Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen in numbers: what do these figures represent?
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What did the Queen celebrate on June 11th 2016?
Her 90th birthday
100
1926
The Queen was born in this year.
100
Where does the Queen live?
In Buckingham Palace
100
The United Kingdom is an absolute monarchy.
WRONG: the UK is a parliamentary or constitutional monarchy : since the 1688 Glorious Revolution, the powers of the sovereign have been limited by Parliament.
100
How many children do have The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and Kate)?
2: Prince George of Cambridge (born 22 July 2013) and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (born 2 May 2015)
200
How many children does the Queen have?
4 (3 sons and 1 daughter)
200
13
Number of Prime Ministers during her reign
200
What is the official residence of Prince William (the Duke of Cambridge) and the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate)?
Kensington Palace
200
The Queen does not have the right to vote in general elections.
RIGHT : The Queen herself is supposed to be above party politics. She must remain neutral when it comes to political matters.
200
Who is the mother of Prince William?
Diana, Princess of Wales (died in August 1997 in a car crash in Paris)
300
Who is the Queen's husband?
The Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip Mountbatten). They married in 1947
300
116
number of countries she has visited on official visits
300
Which of the Queen's royal residences caught fire in 1992?
Windsor Castle
300
The Prime Minister of Great Britain is : - the Head of State - the Head of the Church of England - the Head of the Armed Forces - the Head of the Commonwealth
WRONG: the Queen is in charge of these 4 roles
300
Why does the Queen have two birthdays?
The British monarch’s birthday celebrations have often been held on a day that is not their actual birthday. The tradition is linked to the unreliable British weather because the Royal family wants to hold the grand royal birthday parade in the summer. For example, Edward VII was born on November 9, but his official birthday was always marked in May and June during his reign.
400
When was the Queen crowned?
In June 1953
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1976
the year when she sent her first email
400
What is the official residence of the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles)?
Clarence House
400
The royal family costs the taxpayers around 800 million pounds a year.
WRONG: 800,000 pounds
400
When are the Queen’s birthdays?
The date of the Queen’s birth was April 21, but she also has an official birthday on a Saturday in June every year.
500
What happened in 2002?
Her mother (the Queen Mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) and her only sister (Princess Margarett) died
500
30
number of Corgis she has owned
500
Where the marriage of William and Kate took place?
At Westminster Abbey
500
Elizabeth II was never expected to become the Queen.
RIGHT: Elizabeth's father: George VI - acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936 (Edward abdicated because he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson - an American woman who had two living ex-husbands)
500
Right or wrong: There is no official national anthem in the UK, but the first stanza of the anthem GOD SAVE THE QUEEN/KING is sung on official occasions.
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