Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria - Quiz
Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria
  • 1. Who was the King of the Belgians in relation to Queen Victoria?
A) First cousin once removed
B) First cousin
C) Double first cousin twice removed
D) Half-nephew
  • 2. Which relative was the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg to the late Queen?
A) First cousin
B) First cousin twice removed
C) Half-nephew
D) Half-great-nephew
  • 3. Who represented the King of Saxony at the funeral?
A) The Duke of Saxony
B) The King of the Belgians
C) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
D) The Duke of Aosta
  • 4. What relation was Count Edward Gleichen to the late Queen?
A) First cousin twice removed
B) First cousin
C) Half-great-nephew
D) Half-nephew
  • 5. Who represented the Austrian Emperor at the funeral?
A) The Duke of Aosta
B) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
C) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
D) The King of the Hellenes
  • 6. Who represented the King of Italy?
A) The Duke of Saxony
B) The King of Portugal
C) The Duke of Aosta
D) The Crown Prince of Siam
  • 7. Who represented the Russian Emperor?
A) The Prince of Hohenzollern
B) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
C) Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
D) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 8. Who represented the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan?
A) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
B) The Thakore Sahib of Morvi
C) The Crown Prince of Siam
D) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 9. What was the relationship of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) First cousin
B) First cousin once removed
C) Double first cousin twice removed
D) Half-nephew
  • 10. Who represented the King of Württemberg?
A) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
B) Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
C) The Prince of Hohenzollern
D) Duke Robert of Württemberg
  • 11. Who represented the King of Denmark?
A) The King of the Hellenes
B) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
C) The Crown Prince of Siam
D) The Crown Prince of Denmark
  • 12. What relation was Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) Double first cousin twice removed
B) Half-great-nephew
C) First cousin once removed
D) First cousin twice removed
  • 13. Who represented the Prince Regent of Bavaria?
A) The Prince of Hohenzollern
B) The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
C) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
D) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
  • 14. Who represented the King of Siam?
A) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
B) The Crown Prince of Denmark
C) The Crown Prince of Siam
D) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
  • 15. What is the relationship between The King of the United Kingdom and the late Queen Victoria?
A) Husband
B) Grandson
C) Son
D) Brother
  • 16. How was the German Emperor related to Queen Victoria?
A) Grandson
B) Nephew
C) Great-grandson
D) Son
  • 17. What relation was Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife to Queen Victoria?
A) Niece
B) Granddaughter
C) Great-granddaughter
D) Daughter
  • 18. What was the relationship between The Crown Prince of Romania and Queen Victoria?
A) Grandson-in-law
B) Great-grandson
C) Son-in-law
D) Grandson
  • 19. On what day of the week was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Sunday
B) Saturday
C) Friday
D) Monday
  • 20. Where was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St George's Chapel
C) St Paul's Cathedral
D) Frogmore Mausoleum
  • 21. What prayer did Charles Gounod contribute to the service?
A) Man that is born
B) The Lord's Prayer in Latin
C) Psalm 15
D) The Sevenfold Amen
  • 22. Why was the traditional 'Dead March' from Saul not played at the funeral?
A) The organist could not play it
B) Victoria disliked Handel's music
C) It was reserved for the interment
D) It was too long
  • 23. Which composer's funeral march was actually played instead of Handel's?
A) Henry Purcell
B) Johann Heinrich Walch
C) Ludwig van Beethoven
D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 24. How long did Queen Victoria's body lie in state at St George's Chapel?
A) Three days
B) Two days
C) One week
D) One day
  • 25. Where was Queen Victoria finally interred?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St George's Chapel
C) Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore
D) Windsor Castle
  • 26. What music did the pipers play during the final part of the journey to the mausoleum?
A) The Black Watch Dead March
B) How blest are they
C) The Sevenfold Amen
D) Psalm 15
  • 27. Who sculpted the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria?
A) Henry Purcell
B) Baron Carlo Marochetti
C) Sir John Stainer
D) Sir Arthur Sullivan
  • 28. In what year was the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria finally installed?
A) 1861
B) 1899
C) 1901
D) 1900
  • 29. Which composer wrote the anthem 'The face of death' used at the interment?
A) Sir Arthur Sullivan
B) Sir John Stainer
C) Thomas Tallis
D) William Croft
  • 30. At what age did Queen Victoria die?
A) 81
B) 78
C) 87
D) 84
  • 31. Where did Queen Victoria die?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Osborne House
D) Kensington Palace
  • 32. What color was the dress Queen Victoria was buried in?
A) White
B) Silver
C) Black
D) Purple
  • 33. Whose dressing gown was placed by Victoria's side in the coffin?
A) Edward VII
B) Prince Arthur
C) Albert
D) John Brown
  • 34. Who served as pallbearers at Victoria's funeral?
A) Military Generals
B) Equerries
C) Princes
D) Dukes
  • 35. How was the coffin conveyed for the first time in a royal funeral?
A) By pallbearers
B) By horse-drawn hearse
C) By gun carriage
D) By automobile
  • 36. What was the name of the ship that carried Victoria's body from Cowes?
A) HMY Alberta
B) HMY Windsor
C) HMS Excellent
D) HMY Victoria
  • 37. What animals were used to pull the gun carriage through London?
A) Bay horses
B) Cream horses
C) Black horses
D) Sailors
  • 38. Who ended up pulling the gun carriage at Windsor?
A) Sailors
B) The royal family
C) The Royal Horse Artillery
D) Dukes
  • 39. Which foreign leader was in attendance at the funeral?
A) Wilhelm II
B) The President of France
C) The Tsar of Russia
D) The King of Spain
  • 40. How long had it been since the last burial of a monarch at the time of Victoria's death?
A) 40 years
B) 25 years
C) 50 years
D) 64 years
  • 41. Where was the only London event held regarding the funeral?
A) Westminster Hall
B) Buckingham Palace
C) The Tower of London
D) Between railway stations
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