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Conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Quiz
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  • 1. When did Diana, Princess of Wales, die?
A) 31 July 1997
B) 15 August 1999
C) 1 September 1998
D) 31 August 1997
  • 2. What city did the fatal car crash happen in?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Geneva
D) Rome
  • 3. What was the conclusion of the 1999 French investigation regarding the paparazzi?
A) They physically blocked the Mercedes from escaping.
B) They deliberately forced the car into the pillar.
C) They fired weapons at the driver before the crash.
D) They were some distance away and not responsible for manslaughter.
  • 4. What verdict did the British inquest jury return in 2008?
A) Accidental death caused solely by bad weather
B) Unlawful killing by driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
C) Justifiable homicide by security services
D) Premeditated murder ordered by the British royal family
  • 5. According to the British jury's verdict, what contributed to the deaths besides the driver and paparazzi?
A) A blinding laser beam directed from a bridge
B) Another vehicle colliding directly into the rear of the Mercedes
C) Brake failure intentionally caused by the manufacturer
D) Not wearing a seat belt and striking a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel
  • 6. Which British tabloid newspaper actively disputed the official version of events?
A) The Sun
B) The Guardian
C) The Daily Mail
D) Daily Express
  • 7. Who was Mohamed Al-Fayed's son who died in the crash alongside Diana?
A) Samir
B) Omar
C) Tariq
D) Dodi
  • 8. Who published a note in 2003 claiming Diana wrote it in 1995 about an planned car accident?
A) Paul Burrell
B) Hervé Stéphan
C) Scott Baker
D) John Stevens
  • 9. To whom did Diana allegedly express concerns that reliable sources said she and Camilla would be put aside?
A) Mohamed Al-Fayed
B) Lord Stevens
C) Martin Bashir
D) Lord Mishcon
  • 10. Who did rumors claim Charles supposedly wanted to marry after putting Diana and Camilla aside?
A) Tiggy Legge-Bourke
B) Kate Middleton
C) Sarah Ferguson
D) Camilla Parker Bowles
  • 11. Until a synod of what year did the Anglican Church prohibit divorced people from remarrying?
A) 1995
B) 2008
C) 2002
D) 1997
  • 12. Who spread the smears and allegations regarding Diana's 1995 note to secure a BBC interview?
A) Martin Bashir
B) Henri Paul
C) John Stevens
D) Paul Burrell
  • 13. What was the name of the special Metropolitan Police inquiry team established in 2004?
A) Operation Alma
B) Operation Diana
C) Operation Paget
D) Operation Pont
  • 14. Who headed Operation Paget to investigate the conspiracy claims?
A) Hervé Stéphan
B) Alister Hay
C) Scott Baker
D) John Stevens
  • 15. How many conspiracy claims made by Fayed did Operation Paget look into?
A) 50
B) 175
C) 100
D) 250
  • 16. What did Charles tell Stevens in 2005 when questioned as a witness?
A) He did not know about his former wife's 1995 note.
B) He stated he ordered MI6 to monitor Diana.
C) He admitted to planning the accident.
D) He confirmed he wanted to marry Tiggy Legge-Bourke.
  • 17. What car model was Henri Paul driving on the night of the crash?
A) Mercedes-Benz W140
B) Rolls-Royce Phantom
C) Jaguar XJ
D) BMW 7 Series
  • 18. Which national security services were alternately named by theorists as employing Henri Paul?
A) Britain, France, or the United States
B) Egypt, Spain, or Canada
C) Russia, Germany, or Italy
D) China, Japan, or Australia
  • 19. What evidence did theorists use to claim Henri Paul was in the pay of a security service?
A) Secret documents found in his apartment
B) Bank records showing direct transfers from MI6
C) A government-issued badge found in the car
D) Money in his possession and his personal wealth
  • 20. Which security service did Mohamed Al-Fayed specifically claim Henri Paul worked for?
