Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - Quiz
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
  • 1. What was the purpose of The Queen's Book of the Red Cross?
A) To provide propaganda for the British military
B) To explain the evacuation process
C) To raise funds for the Red Cross
D) To document the history of the war
  • 2. Who provided the portrait used on the front of The Queen's Book of the Red Cross?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Cecil Beaton
C) Norman Hartnell
D) Édouard Daladier
  • 3. What did Elizabeth declare when advised to send her children to Canada?
A) The King has ordered them to stay
B) Canada is not safe enough for them
C) The children won't go without me
D) They are too young to travel alone
  • 4. Which area of Britain did Elizabeth visit that was targeted by the Luftwaffe?
A) The East End near the docks
B) The industrial centers of Manchester
C) The Scottish Highlands
D) The coastal defenses of Dover
  • 5. Why did crowds initially react with hostility to Elizabeth's visits?
A) She refused to speak to them
B) She was accompanied by too many guards
C) She arrived in a military tank
D) She wore expensive clothes
  • 6. What did Norman Hartnell avoid wearing to represent the 'rainbow of hope'?
A) Yellow
B) Black
C) White
D) Red
  • 7. How did Elizabeth respond to Buckingham Palace being bombed?
A) She immediately fled to Windsor Castle
B) She complained to the British Cabinet
C) She was glad because it allowed her to relate to the East End
D) She demanded the immediate execution of German pilots
  • 8. Where did the royal family stay at night for safety during the war?
A) Balmoral Castle
B) The Tower of London
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Windsor Castle
  • 9. Why was the Queen given revolver training during the 'Phoney War'?
A) To hunt game at Windsor
B) For ceremonial purposes
C) Fears of imminent invasion
D) To participate in front-line combat
  • 10. Who called Elizabeth 'the most dangerous woman in Europe'?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Édouard Daladier
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 11. What was the royal couple's stance on appeasement before the war?
A) They remained completely neutral
B) They strongly opposed it
C) They preferred a military alliance with France
D) They supported it
  • 12. Which Prime Minister did the King initially view with suspicion?
A) Stanley Baldwin
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Édouard Daladier
D) Winston Churchill
  • 13. Who characterised Elizabeth as an 'excessively ambitious young woman'?
A) Édouard Daladier
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Winston Churchill
D) Cecil Beaton
  • 14. Why were most rooms in Buckingham Palace shut during the war?
A) The palace was converted into a hospital
B) Loss of staff to the army
C) The family moved into secret bunkers
D) The rooms were damaged by fires
  • 15. What was the royal couple considered symbols of during the war?
A) The fight against fascism
B) The modernization of the monarchy
C) The diplomatic efforts for peace
D) The British colonial empire
  • 16. On what date did George V die?
A) 20 January 1936
B) 12 May 1937
C) 20 January 1937
D) 11 December 1936
  • 17. What was the regnal name Albert chose upon becoming King?
A) William IV
B) George VI
C) Edward VIII
D) Albert I
  • 18. Where did the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth take place?
A) The White House
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Windsor Castle
  • 19. What diamond was set in Elizabeth's platinum crown?
A) Blue Star of India
B) Hope Diamond
C) Koh-i-Noor
D) Cullinan I
  • 20. What nickname did Wallis Simpson use to refer to Elizabeth?
A) The Scottish Queen
B) The Duchess
C) That woman
D) Cookie
  • 21. Who created the all-white trousseau for Elizabeth's visit to France?
A) The Duke of Grafton
B) Norman Hartnell
C) Wallis Simpson
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 22. Which politician was invited onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 1938?
A) John Grigg
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) William Lyon Mackenzie King
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 23. Who described George VI's appearance on the balcony as 'the most unconstitutional act'?
A) John Grigg
B) William Lyon Mackenzie King
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Neville Chamberlain
  • 24. During their 1939 tour, which U.S. President did the royal couple visit?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Harry Truman
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 25. How did Eleanor Roosevelt describe Elizabeth's demeanor?
