<div style='text-align: center;'><span style='font-size: 24pt;'>Elizabeth I</span></div>

When was Elizabeth born (to parents Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn)?

August 1490

September 1533

January 1526

January 1542

Which of these languages did Elizabeth NOT speak?

French

Latin

German

Italian

How long was young King Edward's cousin, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne after his death in 1553?

13 days

2 days

3 months

3 weeks

During which rebellion was Elizabeth imprisoned on suspicion of abetting?

Kett's Rebellion

Rising of the North

Wyatt's Rebellion

Northumberland Rebellion

How many royal progresses did Elizabeth take throughout her reign, riding on horseback and endearing herself to her people?

Where was Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, Queen of Scotland, executed in 1587?

Fotheringhay Castle

Kenilworth Castle

Haver Castle

Hampton Court Palace

Which of these men was NOT a rumoured love interest of Elizabeth's?

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

Duke of Anjou

Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland

Which of these was NOT a common rumour surrounding Elizabeth's decision not to marry?

Womanish infirmity' prevented her from conceiving

'Bisley Boy' story, that she was a man

Love affair with Robert Dudley

To protect England's security

What disease had Elizabeth suffered from, affecting her appearance in later life?

Smallpox

Bubonic plague

Typhus

Malaria

Which Spanish monarch sent a naval force to overthrow Elizabeth I and reinstate Catholicism in Britain?

Ferdinand V & II

Phillip II

Philip III

Charles I

Which important battle dispersed Spanish ships to the northeast and was crucial in defeating the Armada?

Battle of Plymouth

Battle of Gravelines

Battle of The Solent

Battle of the Lizard

Where did Elizabeth give her famous speech rousing English troops, '“I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”?

Tilbury

London

Lavenham

Hadleigh

Which of these actors has NOT portrayed Elizabeth I, the most commonly depicted British monarch on screen?

Sarah Bernhardt

Bette Davis

Quentin Crisp

Joan Fontaine

What age was Elizabeth I upon her death, making her the oldest monarch England had seen?

Who was she succeeded by after her death in 1603?

Charles I

Edward VI

James VI of Scotland

Oliver Cromwell

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