George III Quiz - 30 Trivia Questions!

Step into the past and learn about King George III of Britain, a monarch whose reign saw significant events such as the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, in this historical quiz.

Who caricatured King George III and Queen Charlotte in 'A New Way to Pay the National Debt' in 1786?

John Milton
Thomas Gainsborough
William Wordsworth
James Gillray

Which French painter painted a portrait of George the First as Prince of Wales in 1754?

George Washington
Charles Willson Peale
Jean-Étienne Liotard
Georges-Louis David

Who was the sister of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, who was smitten with King George III in 1759?

Sarah Lennox
Elizabeth Lennox
Anne Boleyn
Charles Lennox

Who was the tutor to Prince George and Prince Edward?

William, Prince of Wales
The Queen's brother
George IV
Francis Ayscough

In 1775, John Murray, Lord Dunmore, issued a proclamation that freed all slaves in which US state?

Ohio
Maryland
Kentucky
Virginia

Who painted a portrait of George III in 1762?

William Holman Hunt
David Lewis
Allan Ramsay
George IV

Who engraved the portrait of George the Third in 1817?

Henry Meyer
Charles Dickens
George Washington
George Henry

Who made a failed attempt to shoot George III in Drury Lane in London in May 1800?

The Queen's Men
George III's father
James Hadfield
John Bull

Who was the father of British monarch King George III?

George II
George III's father
King Charles II
Charles II

France declared war on which country in 1793?

Great Britain
Italy
Spain
China

Who became British Prime Minister in 1812, succeeding Spencer Perceval?

Charles Dickens
William IV
The Duke of York
Lord Liverpool

Who painted Portrait of George III in 1771?

Theodosia Van Gogh
Johan Zoffany
George IV
George Washington

Who was the leader of the Tory government of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763?

Lord Bute
The King
George Washington
Charles II

In which English spa did King George III become seriously deranged in 1788?

Cheltenham Spa
Bath
Blackpool
Bath and Bristol

What was the most likely mental illness of King George VI?

Depression
Bipolar disorder
A phobia of horses
A traumatic brain injury

Which Act of 1765 levied a stamp duty on every document in the British colonies of North America?

The Bank of England
Stamp Act
The Act of March 2, 1763
Stamps Act

What is depicted on the centre point of the Royal Arms of George III?

Fleur-de-lis
Horse
Sable
Lion

Which British monarch introduced the Royal Marriages Act in 1772?

George
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Charles I

What was the name of King George III's mother?

Mary
The Queen of the Netherlands
The Queen
Augusta

Who was the British general who surrendered at Saratoga in 1777, ending the American War of Independence?

John Burgoyne
William Cornwallis
George Washington
The British army

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 placed a limit on the westward expansion of what?

British
the British
American colonies
the American government

What was the name of King George V's brother?

George
Edward
Charles
King Charles

What famous event took place in Boston Harbor in 1773?

Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party and Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party

What relation to King George II was George III?

Father
Grandfather
Grandson
Brother

Who was the last king of the House of Hanover?

George IV
George III
Elizabeth
The King of France

Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1783?

Duke of Portland
George Washington
The Queen's brother
Charles II

At which battle of 1803 did Nelson defeat Napoleon's forces?

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Napoleon's invasion of England
Trafalgar
Napoleon's Battle of Waterloo

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the reign of George III?

William Pitt the Younger
Charles Dickens
William Pitt
George IV

Which member of the Royal Family was born on June 4th 1738 and died on March 31st 1751?

The King
Elizabeth II
George IV
Prince George

At which battle of 1781 did Cornwallis surrender to the Continental Army, ending the American War of Independence?

Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Monmouth
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