Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne this year, becoming the first monarch in the nation’s history to celebrate a Platinum Jubiliee. How much do you know about her?
Daily Quiz | On Queen Elizabeth
The three men in the picture with the Queen are Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin after their moon landing.
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Queen Elizabeth is not the longest-reigning monarch in history. Which monarch holds this record?
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In 1993, the Buckingham Palace was opened to the public for the first time. What had happened the previous year, a time which the Queen described once as annus horribilis, which forced her to take this decision?
Answer : A fire broke out at Windsor Castle. Money raised from the entry fee to Buckingham Palace was used to restore the castle
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During her reign, the Queen has been served by 14 Prime Ministers. Which Prime Minister did she say she always enjoyed meeting the most?
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The Queen's greatest regret remains her delayed response to a disaster which killed nearly 150 people, most of whom were children. This episode was recreated in the series The Crown. What was this disaster?
Answer : The Aberfan disaster. Students and teachers were buried under a mountain of mining waste that landed on a building in Aberfan, a southern Wales village. The Queen visited the spot over a week later
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Lord Curzon said in 1901: "As long as we rule India, we are the greatest power in the world. If we lost it, we shall drop straight-away to a third-rate power." During the Queen's last visit to India, when the British Foreign Secretary made controversial remarks on Kashmir, the Indian Prime Minister reportedly called Britain a "third-rate power". Which Prime Minister was this?
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This King was the shortest reigning British monarch; he was never crowned. It was because of something that he did that the line of succession moved to his brother. Which King was this?
Answer : Edward VIII. He abdicated over the controversial decision to marry an Australian divorcee. This moved the line of succession to his brother George VI (Elizabeth's father)
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Thanks to a royal tradition, the Queen technically has the right to claim ownership of a particular bird in parts of the River Thames and of these two aquatic mammals in British waters. Which bird and mammals are we talking about?
Answer : Swans (unmarked mute swans) and whales and dolphins
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