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The First Empress of India Trivia Quiz

The title 'Empress of India' was created for Victoria in 1876, much to her delight. What do you know about England's longest reigning monarch?

A multiple-choice quiz by fringe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
fringe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,661

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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821

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When she was born at Kensington Palace on 24th May 1819, who did Victoria's uncle George insist she be named after? Hint

Her godfather

Her grandfather

Her grandmother

Her godmother

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Question 2 of 10

2. Victoria's father died when she was just eight-months-old, and although her mother didn't remarry, she did come under the influence of Sir John Conroy, the Irish Controller of her household. His hope was that King William IV would die before Victoria's 18th birthday, so leaving him in a position to become "the power behind the throne". Did Victoria reach the age of 18 before the King died?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Victoria invited the Conservative leader, Sir Robert Peel, to form a government in 1839 he refused. Why? Hint

Because he did not like her

Because he felt she was too "under the thumb" of his predecessor

Because he felt he was about to lose his Party's leadership

Because she would not change her ladies of the Bedchamber to Tories

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Question 4 of 10

4. On a visit to London from Bavaria in 1839, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was introduced to Queen Victoria. What was the difference in age of these two cousins, who would later marry and produce a large family, eventually earning an elderly Victoria the title "Grandmother of Europe"? Hint

Albert was three months younger than Victoria

Victoria was three months younger than Albert

Albert was three years younger than Victoria

Victoria was three years younger than Albert

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Question 5 of 10

5. Victoria was served by ten Prime Ministers during her long reign. Which of the following was NOT one them? Hint

Robert Peel

Archibald Philip Primrose

Arthur James Balfour

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

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Question 6 of 10

6. Although in deep mourning, and dressed in black for the rest of her life, in the years following Prince Albert's death Victoria forged a close friendship with one of her servants. Who was he? Hint

Joseph White

James Smith

John Brown

Jack Jones

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Question 7 of 10

7. What killed Prince Albert? Hint

Cancer

Typhoid

A cuckolded husband

A burst appendix

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Question 8 of 10

8. For more than 40 years Victoria kept up an almost daily correspondence with her favourite child, which only came to an end with their deaths - barely six months apart. Who was the favoured daughter who died just six months after her mother? Hint

Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise

Helena Augusta Victoria

Alice Maud Mary

Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore

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Question 9 of 10

9. Throughout her life Victoria had kept a diary of daily events, and indeed had written 100 volumes by the time of her death at 6.30pm on the 22nd January 1901. She noted proudly in her diary on the 23rd September 1896 that she had now reigned one day longer than which of her predecessors? Hint

George III

Edward III

Henry III

William III

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Question 10 of 10

10. Having reigned for 63 years, when she eventually died at the age of 81, virtually no-one could remember having lived under another monarch, and Victoria's court officials really had no idea what to do. Where was she when she died? Hint

Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Buckingham Palace, London

Balmoral Castle, Scotland

Sandringham House, Norfolk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When she was born at Kensington Palace on 24th May 1819, who did Victoria's uncle George insist she be named after?

Answer: Her godfather

Although her parents wanted to name their only child 'Victoria', her uncle George, later George IV, insisted that she be named after her godfather, Russia's Tsar Alexander I, so she was baptised Alexandrina Victoria.

Answer: Yes

Just less than four weeks after Victoria celebrated her 18th birthday, her uncle, King William IV, died at Windsor Castle, so leaving Victoria to succeed to the throne without the need of a Regent. She so disliked Conroy that her first act as Queen was to ban him from her Court.

3. When Victoria invited the Conservative leader, Sir Robert Peel, to form a government in 1839 he refused. Why?

Answer: Because she would not change her ladies of the Bedchamber to Tories

It was the custom that when there was a change in government, the ladies attending the queen would change accordingly. Victoria did not want to change her Whig attendants to those Tory ladies suggested by Peel, so the previous government under the leadership of Lord Melbourne returned to office for a further two years.

This would have pleased Victoria, as she was very fond of Melbourne, nevertheless she had learned a valuable lesson in the ways of court and never again challenged that unwritten rule.

Answer: Albert was three months younger than Victoria

Although Victoria was deeply in love with Albert, the English people never really took him to their hearts, despite his contributions to the culture of the time. It was he who instigated The Great International Exhibition of 1851, some of the profits of which were used to build London's Albert Hall.

5. Victoria was served by ten Prime Ministers during her long reign. Which of the following was NOT one them?

Answer: Arthur James Balfour

Robert Peel served Victoria from 1841-6; Archiblad Primrose (5th Earl of Rosebery) served 1894-5 and Robert Cecil had three periods in power, and was Prime Minister when Victoria died in 1901. Arthur Balfour came to power the following year.

6. Although in deep mourning, and dressed in black for the rest of her life, in the years following Prince Albert's death Victoria forged a close friendship with one of her servants. Who was he?

Answer: John Brown

It was rumoured amongst British society, and indeed published in foreign newspapers, that Victoria had married John Brown and she was often referred to as "Mrs Brown" at the dinner tables of the rich and famous!

7. What killed Prince Albert?

Answer: Typhoid

Two weeks before his death Prince Albert had travelled to Cambridge, where his eldest son, the future King Edward VII was studying. Bertie had apparently been associating with an actress and the puritanical Albert was worried enough to go and confront his son about this dubious relationship.

It was a cold, damp winters day and Albert was said to have caught a chill, following which he contracted typhoid.

Answer: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise

Vicky, the Princess Royal, was Victoria and Albert's first child. In 1858 she married Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, and moved to be with him in Germany. The correspondence with her mother dated from this time. She died of cancer in August 1901.

Answer: George III

By 1896 Victoria had been Queen for more than 59 years, celebrating her diamond jubilee the following year. George III reigned for 60 years in all, although for the final 10 years of his life, suffering from porphyria, he was deemed to be insane and his son was appointed Regent.

Answer: Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Following her husband's death in 1861 Victoria retreated from London, and spent most of her time either at Balmoral or Osborne House, which had both been designed or remodelled by Albert.

Source: Author fringe

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