Conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Quiz
Conspiracy theories about the death of Diana Princess of Wales
  • 1. When did Diana, Princess of Wales, die?
A) 1 September 1998
B) 15 August 1999
C) 31 July 1997
D) 31 August 1997
  • 2. What city did the fatal car crash happen in?
A) London
B) Geneva
C) Paris
D) Rome
  • 3. What was the conclusion of the 1999 French investigation regarding the paparazzi?
A) They were some distance away and not responsible for manslaughter.
B) They deliberately forced the car into the pillar.
C) They fired weapons at the driver before the crash.
D) They physically blocked the Mercedes from escaping.
  • 4. What verdict did the British inquest jury return in 2008?
A) Justifiable homicide by security services
B) Unlawful killing by driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
C) Premeditated murder ordered by the British royal family
D) Accidental death caused solely by bad weather
  • 5. According to the British jury's verdict, what contributed to the deaths besides the driver and paparazzi?
A) Brake failure intentionally caused by the manufacturer
B) A blinding laser beam directed from a bridge
C) Not wearing a seat belt and striking a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel
D) Another vehicle colliding directly into the rear of the Mercedes
  • 6. Which British tabloid newspaper actively disputed the official version of events?
A) The Sun
B) The Daily Mail
C) The Guardian
D) Daily Express
  • 7. Who was Mohamed Al-Fayed's son who died in the crash alongside Diana?
A) Dodi
B) Samir
C) Tariq
D) Omar
  • 8. Who published a note in 2003 claiming Diana wrote it in 1995 about an planned car accident?
A) Hervé Stéphan
B) John Stevens
C) Paul Burrell
D) Scott Baker
  • 9. To whom did Diana allegedly express concerns that reliable sources said she and Camilla would be put aside?
A) Mohamed Al-Fayed
B) Martin Bashir
C) Lord Stevens
D) Lord Mishcon
  • 10. Who did rumors claim Charles supposedly wanted to marry after putting Diana and Camilla aside?
A) Camilla Parker Bowles
B) Sarah Ferguson
C) Kate Middleton
D) Tiggy Legge-Bourke
  • 11. Until a synod of what year did the Anglican Church prohibit divorced people from remarrying?
A) 2002
B) 1997
C) 1995
D) 2008
  • 12. Who spread the smears and allegations regarding Diana's 1995 note to secure a BBC interview?
A) Martin Bashir
B) John Stevens
C) Henri Paul
D) Paul Burrell
  • 13. What was the name of the special Metropolitan Police inquiry team established in 2004?
A) Operation Pont
B) Operation Paget
C) Operation Alma
D) Operation Diana
  • 14. Who headed Operation Paget to investigate the conspiracy claims?
A) John Stevens
B) Alister Hay
C) Hervé Stéphan
D) Scott Baker
  • 15. How many conspiracy claims made by Fayed did Operation Paget look into?
A) 100
B) 250
C) 175
D) 50
  • 16. What did Charles tell Stevens in 2005 when questioned as a witness?
A) He confirmed he wanted to marry Tiggy Legge-Bourke.
B) He stated he ordered MI6 to monitor Diana.
C) He did not know about his former wife's 1995 note.
D) He admitted to planning the accident.
  • 17. What car model was Henri Paul driving on the night of the crash?
A) Mercedes-Benz W140
B) Rolls-Royce Phantom
C) Jaguar XJ
D) BMW 7 Series
  • 18. Which national security services were alternately named by theorists as employing Henri Paul?
A) Egypt, Spain, or Canada
B) Britain, France, or the United States
C) Russia, Germany, or Italy
D) China, Japan, or Australia
  • 19. What evidence did theorists use to claim Henri Paul was in the pay of a security service?
A) Secret documents found in his apartment
B) Money in his possession and his personal wealth
C) Bank records showing direct transfers from MI6
D) A government-issued badge found in the car
  • 20. Which security service did Mohamed Al-Fayed specifically claim Henri Paul worked for?
