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Foul Funerals Trivia Quiz

So, how much do you think you know about Royal Funerals. Well click play to find out. All the information is from Terry Deary "Horrible Histories: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens".

A multiple-choice quiz by billdarwin. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
billdarwin

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,906

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
871

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (7/10), Guest 192 (8/10), Guest 87 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which royal was so fat when he died he barely fitted into his lead coffin? Hint

Henry VIII

George IV

William IV

Edward VIII

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Question 2 of 10

2. When this monarch's body was transported through the streets of London, the crown fell off and landed in the gutter. Whose corpse was it? Hint

Henry VI

George V

Elizabeth I

Victoria

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Queen was buried with a picture of her servant? Hint

Elizabeth I

Victoria

Mary I

Anne

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Royal's body except the femur was stolen 500 years after his burial? Hint

William IV

William II

William I

William III

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which royal's body was dripping blood all the way to Winchester Cathedral? Hint

William I

William IV

William III

William II

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which royal's funeral claimed the lives of two undertakers? Hint

William I

William III

William II

William IV

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which royal proved that his ghost did not want his son at the funeral? Hint

George I

Henry I

Henry II

Richard II

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first Royal who died of old age? Hint

Henry V

Henry VII

Henry VI

Henry VIII

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Royal's head was sewn back on his body so his relatives could pay his respects? Hint

Charles I

Charles III

Charles II

William I

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Royal's body was buried twice? Hint

James II

James III

James I

James IV

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which royal was so fat when he died he barely fitted into his lead coffin?

Answer: George IV

George IV's bloated body began to expand and the lead coffin started to bulge. A hole was drilled in the lead to let out the gases, then it was sealed up again.

2. When this monarch's body was transported through the streets of London, the crown fell off and landed in the gutter. Whose corpse was it?

Answer: George V

Some people said that it was a bad sign. The next king Edward VIII gave the crown up after a few months.

3. Which Queen was buried with a picture of her servant?

Answer: Victoria

Nowadays people believe she was having an affair with him and he may have been the father of some of her children.

4. Which Royal's body except the femur was stolen 500 years after his burial?

Answer: William I

200 years later that was pinched too- by a dog!

5. Which royal's body was dripping blood all the way to Winchester Cathedral?

Answer: William II

Seven years later the cathedral tower fell down of unknown causes- William's ghost got the blame.

6. Which royal's funeral claimed the lives of two undertakers?

Answer: William I

They caught a fever from the mouldy body and died. Other strange things that happened during his burial were- a fire broke out, a man had to be paid to stop yelling (he was drunk), bits of his body dropped off as it was forced into the obviously too small tomb and the smell was so bad the priests abandoned the service a few after a few minutes.

7. Which royal proved that his ghost did not want his son at the funeral?

Answer: Henry II

As Richard leaned over the body, blood spurted from Henry's nose and drenched the new king's face.

8. Who was the first Royal who died of old age?

Answer: Henry VII

He died at the age of 52 of TB.

9. Which Royal's head was sewn back on his body so his relatives could pay his respects?

Answer: Charles I

As his body was being transported the coffin was snowed on changing the black velvet to white proving (according to some superstitious people)he was innocent.

10. Which Royal's body was buried twice?

Answer: James II

He was first buried in the Church of the English Benedictines in France then buried in St. Germain before his tomb was destroyed in the French Revolution.

Source: Author billdarwin

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