A) CIA
B) KGB
C) MI6
D) DGSE
  • 21. What bodily fluid was used in the third French test to check alcohol levels?
A) Vitreous fluid from inside the eye
B) Urine
C) Saliva
D) Cerebrospinal fluid
  • 22. Besides alcohol, what did the third French test reveal Henri Paul had been taking?
A) Blood pressure medication
B) Painkillers
C) Sleeping pills
D) Antidepressants
  • 23. Who was the forensic pathologist who explained that an alcoholic with a higher tolerance could appear more sober?
A) Alister Hay
B) Robert Forrest
C) Murray Mackay
D) Scott Baker
  • 24. What did Lord Stevens tell Henri Paul's elderly parents in 2006?
A) Their son was working for MI6.
B) Their son had high levels of carbon monoxide.
C) Their son caused the crash intentionally.
D) Their son was not drunk.
  • 25. How did Scott Baker and a source close to Stevens explain Stevens's statement to Paul's parents?
A) Being considerate and sensitive towards the elderly couple
B) Covering up a rogue intelligence operation
C) Following direct orders from the British Prime Minister
D) Fearing a defamation lawsuit from the family
  • 26. At the 2008 inquest, what did Stevens say about the police definition of being drunk?
A) It relied upon someone's physical responses, which Paul's condition did not match.
B) it was entirely based on witness testimonies from the Ritz.
C) It required a blood alcohol level lower than what Paul had.
D) It was legally invalid under French jurisdiction.
  • 27. How many alcoholic drinks did available evidence suggest Paul had consumed, according to Stevens?
A) Two
B) One
C) Seven
D) Four
  • 28. What was Henri Paul's favorite liquorice-flavoured French aperitif?
A) Absinthe
B) Pastis
C) Ricard
D) Pernod
  • 29. How many measures of his favorite liquorice-flavoured aperitif did an expert estimate Paul had drunk?
A) Five
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Two
  • 30. What chemical compound did conspiracy theorists claim was found in high levels in Paul's blood, indicating something sinister?
A) Carbon monoxide
B) Mercury
C) Arsenic
D) Cyanide
  • 31. What percentage of carboxyhaemoglobin saturation was shown in one of the French TOXLAB tests of Paul's blood?
A) 40.0%
B) 12.8%
C) 5.2%
D) 20.7%
  • 32. What is the typical carbon monoxide level in a nonsmoker's blood?
A) About 1 percent
B) About zero percent
C) About 8-10 percent
D) About 20 percent
  • 33. What tobacco product had Paul been smoking in the hours before the crash?
A) Filterless cigarettes
B) Small cigarillo cigars
C) A tobacco pipe
D) Large Cuban cigars
  • 34. What was the carboxyhaemoglobin saturation level shown in the second French test cited by opponents?
A) 30.5%
B) 20.7%
C) 12.8%
D) 45.0%
  • 35. In which television documentary, broadcast on 3 June 1998, was Dr. Alister Hay introduced as a Carbon Monoxide Expert?
A) The Paris Inquest
B) Diana - Secrets Behind the Crash
C) Death of a Princess
D) The Diana Conspiracy
  • 36. According to Dr. Alister Hay, at what rate does carbon monoxide disperse?
A) About three quarters every two hours
B) About 10 percent every hour
C) About half every four or five hours
D) About half every hour
  • 37. What symptoms did Dr. Alister Hay state a carbon monoxide level of 20-30 percent produces?
A) Instant unconsciousness and death
B) Nausea, vertigo, and vomiting
C) Complete loss of motor function
D) Strong headaches
  • 38. What symptoms did Dr. Alister Hay state a carbon monoxide level of 30-40 percent would cause?
A) Paralysis of the limbs
B) Strong headaches only
C) Euphoria and heightened alertness
D) Nausea, vertigo, and vomiting
  • 39. What did investigators in 1999 initially claim caused the high carbon monoxide level in Paul's blood?
