Vintage Reader's Digest 1988: A Right Royal Quiz

1. Which of these is not owned by the Prince of Wales?

a) Dartmoor Prison

b) The Oval cricket ground

c) Richmond Park 

d) Any whale washed up on Cornish beaches

2. In her memoirs, where does the Duchess of Windsor say she was while listening to Edward VIII's abdication speech on the radio?

a) "I was lying on the sofa with my hands over my eyes."

b) "I was standing in the hall with my hands clenched tightly."

c) "I was sitting in the drawing-room with my fingers pulling at my skirt."

d) "I was leaning on my dear aunt with my cheeks streaked with tears."

3. Which of these did Queen Victoria describe as "frightful"?

a) Boiled sweets

b) Babies

c) Bracelets

d) Bishops

4. The ceremony of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales dates back to:

a) 1487

b) 1911

c) 1518

d) 1711

5. Which of these American states was not named after a member of the royal family?

a) New York

b) Virginia 

c) Georgia 

d) California 

6. In a 1978 interview, Princess Anne said that if she were not a princess, she would have made a good:

a) Long-distance lorry driver

b) Night-club bouncer

c) Wrestling promoter 

d) Newspaper photographer 

7. Who was the first monarch to be titled "Majesty"?

a) Queen Victoria

b) Henry VIII

c) William I

d) James II

8. The third verse of God Save the Queen begins, "Thy choicest gifts in store." What is the next line?

a) "On her be pleased to pour"

b) "Grant us forever more"

c) "Which we shall thank you for"

d) "Never let desert her shore"

9. What was the name of the Duchess of Windsor's first husband?

a) Earl Spencer 

b) Lord Tennyson

c) John Wayne

d) Duke Ellington

10. What did the Duke of Edinburgh's passport list as his "profession"?

a) Landowner

b) Public speaker

c) Prince of the Royal House

d) Husband of HM the Queen

11. Which of these four is not a godparent of Prince William?

a) Sir Laurens van der Post

b) Ex-King Constantine of Greece

c) Prince Andrew

d) Princess Alexandra 

12. Which member of the royal family has the middle name Angela?

a) The Queen Mother

b) The Duchess of York

c) Princess Margaret 

d) Princess Michael of Kent

13. Which of these animal collections does the Queen own?

a) Shetland ponies

b) Lizards

c) Racing pigeons

d) Tropical fish

14. Name the kindergarten at which the Princess of Wales was a teacher before her marriage:

a) Middle Earth

b) Young England

c) Little World

d) World's end

15. Prince Philip's mother, Princess Andrew of Greece, became:

a) A croupier

b) A confectioner

c) A nun

d) A picture restorer