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Royal Family Quiz


Quiz I

  1. In which year did the Queen have her Annus Horribilis?
  2. Which of the Queen's children was the first child born to a reigning monarch since 1857?
  3. Name the Group Captain that Princess Margaret fell in love with after the war?
  4. Which Archbishop of Canterbury conducted the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton in 2011?




  5. What operational name refers to plans for what would happen in the UK following the death of Queen Elizabeth II?
  6. In 2011, an amendment to the royal succession laws meaning that male descendants no longer took precedence over females was signed in which Australian city?
  7. What is the name of Meghan Markle's father? And Meghan is Miss Markle's middle name, so do you know what her first name is?
  8. The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place at which venue?
  9. Meghan Markle played Rachel Zane in which legal drama series?
  10. What was the actual first name of Queen Victoria?
  11. Can you give any of the Queen's two middle names?
  12. Give the actual date of the Queen's 'real' birthday?
  13. Who became the first monarch of the House of Windsor after it was renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
  14. How many grandchildren does the Queen have?
  15. What operational name is given to plans for what would happen in the UK following the Queen's death?
  16. In which English county is Gatcombe Park, the country residence of Anne, Princess Royal?
  17. Who did Autumn Kelly marry?
  18. Which Scottish castle was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI?
  19. The Prince of Wales was invested in which Welsh castle in 1969?
  20. The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was in which year?
  21. Give the title of the children's book that Prince Charles wrote in 1980?
  22. In which year was the royal yacht, HMY Britannia, decommissioned?
  23. Who was prime minister at the time of King Edward VIII's abdication crisis?




Answers:

  1. 1992
  2. Prince Andrew
  3. Peter Townsend
  4. Rowan Williams
  5. Operation London Bridge
  6. Perth (it's called the Perth Agreement)
  7. Thomas Markle. Rachel.
  8. St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
  9. Suits (set at a fictional law firm in New York City, but filmed since 'series 2' in Toronto, Canda)
  10. Alexandrina
  11. Alexandra (or) Mary
  12. 21 April
  13. George V
  14. 8
  15. Operation London Bridge
  16. Gloucestershire
  17. Peter Phillips (in 2008)
  18. Glamis Castle
  19. Caernarfon Castle
  20. 1997
  21. The Old Man of Lochnagar
  22. 1997
  23. Stanley Baldwin




Quiz II

  1. There are two duchies in England, one is the Duchy of Cornwall, can you name the other?
  2. In which London street was Queen Elizabeth II born?
  3. Born in May 2015, what are the two middle names of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge?
  4. What is the Duchess of Cambridge's mother's first name?
  5. During the Second World War, the Duke of Windsor was appointed Governor of which Commonwealth realm?
  6. In 1896, Queen Victoria surpassed which king as the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
  7. In which year was the wedding of Prince Charles to Diana?
  8. Who wrote the 1989 children's book Budgie the Little Helicopter?
  9. What is the nationality of Chelsy Davy, former girlfriend of Prince Harry?
  10. Who is the first in line of succession to the British throne that is not a descendant of Queen Elizabeth II?
  11. For nearly 50 years, from 1953 to 2002, what London residence was the home to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother?
  12. For the London Olympics, the Queen played herself in a short film as part of the opening ceremony, alongside which actor?
  13. Which Royal used to work for the Really Useful Theatre Company?
  14. Who was the designer of Kate Middleton's wedding dress? And can you remember who designed Princess Diana's wedding dress?
  15. Queen Victoria died at which royal residence in January 1901?
  16. What connection did the Scottish company 'John Brown and Company' have with the Royal Family?
  17. In which country was Elizabeth on tour when her father, the King, died?
  18. On which island was the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, born?
  19. Hardy Amies retired in 1989, but what was his official title to Queen Elizabeth II?
  20. Princess Margaret had a holiday home on which small private island in the Caribbean?
  21. "If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she's not interested." Who said this quote, and about whom?

Answers:

  1. Duchy of Lancaster
  2. Bruton Street
  3. Elizabeth Diana
  4. Carole (Middleton)
  5. The Bahamas
  6. George III
  7. 1981
  8. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
  9. Zimbabwean
  10. Viscount Linley (David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon - Princess Margaret's son)
  11. Clarence House
  12. Daniel Craig (as James Bond)
  13. Prince Edward. Earl of Wessex
  14. Alexander McQueen, and David Emmanuelle
  15. Osborne House





  16. They built the Royal Yacht Britannia
  17. Kenya
  18. Corfu
  19. Official dressmaker
  20. Mustique
  21. Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) about Princess Anne (the Princess Royal)