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