- 1. In which year did Mohamed Al-Fayed enter the United Kingdom?
A) 1964
B) 1997
C) 1970
D) 1993
- 2. Which passports did Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brothers use to enter the United Kingdom in 1964?
A) Haitian diplomatic passports
B) Egyptian passports
C) Kuwaiti passports
D) Emirati passports
- 3. Who secured Emirati passports for Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brothers?
A) Mahdi Al Tajir
B) Gordon Reece
C) Peter Hordern
D) Lord Bramall
- 4. What was the reason for the Al-Fayed brothers' rejection of British citizenship in December 1993?
A) They failed to provide sufficient documentation
B) Their Egyptian passports were invalid
C) The DTI report disqualified them from citizenship
D) They were found guilty of fraud
- 5. Who was the home secretary that requested a review of the Al-Fayeds' citizenship application in 1993?
A) Gordon Reece
B) Michael Howard
C) Jack Straw
D) Peter Hordern
- 6. In what year did Mohamed Al-Fayed's request for British citizenship get rejected by Jack Straw?
A) 1999
B) 1995
C) 1993
D) 1997
- 7. What was one reason attributed to the rejection of Mohamed Al-Fayed's British citizenship request?
A) Failure to provide a valid passport
B) Admitting that he bribed politicians
C) Lack of financial stability
D) Involvement in a car accident
- 8. Where was Mohamed Al-Fayed buried?
A) Haiti
B) London Central Mosque
C) Dubai
D) Barrow Green Court
- 9. What was the cause of Mohamed Al-Fayed's death?
A) Heart attack
B) Old age
C) Cancer
D) Car accident
- 10. In which year did the BBC News report more than 20 women alleging sexual assault by Mohamed Al-Fayed?
A) 1995
B) 2013
C) 2008
D) 2024
- 11. How many women had come forward to the Metropolitan Police's investigation by August 2025?
A) 100
B) 60
C) 40
D) 146
- 12. What was the amount allocated by Harrods for a redress scheme in 2026?
A) £385,000
B) £62.3 million
C) £5.3 million
D) £57 million
- 13. How much compensation was offered per victim by Harrods' redress scheme?
A) Up to £385,000
B) £62.3 million
C) £57 million
D) £5.3 million
- 14. Who mentioned in his book that Diana recounted an incident involving Mohamed Al-Fayed?
A) Charles, Earl Spencer
B) Jeffrey Archer
C) Peter Hordern
D) Gordon Reece
- 15. What did Diana reportedly say about Mohamed Al-Fayed's behavior?
A) He invited her to a party
B) He dropped a hand onto her buttocks and squeezed them
C) He gave her a gift
D) He offered her a job at Harrods
- 16. In which year did the Metropolitan Police say it had interviewed women under caution on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape?
A) 2025
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2026
- 17. How many alleged victims or witnesses had presented themselves to lawyers by October 2024?
A) Around 200
B) 400
C) 37
D) 150
- 18. What was the age of the youngest victim involved in the Metropolitan Police's investigation?
A) 20
B) 13
C) 15
D) 17
- 19. How many women had received full compensation by May 2026?
A) 146
B) 259
C) More than 75
D) 154
- 20. What did Omar Al-Fayed express in light of the allegations against his father?
A) He remained silent on the matter
B) He was 'horrified' and expressed sorrow for the victims
C) He praised his father's actions
D) He denied all allegations
- 21. What was Mohamed Al-Fayed's primary business interest in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s?
A) Ownership of a sewing machine company
B) Ownership of a furniture import business
C) Ownership of Harrods department store
D) Ownership of a shipping company
- 22. Which of the following did Mohamed Al-Fayed own?
A) The Louvre Museum
B) The Palace of Versailles
C) Hôtel Ritz Paris
D) The Eiffel Tower
- 23. Who was Mohamed Al-Fayed married to from 1954 to 1956?
A) Princess Margaret
B) Diana, Princess of Wales
C) Queen Elizabeth II
D) Samira Khashoggi
- 24. What was the name of Mohamed Al-Fayed's son?
A) Adnan
B) Dodi
C) Salah
D) Ali
- 25. Who did Mohamed Al-Fayed claim orchestrated the car crash that killed his son and Diana, Princess of Wales?
A) MI6 on the instructions of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
B) The Russian mafia
C) The French government
D) The paparazzi
- 26. What did Mohamed Al-Fayed claim he was selling at age 19?
