FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II.

A multiple-choice quiz by lilibet81. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lilibet81

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,701

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1104

Question 1 of 10

1. What name was given to the Queen Mother at birth? Hint

Cecilia Elizabeth Pauline Bowes-Lyon

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon

Rose Elizabeth Mary Bowes-Lyon

Elizabeth Claudia Bowes-Lyon

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. What title was held by Elizabeth's parents? Hint

The Duke and Duchess or Beaufort

Lord and Lady Bruce

The Earl and Countess of Rutland

The Earl and Countess of Strathmore

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Although Glamis Castle was the family's ancestral Scottish home, it was used only in the summer. Where was she brought up during the year? Hint

St. Paul's Waldenbury

Hamilton Gardens, London

Glamis Castle

Buckingham Palace

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. The Queen mother was one of 10 children. How many brothers and sisters did she have?
Hint

Four brothers and six sisters

Seven brothers and 3 sisters

Six brothers and 3 sisters

Five brothers and five sisters

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. During World War I, where was she a nursing assistant for wounded soldiers?

Hint

St. George's Hospital

St. Bartholomew's Hospital

St. Paul's Waldenbury

Glamis Castle

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Lady Elizabeth first meet her future husband?
Hint

At the Duke of Kent's wedding

At a dance in 1920

At a children's party

At her coming out party

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. At which royal wedding was Elizabeth chosen to be a bridesmaid?
Hint

Lady Diamond Hardinge

Princess Alice of Athlone

Princess Mary, Princess Royal

Lady Diana Cooper

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Where were Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth married?
Hint

St. Paul's Cathedral

Caxton Hall

St. George's Chapel, Windsor

Westminster Abbey

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Where did she, the King and two Princesses spend World War II?
Hint

In Canada

In England

In Scotland

In Wales

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. At the time of her death how old was the Queen Mother? Hint

98 years old

102 years old

99 years old

101 years old

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Apr 13 2024 : Guest 50: 9/10
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 74: 5/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What name was given to the Queen Mother at birth?

Answer: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon

Her father wanted one of her names to be Angela because she looked like a cherub.

2. What title was held by Elizabeth's parents?

Answer: The Earl and Countess of Strathmore

The Earldom of Strathmore dates back to the 14th century and one of her ancestors was Robert the Bruce. Her father inherited the title when Elizabeth was just three years of age.

3. Although Glamis Castle was the family's ancestral Scottish home, it was used only in the summer. Where was she brought up during the year?

Answer: St. Paul's Waldenbury

St. Paul's Waldenbury is a beautiful manor house built during the 17th century in Hertfordshire. Though Elizabeth's birthplace is not known for certain, it is suggested that it may have been St. Paul's Waldenbury.

4. The Queen mother was one of 10 children. How many brothers and sisters did she have?

Answer: Six brothers and 3 sisters

One of her sisters, Violet, died of diphteria at age 11, her brother Alexander died young of a brain tumor and her brother Fergus died during the first world war at the battle of the Somme a few days after visiting the family and meeting his newborn daughter. Elizabeth and her youngest brother, David, were inseparable. He died in 1961 while visiting with her at Birkhall.

5. During World War I, where was she a nursing assistant for wounded soldiers?

Answer: Glamis Castle

She helped her sister Rose, later Countess Granville, nurse soldiers at Glamis Castle all through the war.

6. Where did Lady Elizabeth first meet her future husband?

Answer: At a children's party

Although the Duke of York did not remember meeting her until later at a ball in 1920, she remembered him from a children's party many years before. Elizabeth rejected his first proposal of marriage in 1921, worrying that the role of consort to a royal prince would be too restrictive.

7. At which royal wedding was Elizabeth chosen to be a bridesmaid?

Answer: Princess Mary, Princess Royal

She had become a friend of Princess Mary through the Girl Guides. The wedding took place in Westminster Abbey in 1922, the year before Elizabeth accepted the marriage proposal of Prince Albert.

8. Where were Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth married?

Answer: Westminster Abbey

The ceremony at the Abbey was not allowed to be recorded on the radio because men might listen to it wearing hats!

9. Where did she, the King and two Princesses spend World War II?

Answer: In England

She and the King refused to leave England and remained mostly at Windsor Castle all through the war.

10. At the time of her death how old was the Queen Mother?

Answer: 101 years old

She died of pneumonia at her residence, Clarence House, with the Queen holding her hand. She was given a state funeral and the route of her funeral cortege was lined by more than one million people.

Source: Author lilibet81

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor Snowman before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.