Descendants of Queen Victoria - Quiz
Descendants of Queen Victoria
  • 1. Who married Queen Victoria to Albert?
A) Leopold of Belgium
B) Frederick Ponsonby
C) The Archbishop of York
D) William Howley
  • 2. In what location did the marriage of Victoria and Albert take place?
A) Chapel Royal of St James's Palace
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Windsor Castle
  • 3. On what date were Queen Victoria and Albert married?
A) 12 February 1840
B) 10 February 1840
C) 10 February 1841
D) 10 January 1840
  • 4. Who was considered a favourite of both parents?
A) Arthur
B) Albert Edward
C) Leopold
D) Louise
  • 5. Who were considered the favourites of Albert?
A) Alice and Beatrice
B) Arthur and Leopold
C) Louise and Victoria
D) Victoria and Alfred
  • 6. Who smuggled Princess Victoria's letters out of Germany?
A) Sir Frederick Ponsonby
B) Arthur
C) Albert Edward
D) William Howley
  • 7. Which daughter did the Queen often clash with?
A) Beatrice
B) Alice
C) Louise
D) Victoria
  • 8. Which of her sons did the Queen have the most trouble with?
A) Alfred and Arthur
B) Albert Edward and Alfred
C) Albert Edward and Leopold
D) Leopold and Arthur
  • 9. What did the Queen criticize Alice for being?
A) Melancholy and self-absorbed
B) Disobedient and rude
C) Lazy and indifferent
D) Arrogant and distant
  • 10. Which daughter was expected to remain at home after the father died?
A) Victoria
B) Beatrice
C) Alice
D) Louise
  • 11. What condition did the Queen set for Beatrice's marriage?
A) She must continue her royal duties
B) She must not move to Germany
C) She and her husband must remain in England
D) She must live at Windsor Castle
  • 12. Why did the Queen struggle to connect with her children?
A) She was too busy with state affairs
B) Possibly due to her own childhood isolation
C) She did not like children
D) Albert discouraged her from doing so
  • 13. Who became the Queen's confidante during her widowhood?
A) Louise
B) Alice
C) Beatrice
D) Princess Victoria
  • 14. How many children did Queen Victoria and Prince Albert have in total?
A) Seven
B) Eight
C) Nine
D) Ten
  • 15. Which of Queen Victoria's grandsons became the Emperor of Germany?
A) Wilhelm II
B) Edward VII
C) George V
D) Albert of Saxe-Coburg
  • 16. What was the cause of Prince Albert's death in 1861?
A) Heart failure
B) Pneumonia
C) Typhoid fever
D) Influenza
  • 17. In what year did Queen Victoria celebrate her Golden Jubilee?
A) 1897
B) 1901
C) 1867
D) 1887
  • 18. How many of Victoria and Albert's children had children of their own?
A) Nine
B) Eight
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 19. Which granddaughter of Queen Victoria became the empress consort of Russia?
A) Alexandra
B) Louise
C) Alix
D) Victoria
  • 20. Where did Prince Albert spend his childhood?
A) Balmoral
B) Windsor Castle
C) London
D) Schloss Rosenau
  • 21. What was Queen Victoria's relationship to Prince Albert before their marriage?
A) Brother
B) First cousin
C) Uncle
D) Second cousin
  • 22. In what year did Queen Victoria pass away?
A) 1861
B) 1901
C) 1897
D) 1887
  • 23. What major electoral change was introduced in 1872 during Victoria's reign?
A) Secret ballot
B) Universal suffrage
C) Abolition of the House of Lords
D) The Reform Act
  • 24. How long did Frederick III reign as German Emperor?
A) 99 days
B) 51 years
C) 15 years
D) One year
  • 25. Who was Princess Alice's husband?
A) Louis IV
B) Prince Henry of Battenberg
C) Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
D) Frederick III
  • 26. Where did Princess Alice's family spend their winters?
A) Osborne House
B) Balmoral
C) Darmstadt
D) Windsor
  • 27. Which Romanian monarch did Marie of Edinburgh marry?
A) Ferdinand I
B) George V
C) Wilhelm II
D) Gustaf VI Adolf
  • 28. How many children did Princess Helena and Prince Christian have?
A) Three
B) Six
C) Five
D) Four
  • 29. Which country did Prince Arthur serve as Governor-General?
A) Canada
B) Romania
C) Germany
D) South Africa
  • 30. What medical condition did Leopold suffer from?
A) Malaria
B) Cancer
C) Haemophilia
D) Brain haemorrhage
  • 31. When did Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry marry?
A) 1885
B) 1882
C) 1874
D) 1858
  • 32. How did Prince Henry of Battenberg die?
A) Cancer
B) Haemophilia
C) Brain haemorrhage
D) Malaria
  • 33. How many children did Prince Arthur and Louise Margaret have?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Three
D) Six
  • 34. Where did Princess Beatrice reside in the summers beginning in 1913?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Darmstadt
C) Osborne House
D) Carisbrooke Castle
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