- 1. When did George II become King of Great Britain?
A) 1800
B) 1760
C) 1701
D) 1727
- 2. Which dynasty did George II belong to?
A) Hanover
B) Tudor
C) Stuart
D) Windsor
- 3. Which war marked the beginning of George II's reign?
A) War of the Austrian Succession
B) Spanish Succession War
C) Great Northern War
D) Seven Years' War
- 4. Which British general led the British army during the Battle of Dettingen in 1743?
A) Robert Clive
B) George II
C) James Wolfe
D) Arthur Wellesley
- 5. What was the name of the rebellion in Scotland against George II's rule?
A) Peasants' Revolt
B) Jacobite Rising
C) Wars of the Roses
D) Glorious Revolution
- 6. Who was George II's wife?
A) Queen Anne
B) Catherine of Braganza
C) Caroline of Ansbach
D) Mary II
- 7. Which political figure was a prominent opponent of George II's policies?
A) Thomas Pelham-Holles
B) Charles James Fox
C) William Pitt the Elder
D) Robert Walpole
- 8. In which year did the Battle of Cartagena de Indias take place during George II's reign?
A) 1755
B) 1779
C) 1762
D) 1741
- 9. Who was George II's eldest son and future king?
A) Edward VI
B) Frederick, Prince of Wales
C) George III
D) William IV
- 10. George II was the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle at which conflict?
A) Battle of Agincourt
B) Battle of Hastings
C) Battle of Dettingen
D) Battle of Trafalgar
- 11. Who served as George II's Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742?
A) Arthur Balfour
B) Benjamin Disraeli
C) William Pitt the Elder
D) Robert Walpole
- 12. In what year did George II die?
A) 1760
B) 1812
C) 1727
D) 1799
- 13. Which conflict took place during the early years of George II's reign and involved a rivalry between Britain and Spain for control of the West Indies?
A) American Revolutionary War
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) Thirty Years' War
D) War of Jenkins' Ear
- 14. What was George II's native language?
A) Spanish
B) German
C) Dutch
D) French
- 15. During George II's reign, which colony was founded as a British penal colony?
A) Massachusetts
B) New York
C) Georgia
D) Virginia
- 16. What was the term used to refer to the governing committee of British East India Company during George II's reign?
A) Privy Council
B) House of Commons
C) Court of Directors
D) Parliament
- 17. During George II's reign, which architectural masterpiece in London was completed by Christopher Wren?
A) St Paul's Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Tower of London
- 18. In which year was the Royal Family name changed from the House of Hannover to the House of Windsor?
A) 1800
B) 1917
C) 1837
D) 1760
- 19. In which year was George II Hanover born?
A) 1683
B) 1738
C) 1714
D) 1702
- 20. Who was George II Hanover's eldest daughter?
A) Mary, Princess of Wales
B) Victoria, Princess of Wales
C) Louise, Princess Royal
D) Anne, Princess Royal
- 21. Where is George II Hanover buried?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Windsor Castle
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