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