A) Furniture
B) Oil
C) Sewing machines
D) Bottles of Coca-Cola
- 27. What was the estimated wealth of Mohamed Al-Fayed at the time of his death in 2023?
A) $2 billion
B) $3 billion
C) $500 million
D) $1 billion
- 28. Which film did Mohamed Al-Fayed financially support that presented his version of events regarding the 1997 car crash?
A) Dodi and Diana
B) The Crash Conspiracy
C) Unlawful Killing
D) The Truth Unveiled
- 29. Who introduced Mohamed Al-Fayed to Mahdi Al Tajir?
A) Roland 'Tiny' Rowland
B) David Douglas-Home
C) Salim Abu Alwan
D) Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
- 30. Who managed the contract for the Dubai World Trade Centre?
A) Roland 'Tiny' Rowland
B) Mohammed Alabbar
C) David Douglas-Home
D) Imre Rochlitz
- 31. In which year did Al-Fayed meet Roland 'Tiny' Rowland?
A) 1976
B) 1977
C) 1975
D) 1974
- 32. Who challenged Tajir in the British courts over profits from the aluminium smelter?
A) David Douglas-Home
B) Mohammed Alabbar
C) Roland 'Tiny' Rowland
D) Imre Rochlitz
- 33. What company did Al-Fayed introduce to Dubai to carry out construction work?
A) Costain Group
B) Dubai World Trade Centre
C) Morgan Grenfell
D) Lonrho
- 34. What did Al-Fayed set up in 1968 in Dubai?
A) IMS (International Marine Services)
B) Lonrho
C) Dubai World Trade Centre
D) Costain Group
- 35. In what year did Mohamed Al-Fayed become a financial adviser to the then Sultan of Brunei Omar Ali Saifuddien III?
A) 1975
B) 1966
C) 1984
D) 1998
- 36. Who succeeded Omar Ali Saifuddien III as Sultan of Brunei?
A) Shri Chandra Swamiji Maharaj
B) Hassanal Bolkiah
C) Tiny Rowland
D) Mohamed Al-Fayed
- 37. Which hotel did Al-Fayed purchase for the Sultan in 1985?
A) The Savoy Hotel
B) The Ritz London
C) Dorchester Hotel
D) Claridge's
- 38. When did Mohamed Al-Fayed join the board of Lonrho?
A) 1998
B) 1975
C) 1984
D) 1996
- 39. What was the name of the political organization established by Al-Fayed in 1997?
A) Harrods Trust
B) The People's Trust
C) The Sultan's Trust
D) The British Trust
- 40. What did Al-Fayed's staff allegedly do to Maureen Orth and Tom Bower?
A) Provided them with exclusive interviews
B) Offered them a job at Harrods
C) Invited them to a press conference
D) Attempted entrapment by offering allegedly stolen documents
- 41. In which year did Mohamed Al-Fayed unsuccessfully apply for British citizenship for the first time?
A) 1998
B) 1994
C) 2002
D) 1984
- 42. Which magazine was relaunched by Al-Fayed in 1996?
A) The Economist
B) Vanity Fair
C) Punch
D) Private Eye
- 43. Which Conservative MP was forced to leave the government due to the cash-for-questions affair?
A) Neil Hamilton
B) Tim Smith
C) Michael Cole
D) Jonathan Aitken
- 44. What was the outcome of Jonathan Aitken's libel case against Mohamed Al-Fayed?
A) Settled out of court
B) Unsuccessful
C) Successful
D) Dismissed
- 45. In what year did Mohamed Al-Fayed move from Surrey to Switzerland?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2014
D) 1999
- 46. What was the name of the yacht Mohamed Al-Fayed moored in Monaco?
A) Ritz
B) Smith
C) Hamilton
D) Sokar
- 47. In what year did Mohamed Al-Fayed sell the yacht Sokar?
A) 2003
B) 1999
C) 2005
D) 2014
- 48. Who was the head of Lonrho when Al-Fayed purchased the stake?
A) Roland Smith
B) Tiny Rowland
C) Donald Trelford
D) Norman Tebbit
- 49. Who received a retroactive bonus after Al-Fayed acquired the company?
A) Tiny Rowland
B) Norman Tebbit
C) Roland Smith
D) Donald Trelford
- 50. Who ruled that Lonrho must not buy more shares in the House of Fraser?
