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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

1 At various times between 1949 and 1951, the Duke of Edinburgh was stationed in ________ (at that time a British Protectorate) as a serving Royal Navy officer.

2 Who of the following was a predecessor of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom?

3 Elizabeth inaugurated the first Canadian trans-Atlantic telephone cable in 1961, by calling Canadian Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, from ________.

4 She has no intention of ________,[54] though the proportion of public duties performed by Prince Charles may increase as Elizabeth reduces her commitments.

5 And the King will never leave." [8] The princesses remained at Windsor, where they staged ________ at Christmas in aid of the Queen's Wool Fund.

6 Which of the following titles did Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom have?

7 Aside from her official religious role as Supreme Governor of the established ________, Elizabeth personally worships with that church and with the national Church of Scotland.

8 Elizabeth witnessed, over her life, the ongoing transformation of the ________ into the Commonwealth of Nations.

9 Elizabeth married ________, in 1947, and the couple have four children and eight grandchildren.

10 In September 1939, with the outbreak of the Second World War, Elizabeth and her younger sister, Margaret, stayed at ________, Scotland, from September to Christmas 1939, until they moved to Sandringham House, Norfolk.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the painting The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew (pictured), owned by Queen Elizabeth II, has recently been verified as an authentic Caravaggio, and not a relatively worthless copy?
  • the personnel of the aircraft carrier HMAS Vengeance (pictured) were complimented by Queen Elizabeth II on their forgery of her signature?
  • the private income of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is known as the Privy Purse?
  • there are six monarchies in Oceania and five of them share Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) as their respective head of state?
  • in the 1950s, midget professional wrestlers Sky Low Low and Little Beaver wrestled in a match for the UK's Queen Elizabeth and Egypt's King Farouk?
  • Thomas Brownrigg went from being a Midshipman to being Naval Aide de Camp to Queen Elizabeth II to creating Europe's first commercial television company, Associated-Rediffusion?
  • Queen Elizabeth II was taught constitutional history by Henry Marten?
  • Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) once worked as a lorry driver?
  • Francis Coleman worked as a conductor, magazine editor and musical director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet before, at age 29, producing CBC's coverage of Elizabeth II's coronation?
  • John Litchfield trod on the foot of one Prime Minister, sat on the lap of another, and was the first person to toast the health of Queen Elizabeth II?
  • Queen Elizabeth II was given a Louisville Stoneware musical box at the 2007 Kentucky Derby?
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