Q 01/05

Where in London was Elizabeth born, by Caesarean section, on 21 April 1926?

A) Buckingham Palace

B) Clarence House

C) 145 Piccadilly

D) 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair

Answer · why

D) 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair

It was her maternal grandfather's house; her parents' town house was at 145 Piccadilly.

Q 02/05

What was Elizabeth's family nickname, based on what she called herself as a small child?

A) Bess

B) Lilibet

C) Lizzie

D) Betty

Answer · why

B) Lilibet

Prince Harry and Meghan later gave the name to their daughter.

Q 03/05

What did the young Elizabeth call her grandfather King George V?

A) Grandpa England

B) Grandpa King

C) The Admiral

D) Papa George

Answer · why

A) Grandpa England

Her visits during his illness in 1929 were credited with raising his spirits.

Q 04/05

Which governess dismayed the royal family by publishing The Little Princesses in 1950?

A) Marion Crawford

B) Clara Knight

C) Cecilia Bowes-Lyon

D) Bobo MacDonald

Answer · why

A) Marion Crawford

The book describes Elizabeth's love of horses and dogs, her orderliness and her sense of responsibility.

Q 05/05

Whose 1936 abdication over Wallis Simpson made ten-year-old Elizabeth heir presumptive?

A) Her great-uncle the Duke of Connaught

B) Her grandfather George V

C) Her uncle Edward VIII

D) Her cousin Louis Mountbatten

Answer · why

C) Her uncle Edward VIII

Her father took the regnal name George VI.