- 1. What year was Elizabeth I born?
A) 1605
B) 1533
C) 1572
D) 1500
- 2. Who was Elizabeth I's father?
A) James I
B) Richard III
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward VI
- 3. What was the name of Elizabeth I's mother?
A) Anne of Cleves
B) Jane Seymour
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Catherine of Aragon
- 4. At what age did Elizabeth I become Queen of England?
A) 21
B) 30
C) 25
D) 18
- 5. Who did Elizabeth I succeed to the throne?
A) Mary I
B) Henry VIII
C) Edward VI
D) Mary Queen of Scots
- 6. Which famous fleet did Elizabeth I famously defeat in 1588?
A) French Navy
B) Dutch Fleet
C) Portuguese Armada
D) Spanish Armada
- 7. Who was Elizabeth I's favorite courtier and rumored lover?
A) William Cecil
B) Francis Drake
C) Walter Raleigh
D) Robert Dudley
- 8. What was the nickname given to Elizabeth I's reign?
A) The Dark Ages
B) The Renaissance Era
C) The Victorian Era
D) The Golden Age
- 9. Which famous playwright lived during Elizabeth I's reign?
A) Christopher Marlowe
B) William Shakespeare
C) John Webster
D) Ben Jonson
- 10. What was the name of the failed plot to assassinate Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne?
A) Babington Plot
B) Main Plot
C) Gunpowder Plot
D) Ridolfi Plot
- 11. Who was Elizabeth I's chief advisor and Secretary of State?
A) Thomas Cromwell
B) Francis Walsingham
C) Robert Cecil
D) William Cecil
- 12. What title did Elizabeth I famously adopt to remain unmarried?
A) The Virgin Monarch
B) The Virgin Queen
C) The White Queen
D) The Maid Queen
- 13. Which famous portrait artist painted iconic portraits of Elizabeth I?
A) Antonio Moro
B) Nicholas Hilliard
C) Titian
D) Hans Holbein
- 14. What was the name of Elizabeth I's cousin who plotted against her and was eventually executed?
A) Margaret Douglas
B) Lady Jane Grey
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Mary Queen of Scots
- 15. What was the name of the English adventurer who founded the American colony of Roanoke during Elizabeth I's reign?
A) John Cabot
B) Walter Raleigh
C) Francis Drake
D) Thomas Cavendish
- 16. Which conflict between England and Spain took place during Elizabeth I's reign?
A) War of the Roses
B) English Civil War
C) Hundred Years' War
D) Anglo-Spanish War
- 17. What decree in 1559 reestablished the Church of England's independence from Rome?
A) Act of Uniformity
B) Act of Reformation
C) Act of Settlement
D) Act of Supremacy
- 18. What was the name of the royal residence where Elizabeth I spent much of her time?
A) Tower of London
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Windsor Castle
D) Hampton Court Palace
- 19. Who was the Scottish preacher and theologian who influenced Elizabeth I's religious policies?
A) Thomas More
B) John Knox
C) Martin Luther
D) John Calvin
- 20. How long did Elizabeth I rule England?
A) 30 years
B) 38 years
C) 44 years
D) 52 years
- 21. In what year did Elizabeth I die?
A) 1603
B) 1620
C) 1558
D) 1588
- 22. Where did Elizabeth I spend her childhood during the reign of her father, Henry VIII?
A) Hampton Court Palace
B) Tower of London
C) Hatfield House
D) Windsor Castle
- 23. What was the name of the famous speech given by Elizabeth I in 1588 to boost morale before the Spanish Armada?
A) Westminster Address
B) Tilbury Speech
C) Golden Speech
D) Hampton Court Speech
- 24. What title did Elizabeth I give Sir Francis Drake for his naval successes?
A) Earl
B) Duke
C) Prince
D) Knight
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