A) Inhaling gas from the car's air bags
B) A chemical weapon used in the tunnel
C) Embalming fluids injected after death
D) Exhaust fumes leaking into the Mercedes cabin
  • 40. Who described himself as one of the world's leading crash investigators and disputed the airbag carbon monoxide theory?
A) Robert Forrest
B) Dr. Murray Mackay
C) Dr. Alister Hay
D) Hervé Stéphan
  • 41. What did Dr. Murray Mackay state about mundane factors regarding the 20.7 percent carbon monoxide reading?
A) They showed evidence of deliberate poisoning.
B) They indicated exposure to heavy tunnel pollution.
C) They proved the sample was swapped with a smoker's blood.
D) Paul's intake of tobacco shortly before death was the most likely cause.
  • 42. What claims circulated in news media in November 2006 regarding Henri Paul's blood samples?
A) They showed no traces of alcohol whatsoever.
B) They did not belong to Paul but were taken from a suicide victim.
C) They were completely destroyed in a laboratory fire.
D) They were tainted with alcohol after the crash by police.
  • 43. How did French authorities attempt to confirm the identity of the blood samples in response to 2006 media claims?
A) By fingerprinting the glass vials containing the blood
B) By ordering DNA testing comparing samples with DNA from Paul's parents
C) By matching dental records of the blood donor
D) By interviewing the medical technicians who performed the autopsy
  • 44. What did coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker acknowledge regarding the DNA tests at the 2008 British inquest?
A) The DNA tests definitively proved the blood belonged to a suicide victim.
B) The French authorities had fabricated the DNA results entirely.
C) There were issues with the DNA tests and no single bottle of blood was tested for both alcohol and DNA simultaneously.
D) Further DNA tests could easily be performed to settle the dispute.
  • 45. To which inquiry did Richard Tomlinson provide a sworn statement in May 1999?
A) The French inquiry
B) The Serbian presidential inquiry
C) The Operation Paget Inquiry
D) The British parliamentary inquiry
  • 46. When did Tomlinson tell the inquest that he may have misremembered regarding Paul being an MI6 agent?
A) May 1999
B) March 1993
C) 13 February 2008
D) July 2006
  • 47. According to the inquiry, what was largely responsible for giving rise to the theories Diana was murdered?
A) Tomlinson's embellishment
B) The BBC news broadcasts
C) Mohamed Al-Fayed's public statements
D) The French police raid in Cannes
  • 48. When was Tomlinson arrested by French authorities as part of their inquiry?
A) March 1993
B) May 1999
C) July 2006
D) February 2008
  • 49. Which judge was involved in the French inquiry mentioned in the text?
A) Judge Stephan
B) Judge Paget
C) Judge Milošević
D) Judge Rees
  • 50. To whom did Tomlinson allegedly tell that Paul was an MI6 agent?
A) Judge Stephan
B) Slobodan Milošević
C) Mohamed Al-Fayed
D) Trevor Rees-Jones
  • 51. Which publication put forward theories linking Prince Philip to the security services plot?
A) Executive Intelligence Review
B) The Daily Telegraph
C) The BBC News
D) The Sunday Times
  • 52. Who reported in 1999 that Al-Fayed's spokesman had advised journalists to contact Jeffrey Steinberg?
A) Paul Burrell
B) John Macnamara
C) Francis Wheen
D) Alberto Repossi
  • 53. What did CCTV evidence show Dodi leaving Repossi jewellers with on 30 August?
A) An engagement ring in a velvet box.
B) Receipts for a wedding venue.
C) A custom-made diamond necklace.
D) Nothing more than a catalogue.
  • 54. Who received a call from Diana on the afternoon of 30 August asking about Sunday papers?
A) Richard Kay
B) Alberto Repossi
C) Dodi Fayed
D) John Macnamara
  • 55. Who was Diana's spiritual adviser who agreed she was firm about not wanting to marry?