A) A little self-consciously regal
B) Extravagant and loud
C) Unfriendly and cold
D) Uninformed and uninterested
  • 26. How did Elizabeth respond when a veteran asked if she was Scots or English?
A) I am Scottish!
B) I am British!
C) I am a Canadian!
D) I am English!
  • 27. What did Elizabeth tell the Canadian prime minister about the 1939 tour?
A) That tour made us
B) It was a disaster
C) I prefer staying in Britain
D) It was too exhausting
  • 28. What style did George VI withhold from Wallis Simpson?
A) Duchess of Windsor
B) Princess
C) Queen Consort
D) Royal Highness
  • 29. What nickname did the royal family use for Prince Albert?
A) George
B) Teddy
C) Bertie
D) Albertie
  • 30. In what year did Prince Albert first propose to Elizabeth?
A) 1922
B) 1923
C) 1921
D) 1920
  • 31. Who was the equerry who courted Elizabeth before she married Albert?
A) Gabriel Tschumi
B) Lionel Logue
C) James Stuart
D) Viscount Lascelles
  • 32. What kind of job did James Stuart leave the prince's service to pursue?
A) Banking in London
B) American oil business
C) Military command
D) Diplomatic service
  • 33. What precious stone featured in Elizabeth's engagement ring?
A) Ruby
B) Diamond only
C) Emerald
D) Kashmir sapphire
  • 34. Whose tomb did Elizabeth lay her bouquet at during her wedding day?
A) King George V
B) Queen Mary's father
C) Her brother Fergus
D) The Unknown Warrior
  • 35. Who prepared the wedding breakfast for Elizabeth and Albert?
A) Gabriel Tschumi
B) Lionel Logue
C) Harry Andreas
D) James Stuart
  • 36. Where did Elizabeth and Albert spend their honeymoon?
A) White Lodge
B) Glamis Castle
C) 145 Piccadilly
D) Polesden Lacey
  • 37. What illness did Elizabeth contract while in Scotland on her honeymoon?
A) Whooping cough
B) Pneumonia
C) Influenza
D) Common cold
  • 38. Which government approved the royal tour of East Africa in 1924?
A) Coalition government
B) Conservative government
C) Labour government
D) Liberal government
  • 39. Which country was avoided during the 1924-1925 tour due to political tensions?
A) Uganda
B) Sudan
C) Egypt
D) Kenya
  • 40. Who devised the therapy to help Albert with his stammer?
A) Harry Andreas
B) Sir Lee Stack
C) Lionel Logue
D) Gabriel Tschumi
  • 41. What was the name of Elizabeth's first child?
A) Victoria
B) Elizabeth
C) Mary
D) Margaret
  • 42. In what city did the couple open the Parliament House in 1927?
A) Auckland
B) Sydney
C) Melbourne
D) Canberra
  • 43. What did Elizabeth do when a stray dog walked into her ceremony in Fiji?
A) Fed it
B) Shook its paw
C) Ignored it
D) Asked for it to be removed
  • 44. Who accompanied Elizabeth during fishing in the Bay of Islands?
A) Harry Andreas
B) Viscount Lascelles
C) Lionel Logue
D) James Stuart
  • 45. What was the name of the ship that caught fire during the return journey from Australia?
A) HMS Sovereign
B) HMS Britannia
C) HMS Renown
D) HMS Victory
  • 46. On what date was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother born?
A) 30 March 1900
B) 4 August 1901
C) 11 December 1900
D) 4 August 1900
  • 47. Until what year did Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother serve as Empress of India?
A) 1945
B) 1952
C) 1947
D) 1936
  • 48. How many children did Elizabeth and King George VI have?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 49. Who abdicated the throne in 1936, leading to Elizabeth's husband becoming King?
A) Edward VIII
B) The Duke of Gloucester
C) George V
D) Prince Albert
  • 50. At what age was Elizabeth widowed?
A) 55
B) 51
C) 60
D) 48
  • 51. At what age did the Queen Mother pass away?
