Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is Elizabeth II‘s full name. On April 21, 1926, the Queen of the United Kingdom was born. From 6 February 1952 until her death, she was in charge of 32 separate independent governments and Commonwealth countries. Her reign, which lasted 70 years and 214 days, was the longest of any female head of state or British monarch.
Although Elizabeth was portrayed as a lovely “fairytale queen,” she was the first royal woman to have experienced WWII, become a licensed driver, and serve in the army. The Royal Family’s official Twitter account announced on Thursday that Her Majesty has passed away at Balmoral Castle.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
Test Your Historical IQ About British Longest Reigning Monarch, QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Below are a set of questions to test your IQ about the Royal Highness.
Q1. who served as prime minister in 1952, the year the queen was crowned?
a.) Sir Anthony Eden
b.) Harold Macmillan
c.) Tony Blair
d.) Winston Churchill
Ans. Winston Churchill
Explanation: Prime Minister Winston Churchill first lamented that the new Queen was “just a kid” after the death of the King, but he quickly changed his mind and later developed a deep affection for her.
Q2. The first email the queen ever sent was in what year?
a.) 1999
b.) 1976
c.) 1985
d.) 1992
Ans. 1976
Explanation: The Queen used email for the first time as a head of state on March 26, 1976. To witness the inaugural introduction of the ARPANET network to the UK, Her Majesty was invited to the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.
Q3. What name is given to the occasion marking the birthday of the queen?
a.) Trooping the Colour
b.) Beating Retreat
c.) The Royal Maunday
d) The Big Buffet
Ans. Trooping the Colour
Explanation:Â Trooping The Colour, the Queen’s official birthday celebrations, take place on a Saturday in June.
Q4. The infantry regiment Grenadier Guards awarded the Queen with what rank?
a.) Honorary Colonel
b.) Lieutenant
c.) Captain
d.) Major General
Ans. Honorary ColonelÂ
Explanation:Â The British Army’s Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment. Princess Elizabeth received the title of “honorary colonel of the Grenadier Guards” when she was sixteen years old.
Q5. How much does the Queen make annually?
a.) Around £5 million
b.) Around 12.5 million
c.) Around £50 million
d.) Around £25 million
Ans. Around £12.5 million
Explanation: Although her personal wealth and income were unknown, the late Queen enjoyed a private income from her personal financial holdings. The compensation is determined by the Crown Estate’s earnings, a real estate company owned by the king but operated autonomously.
Q6. What kind of land is owned by Queen Elizabeth II?
a.) a quarter of the world’s land
b.) a fifth of the world’s land
c.) a sixth of the world’s land
d) one-tenth of the world’s land
Ans. a sixth of the world’s land
Explanation:Â Six percent of the land on Earth is owned by the Queen. She is the owner of 6.6 billion acres of land globally, including territory in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland.
Q7. How many nations are counted as Commonwealth nations?
a.) 8
b.) 7
c.) 6
d.) 5
Ans. 7
Explanation: United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon are the nations that make up the Commonwealth (known today as Sri Lanka).
Q8. Which nation did not regard Queen Elizabeth II as a sovereign?
a.) Grenada
b.) New Zealand
c.) Puerto Rico
d.) Canada
Ans. Puerto Rico
Explanation:
It is neither a state nor a separate nation because it is a U.S. territory.
Puerto Ricans living on islands in the United States are subject to U.S. federal laws, but they are not represented in Congress or eligible to vote in presidential elections.
Q9. Which of these magnificent homes is truly owned by Elizabeth II?
a.) Windsor Castle
b.) Kensington Palace
c.) Balmoral Castle
d.) Birmingham Palace
Ans. Balmoral Castle
Explanation:Â Elizabeth owns the Scottish estate Balmoral, where she customarily spends a portion of the summer. In the Balmoral palace, she also passed her final hours.
Q10. Which of these actors or actresses received an Oscar for playing the Queen?
a.) Kate Winslet
b.) Helen Mirren
c.) Emma Thompson
d.) Isabelle Huppert
Ans. Helen Mirren
Explanation:
In 2007 Helen Mirren received an Oscar for her performance as the Queen. For her contributions to the arts, she had already been given the title of Dame of the British Empire in 2003.
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