A) MI6
B) KGB
C) CIA
D) DGSE
  • 21. What bodily fluid was used in the third French test to check alcohol levels?
A) Saliva
B) Cerebrospinal fluid
C) Vitreous fluid from inside the eye
D) Urine
  • 22. Besides alcohol, what did the third French test reveal Henri Paul had been taking?
A) Sleeping pills
B) Painkillers
C) Antidepressants
D) Blood pressure medication
  • 23. Who was the forensic pathologist who explained that an alcoholic with a higher tolerance could appear more sober?
A) Scott Baker
B) Robert Forrest
C) Alister Hay
D) Murray Mackay
  • 24. What did Lord Stevens tell Henri Paul's elderly parents in 2006?
A) Their son had high levels of carbon monoxide.
B) Their son caused the crash intentionally.
C) Their son was working for MI6.
D) Their son was not drunk.
  • 25. How did Scott Baker and a source close to Stevens explain Stevens's statement to Paul's parents?
A) Following direct orders from the British Prime Minister
B) Fearing a defamation lawsuit from the family
C) Being considerate and sensitive towards the elderly couple
D) Covering up a rogue intelligence operation
  • 26. At the 2008 inquest, what did Stevens say about the police definition of being drunk?
A) it was entirely based on witness testimonies from the Ritz.
B) It relied upon someone's physical responses, which Paul's condition did not match.
C) It was legally invalid under French jurisdiction.
D) It required a blood alcohol level lower than what Paul had.
  • 27. How many alcoholic drinks did available evidence suggest Paul had consumed, according to Stevens?
A) Two
B) One
C) Seven
D) Four
  • 28. What was Henri Paul's favorite liquorice-flavoured French aperitif?
A) Ricard
B) Pastis
C) Absinthe
D) Pernod
  • 29. How many measures of his favorite liquorice-flavoured aperitif did an expert estimate Paul had drunk?
A) Five
B) Twelve
C) Two
D) Ten
  • 30. What chemical compound did conspiracy theorists claim was found in high levels in Paul's blood, indicating something sinister?
A) Mercury
B) Cyanide
C) Arsenic
D) Carbon monoxide
  • 31. What percentage of carboxyhaemoglobin saturation was shown in one of the French TOXLAB tests of Paul's blood?
A) 20.7%
B) 40.0%
C) 12.8%
D) 5.2%
  • 32. What is the typical carbon monoxide level in a nonsmoker's blood?
A) About 20 percent
B) About 8-10 percent
C) About zero percent
D) About 1 percent
  • 33. What tobacco product had Paul been smoking in the hours before the crash?
A) Small cigarillo cigars
B) Filterless cigarettes
C) A tobacco pipe
D) Large Cuban cigars
  • 34. What was the carboxyhaemoglobin saturation level shown in the second French test cited by opponents?
A) 30.5%
B) 45.0%
C) 20.7%
D) 12.8%
  • 35. In which television documentary, broadcast on 3 June 1998, was Dr. Alister Hay introduced as a Carbon Monoxide Expert?
A) Death of a Princess
B) Diana - Secrets Behind the Crash
C) The Diana Conspiracy
D) The Paris Inquest
  • 36. According to Dr. Alister Hay, at what rate does carbon monoxide disperse?
A) About half every four or five hours
B) About three quarters every two hours
C) About half every hour
D) About 10 percent every hour
  • 37. What symptoms did Dr. Alister Hay state a carbon monoxide level of 20-30 percent produces?
A) Complete loss of motor function
B) Instant unconsciousness and death
C) Nausea, vertigo, and vomiting
D) Strong headaches
  • 38. What symptoms did Dr. Alister Hay state a carbon monoxide level of 30-40 percent would cause?
A) Strong headaches only
B) Nausea, vertigo, and vomiting
C) Paralysis of the limbs
D) Euphoria and heightened alertness
  • 39. What did investigators in 1999 initially claim caused the high carbon monoxide level in Paul's blood?
