Queen Quiz

Q.1

1. What did Sweden's Queen Christina do to address the flea infestation of her bedchambers?

She had a miniature crossbow built so she could shoot the little buggers with tiny arrows.
She burned her palace to the ground and built a new one.
She awarded a bounty of one Krona per dead flea.
She issued a royal decree, ordering all fleas to be deported.

Q.2

2. Which of the following is true about a queen termite?

Its outer shell is one of the hardest substances on earth.
It can live underwater for months at a time.
It is luminescent.
It can live as long as 50 years.

Q.3

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of queen under the British system of government?

Queen Dowager
Queen Regent
Queen Dominus
Queen Regnant

Q.4

4. Which queen may have been poisoned by lead, mercury, and other toxic substances in her makeup?

Queen Margareta of Romania
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Lady MacBeth of Scotland
Queen Anne of England

Q.5

5. Whose coronation was memorable for all of its mishaps and blunders, including skipping over part of the coronation ritual, putting the royal ring on the wrong finger, and an elderly Lord taking a tumble down the stairs?

Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Anne
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria

Q.6

6. Which queen's nose is said to have changed history?

Mary Queen of Scots
Anne Boleyn
Queen Elizabeth I
Cleopatra IV

Q.7

7. Which visiting queen during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was jokingly said to have plans to eat her foreign minister?

Rosa Paula Iribagiza of Burundi
Josephine Hendy Twaska of Mosquita
Usher Devi Holkar of Indore
Salote Tupou II of Tonga

Q.8

8. What did Queen Victoria do on her 70th birthday?

Presided over the last royal-sanctioned beheading in the United Kingdom
Began learning the Hindustani language
Said, "We are not amused"
Began wearing black for the rest of her life

Q.9

9. What is one place the reigning queen of the United Kingdom may not enter?

Westminster Abbey
Number 10 Downing Street
Downton Abbey
House of Commons

Q.10

10. Where was Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands visiting when she saw a ghost?

Buckingham Palace
An Ozzy Osbourne concert
The White House
The Taj Mahal