1 Victoria Day
True or False: Victoria Day is the oldest state holiday in Canada
TRUE
True or False: Queen Victoria was the first royal to live at Buckingham Palace.
TRUE
Why is Queen Victoria important in Canada?
a) She favoured Confederation and acted as a unifying influence for Canada's provinces
b) She was really pretty
c) Nobody knows
a) She favoured Confederation and acted as a unifying influence for Canada's provinces
True or False: Queen Victoria's husband was her first cousin
TRUE,
They met when she was 17
True or False: Queen Victoria named her first daughter Victoria
TRUE
What does Victoria Day represent?
a) Queen Victoria's birthday
b) The day Queen Victoria died
a) Queen Victoria's Birthday!
Did Queen Victoria ever visit Canada?
a) Yes
b) No
b) No!
She actually never travelled outside of Europe
Where in Canada is named after Queen Victoria’s husband?
a) Prince Edward Island
b) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
b) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
How did Victoria become Queen?
a) She married the King
b) Through inheritance, when her father passed
b) Through inheritance, when her father passed
She became heir to the throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in the succession - George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV - had no legitimate children.
What colour did Queen Victoria wear for the rest of her life after her husband passed?
a) White
b) Black
b) Black, as a sign of mourning
Why did Victoria Day become a statutory holiday in Canada in 1901?
a) She passed away that year
b) This was during her reign as Queen
c) That is the year she got married
a) She passed away that year
How long did Queen Victoria reign?
a) 20 years
b) 41 years
c) 63 years
c) 63 years,
Which was the longest a Queen has reigned until her great-great-grand daughter Queen Elizabeth II
True or False: The city of Victoria, BC is the only Canadian city that is named after Queen Victoria.
FALSE
Regina in Saskatchewan is also named after Queen Victoria, as Regina is the Latin word for queen.
How many children did Queen Victoria have?
a) None
b) 4
c) 9
c) She had 9 children!
How many of Queen Victoria's children visited Canada?
a) None
b) 1
c) 5
d) All of them
c) 5
What is another name for Victoria Day?
a) May Long
b) May Two Four Weekend
c) Firecracker Day
d) All of the above
d) All of the above!
How old was Queen Victoria when she was appointed?
a) 15 years old
b) 18 years old
c) 22 years old
d) 31 years old
b) She was 18
What Australian states are named after Queen Victoria?
a) Queensland
b) Victoria
c) a & b
d) There are no Australian states that are named after Queen Victoria
c) Queensland and Victoria
How many siblings did Queen Victoria have?
a) She was an only child
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
a) She was an only child
She did have a half-brother and half-sister, Carl and Feodora.
How many languages did Queen Victoria study?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 5
d) 6
d) 6!
She spoke fluent English and German, in addition to studying French, Italian, Latin and the Indian language-Hindi.
When is Queen Victoria's actual birthday?
a) May 20th
b) May 24th
c) Nobody knows, that's why it changes every year
b) May 24th!
What was Queen Victoria’s first name?
a) Amelia
b) Aurora
c) Alexandrina
d) Agatha
c) Alexandrina
What Canadian University is named in honour of Queen Victoria?
Queen's University
What year did Queen Victoria get married?
a) 1833
b) 1840
c) 1867
d) 1892
b) 1840
What other countries celebrate Victoria Day?
a) Only Canada
b) Scotland
c) All of the common wealth countries
d) The whole world
a) Only Canada