A) A chemical weapon used in the tunnel
B) Embalming fluids injected after death
C) Inhaling gas from the car's air bags
D) Exhaust fumes leaking into the Mercedes cabin
  • 40. Who described himself as one of the world's leading crash investigators and disputed the airbag carbon monoxide theory?
A) Hervé Stéphan
B) Dr. Alister Hay
C) Robert Forrest
D) Dr. Murray Mackay
  • 41. What did Dr. Murray Mackay state about mundane factors regarding the 20.7 percent carbon monoxide reading?
A) Paul's intake of tobacco shortly before death was the most likely cause.
B) They indicated exposure to heavy tunnel pollution.
C) They showed evidence of deliberate poisoning.
D) They proved the sample was swapped with a smoker's blood.
  • 42. What claims circulated in news media in November 2006 regarding Henri Paul's blood samples?
A) They did not belong to Paul but were taken from a suicide victim.
B) They were completely destroyed in a laboratory fire.
C) They showed no traces of alcohol whatsoever.
D) They were tainted with alcohol after the crash by police.
  • 43. How did French authorities attempt to confirm the identity of the blood samples in response to 2006 media claims?
A) By interviewing the medical technicians who performed the autopsy
B) By fingerprinting the glass vials containing the blood
C) By ordering DNA testing comparing samples with DNA from Paul's parents
D) By matching dental records of the blood donor
  • 44. What did coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker acknowledge regarding the DNA tests at the 2008 British inquest?
A) The French authorities had fabricated the DNA results entirely.
B) The DNA tests definitively proved the blood belonged to a suicide victim.
C) Further DNA tests could easily be performed to settle the dispute.
D) There were issues with the DNA tests and no single bottle of blood was tested for both alcohol and DNA simultaneously.
  • 45. To which inquiry did Richard Tomlinson provide a sworn statement in May 1999?
A) The French inquiry
B) The British parliamentary inquiry
C) The Serbian presidential inquiry
D) The Operation Paget Inquiry
  • 46. When did Tomlinson tell the inquest that he may have misremembered regarding Paul being an MI6 agent?
A) May 1999
B) March 1993
C) July 2006
D) 13 February 2008
  • 47. According to the inquiry, what was largely responsible for giving rise to the theories Diana was murdered?
A) Mohamed Al-Fayed's public statements
B) The BBC news broadcasts
C) The French police raid in Cannes
D) Tomlinson's embellishment
  • 48. When was Tomlinson arrested by French authorities as part of their inquiry?
A) May 1999
B) July 2006
C) March 1993
D) February 2008
  • 49. Which judge was involved in the French inquiry mentioned in the text?
A) Judge Paget
B) Judge Milošević
C) Judge Rees
D) Judge Stephan
  • 50. To whom did Tomlinson allegedly tell that Paul was an MI6 agent?
A) Mohamed Al-Fayed
B) Trevor Rees-Jones
C) Judge Stephan
D) Slobodan Milošević
  • 51. Which publication put forward theories linking Prince Philip to the security services plot?
A) The Sunday Times
B) Executive Intelligence Review
C) The Daily Telegraph
D) The BBC News
  • 52. Who reported in 1999 that Al-Fayed's spokesman had advised journalists to contact Jeffrey Steinberg?
A) Paul Burrell
B) John Macnamara
C) Alberto Repossi
D) Francis Wheen
  • 53. What did CCTV evidence show Dodi leaving Repossi jewellers with on 30 August?
A) An engagement ring in a velvet box.
B) A custom-made diamond necklace.
C) Receipts for a wedding venue.
D) Nothing more than a catalogue.
  • 54. Who received a call from Diana on the afternoon of 30 August asking about Sunday papers?
A) Richard Kay
B) John Macnamara
C) Dodi Fayed
D) Alberto Repossi
  • 55. Who was Diana's spiritual adviser who agreed she was firm about not wanting to marry?
