castle
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