A) 102
B) 100
C) 99
D) 101
  • 52. Which of Elizabeth's siblings was killed at the Battle of Loos?
A) Fergus
B) Michael
C) Arthur
D) Claude
  • 53. What was Elizabeth's father's name?
A) George Bowes-Lyon
B) William Bowes-Lyon
C) Richard Bowes-Lyon
D) Claude Bowes-Lyon
  • 54. Where was Elizabeth christened?
A) St George's Chapel
B) Glamis Castle Chapel
C) All Saints parish church
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 55. What were Elizabeth's best subjects in school?
A) History and geography
B) French and music
C) Mathematics and science
D) Literature and scripture
  • 56. Who was Elizabeth's German Jewish governess?
A) Käthe Kübler
B) Helga Schmidt
C) Maria von Trapp
D) Greta Zimmer
  • 57. During which conflict did Glamis Castle serve as a convalescent home?
A) First World War
B) Second World War
C) Napoleonic Wars
D) Boer War
  • 58. Who was considered Elizabeth's first love, who died in 1919?
A) George Cavendish-Bentinck
B) Edward Scott
C) Arthur Wellesley
D) Charles Gordon-Lennox
  • 59. How many children were in Elizabeth's family?
A) Nine
B) Twelve
C) Eight
D) Ten
  • 60. Which ancient author's work did Elizabeth quote in her school essay?
A) Homer
B) Xenophon
C) Aristotle
D) Plato
  • 61. On what date did Elizabeth die?
A) 30 March 2001
B) 30 March 2002
C) 4 August 2002
D) 6 February 2002
  • 62. How did Elizabeth describe the vision of a 'socialist heaven on earth' in a 1947 letter?
A) Fading
B) Growing
C) Inspirational
D) Thriving
  • 63. Who was the leader of the Labour Party that defeated Churchill in 1945?
A) George VI
B) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
C) Clement Attlee
D) Woodrow Wyatt
  • 64. What object did Elizabeth use to strike an admirer during the 1947 tour of South Africa?
A) Walking stick
B) Handbag
C) Glove
D) Umbrella
  • 65. Why was the 1948 royal tour of Australia and New Zealand postponed?
A) The King's declining health
B) World War II
C) Financial issues
D) Political unrest
  • 66. In 1949, what part of the King's body required an operation to improve circulation?
A) Heart
B) Left arm
C) Right leg
D) Lungs
  • 67. What was the King diagnosed with in September 1951?
A) Pneumonia
B) Heart disease
C) Tuberculosis
D) Lung cancer
  • 68. On what date did King George VI die?
A) 1 September 1951
B) 1 January 1952
C) 6 February 1952
D) 15 March 1949
  • 69. Where were Princess Elizabeth and Philip when King George VI died?
A) Kenya
B) South Africa
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
  • 70. How did Woodrow Wyatt perceive Elizabeth's political leanings?
A) Pro-Communist
B) Neutral
C) Pro-Labour
D) Pro-Conservative
  • 71. During the Commonwealth tour of 1953–54, who looked after Charles and Anne?
A) The royal nanny
B) The Queen Mother
C) Winston Churchill
D) Princess Margaret
  • 72. Which sport inspired the Queen Mother's interest in horse racing?
A) Fox hunting
B) Dressage
C) Polo
D) Steeplechasing
  • 73. What medical procedure did the Queen Mother undergo in February 1964?
A) Colon cancer surgery
B) Fish bone removal surgery
C) Emergency appendectomy
D) Breast cancer surgery
  • 74. What was the reason for the Queen Mother's 1975 visit to Iran?
A) Invitation by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
B) A royal wedding
C) State diplomatic negotiations
D) A personal vacation
  • 75. What joke did the Queen Mother make after having a fish bone removed from her throat?
A) The salmon was delicious.
B) I should have been more careful.
C) That is the last time I eat fish.
D) The salmon have got their own back.
  • 76. Where were the Queen Mother's nieces committed to a psychiatric hospital?
