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1 What was the name of legendary King Arthur’s magic sword?
A Excalibur
2 According to Biblical texts, who was the husband of Ruth, and became the great grandfather of King David?
A Boaz
3 Which English King immediately preceded the Tudors and was effectively the last Plantagenet monarch?
A Richard III (1452-1485)
4 In King Alfred’s time (Alfred the Great was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886) which city was capital of his Wessex kingdom?
A Winchester (c. 849 – 26 October 899)
5 Which king of England or the UK had the longest reign?
A George III
6 Which king of Denmark gave his name to a close-range wireless technology for mobile communications?
A Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson – c. 958 – c. 986. He introduced Christianity to Denmark. The Bluetooth logo consists of a Younger Futhark bind rune for his initials, H (ᚼ) and B (ᛒ).
7 Which English king founded the Royal Mail?
A King Henry VIII, in 1516 (under the “Master of the Posts”, it didn’t become “Postmaster General” until 1710 – The Royal Mail service was first made available to the public by Charles I on 31 July 1635)
8 What title was usually given by the King and Queen of Spain or Portugal to the eldest daughter who was not heir to the throne?
A Infanta
9 Which king of England was born in Caernarvon Castle in 1284, and suspiciously died during his confinement in Berkeley Castle on 21st September 1327?
A Edward II
10 Queen Isabella, who married Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469, and who was the mother of Catherine of Aragon, came from which historical Spanish kingdom?
A Castile