Medieval Monarchs Quiz

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Instructions: How well do you recall the kings and rulers of the Middle Ages?

1.
Which king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
A
Henry II
B
Richard the Lionheart
C
Edward I
D
King John
2.
Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD?
A
Charlemagne
B
Louis the Pious
C
Frederick Barbarossa
D
Otto the Great
3.
Which English king won the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?
A
Henry IV
B
Henry V
C
Richard II
D
Edward III
4.
Who was the Viking king who conquered England in 1066?
A
Sweyn Forkbeard
B
Canute the Great
C
William the Conqueror
D
Harald Hardrada
5.
Which English king led the Third Crusade and was known as 'the Lionheart'?
A
King John
B
Edward I
C
Richard I
D
Henry II
6.
Which French king was known as 'Saint Louis' and led two Crusades?
A
Louis IX
B
Philip II Augustus
C
Louis VII
D
Charles V
7.
Which Holy Roman Emperor was known as 'Barbarossa' (Red Beard)?
A
Otto I
B
Frederick I
C
Charles V
D
Henry IV
8.
Which Anglo-Saxon king is known for burning the cakes and defeating the Vikings?
A
Edward the Confessor
B
Edgar the Peaceful
C
Ethelred the Unready
D
Alfred the Great
9.
Which Ottoman Sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453?
A
Bayezid I
B
Mehmed II
C
Suleiman the Magnificent
D
Murad II
10.
Which English king had six wives?
A
Richard III
B
Henry VIII
C
Henry VII
D
Edward VI
11.
Which Scandinavian king united Denmark, Norway, and parts of England?
A
Harald Bluetooth
B
Olaf Tryggvason
C
Magnus the Good
D
Canute the Great
12.
Which Scottish king defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
A
James I
B
David II
C
Robert the Bruce
D
William Wallace
13.
Which king of England was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?
A
Edward V
B
Edward IV
C
Richard III
D
Henry VI
14.
Which Byzantine Emperor codified Roman law into the 'Corpus Juris Civilis'?
A
Justinian I
B
Constantine I
C
Theodosius II
D
Basil II
15.
Which Spanish monarchs completed the Reconquista by capturing Granada in 1492?
A
Alfonso X and Violante
B
Charles V and Isabella
C
Philip II and Mary
D
Ferdinand and Isabella

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