Mountbatten-Windsor - Quiz
Mountbatten Windsor
  • 1. Which two individuals are the progenitors of the Mountbatten-Windsor surname?
A) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
B) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
C) King Charles III and Princess Diana
D) King George V and Queen Mary
  • 2. In which year was the use of Mountbatten-Windsor authorized by the Privy Council?
A) 1952
B) 1960
C) 1973
D) 1999
  • 3. What is the male line ancestry of the Mountbatten-Windsors?
A) House of Battenberg
B) House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
C) House of Glücksburg
D) House of Windsor
  • 4. Who was the first person to use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor as a result of the 1999 decision regarding royal titles?
A) James Mountbatten-Windsor
B) Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
C) Zara Tindall
D) Prince Edward
  • 5. Which family house did the name Mountbatten originate from?
A) House of Battenberg
B) House of Glücksburg
C) House of Windsor
D) House of Oldenburg
  • 6. Under what condition do descendants of Queen Elizabeth II typically avoid using a surname?
A) When they marry outside of the royal family
B) When they are over the age of eighteen
C) When they hold the style of HRH or the title of Prince or Princess
D) When they are born outside of the United Kingdom
  • 7. What is the official name of the British royal family?
A) House of Glücksburg
B) House of Windsor
C) House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
D) House of Mountbatten-Windsor
  • 8. Which of these individuals used the surname Mountbatten-Windsor when filing a lawsuit against a French magazine?
A) Zara Tindall
B) William, Prince of Wales
C) Andrew, Duke of York
D) Prince Edward
  • 9. What happens to female descendants who marry regarding the surname Mountbatten-Windsor?
A) They must apply for royal permission to keep it
B) They automatically pass it to their spouse
C) They retain the name exclusively
D) They and their descendants do not hold the surname
  • 10. Which royal descendant bears the surname Phillips because their mother is a female descendant who married?
A) Alastair Arthur Windsor
B) Zara Tindall
C) Lady Louise
D) James, Earl of Wessex
  • 11. The surname Mountbatten-Windsor is primarily used when:
A) A member of the family attends a public event
B) A member of the family writes a book
C) A member of the family travels internationally
D) A surname is required for legal or administrative purposes
  • 12. Which of King George V's sons have no male-line descendants?
A) None of the above
B) Prince Arthur and Prince Albert
C) Prince Henry and Prince George
D) George VI, Edward VIII, and Prince John
  • 13. What surname do male-line descendants of King George V (excluding those of Elizabeth II) use if a surname is needed?
A) Windsor
B) Glücksburg
C) Mountbatten
D) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • 14. In what context did Andrew, Duke of York, officially become Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?
A) Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II
B) Following his marriage in 1986
C) At his birth
D) Following the loss of his royal styles and titles in 2025
  • 15. To which historical house does the House of Glücksburg belong as a senior surviving branch?
A) House of Windsor
B) House of Oldenburg
C) House of Battenberg
D) House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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