In June 1840, how did Edward Oxford try to assassinate the queen?
  • He fired two pistols at her while she was riding in an open carriage
  • He tried to bribe a cook to poison her dinner
  • He broke into Buckingham Palace and hid under the royal bed
  • He pulled out a pistol when he met her at a state function
When Victoria was told that she had become England’s queen at the age of 18, how did she react?
  • She dropped to the floor in a dead faint
  • She demanded to see her privy council immediately and fulfil her queenly duties
  • She reacted calmly and met her privy council a few hours later
  • She didn’t believe the news and asked to see her uncle’s body at once
Which of the following was not part of the strict ‘Kensington System’ that Victoria had to follow as a child?
  • She was forbidden from dancing the scandalous ‘waltz’
  • Someone had to hold her hand every time she walked down a set of stairs
  • She had to share a room with her mother, even at the age of 18
  • Her hair had to be brushed with 100 strokes every day
Which prime minister did Queen Victoria describe as “half-crazy and in many ways ridiculous”?
  • Lord Melbourne
  • William Gladstone
  • Benjamin Disraeli
  • Lord John Russell
What was the name of the Indian attendant whom Victoria struck up a close friendship with?
  • Rahul Kaur
  • Abdul Karim
  • Shyam Singh
  • Vinay Kamur
What was the newspapers’ nickname for Victoria’s teenage stalker?
  • The Palace Lurker
  • The Teenage Weasel
  • Jack the Snoop
  • The Boy Jones
How many grandchildren did Victoria have?
  • 28
  • 35
  • 42
  • 51
Following Prince Albert’s death, which mourning tradition did Victoria keep up for the rest of her life?
  • She only wore black clothes
  • She rang the bells every day in his honour
  • She insisted on a two-minute silence every day in Buckingham Palace
  • She made every shop in England put up black curtains on the anniversary of his death
Which item belonging to the queen’s personal servant John Brown was secretly buried alongside Victoria in her coffin?
  • John Brown’s mother's wedding ring
  • A lock of John Brown’s hair
  • A photograph of John Brown
  • John Brown’s handkerchief
  • All of the above
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