40. Q. Mention the names of three great persons who lived during this
reign? A. John Locke, Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Christopher Wren.
41. Q. Who was the next English sovereign on the throne? A. Anne,
daughter of James II.
42. Q. What age of literature is the reign of Anne called? A. The
Augustan age of English literature.
43. Q. What are five of the illustrious names of this age? A. Addison,
Steele, Swift, Watts and Pope.
44. Q. With the reign of George I., grandson of James I., and successor
of Anne, what House acceded to the throne? A. The House of Hanover.
45. Q. What great speculation impoverished thousands during this reign?
A. “The South Sea Bubble.”
46. Q. What are the names of the three sovereigns who successively
reigned after George I.? A. George II., George III., and George IV.
47. Q. Whose reign was the longest in English history? A. That of George
IV., extending over sixty years.
48. Q. What colonies revolted during the reign of George IV. and obtained
their independence? A. The American colonies.
49. Q. What two great statesmen lived during the reign of George IV.? A.
Pitt and Fox.
50. Q. Who is the present sovereign of England? A. Queen Victoria,
granddaughter of George III.
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Death is a mighty mediator. There all the flames of rage are
extinguished, hatred is appeased, and angelic pity, like a weeping
sister, bends with gentle and close embrace over the funeral
urn.—_Schiller._