George V Quiz - 33 Trivia Questions!

Step back in time to the era of King George V in this quiz. Explore the life and reign of the British monarch during a pivotal period in history, including World War I and the changing role of the monarchy.

Which German composer wrote Trauermusik for viola and orchestra in six hours after the death of King Louis XVI?

George Frideric Handel
Gustav Holst
Hans Christoph Bach
Paul Hindemith

Who painted a portrait of George V that was ordered to be burned?

Charles Sims
Charles Dickens
The Royal Academy of Arts
William Hogarth

Who sculpted the portrait of George V on the half-sovereign?

Charles II
George V
The Royal Mint
Bertram Mackennal

Who wrote 'The King's Pilgrimage', a poem about the visit of King George V to Belgium and France in 1922

John Ruskin
The Queen's Secret
Charles Dickens
Rudyard Kipling

In which London palace did George V marry May Sinclair in 1893?

The Tower of London
St James's Palace
Buckingham Palace

Who was the first Labour Prime Minister of Great Britain?

David Beckham
Ramsay MacDonald
John Major
Winston Churchill

Which British monarch objected to the anti-Catholic wording of his accession declaration?

Henry VIII
George III
Elizabeth I
George

In which year was the coronation of George V and Mary Queen of Scots?

1948
1911
1953
1905

What was the disease that killed Prince Albert, the father of British monarch King George V, in 1892?

Malaria
a heart attack
Tuberculosis
Typhoid fever

Who was the father of the Duke of York?

Edward VII
Queen Victoria
The Duke of York
Charles I

George V's death was announced in which British newspaper?

The Times
The Daily Mirror
The Daily Mail
Daily Mail

Where did King George V die in 1936?

London
The Tower of London
Sandringham
Buckingham Palace

What was the name of King George V's youngest son who died in 1918?

The Duke of York
The King
Henry
John

George V was the first cousin of which Russian emperor?

Nicholas II
Alexander III
Vladimir
George VI

In which Australian city would you find a statue of George V?

Sydney
Perth
Melbourne
Brisbane

Which city was the capital of India until 1911, when it was moved to Delhi?

Calcutta
Delhi

George V was concerned about the rise of what political movement?

Liberals
Anti-imperialism
Political independence
Socialism

What was the name of the Duke of York's son who described him as a 'terrible father'?

Prince Henry
Prince Charles
Prince William
Charles

Who was the second son of King George V?

George VI
Prince Albert
Charles
Queen Victoria

Who was King George V's nurse when he died in 1936?

Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen Victoria
Catherine Black
Mrs. Hudson

Who were George V's cousins who were rescued from Greece by the Royal Navy in 1922?

Queen Elizabeth
George and Mary
Prince and Princess Andrew
Queen Victoria

Who was King George V's first cousin?

Charles II
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Prince Albert
The Queen

What was the name of the 1926 Imperial Conference Declaration that established the British Commonwealth of Nations?

British Commonwealth
Declaration of Paris
Balfour Declaration
The London Declaration

Who was the elder brother of King George V?

Charles
King Louis
Albert Victor
Charles, Prince of Wales

Who was the leader of the National Government of Canada in 1931?

Charles X
Jean-Claude
MacDonald
The Queen

Who was the second wife of British monarch Edward VIII?

Mary Quant
Margaret Thatcher
Wallis Simpson
Elizabeth II

The Duke of York's coat of arms contains an inescutcheon of the arms of which Kingdom?

France
England
Saxony
Scotland

What was the first name of King George V's elder brother?

Albert
The King of the World
George
Theodore

Who was the father of Prince George of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?

George VI
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
George III
Prince Charles, Duke of Edinburgh

What was the name of the Royal Yacht on which the Princes of Wales sailed the world from 1879 to 1881?

HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Ocean
The Queen's Own
HMS Bacchante

George V famously shot over a thousand of what in six hours in 1913?

Fishing boats
Pheasants
Horses
Elephants

Which British monarch was born George Frederick Ernest Albert in 1865?

George VI
Charles, Prince of Wales
George III
George V

On 9th November 1901, King Edward Vlll created his son George as what?

The King's Chief of Staff
Queen of the USA
Prince of Wales
King of Britain
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