Order of Formation II Trivia Quiz

The Royal Tank Regiment is the world's oldest dedicated armoured regiment, with its official formation on 28 July 1917, when the newly formed tank companies of the Machine Gun Corps' Heavy Branch were split off and regimented to form the new Tank Corps. Following the end of World War I, the Tank Corps gained its first standard peacetime complement of four operational battalions, and was renamed as the Royal Tank Corps in 1923. During the interwar period, further regular battalions were added to the complement as a result of the deteriorating situation leading up to 1939. The Royal Tank Corps was moved to form part of the new Royal Armoured Corps in April 1939, being renamed as the Royal Tank Regiment.

In 2014, the last two remaining "battalions", 1st Royal Tank Regiment and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, were amalgamated to form a single operational unit under the name Royal Tank Regiment, the first time since its formation that it had operated in this form. Under the 2021 "Future Soldier" reforms, the Royal Tank Regiment will operate as one of the British Army's main battle tank regiments, operating the Challenger 2 tank. The hint given, "first armoured", refers to the regiment's status as the first specialised armoured regiment to be formed anywhere in the world.

The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the Household Cavalry, by virtue of which it holds the status of being the senior regiment in the British Army. The regiment's history goes back to the individual troops of horse guards formed for the protection of the exiled King Charles II prior to his restoration, with the first raised in 1658. By 1788, a total of four troops were on the strength of the British Army; two named as "Horse Guards" and two as "Horse Grenadier Guards", when they were merged into the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Life Guards. The two separate regiments were eventually amalgamated together on 21 May 1922 to form a single regiment that was called simply the Life Guards.

Although the Life Guards retains its independent regimental status, operationally it was amalgamated with the Blues and Royals in 1992 to form the Household Cavalry Regiment, with the Life Guards providing a pair of squadrons to this unit. Under "Future Soldier", the Household Cavalry Regiment is classified as an armoured cavalry unit equipped with the Scimitar tracked reconnaissance vehicle. The hint given, "red coats", refers to the full dress uniform of the Life Guards, which includes a scarlet tunic, metal cuirass and helmet with white plume.

The Queen's Dragoon Guards (officially 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards) was formed on 1st January 1959 through the amalgamation of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards and the 2nd Dragoon Guards (The Queen's Bays). As a regiment of dragoon guards, it has seniority over other line cavalry regiments, and is ranked as the most senior regiment of the line, behind just the regiments of the Household Cavalry. Following its formation, the regiment spent a significant proportion of its history stationed in Germany, from where it has been deployed to a number of hot zones around the world, including in Aden from 1966 to 1967, and to Iraq in both 1990 and 2003. The regiment eventually left Germany in 2015 and moved to a new station in Norfolk.

For many years, the Queen's Dragoon Guards served as a reconnaissance regiment, operating in light armoured vehicles. Under the "Future Soldier" reforms of 2021, the regiment operates as a "light cavalry" unit, operating the Jackal vehicle to perform in the scout and fire support roles. The hint, "Welsh", comes from the regiment predominantly recruiting from Wales, leading to its nickname of "The Welsh Cavalry".

The Blues and Royals is the junior regiment of the Household Cavalry, and thus the second most senior in the British Army. The regiment was formed on 29 March 1969 through the amalgamation of the Royal Horse Guards, known as "The Blues" and the 1st Dragoons, known as "The Royals". Through the Royal Horse Guards, the regiment traces its history back to 1650, when it was formed as part of the New Model Army; the regiment, one of two raised by General George Monck, became part of the King's army following the restoration of Charles II in 1660. The Blues and Royals (named for the nicknames of its two antecedents) has seen active service in a number of locations since its formation, including as the only British armoured unit to be deployed to the Falkland Islands in 1982.

Although the Blues and Royals retains its independent status, it was joined with the Life Guards in 1992 to form the Household Cavalry Regiment, a new operational unit, with the Blues and Royals providing a pair of squadrons. Under "Future Soldier", the Household Cavalry Regiment is classified as an armoured cavalry unit equipped with the Scimitar tracked reconnaissance vehicle. The hint given, "Harry's", refers to the fact that Prince Harry joined the regiment after his time at the Royal Military Academy, seeing active service as a troop commander in Afghanistan in 2007-08.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is Scotland's only cavalry regiment, and thus the senior Scottish regiment in the British Army. It was formed on 2 July 1971 through the amalgamation of two other regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and the Royal Scots Greys. Since its formation, the regiment has seen a number of deployments, seeing active service in Iraq in both the first and second Gulf Wars, as well as a number of periods serving in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, while in 1998 it became the first in the British Army to be equipped with the Challenger 2 main battle tank.

