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Trivia question of the day — May 21, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYTHU 21 MAY
DIFFICULTY 35 · MEDIUMHISTORY

Which British queen, an unknowing carrier of haemophilia, passed the 'royal disease' to dynasties across Europe?

  1. Victoria
  2. Adelaide
  3. Anne
  4. Mary II
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Answer

A. Victoria

Queen Victoria spread the mutation through her daughters Alice and Beatrice into the royal houses of Spain and Germany, and on to the Romanovs. Tests on Romanov remains suggest it was the rarer haemophilia B.

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