Queen Elizabeth: in memoriam

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Queen Elizabeth II

1926 - 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral. Let's find out a bit more about her extraordinary life.

Questions

How much do you know about The Queen?

The queen was always fond of animals. What's the name of her favourite dog breed?

1. cocker spaniel
2. bulldog
3. jack russel
4. corgi

If you ever had the pleasure of meeting the Queen, it would have been best to know the correct form of address. What should you have said?

1. Your Majesty
2. Ma'am
3. My Queen
4. Elizabeth

Which of these activities did Elizabeth like best in her spare time?

1. cricket
2. archery
3. hunting
4. Scottish country dancing

Queen Elizabeth II
is also queen of ...

1. New Zealand
2. Canada
3. Australia
4. all of the above

In 1917 the British royal family changed its name to Windsor because of the First World War. What was their name before 1917?

1. Salm-Kyrburg
2. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3. Von Lippe-Biesterfeld
4. Von Mecklenburg

Queen Elizabeth II became the Queen of the United Kingdom in...?

1. 1952
2. 1963
3. 1974
4. 1988

Which of the Queen’s children has been accused of child sexual abuse?

1. Princess Anne
2. Prince Charles
3. Prince Andrew
4. Prince Edward

Which senior member of the Royal Family died in 2021?

1. Prince Charles
2. Prince Andrew
3. Prince Philip
4. Prince Harry

How long did Queen Elizabeth reign?

1. 46 years
2. 58
3. 70 years
4. 66 years

70 years and 214 days

What will the new King be called?

1. King Charles I
2. King Charles II
3. King Charles III

How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she passed away?

1. 96
2. 88
3. 94
4. 78

For her Jubilee in June 2022
Queen Elizabeth II had tea with
...

1. Winnie the Pooh
2. Paddington Bear
3. James Bond
4. Harry Potter

The royal family

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen consort Camilla

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Prince Harry

Prince William

Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge

King Charles III

Prince Philip

01:15

How old was Queen Elizabeth at her Coronation ceremony?

1. 23
2. 27
3. 32
4. 17

01:48

Why was it so special that Queen Elizabeth had a ‘normal’ job?

02:39

“Perhaps that was due to her inscrutable nature.”
how would you define or translate the word 'inscrutable'

04:42

What is the commonwealth and what did Queen Elizabeth have to do with it?

06:30

In the video, a few reasons are given to explain why Queen Elizabeth was so popular. Which one isn’t true?

1. She was on British stamps for decades.
2. She was known to always speak with many words.
3. She appeared in the top 10 most admirable women 52 times
4. She was very devoted to her duty as Queen

What happens next?

God save the Queen King 

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