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