Famous Queens Recall
Instructions: Can you recall the remarkable queens who shaped history?
- 1.
Which English queen reigned for over 63 years during the Victorian era?
AQueen VictoriaBQueen Elizabeth ICQueen AnneDQueen Mary I - 2.
Which queen was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
ACleopatra VIIBSobekneferuCHatshepsutDNefertiti - 3.
Which French queen was executed during the French Revolution?
AMarie AntoinetteBCatherine de MediciCMarie de MediciDAnne of Brittany - 4.
Which English queen defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?
AQueen VictoriaBQueen Elizabeth ICQueen Mary IDQueen Anne - 5.
Which Scottish queen was imprisoned and eventually executed by Elizabeth I?
AMary of GuiseBAnne of DenmarkCMargaret TudorDMary, Queen of Scots - 6.
Which queen of the Iceni tribe led a revolt against Roman occupation of Britain?
ACartimanduaBAgrippinaCBoudiccaDZenobia - 7.
Which female pharaoh ruled Egypt and is known for her successful trade expedition to Punt?
ATiyeBCleopatra VIICHatshepsutDNefertiti - 8.
Which Russian empress modernized Russia and expanded its empire in the 18th century?
AAlexandra FeodorovnaBCatherine the GreatCElizabeth of RussiaDAnna of Russia - 9.
Which Hawaiian queen was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom?
AQueen EmmaBQueen KaahumanuCQueen KapiolaniDQueen Liliuokalani - 10.
Which queen of Castile sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas?
AIsabella IBCatherine of AragonCMaria of AragonDJoanna of Castile - 11.
Which queen consort of Henry VIII was the mother of Elizabeth I?
AAnne BoleynBCatherine of AragonCCatherine ParrDJane Seymour - 12.
Which queen of Palmyra challenged Roman authority in the 3rd century AD?
ASemiramisBDidoCBoudiccaDZenobia - 13.
Which Danish-born queen became the longest-reigning British monarch?
AQueen MaryBQueen AlexandraCQueen VictoriaDQueen Elizabeth II - 14.
Which queen of Sweden famously abdicated her throne in 1654 and converted to Catholicism?
AQueen UlrikaBQueen SilviaCQueen HedwigDQueen Christina - 15.
Which Austrian-born queen became known as 'The Great' and was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary?
AEmpress ZitaBMaria AntoniaCMaria TheresaDEmpress Elisabeth
Answer Key
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901, making her reign one of the longest in British history until surpassed by Elizabeth II.
Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, ruling until her death in 30 BC.
Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, during the French Revolution.
Queen Elizabeth I led England to victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588, one of the greatest naval battles in history.
Mary, Queen of Scots was held captive for 19 years before Elizabeth I ordered her execution in 1587.
Queen Boudicca led a major uprising against the Roman Empire in AD 60-61, destroying several Roman settlements including Londinium.
Hatshepsut was one of the most successful female pharaohs, known for her prosperous reign and the famous trading expedition to the Land of Punt.
Catherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, greatly expanding the Russian Empire and promoting the arts and education.
Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii, overthrown in 1893 by a group of American businessmen and sugar planters.
Queen Isabella I of Castile, along with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, sponsored Columbus's 1492 voyage that led to the European discovery of the Americas.
Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife and the mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I. She was executed in 1536.
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra conquered much of the Roman East before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian in 272 AD.
Queen Elizabeth II reigned from 1952 to 2022, surpassing Victoria's record. However, she was not Danish-born -- she was born in London. The question refers to her record-setting reign.
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated in 1654, converted to Catholicism, and moved to Rome, where she became a patron of the arts.
Maria Theresa ruled the Habsburg dominions from 1740 to 1780, implementing major reforms in education, medicine, and the military.