Statistics for The Life and Work of Queen Elizabeth II

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Princess Elizabeth was born 21st April 1926 in which city?	London	100%
What was the name of their first child, born in 1948?	Prince {Charles}	96%
What was the name of their only daughter, born in 1950?	Princess {Anne}	96%
In 1997 she made a live TV address about whose death?	Diana, Princess of Wales	91%
In 2012 she opened the Summer Olympics, in which city?	London	91%
Who did her grandson, Prince Harry, marry in 2018?	Meghan Markle	91%
At 18 she was given her first dog, of which breed?	Pembroke Corgi	91%
What is the name of her third child, born in 1960?	Prince {Andrew}	91%
What was the name of her fourth child, born in 1964?	Prince {Edward}	91%
Which of her children, in 1973, was the first to marry?	Princess Anne	91%
What was the name of her younger sister, born in 1930?	Princess {Margaret}	91%
In which London place of worship did they marry?	Westminster Abbey	91%
In which year Elizabeth become Queen?	1952	87%
She tested positive for which virus in a February 2022?	COVID-19	87%
What title did the Queen grant him on their wedding day?	Duke of {York}	87%
In 2002 she celebrated how many years on the throne?	Fifty	87%
He was a Prince of Denmark and which other country?	Greece	87%
Whose abdication in 1936 made her heir presumptive?	King {Edward VIII}	87%
Her father rules under which rental name?	King {George VI}	87%
She appeared in a short sketch with which fictional bear?	Paddington	87%
Which of her children served during The Falklands War?	Prince Andrew	87%
Which is her only child, to date, not to have divorced?	Prince Edward	87%
Which title was officially bestowed on Charles in 1969?	Prince of Wales	87%
Which ancestor had previously held that title?	Queen Victoria	87%
Whom did he go on to marry in 1986?	Sarah Ferguson	87%
What name was given to that year’s jubilee celebrations?	The {Golden} Jubilee	87%
In which place of worship did her funeral take place?	Westminster Abbey	87%
She joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in which war?	World War II	87%
She married Philip Mountbatten in which year?	1947	83%
What title was he granted on the day of their wedding?	Duke of {Edinburgh}	83%
What title did she grant him, in advance of his marriage?	Duke of {Sussex}	83%
By which nickname was she known by her close family?	Lilibet	83%
What title was her mother publicly known by, from 1952?	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	83%
In 2022 she marked a record how many years as Queen?	Seventy	83%
Who was British Prime Minister at the time?	Sir Winston Churchill	83%
Who did her youngest son marry in 1999?	{Sophie} Rhys-Jones	83%
In which place of worship did the coronation take place?	Westminster Abbey	83%
In which year did she celebrate her Silver Jubilee?	1977	78%
Which titles was he granted on their wedding day?	Earl of {Wessex}	78%
She appeared in a sketch with which fictional man?	James Bond	78%
They lived on which Mediterranean island in 1949?	Malta	78%
She agreed to start paying what, from 1993 onwards?	Tax	78%
Which year did the Queen say was an ‘Annus horribilis’?	1992	74%
Which London building became their official residence?	{Clarence} House	74%
Who is her eldest grandchild?	Peter Phillips	74%
In which TV show did Claire Foy play the young queen?	The Crown	74%
Which branch of the British military was he serving in?	The Royal Navy	74%
In which year did she celebrate her diamond wedding?	2007	70%
In which year did she become the UK’s longest reigning monarch?	2015	70%
On 8th September 2022 she died peacefully where?	{Balmoral} Castle	70%
At which residence did she often spend late summer?	Balmoral Castle	70%
A fire in which building was one of that year’s sad events?	Windsor Castle	70%
Who won a Best Actress Oscar in 2007 for playing her?	Helen Mirren	65%
In which country was she informed of her father’s death?	Kenya	65%
What name was given to the jubilee to celebrate this?	The {Platinum} Jubilee	65%
Which 2006 film portrayed the events of 1997?	The Queen	65%
Who is her eldest granddaughter, born in 1981?	Zara Tindall (née Phillips)	65%
In 1976 she officially opened which city’s Olympics?	Montreal	61%
Where did the Queen normally spent Christmas?	{Sandringham} House	61%
Which title did she bestow upon her daughter in 1987	The Princess Royal	61%
Who was her first great grandchild, born in 2010?	Savannah Phillips	57%
In later seasons, who would play her in middle age?	Olivia Colman	52%
In which English county is it located?	Norfolk	43%
In 2021 she awarded the George Cross to which organisation?	The NHS	43%
In 2022 she opened which new rail & rapid transit service?	The Elizabeth Line	39%
In 1957 whom did she choose as the new Prime Minister?	Harold Macmillan	35%
In 1963, whom did she choose as the new Prime Minister?	Sir Alec Douglas-Home	35%
Aged 21 she made a radio broadcast from which city?	Cape Town	26%
Who designed her coronation dress?	Norman Hartnell	26%
In 1940 she spoke on which BBC radio programme?	Children’s Hour	17%