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Prince Albert Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz on Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert.

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

Author
JsusFreak

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,596

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Prince Albert had only one sibling, his brother. What was his brother's name? Hint

Leopold

Ernest

William

Charles

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Albert first met Victoria, why was he originally in England (he was from Germany)? Hint

To ask Victoria's hand in marriage

To marry some other English royal

To serve as an ambassador to England

To pay his respects to the queen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Prince Albert didn't like children and rarely associated himself with his own brood. True or false?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the purpose of Albert's project, the Great Exhibition? Hint

It was a giant art gallery

None of these

It was a natural history museum

To honor technological advances

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the place that housed the Great Exhibition?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Prince Albert was fascinated by the works of what geologist? Hint

Michael Faraday

Charles Lyell

Lord Kelvin

Louis Pasteur

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Question 7 of 10

7. From all of his children, which one was most like Prince Albert? Hint

Leopold

Victoria

Beatrice

Alfred

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prince Albert had suffered from occasional stomachaches later in his life. What was the said cause of them? Hint

Stomach cancer

The way the food was cooked

Indigestion

None of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. Just before his death, Albert (along with Victoria) found himself involved in the Trent affair, a conflict with what country? Hint

Germany

United States

Canada

Russia

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was given as the main cause of Albert's death (there were several other ailments)? Hint

Typhoid

Pneumonia

A stroke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Prince Albert had only one sibling, his brother. What was his brother's name?

Answer: Ernest

His name was Ernest and since the two of them didn't look at all like each other, it was assumed that they had different mothers.

2. When Albert first met Victoria, why was he originally in England (he was from Germany)?

Answer: To pay his respects to the queen

He was originally there to pay his respects to Victoria, despite the fact that his dad was hoping to set them up and arrange a marriage.

3. Prince Albert didn't like children and rarely associated himself with his own brood. True or false?

Answer: False

Prince Albert was a loving father and loved playing with his kids. There was a true account of him dressing as a bear and letting the kids chase him all over the palace as well as playing 'horsey.'

4. What was the purpose of Albert's project, the Great Exhibition?

Answer: To honor technological advances

It was to honor the technological advances at the time.

5. What was the name of the place that housed the Great Exhibition?

Answer: Crystal Palace

It was made out of glass and iron, a revolutionary architectural advance.

6. Prince Albert was fascinated by the works of what geologist?

Answer: Charles Lyell

Victoria and Albert were fascinated by the works of Michael Faraday, but he made his advances in electrical science, not geology. Louis Pasteur was a French scientist but did not specialize in geology. Albert was fascinated with geology and wanted Victoria to consider a knighthood for Lyell.

7. From all of his children, which one was most like Prince Albert?

Answer: Victoria

His oldest child and daughter, Victoria, named for her mother, was so much like Albert that he taught her German (Albert himself is a full-blooded German) and she shared most of his personality traits.

8. Prince Albert had suffered from occasional stomachaches later in his life. What was the said cause of them?

Answer: Stomach cancer

It has been said that Albert had suffered from a kind of stomach cancer (some research points to Crohn's disease).

9. Just before his death, Albert (along with Victoria) found himself involved in the Trent affair, a conflict with what country?

Answer: United States

Fortunately, the conflict was resolved by Queen Victoria and the United States and England are still friends to this day. The conflict probably worsened Albert's ill condition as well as provide President Abraham Lincoln with his share of panic attacks.

10. What was given as the main cause of Albert's death (there were several other ailments)?

Answer: Typhoid

The added stress from producing the Great Exhibition along with various other sicknesses made his typhoid worse and he died on Dec. 14th, 1861. Victoria never fully recovered from his death and mourned for him for practically the rest of her life.

Note that the diagnosis of typhoid has been called into question.

Source: Author JsusFreak

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