A) John Biffen
B) Roland Smith
C) Norman Tebbit
D) Donald Trelford
- 51. What did Rowland accuse the British government of failing to do regarding Al-Fayed's credentials?
A) Refer the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission
B) Allow Lonrho to bid
C) Approve the sale without inquiry
D) Investigate Al-Fayed's credentials
- 52. Which newspaper was used by Rowland to attack the Al-Fayeds?
A) The Observer
B) The Daily Telegraph
C) The Times
D) The Guardian
- 53. What legal action did Al-Fayed take against The Observer?
A) Issued a libel suit
B) Sued for breach of contract
C) Filed a defamation case
D) Demanded a public apology
- 54. When was the DTI report officially published?
A) 1993
B) 1990
C) 1988
D) 1989
- 55. Who described the Lonrho group as 'an unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism'?
A) Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
B) Prime Minister Edward Heath
C) Prime Minister John Major
D) Prime Minister Tony Blair
- 56. Who was hired by Mohamed Al-Fayed to manage House of Fraser?
A) Christoph Bettermann
B) Robin Leigh-Pemberton
C) Michael Ellis-Jones
D) Brian Walsh
- 57. What position did Christoph Bettermann hold at Harrods in 1990?
A) Manager
B) Deputy Chairman
C) Head Buyer
D) Chairman
- 58. What was one of the disguises Al-Fayed used during his time at Harrods?
A) Father Christmas
B) Santa's Helper
C) Polar Bear
D) Santa Claus
- 59. Which event did Harrods sponsor annually since 1982?
A) Royal Windsor Horse Show
B) Olympic Games
C) London Marathon
D) Royal Ascot
- 60. Who was hired by Al-Fayed to create an 'entertaining retail environment' at Harrods?
A) Brian Walsh
B) Michael Ellis-Jones
C) Christoph Bettermann
D) William Mitchell
- 61. What feature did William Mitchell design following the success of the Egyptian Hall?
A) Egyptian Ramps
B) Egyptian Lifts
C) Egyptian Stairs
D) Egyptian Escalators
- 62. Who did the House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee advise to order the Fayeds to transfer control of Harrods Bank?
A) Robin Leigh-Pemberton
B) Christoph Bettermann
C) Brian Walsh
D) Michael Ellis-Jones
- 63. What did Mohamed Al-Fayed claim happened to Harrods's business after removing the royal warrants?
A) Business remained the same
B) Business had tripled
C) Business had halved
D) Business had decreased slightly
- 64. When did the Duke of Edinburgh remove his warrant from Harrods?
A) June 2000
B) January 2000
C) August 2000
D) December 2000
- 65. What did Al-Fayed describe the royal warrants as?
A) A 'blessing'
B) A 'curse'
C) An 'obligation'
D) A 'responsibility'
- 66. Who purchased Harrods in May 2010?
A) British Retail Consortium
B) Al-Fayed Holdings
C) Royal Family Investments
D) Qatar Holdings
- 67. When did Al-Fayed purchase the Balnagown estate?
A) 1990
B) 1972
C) 2000
D) 1980
- 68. How many hectares did Al-Fayed expand the Balnagown estate to?
A) 26,300 hectares
B) 50,000 hectares
C) 5,000 hectares
D) 10,000 hectares
- 69. What did Al-Fayed restore at the Balnagown estate?
A) The 14th-century pink Balnagown Castle
B) A Roman fort
C) A Victorian manor
D) A medieval church
- 70. What did Al-Fayed declare about the origins of the Scots?
A) The Scots are originally Egyptians
B) The Scots are originally Vikings
C) The Scots are originally Celts
D) The Scots are originally Romans
- 71. When was the Al Fayed Charitable Foundation set up?
A) 1990
B) 2005
C) 1987
D) 2000
- 72. Which hospice did Camilla Al-Fayed open in 2011?
A) Zoe's Place baby hospice
B) Francis House Hospice
C) ChildLine
D) Great Ormond Street Hospital
- 73. In what year did Mohamed Al-Fayed purchase Fulham F.C.?
A) 2001
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 1997
- 74. Who was the manager when Fulham won the First Division and was promoted to the Premier League?
A) Roy Hodgson
B) Jean Tigana
C) Ruud Gullit
D) Mark Hughes
- 75. Which European competition did Fulham reach the final of in 2010?