A) London, England
B) Redhill, Surrey
C) Aberdeen, Scotland
D) Dublin, Ireland
  • 77. What medical procedure did the Queen Mother have in 1995 regarding her eye?
A) Retinal repair
B) Cataract removal
C) Glaucoma surgery
D) Laser vision correction
  • 78. What body part did the Queen Mother break in 1998 at Sandringham stables?
A) Right hip
B) Left hip
C) Left arm
D) Right leg
  • 79. What injury did the Queen Mother suffer in November 2000?
A) Broken collarbone
B) Broken wrist
C) Broken rib
D) Ankle fracture
  • 80. What condition required a blood transfusion for the Queen Mother in 2001?
A) Anaemia
B) Heart failure
C) Dehydration
D) Pneumonia
  • 81. What happened to the Queen Mother in December 2001 at age 101?
A) Stroke
B) Fractured pelvis
C) Heart attack
D) Fractured femur
  • 82. Who died three days after the memorial service for the Queen Mother's husband?
A) George Carey
B) Margaret
C) Queen Elizabeth II
D) A royal staff member
  • 83. Where did the Queen Mother fall and cut her arm on 13 February 2002?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Sandringham House
C) Clarence House
D) Royal Lodge
  • 84. What did the Queen Mother hate being seen in?
A) A carriage
B) A wheelchair
C) A hospital gown
D) A motorized scooter
  • 85. How did the Queen Mother travel to Margaret's funeral to avoid cameras?
A) An ambulance
B) A people carrier with blacked-out windows
C) A horse-drawn carriage
D) A private limousine
  • 86. At what time did the Queen Mother die on 30 March 2002?
A) 6:00 pm
B) 12:00 pm
C) 3:15 pm
D) 10:00 am
  • 87. What illness had the Queen Mother been suffering from since Christmas 2001?
A) Influenza
B) Pneumonia
C) A chest cold
D) A heart condition
  • 88. What flower did the Queen Mother grow in each of her gardens?
A) Tulips
B) Camellias
C) Roses
D) Lilies
  • 89. Approximately how many people filed past her as she lay in state?
A) 500,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 200,000
D) 100,000
  • 90. How many days did the public have to file past the Queen Mother as she lay in state?
A) One day
B) Five days
C) Three days
D) Seven days
  • 91. Which of these individuals did NOT mount the guard at the catafalque?
A) Prince Andrew
B) Prince Charles
C) Peter Hollingworth
D) Viscount Linley
  • 92. Who was the governor general of Canada that issued a proclamation for the funeral?
A) Adrienne Clarkson
B) Peter Hollingworth
C) The Prime Minister
D) Governor General of Australia
  • 93. Where was the memorial service in Australia held?
A) St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
B) Canberra Cathedral
C) St George's Chapel
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 94. What was the approximate length of the funeral route from London to the final resting place?
A) 5 miles
B) 23 miles
C) 10 miles
D) 50 miles
  • 95. How many years before her funeral did the Queen Mother make a similar tribute with her wedding wreath?
A) 100 years
B) 79 years
C) 50 years
D) 25 years
  • 96. Which critic falsely alleged that the Queen Mother did not follow rationing regulations during World War II?
A) Robert Rhodes James
B) Emine Saner
C) Woodrow Wyatt
D) Kitty Kelley
  • 97. Which nationality was the Queen Mother known to distrust?
A) American
B) Scottish
C) German
D) French
  • 98. Who described the Queen Mother as 'a wave breaking on a rock'?
A) William Shawcross
B) Sir Peter Ustinov
C) Sir Hugh Casson
D) Woodrow Wyatt
  • 99. Which 1980s television program parodied the Queen Mother as a perpetually tipsy character?
A) The Crown
B) Monty Python
C) Spitting Image
D) Saturday Night Live
  • 100. Which actress won a BAFTA for her portrayal of the Queen Mother in The King's Speech?
A) Olivia Colman
B) Helena Bonham Carter
C) Natalie Dormer
D) Victoria Hamilton
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