Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria - Test
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) Double first cousin twice removed
C) Half-nephew
D) First cousin
  • 2. Which relative was the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg to the late Queen?
A) First cousin
B) Half-great-nephew
C) First cousin twice removed
D) Half-nephew
  • 3. Who represented the King of Saxony at the funeral?
A) The Duke of Saxony
B) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
C) The King of the Belgians
D) The Duke of Aosta
  • 4. What relation was Count Edward Gleichen to the late Queen?
A) First cousin
B) Half-nephew
C) Half-great-nephew
D) First cousin twice removed
  • 5. Who represented the Austrian Emperor at the funeral?
A) The King of the Hellenes
B) Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik
C) The Duke of Aosta
D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
  • 6. Who represented the King of Italy?
A) The King of Portugal
B) The Crown Prince of Siam
C) The Duke of Aosta
D) The Duke of Saxony
  • 7. Who represented the Russian Emperor?
A) Prince Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
B) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
C) Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
D) The Prince of Hohenzollern
  • 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
B) Half-nephew
C) First cousin once removed
D) Double first cousin twice removed
  • 10. Who represented the King of Württemberg?
A) Duke Robert of Württemberg
B) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
C) Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
D) The Prince of Hohenzollern
  • 11. Who represented the King of Denmark?
A) The Crown Prince of Siam
B) The Crown Prince of Denmark
C) The Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway
D) The King of the Hellenes
  • 12. What relation was Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the late Queen?
A) First cousin once removed
B) First cousin twice removed
C) Half-great-nephew
D) Double 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 Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg
D) Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
  • 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) Son
B) Husband
C) Brother
D) Grandson
  • 16. How was the German Emperor related to Queen Victoria?
A) Nephew
B) Son
C) Grandson
D) Great-grandson
  • 17. What relation was Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife to Queen Victoria?
A) Daughter
B) Great-granddaughter
C) Niece
D) Granddaughter
  • 18. What was the relationship between The Crown Prince of Romania and Queen Victoria?
A) Great-grandson
B) Grandson
C) Grandson-in-law
D) Son-in-law
  • 19. On what day of the week was Queen Victoria's funeral service held?
A) Saturday
B) Monday
C) Sunday
D) Friday
  • 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) The Lord's Prayer in Latin
C) The Sevenfold Amen
D) Psalm 15
  • 22. Why was the traditional 'Dead March' from Saul not played at the funeral?
A) It was too long
B) It was reserved for the interment
C) Victoria disliked Handel's music
D) The organist could not play it
  • 23. Which composer's funeral march was actually played instead of Handel's?
A) Johann Heinrich Walch
B) Henry Purcell
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) Two days
B) One day
C) One week
D) Three days
  • 25. Where was Queen Victoria finally interred?
A) Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore
B) St George's Chapel
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Windsor Castle
  • 26. What music did the pipers play during the final part of the journey to the mausoleum?
A) The Sevenfold Amen
B) How blest are they
C) Psalm 15
D) The Black Watch Dead March
  • 27. Who sculpted the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria?
A) Sir Arthur Sullivan
B) Henry Purcell
C) Baron Carlo Marochetti
D) Sir John Stainer
  • 28. In what year was the tomb effigy of Queen Victoria finally installed?
A) 1861
B) 1901
C) 1899
D) 1900
  • 29. Which composer wrote the anthem 'The face of death' used at the interment?
A) Sir John Stainer
B) Sir Arthur Sullivan
C) William Croft
D) Thomas Tallis
  • 30. At what age did Queen Victoria die?
A) 78
B) 87
C) 84
D) 81
  • 31. Where did Queen Victoria die?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Kensington Palace
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Osborne House
  • 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) Albert
B) Prince Arthur
C) John Brown
D) Edward VII
  • 34. Who served as pallbearers at Victoria's funeral?
A) Military Generals
B) Princes
C) Dukes
D) Equerries
  • 35. How was the coffin conveyed for the first time in a royal funeral?
A) By horse-drawn hearse
B) By automobile
C) By gun carriage
D) By pallbearers
  • 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) Sailors
B) Cream horses
C) Black horses
D) Bay horses
  • 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) 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) 40 years
B) 25 years
C) 50 years
D) 64 years
  • 41. Where was the only London event held regarding the funeral?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) The Tower of London
C) Westminster Hall
D) Between railway stations
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