Regnal Numbers Quiz
Regnal numbers are ordinal numbers used to distinguish monarchs and popes with the same name who held the same office.
Test Your knowledge: Regnal Numbers
- Which George became king unexpectedly following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936?
- Which number Nicholas was the last Emperor of Russia?
- Famed for her alliances with Julius Caesar, what was Cleopatra's regnal number?
- Born Nicholas Breakspear what was the regnal number of pope Adrian, the only Englishman to have been pope?
- Which Louis was also known as the Sun King?
- Which regnal number Edward, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, was King of England and Ireland from 1547 until his death in 1553?
- Which Catherine, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, was known as Catherine the Great?
- Which regnal number Rainier was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005?
- King James I of England was also which regnal number king of Scotland?
- Born in Poland, which regnal number John Paul was the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century?
- Which Umberto, was the last King of Italy?
- Alexander the Great was not the only Alexander of Macedon. What then, was his regnal number?
- Again, we're only looking for a regnal number. Which Philip sent the Spanish armada to invade England to overthrow Elizabeth I and re-establish Catholicism?
- Which regnal number Ivan was Ivan the Terrible?
- Which number Moctezuma or Montezuma was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived?
- St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great who was either Czar Peter I, Czar Peter II, or Czar Peter III?
- VIII or eight, is the highest regnal number for British monarchs. Which two names shares this number?
- What was the regnal number of Pope Benedict, who sadly passed away in 2022?
Answers
- George VI
- Nicholas II
- Cleopatra VII
- Adrian IV
- Louis XIV
- Edward VI
- Catherine II
- Rainier III
- James VI
- John Paul II
- Umberto II
- Alexander III of Macedon
- Philip II
- Ivan IV
- Moctezuma II, or Montezuma II
- Czar Peter I
- Henry and Edward
- Pope Benedict XVI