A) Rita Rogers
B) Lady Sarah McCorquodale
C) Claude Roulet
D) Lady Annabel Goldsmith
  • 56. What phrase did Diana use to describe her need for marriage to Lady Annabel Goldsmith a week before she died?
A) I need marriage like a rash on my face.
B) I am looking forward to becoming a wife again.
C) Marriage is the only thing missing from my life.
D) Marriage is a cage I wish to escape.
  • 57. How many total days elapsed from Dodi and Diana's first meeting until the night of the crash?
A) 47 days.
B) 23 days.
C) 90 days.
D) 35 days.
  • 58. What was the absolute maximum number of days their schedules permitted Dodi and Diana to be together?
A) 35 days.
B) 7 days.
C) 47 days.
D) 23 days.
  • 59. Based on an analysis of Diana's actual movements, how many days had they likely spent together before the crash?
A) Exactly 7 days.
B) Approximately 23 days.
C) Approximately 45 days.
D) Around 60 days.
  • 60. What was John Macnamara's former profession before heading Al-Fayed's investigation?
A) Journalist for The Daily Telegraph.
B) Manager of the Paris Ritz hotel.
C) Senior detective at Scotland Yard.
D) Surgeon at a London hospital.
  • 61. What was the name of the jewellers Dodi visited on 30 August?
A) Repossi
B) Bvlgari
C) Cartier
D) Tiffany
  • 62. In what year did Alberto Repossi state that the ring had been placed on Diana's finger in St Tropez?
A) 1997
B) 2008
C) 1998
D) 2003
  • 63. When were CCTV images showing a relaxed Diana and Dodi holding hands released?
A) 30 August
B) 6 October
C) 14 July
D) 1 September
  • 64. What hormone associated with pregnancy was tested for in the blood found in the Mercedes?
A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Oxytocin
D) hCG
  • 65. Who was allegedly present during the villa visit according to Al-Fayed's exaggerated claims?
A) A royal butler
B) A prominent Italian interior designer
C) A medical doctor
D) A senior police officer
  • 66. Who was the security guard at the villa who sold his story to The Sun?
A) Trevor Rees-Jones
B) Scott Baker
C) Reuben Murrell
D) John Burton
  • 67. To which newspaper did Reuben Murrell sell his story?
A) The Times
B) Daily Express
C) The Sun
D) Channel 4
  • 68. How long did Reuben Murrell state the villa visit actually lasted?
A) One hour and fifteen minutes
B) Just under thirty minutes
C) Ten minutes
D) Exactly two hours
  • 69. In what month and year did Al-Fayed first claim Diana was pregnant?
A) August 1997
B) January 2004
C) June 1998
D) May 2001
  • 70. Who pointed out at the inquest that it was strange Al-Fayed sat upon the pregnancy information for three and a half years?
A) Scott Baker
B) John Burton
C) Robert Chapman
D) Reuben Murrell
  • 71. What has the absence of CCTV images of the Mercedes's journey often been cited as evidence of?
A) A technical malfunction
B) An organised conspiracy
C) A routine accident
D) A police cover-up
  • 72. Did any of the cameras in the Pont de l'Alma underpass record footage of the fatal collision?
A) None
B) Only one
C) Two
D) All of them
  • 73. Which team was tasked by Judicial Order with identifying video and photographic images along the route?
A) Operation Paget team
B) The Independent newspaper
C) The Brigade Criminelle
D) The Paris Urban Traffic Unit
  • 74. Who led the team from the Brigade Criminelle that carried out the work on identifying images?
A) Lieutenant Eric Gigou
B) Judge Hervé Stéphan
C) Chief Inspector Paget
D) David Cohen
  • 75. How many locations of CCTV cameras did the Brigade Criminelle report identify?
A) Fourteen locations
B) Ten locations
C) Two locations
D) More than twenty locations
  • 76. Who wrote the book titled 'Diana: Death of a Goddess'?
