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

Victoria became queen on 20 June 1837, aged 18, and reigned until her death in January 1901.

Q 02/05

Which era came immediately before the Victorian era?

A) The Edwardian era

B) The Georgian era

C) The Stuart era

D) The Tudor era

Answer · why

B) The Georgian era

The Georgian era, named for the four King Georges, ran from 1714 until Victoria's accession; the Edwardian era followed her reign.

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

Victoria and Albert had nine children, born between 1840 and 1857; their marriages into Europe's royal houses earned her the nickname 'grandmother of ...

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

She withdrew for about ten years after Albert's death in 1861; the February 1872 thanksgiving for the Prince of Wales's recovery marked her full retur...