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The Danish Royal Family Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz about the Danish Royal Family. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by royalty101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
royalty101

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,081

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
413

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which daughter of Frederick IX became Queen of Denmark in 1972? Hint

Princess Ingrid

Princess Anne-Marie

Princess Margrethe

Princess Benedikte

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Princess Margrethe marry in 1967? Hint

Henri

Philip

Charles

Constantine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Princess Anne-Marie became the Queen of Romania in 1964.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are the names of Queen Margrethe's children? Hint

Mary and Isabella

Joachim and Ingrid

Frederik and Joachim

Mary and Joachim

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the woman the Crown Prince married in 2004? Hint

Elizabeth Donaldson

Alexandra Donaldson

Marie Donaldson

Mary Donaldson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Prince Joachim married Alexandra Manley in 1995, and they had two sons. What were their names? Hint

Nikolai and Henrik

Henrik and Frederik

Henrik and Felix

Felix and Nikolai

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Question 7 of 10

7. After Prince Joachim's divorce from Princess Alexandra, what was the name of the woman he married next?

Answer: (starts with "M")

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are the names of Mary and Frederik's two eldest children? Hint

Christian and Isabella

Felix and Nikolai

Frederik and Ingrid

Margrethe and Mary

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Question 9 of 10

9. What title do the male-line descendants of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik carry? Hint

Count/Countess de Monpezat

Lord/Lady of the Crown

Duke/Duchess of Denmark

Baron/Baroness de Laborde

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Question 10 of 10

10. How are Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden related? Hint

He is her brother

They are first cousins

He is her uncle

They are third cousins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which daughter of Frederick IX became Queen of Denmark in 1972?

Answer: Princess Margrethe

Princess Margrethe of Denmark became the Queen of Denmark on January 14, 1972, after her father, King Frederick, died of an illness. Margrethe was born on April 16, 1940 to the Crown Prince Frederick and his wife, the Crown Princess Ingrid.

2. Who did Princess Margrethe marry in 1967?

Answer: Henri

The Princess married Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, a French Diplomat, on June 10, 1967 at the Naval Church in Copenhagen. He became HRH the Prince Henrik of Denmark because of his position as husband of the Heiress Presumptive.

3. Princess Anne-Marie became the Queen of Romania in 1964.

Answer: False

No, Anne-Marie became Queen of the Hellenes (Greece) in 1964, at the tender age of 18 by marrying Constantine II. Constantine was deposed in 1973. Anne-Marie and Constantine have 5 children, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Princesses Alexia and Theodora and Princes Nikolaos and Phillipos of Greece and Denmark.

4. What are the names of Queen Margrethe's children?

Answer: Frederik and Joachim

HRH the Prince Frederik of Denmark (as he was at birth; his mother had not become Queen at that point, hence he was not the Crown Prince Frederik until 1972) was born on May 26, 1968, and HRH the Prince Joachim was born on June 7 1969.

5. What was the name of the woman the Crown Prince married in 2004?

Answer: Mary Donaldson

HRH the Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark married Miss Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, an Australian, on May 14, 2004. They had met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Mary was born on February 5, 1972, to Dr. John Donaldson and Mrs. Henrietta Donaldson.

6. Prince Joachim married Alexandra Manley in 1995, and they had two sons. What were their names?

Answer: Felix and Nikolai

Prince Nikolai was born on August 28, 1999, and Prince Felix was born on July 22, 2002.

7. After Prince Joachim's divorce from Princess Alexandra, what was the name of the woman he married next?

Answer: Marie Cavallier

Marie Cavallier was born on February 6, 1976 in Paris, France. She married Prince Joachim on May 24, 2008. She gave birth to a son, christened Henrik, on May 4, 2009.

8. What are the names of Mary and Frederik's two eldest children?

Answer: Christian and Isabella

HRH the Prince Christian was born on October 15, 2005, and his sister, the Princess Isabella, was born on April 21, 2007.

9. What title do the male-line descendants of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik carry?

Answer: Count/Countess de Monpezat

All of the male-line descendants and spouses of the descendants carry the title "Count/Countess de Monpezat". This is because the family of Henrik were the counts de Monpezat, and Margrethe and Henrik felt it fitting that their descendants should have that title, too. It is hereditary.

10. How are Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden related?

Answer: They are first cousins

Margrethe and Carl Gustav are both grandchildren of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. CG is descended through Gustaf Adolf's eldest son, the Duke of Vasterbotten (he was to become King, but died before his father)and Margrethe through Gustaf Adolf's daughter, Ingrid, who married the Crown Prince of Denmark.

Source: Author royalty101

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