A) Eric Gigou
B) David Cohen
C) Hervé Stéphan
D) An unnamed journalist
  • 77. What type of car was found to have had glancing contact with the Mercedes?
A) Blue Renault Clio
B) White Fiat Uno
C) Black Ford Focus
D) Red Alfa Romeo
  • 78. What was the condition of the white Fiat Uno owned by Andanson?
A) Brand new
B) Pristine condition
C) Unroadworthy
D) Newly painted
  • 79. How old was Andanson's Fiat Uno at the time of the crash?
A) Two years old
B) Five years old
C) Nine years old
D) Fifteen years old
  • 80. What was the odometer reading on Andanson's Fiat Uno?
A) 500,000 kilometres
B) 100,000 kilometres
C) 50,000 kilometres
D) 325,000 kilometres
  • 81. Who confirmed the veracity of the evidence regarding the poor condition of Andanson's car?
A) Andanson's neighbours
B) French police officers
C) Mohamed Al-Fayed
D) MI6 agents
  • 82. For how long did the French police search for the vehicle after the crash?
A) A decade
B) A year
C) Five years
D) A month
  • 83. How far is Lignieres from Paris?
A) 50 mi (80 km)
B) 10 mi (16 km)
C) 177 mi (285 km)
D) 300 mi (480 km)
  • 84. What kind of vehicle was Andanson's body found in?
A) A silver Mercedes-Benz
B) A white Fiat Uno
C) A black, burnt-out BMW
D) A red convertible
  • 85. Where was Andanson's head located when the car was found?
A) Between the front seats
B) Outside the vehicle
C) In the back seat
D) In the trunk of the car
  • 86. Whose claims about Andanson were contradicted by Operation Paget's findings on his death investigation?
A) Al-Fayed's claims
B) Richard Horwell QC's claims
C) The Metropolitan Commissioner's claims
D) The French pathologist's claims
  • 87. When did a break-in occur at Andanson's former workplace?
A) August 1997
B) May 2000
C) 2008
D) June 2000
  • 88. What specific paint scheme did Thanh's Fiat Uno have?
A) Nero Daytona 500
B) Bianco Corfu 224
C) Bianco Antico 110
D) Rosso Corsa 300
  • 89. How many times was Thanh questioned by French detectives?
A) Never
B) Once
C) Three times
D) Twice
  • 90. In which city was the Renault factory located where Thanh claimed to work?
A) Lyon
B) Nice
C) Gennevilliers
D) Clichy
  • 91. What color was Thanh's car re-sprayed from its original white?
A) Black
B) Blue
C) Silver
D) Red
  • 92. How did authorities find the veracity of Richard Tomlinson's evidence?
A) Found wanting
B) Highly credible
C) Legally binding
D) Completely verified
  • 93. How many eyewitnesses at the scene claimed to see a bright flash of light according to the authorities?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
  • 94. What was François Levistre's original name?
A) François Tomlinson
B) François Levi
C) François Owen
D) François Anderson
  • 95. What was Brian Anderson's nationality and profession mentioned in the text?
A) German photographer
B) French journalist
C) American tourist
D) British police officer
  • 96. What was François Levistre convicted of in Rouen in 1989?
A) Speeding
B) Assault
C) Dishonesty
D) Tax evasion
  • 97. Who presented the ITV programme 'Diana: Secrets Behind the Crash'?
A) François Levistre
B) Brian Anderson
C) Nicholas Owen
D) Richard Tomlinson
  • 98. What percentage of viewers polled by the Mirror newspaper believed there had been a bright flash after the ITV broadcast?
A) 99%
B) 93%
C) 50%
D) 75%
  • 99. What would a strobe light of the alleged type have been bright enough to do?
A) Illuminate a very wide area
B) Melt the tunnel walls
C) Hide the Mercedes completely
D) Disable the car's engine
  • 100. Who stated that Diana 'was religious in putting on her seat belt'?
A) A French investigator
B) Dodi Fayed
C) André Lienhart
D) Lady Sarah McCorquodale
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