Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria - Test
Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria
  • 1. Who was the King of the Belgians in relation to Queen Victoria?
A) Half-nephew
B) First cousin once removed
C) First cousin
D) Double first cousin twice removed
  • 2. Which relative was the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg to the late Queen?
A) Half-nephew
B) First cousin
C) First cousin twice removed
D) Half-great-nephew
  • 3. Who represented the King of Saxony at the funeral?
A) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
B) The Duke of Aosta
C) The King of the Belgians
D) The Duke of Saxony
  • 4. What relation was Count Edward Gleichen to the late Queen?
A) Half-great-nephew
B) Half-nephew
C) First cousin twice removed
D) First cousin
  • 5. Who represented the Austrian Emperor at the funeral?
A) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
B) The King of the Hellenes
C) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D) The Duke of Aosta
  • 6. Who represented the King of Italy?
A) The King of Portugal
B) The Duke of Aosta
C) The Crown Prince of Siam
D) The Duke of Saxony
  • 7. Who represented the Russian Emperor?
A) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
B) The Prince of Hohenzollern
C) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
D) Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
  • 8. Who represented the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan?
A) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
B) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
C) The Thakore Sahib of Morvi
D) The Crown Prince of Siam
  • 9. What was the relationship of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) Half-nephew
B) First cousin
C) Double first cousin twice removed
D) First cousin once removed
  • 10. Who represented the King of Württemberg?
A) Duke Robert of Württemberg
B) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
C) The Prince of Hohenzollern
D) Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
  • 11. Who represented the King of Denmark?
A) The Crown Prince of Siam
B) The Crown Prince of Denmark
C) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
D) The King of the Hellenes
  • 12. What relation was Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) Double first cousin twice removed
B) First cousin once removed
C) Half-great-nephew
D) First cousin twice removed
  • 13. Who represented the Prince Regent of Bavaria?
A) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
B) The Prince of Hohenzollern
C) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
D) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 14. Who represented the King of Siam?
A) The Crown Prince of Denmark
B) The Crown Prince of Siam
C) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
D) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
  • 15. What is the relationship between The King of the United Kingdom and the late Queen Victoria?
A) Brother
B) Husband
C) Grandson
D) Son
  • 16. How was the German Emperor related to Queen Victoria?
A) Great-grandson
B) Grandson
C) Nephew
D) Son
  • 17. What relation was Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife to Queen Victoria?
A) Daughter
B) Great-granddaughter
C) Niece
D) Granddaughter
  • 18. What was the relationship between The Crown Prince of Romania and Queen Victoria?
A) Great-grandson
B) Grandson-in-law
C) Son-in-law
D) Grandson
  • 19. On what day of the week was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Friday
B) Monday
C) Saturday
D) Sunday
  • 20. Where was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) St George's Chapel
B) Frogmore Mausoleum
C) Westminster Abbey
D) St Paul's Cathedral
  • 21. What prayer did Charles Gounod contribute to the service?
A) The Lord's Prayer in Latin
B) The Sevenfold Amen
C) Man that is born
D) Psalm 15
  • 22. Why was the traditional 'Dead March' from Saul not played at the funeral?
A) Victoria disliked Handel's music
B) It was reserved for the interment
C) The organist could not play it
D) It was too long
  • 23. Which composer's funeral march was actually played instead of Handel's?
A) Ludwig van Beethoven
B) Johann Heinrich Walch
C) Henry Purcell
D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 24. How long did Queen Victoria's body lie in state at St George's Chapel?
A) Two days
B) One week
C) One day
D) Three days
  • 25. Where was Queen Victoria finally interred?
A) St George's Chapel
B) Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore
C) Windsor Castle
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 26. What music did the pipers play during the final part of the journey to the mausoleum?
A) Psalm 15
B) How blest are they
C) The Sevenfold Amen
D) The Black Watch Dead March
  • 27. Who sculpted the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria?
A) Sir Arthur Sullivan
B) Sir John Stainer
C) Baron Carlo Marochetti
D) Henry Purcell
  • 28. In what year was the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria finally installed?
A) 1861
B) 1901
C) 1900
D) 1899
  • 29. Which composer wrote the anthem 'The face of death' used at the interment?
A) Thomas Tallis
B) Sir John Stainer
C) William Croft
D) Sir Arthur Sullivan
  • 30. At what age did Queen Victoria die?
A) 78
B) 84
C) 87
D) 81
  • 31. Where did Queen Victoria die?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) Kensington Palace
C) Osborne House
D) Windsor Castle
  • 32. What color was the dress Queen Victoria was buried in?
A) Purple
B) White
C) Black
D) Silver
  • 33. Whose dressing gown was placed by Victoria's side in the coffin?
A) Edward VII
B) John Brown
C) Prince Arthur
D) Albert
  • 34. Who served as pallbearers at Victoria's funeral?
A) Dukes
B) Princes
C) Military Generals
D) Equerries
  • 35. How was the coffin conveyed for the first time in a royal funeral?
A) By horse-drawn hearse
B) By automobile
C) By gun carriage
D) By pallbearers
  • 36. What was the name of the ship that carried Victoria's body from Cowes?
A) HMY Windsor
B) HMY Victoria
C) HMY Alberta
D) HMS Excellent
  • 37. What animals were used to pull the gun carriage through London?
A) Black horses
B) Bay horses
C) Cream horses
D) Sailors
  • 38. Who ended up pulling the gun carriage at Windsor?
A) Sailors
B) The royal family
C) Dukes
D) The Royal Horse Artillery
  • 39. Which foreign leader was in attendance at the funeral?
A) The Tsar of Russia
B) Wilhelm II
C) The King of Spain
D) The President of France
  • 40. How long had it been since the last burial of a monarch at the time of Victoria's death?
A) 40 years
B) 64 years
C) 25 years
D) 50 years
  • 41. Where was the only London event held regarding the funeral?
A) Between railway stations
B) Westminster Hall
C) The Tower of London
D) Buckingham Palace
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