A) Lady Annabel Goldsmith
B) Rita Rogers
C) Claude Roulet
D) Lady Sarah McCorquodale
  • 56. What phrase did Diana use to describe her need for marriage to Lady Annabel Goldsmith a week before she died?
A) Marriage is a cage I wish to escape.
B) I am looking forward to becoming a wife again.
C) I need marriage like a rash on my face.
D) Marriage is the only thing missing from my life.
  • 57. How many total days elapsed from Dodi and Diana's first meeting until the night of the crash?
A) 47 days.
B) 23 days.
C) 35 days.
D) 90 days.
  • 58. What was the absolute maximum number of days their schedules permitted Dodi and Diana to be together?
A) 35 days.
B) 23 days.
C) 7 days.
D) 47 days.
  • 59. Based on an analysis of Diana's actual movements, how many days had they likely spent together before the crash?
A) Around 60 days.
B) Approximately 45 days.
C) Exactly 7 days.
D) Approximately 23 days.
  • 60. What was John Macnamara's former profession before heading Al-Fayed's investigation?
A) Manager of the Paris Ritz hotel.
B) Senior detective at Scotland Yard.
C) Surgeon at a London hospital.
D) Journalist for The Daily Telegraph.
  • 61. What was the name of the jewellers Dodi visited on 30 August?
A) Bvlgari
B) Repossi
C) Cartier
D) Tiffany
  • 62. In what year did Alberto Repossi state that the ring had been placed on Diana's finger in St Tropez?
A) 1998
B) 1997
C) 2003
D) 2008
  • 63. When were CCTV images showing a relaxed Diana and Dodi holding hands released?
A) 6 October
B) 30 August
C) 1 September
D) 14 July
  • 64. What hormone associated with pregnancy was tested for in the blood found in the Mercedes?
A) Oxytocin
B) hCG
C) Progesterone
D) Estrogen
  • 65. Who was allegedly present during the villa visit according to Al-Fayed's exaggerated claims?
A) A prominent Italian interior designer
B) A royal butler
C) A medical doctor
D) A senior police officer
  • 66. Who was the security guard at the villa who sold his story to The Sun?
A) Scott Baker
B) Reuben Murrell
C) John Burton
D) Trevor Rees-Jones
  • 67. To which newspaper did Reuben Murrell sell his story?
A) Daily Express
B) The Times
C) The Sun
D) Channel 4
  • 68. How long did Reuben Murrell state the villa visit actually lasted?
A) One hour and fifteen minutes
B) Just under thirty minutes
C) Ten minutes
D) Exactly two hours
  • 69. In what month and year did Al-Fayed first claim Diana was pregnant?
A) August 1997
B) June 1998
C) May 2001
D) January 2004
  • 70. Who pointed out at the inquest that it was strange Al-Fayed sat upon the pregnancy information for three and a half years?
A) Robert Chapman
B) Scott Baker
C) John Burton
D) Reuben Murrell
  • 71. What has the absence of CCTV images of the Mercedes's journey often been cited as evidence of?
A) A police cover-up
B) A routine accident
C) An organised conspiracy
D) A technical malfunction
  • 72. Did any of the cameras in the Pont de l'Alma underpass record footage of the fatal collision?
A) Only one
B) None
C) All of them
D) Two
  • 73. Which team was tasked by Judicial Order with identifying video and photographic images along the route?
A) Operation Paget team
B) The Paris Urban Traffic Unit
C) The Brigade Criminelle
D) The Independent newspaper
  • 74. Who led the team from the Brigade Criminelle that carried out the work on identifying images?
A) Chief Inspector Paget
B) David Cohen
C) Judge Hervé Stéphan
D) Lieutenant Eric Gigou
  • 75. How many locations of CCTV cameras did the Brigade Criminelle report identify?
A) Fourteen locations
B) Ten locations
C) Two locations
D) More than twenty locations
  • 76. Who wrote the book titled 'Diana: Death of a Goddess'?