A) UEFA Cup
B) UEFA Europa League
C) UEFA Super Cup
D) UEFA Champions League
- 76. Who did Fulham lose to in the 2010 UEFA Europa League final?
A) Atletico Madrid
B) Chelsea
C) Liverpool
D) Real Madrid
- 77. In what year did Fulham lose a legal case against Jean Tigana?
A) 2004
B) 2005
C) 2006
D) 2003
- 78. Who removed the statue of Michael Jackson from the National Football Museum in 2019?
A) The museum
B) Shahid Khan
C) The club's management
D) Mohamed Al-Fayed
- 79. In which tax haven was Mafco Holdings based?
A) Luxembourg
B) Bermuda
C) Switzerland
D) Cayman Islands
- 80. To whom did Mohamed Al-Fayed sell Fulham F.C. in 2013?
A) Roman Abramovich
B) Arsene Wenger
C) David Beckham
D) Shahid Khan
- 81. Which NFL team does Shahid Khan own?
A) Jacksonville Jaguars
B) New England Patriots
C) Miami Dolphins
D) Dallas Cowboys
- 82. What was the original name of the building at 75 Rockefeller Plaza before Mohamed Al-Fayed owned it?
A) Esso Building
B) Chrysler Building
C) Rockefeller Center
D) Empire State Building
- 83. In which year did Mohamed Al-Fayed sell Fulham Football Club?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
- 84. Who was the former valet to the Duke of Windsor that helped Mohamed Al-Fayed restore the Villa Windsor?
A) Stewart Steven
B) Sydney Johnson
C) John Dux
D) Hugo Young
- 85. Who was the chairman of Liberty Publishing?
A) Hugo Young
B) John Dux
C) Stewart Steven
D) Andrew Neil
- 86. Which newspaper did Mohamed Al-Fayed unsuccessfully bid to buy in 1986?
A) Today
B) The Observer
C) The Times
D) The Guardian
- 87. What was the original name of the radio station purchased by Liberty Publishing for £3 million?
A) Fulham Radio
B) Liberty Radio
C) Viva Radio
D) London News Radio
- 88. Who retained Andrew Neil as a consultant after Liberty Publishing was wound down?
A) John Dux
B) Ali Al-Fayed
C) Mohamed Al-Fayed
D) Stewart Steven
- 89. Which Supreme Court case denied Al-Fayed compensation for oil drilling under his Surrey estate?
A) Al-Fayed v Liberty Publishing
B) Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK
C) Al-Fayed v Westminster City Council
D) Lewis-Glass v Al-Fayed
- 90. In which country was the company Bocardo SA, owned by Al-Fayed, based?
A) United Kingdom
B) Liechtenstein
C) France
D) Switzerland
- 91. In which year did Mohamed Al-Fayed marry Heini Wathén?
A) 2005
B) 1995
C) 1985
D) 1975
- 92. How many children did Mohamed Al-Fayed have with Heini Wathén?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
- 93. What prefix did Mohamed Al-Fayed start using in his name in the early 1970s?
A) De-
B) Al-
C) Von-
D) Da-
- 94. What nickname did Private Eye magazine give to Mohamed Al-Fayed?
A) Royal Impostor
B) Phoney Pharaoh
C) False Sultan
D) Fake King
- 95. What was the name of the yacht Mohamed Al-Fayed bought for Diana and Dodi's holiday?
A) Jonikal
B) Ritz
C) Sokar
D) Harrods
- 96. On what date did Diana and Dodi return from Sardinia to Paris?
A) 1 September
B) 31 August
C) 30 August
D) 29 August
- 97. What type of car did Diana and Dodi drive from the Ritz to Dodi's apartment?
A) Mercedes-Benz S280
B) BMW 7 Series
C) Audi A8
D) Lexus LS
- 98. Who was the sole survivor of the crash involving Diana and Dodi?
A) Trevor Rees-Jones
B) Henri Paul
C) Dodi Fayed
D) Mohamed Al-Fayed
- 99. Which British police operation concluded there was no evidence of a conspiracy in Diana and Dodi's deaths?
A) Operation Al-Fayed
B) Operation Diana
C) Operation Ritz
D) Operation Paget
- 100. How many conspiracy claims did Al-Fayed make to Operation Paget?
A) 200
B) 175
C) 50
D) 100
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