Pub Quiz August 2021: Round 3

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Pub Quiz August 2021: Round 3 - August

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1. The month of August is named after the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, but what was he originally called?

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Gaius Octavius

Lucius Vorenus

Titus Pullo

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2. When Queen Anne died on the 1st of August 1714, which royal dynasty came to an end?

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Hanoverian

Stuart

Tudor

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3. When Edward the Elder died in 924, the people of Wessex recognised his son Ælfweard as king instead of Athelstan, only for Ælfweard to die 16 days later on 2 August. Which of Edward’s wives was the mother of Ælfweard?

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Ælfflæd

Eadgifu of Kent

Ecgwynn

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4. King James II of Scotland died on 3 August 1460 – but how?

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Assassinated at the Black Dinner

Blown up by his own cannon

Fell from his horse riding to see his new wife

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5. On 4 August 1265, the nobleman and parliamentary reformer, Simon de Montfort, was killed in battle by the forces of the future King Edward I. What was the name of the Battle?

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Evesham

Kenilworth

Lewes

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6. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the only full King of Wales, was killed on 5 August 1063 following an invasion led by Harold Godwinson. His widow would later marry Harold, thus ecoming the only woman to be Queen of Wales and Queen of England. Who was she?

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Ælfgifu of Northampton

Ealdgyth of Mercia

Edith Swan-neck

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7. When Napoleon died on 5 May 1821, George was told that his greatest enemy was dead. Who did he assume they were talking about?

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His brother

His father

His wife

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8. Which rebellion was launched on 19 August 1745 with the raising of the royal standard at Glenfinnan?

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Jacobite Rebellion

Monmouth Rebellion

Pilgrimage of Grace

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9. Whose death at the Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485 brought an end to the Plantagenet dynasty?

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Edward IV

Henry VI

Richard III

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10. On 24 August, King John controversially married Isabella of Angoulême, but to whom had he been married before he became king?

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Berengaria of Navarre

Isabel of Gloucester

Sancha of Portugal

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Tiebreak: In our last mini-series, two of the three queens we reviewed were called Eleanor, and in total England had three Queen Eleanors: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Provence and Eleanor of Castile. So, what was their combined age? In other words, if you add up the ages of all three Eleanors when they died, what would the total number be?

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