A) Eric Gigou
B) Hervé Stéphan
C) David Cohen
D) An unnamed journalist
  • 77. What type of car was found to have had glancing contact with the Mercedes?
A) Blue Renault Clio
B) Red Alfa Romeo
C) Black Ford Focus
D) White Fiat Uno
  • 78. What was the condition of the white Fiat Uno owned by Andanson?
A) Brand new
B) Pristine condition
C) Newly painted
D) Unroadworthy
  • 79. How old was Andanson's Fiat Uno at the time of the crash?
A) Nine years old
B) Two years old
C) Five years old
D) Fifteen years old
  • 80. What was the odometer reading on Andanson's Fiat Uno?
A) 325,000 kilometres
B) 100,000 kilometres
C) 500,000 kilometres
D) 50,000 kilometres
  • 81. Who confirmed the veracity of the evidence regarding the poor condition of Andanson's car?
A) Mohamed Al-Fayed
B) French police officers
C) MI6 agents
D) Andanson's neighbours
  • 82. For how long did the French police search for the vehicle after the crash?
A) A month
B) Five years
C) A decade
D) A year
  • 83. How far is Lignieres from Paris?
A) 300 mi (480 km)
B) 50 mi (80 km)
C) 10 mi (16 km)
D) 177 mi (285 km)
  • 84. What kind of vehicle was Andanson's body found in?
A) A red convertible
B) A white Fiat Uno
C) A silver Mercedes-Benz
D) A black, burnt-out BMW
  • 85. Where was Andanson's head located when the car was found?
A) Outside the vehicle
B) Between the front seats
C) In the trunk of the car
D) In the back seat
  • 86. Whose claims about Andanson were contradicted by Operation Paget's findings on his death investigation?
A) The Metropolitan Commissioner's claims
B) Al-Fayed's claims
C) Richard Horwell QC's claims
D) The French pathologist's claims
  • 87. When did a break-in occur at Andanson's former workplace?
A) June 2000
B) 2008
C) May 2000
D) August 1997
  • 88. What specific paint scheme did Thanh's Fiat Uno have?
A) Bianco Antico 110
B) Bianco Corfu 224
C) Nero Daytona 500
D) Rosso Corsa 300
  • 89. How many times was Thanh questioned by French detectives?
A) Once
B) Never
C) Three times
D) Twice
  • 90. In which city was the Renault factory located where Thanh claimed to work?
A) Nice
B) Lyon
C) Gennevilliers
D) Clichy
  • 91. What color was Thanh's car re-sprayed from its original white?
A) Silver
B) Red
C) Black
D) Blue
  • 92. How did authorities find the veracity of Richard Tomlinson's evidence?
A) Completely verified
B) Highly credible
C) Legally binding
D) Found wanting
  • 93. How many eyewitnesses at the scene claimed to see a bright flash of light according to the authorities?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 94. What was François Levistre's original name?
A) François Owen
B) François Anderson
C) François Tomlinson
D) François Levi
  • 95. What was Brian Anderson's nationality and profession mentioned in the text?
A) American tourist
B) French journalist
C) German photographer
D) British police officer
  • 96. What was François Levistre convicted of in Rouen in 1989?
A) Dishonesty
B) Tax evasion
C) Speeding
D) Assault
  • 97. Who presented the ITV programme 'Diana: Secrets Behind the Crash'?
A) Nicholas Owen
B) Richard Tomlinson
C) François Levistre
D) Brian Anderson
  • 98. What percentage of viewers polled by the Mirror newspaper believed there had been a bright flash after the ITV broadcast?
A) 75%
B) 99%
C) 93%
D) 50%
  • 99. What would a strobe light of the alleged type have been bright enough to do?
A) Melt the tunnel walls
B) Illuminate a very wide area
C) Hide the Mercedes completely
D) Disable the car's engine
  • 100. Who stated that Diana 'was religious in putting on her seat belt'?
A) A French investigator
B) Dodi Fayed
C) Lady Sarah McCorquodale
D) André Lienhart
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