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