Will you be victorious?
Updated On: 24 May, 2022 09:59 AM IST | The Guide Team
On Queen Victoria’s 203rd birth anniversary today, take a quiz to gauge how well you know the monarch who ruled most of the 1900s as the Empress of India
A portrait of Queen Victoria
1) How old was Queen Victoria when she became the monarch upon the death of her uncle William in 1837?
a. 21 years
b. 30 years
c. 18 years
2) Which reigning monarch surpassed Queen Victoria’s reign in 2015?
a. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
b. Felipe VI of Spain
c. Queen Elizabeth II
3) What was the name of her Indian assistant who taught her Hindustani and later, became one of her closest confidants?
a. Abdul Karim
b. Munshi Ramlal
c. Sheikh Amer
4) Which historic landmark in Mumbai was named to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887? [Hint: It was renamed in 1996 to its current name]
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
b. Mani Bhavan
c. Haffkine Institute
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5) Queen Victoria had many firsts to her name as a British monarch; which of these statements below is true?
a. The first to learn horseback riding
b. The first to travel on a railway train
c. The first to travel to India
Cool Fact
Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert are often credited with popularising the idea of decorating Christmas trees. In fact, they would send decorated trees to schools and barracks around Windsor during the festival. They would personally decorate trees inside the Windsor Castle, and that inspired British families to carry on this ritual, which eventually spread to the rest of the world.
Source: townandcountrymag.com
Answers
1)c 2)c 3)a 4)a 5)b
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