In 2013, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards relinquished their tanks and were re-roled as a light cavalry regiment equipped with the Jackal. Under the 2021 "Future Soldier" reforms, the regiment retains this role. The hint, "top of the pops", refers to the recording of the hymn "Amazing Grace" by the regiment's pipes and drums, which reached Number 1 in the UK charts in 1972, eventually selling over a million copies and gaining a gold disc. The gold disc today can be seen in the regimental museum in Edinburgh Castle.

The Royal Dragoon Guards was the first of a number of new armoured regiments to be formed under the 1990 "Options for Change" reforms, when it was founded on 1 August 1992 by amalgamating the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Following its formation, the regiment has been at the forefront of many significant operations that the British Army has been involved in - it was deployed to Iraq in 2004 following the end of the Second Gulf War, and to Afghanistan in 2010. In addition, it has also seen service in Bosnia and Northern Ireland.

The Royal Dragoon Guards was originally formed as an armoured regiment operating main battle tanks, but in 2012 it converted to the armoured cavalry role operating the Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle, a role it will continue under the "Future Soldier" reforms of 2021. The hint, "Enniskillen", is a town in County Fermanagh, which is anglicised as "Inniskilling", named in regiment's antecedent, the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.

The Light Dragoons was formed on 1 December 1992 as part of the "Options for Change" reforms. However, it was formed through the amalgamation of two regiments - 13th/18th Royal Hussars and 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars - neither of which were named as light dragoons. The name came about from the fact that both antecedent regiments had, in their history, operated as light dragoons, which were mounted skirmishers. Since its formation, the regiment has seen service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as supporting UN operations in Mali.

The regiment was originally formed to operate as an armoured reconnaissance unit, but re-roled in 2015 to light cavalry, operating the Jackal vehicle; under "Future Soldier", the regiment will retain this role. In 2003, the regiment became one of the few in the British Army where the position of colonel-in-chief, a ceremonial one generally occupied by a member of the Royal Family, was taken by a foreign royal when King Abdullah II of Jordan took the role, having previously served as an officer in one of the regiment's antecedents.

The King's Royal Hussars was formed on 2 December 1992 through the amalgamation of two other regiments, the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) and the 14th/20th King's Hussars. The regiment was stationed in Germany upon its foundation, and remained there as one of the British Army's armoured regiments until 2000, when it moved back to the UK. Since its formation, the regiment has seen service in Bosnia, Kosovo Iraq and Afghanistan.

Although the regiment has retained its main battle tanks since its formation, as part of the "Future Soldier" reforms of 2021 it is planned to convert to an armoured cavalry unit, operating tracked reconnaissance vehicles. The hint, "Gurkha link", comes from the regiment's links with the Royal Gurkha Rifles, which stems from when the 14th/20th King's Hussars fought alongside the 6th Gurkha Rifles in Italy during the Second World War, with the Hussars subsequently adopting the crossed kukris as a regimental symbol.

The Queen's Royal Hussars was formed on 2 September 1993 as a results of the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. Originally stationed in Germany, the regiment has been a main battle tank unit since its formation. In 1996, it was the first armoured regiment to deploy with its Challenger 1 tanks to Bosnia; the same year also saw the regiment deployed to Northern Ireland as infantry. The regiment also saw service in both Iraq and Afghanistan during the post-invasion periods in the 2000s.

The Queen's Royal Hussars is one of the few cavalry regiments to have remained in a single role since its formation, having retained its tanks since 1993, a role it will continue under the 2021 "Future Soldier" plan. The hint, "Churchill's", refers to Winston Churchill, who was commissioned as an officer into the 4th Hussars, one of the antecedent regiments of the Queen's Royal Hussars, and has been referred to as "the greatest hussar of them all".

The Royal Lancers was formed on 2 May 2015 through the amalgamation of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and the Queen's Royal Lancers, as part of the "Army 2020" reforms. Both of the regiment's immediate antecedents served in the reconnaissance role, a role that was continued by the Royal Lancers from the regiment's formation.

As part of the 2021 "Future Soldier" reforms, the Royal Lancers will be utilised in the armoured cavalry role, similar to the role it undertook on its formation. The hint, "death or glory", refers to the "Death or Glory Boys", a nickname of the Queen's Royal Lancers, which comes from the totenkopf (skull and crossbones) cap badge that originated from the 17th Lancers.