Q 01/05

In which year did Queen Victoria come to the throne?

A) 1837

B) 1840

C) 1845

D) 1851

Answer · why

A) 1837

She succeeded her uncle William IV on 20 June and reigned until January 1901.

Q 02/05

Which era came immediately before the Victorian era?

A) The Edwardian era

B) The Georgian era

C) The Regency era

D) The Tudor era

Answer · why

B) The Georgian era

The Edwardian era followed it, and its later decades overlap with continental Europe's Belle Époque.

Q 03/05

Which uncle did Victoria succeed in 1837?

A) George IV

B) Edward VII

C) William IV

D) Ernest Augustus

Answer · why

C) William IV

Her eldest son Edward VII succeeded her in turn; her reign of 63 years and seven months beat every predecessor.

Q 04/05

How many children did Victoria and Albert have?

A) Four

B) Nine

C) Six

D) Twelve

Answer · why

B) Nine

Their marriages into the courts of Europe earned Victoria the nickname 'grandmother of Europe'.

Q 05/05

For roughly how many years did Victoria withdraw from public life after Albert's death?

A) Two

B) Five

C) Ten

D) Twenty

Answer · why

C) Ten

Her seclusion from 1861 fed republican sentiment until she began reappearing in 1871.