The Victorian Times QuizOld Questions for Young kids

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#1 Who was the Queen of England in the

Victorian Era?

a. Alexandrina Victoria

b. Elizabeth Alexandra

c. Anne Victoria

d. Mary Louise

#1 Who was the Queen of England in the

Victorian Era?

a. Alexandrina Victoria

b. Elizabeth Alexandra

c. Anne Victoria

d. Mary Louise

Interesting Facts

• Nicknamed “Drina”

• Became Queen at 18 after father and all his brothers died

• Her mum was a German princess

• She decided to drop her first name and just be called, Victoria.

#2 Photographs were invented in Victorian times: where was the first photo taken?

a. London

b. New York

c. Paris

d. Berlin

#2 Photographs were invented in Victorian times: where was the first photo taken?

a. London

b. New York

c. Paris

d. Berlin

#3 Did Queen Victoria marry her cousin, Albert?

YES! She did marry her cousin, Prince Albert

At the age of 21, Victoria married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince. They married on the 10th February 1840 at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace. Victoria had nine children, 40 grand-children and 37 great-grandchildren, scattered all over Europe.

#4 Who wrote the popular Victorian novel, A Christmas Carol?

a. John Muir

b. Ralph Waldo Emerson

c. Henry David Thoreau

d. Charles Dickens

#4 Who wrote the popular Victorian novel, A Christmas Carol?

a. John Muir

b. Ralph Waldo Emerson

c. Henry David Thoreau

d. Charles Dickens

#5 What happened after the Irish Potato Famine?

a. War began

b. Massive starvation

c. New crop techniques

d. Crime wave

#5 What happened after the Irish Potato Famine?

a. War began

b. Massive starvation

c. New crop techniques

d. Crime wave

#6 Where were the first series of World Fairs held?

a. New York

b. Paris

c. London

a. Rome

#6 Where were the first series of World Fairs held?

a. New York

b. Paris

c. London

a. Rome

#7 Which country was NOT in the Crimean War?

By Valentin Ramirez - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2213367

a. Italy b. Turkey c. France d. Russia

#7 Which country was NOT in the Crimean War?

By Valentin Ramirez - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2213367

a. Italy b. Turkey c. France d. Russia

#8 Who wrote the book, “The Origin of Species”?

a. Charles Darwin

c. Marie Curie

b. Alfred Nobel

d. Wilhelm Roentgen

#8 Who wrote the book, “The Origin of Species”?

a. Charles Darwin

c. Marie Curie

b. Alfred Nobel

d. Wilhelm Roentgen

#9 Was a telegraph cabled laid across the Atlantic ocean, between the US and UK?

NO! It was laid between Canada and Ireland

#10 Who invented the first gasoline-powered car?

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a. Henry Ford

b. Karl Benz

c. Aston Martin

d. William Morris

#10 Who invented the first gasoline-powered car?

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a. Henry Ford

b. Karl Benz

c. Aston Martin

d. William Morris