As today is the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, I thought I would mark the occasion with a fun quiz on her. How much do you know about Queen Elizabeth II? Test yourself now. Good luck!
Queen Elizabeth II
Correct! She became Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms on 6 February 1952, after the death of her father George VI.
Wrong! She became Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms on 6 February 1952, after the death of her father George VI.
Correct! Queen Victoria is in second place, having lived to eighty-one.
Wrong! It's true! Queen Victoria is in second place, having lived to eighty-one.
Correct! She was born at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, the home of her maternal grandfather Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Wrong! She was born at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, the home of her maternal grandfather Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
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Wrong! She was known as "Lilibet".
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Wrong! He was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
Correct! Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Andrew, Duke of York; Edward, Earl of Wessex.
Wrong! They have four: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Andrew, Duke of York; Edward, Earl of Wessex.
Correct! Events that year included the fire at Windsor Castle, the separation of the Prince of Wales and Diana, the divorce of the Princess Royal and Mark Phillips, and the separation of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York.
Wrong! It was 1992. Events that year included the fire at Windsor Castle, the separation of the Prince of Wales and Diana, the divorce of the Princess Royal and Mark Phillips, and the separation of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York.
Correct! It marked her 60th year as queen.
Wrong! It was 2012. It marked her 60th year as queen.
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Wrong! She holds all of them.
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Wrong! She has corgis as pets.