Royal Family Trivia

200+ Best Royal Family Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: July 18th, 2023

Do you think you know everything about the royal family? Challenge yourself with these royal family trivia questions and see if you can crown yourself as the ultimate royal expert!

General Royal Family Trivia

Question: What was Queen Victoria's husband called?

Answer: Prince Albert

Question: What is the first name of the Duchess of Gloucester?

Answer: Birgitte

Question: What is the name of the house on the Royal Estate where Sarah Ferguson now lives?

Answer: Royal Lodge

Question: What breed of dog did Camilla adopt from Battersea Dogs Home?

Answer: Jack Russell

Question: What is the name of Zara Phillips' daughter?

Answer: Mia

Question: Prince Charles is married to Camilla, whose title is what?

Answer: Duchess of Cornwall

Question: What was Camilla's surname before Parker-Bowles?

Answer: Shand

Question: What is the name of the military ceremony to celebrate the Queen's birthday?

Answer: Trooping the Colour

Question: What is the name of William and Kate's spaniel?

Answer: Lupo

Question: How many Princes of Wales have there been?

Answer: 21

Question: What is the name of the Queen's great-granddaughter?

Answer: Savannah

Question: What breed of dog does Queen Elizabeth II famously own?

Answer: Corgi

Question: What is Prince Edward's wife called?

Answer: Sophie

Question: How old was the Queen Mother when she died in 2002?

Answer: 101

Question: What is Kate Middleton's brother's name?

Answer: James

World Monarchy Trivia

Question: Prince Hans-Adam II currently rules which country?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Question: King Abdul Halim is the king and the prime minister of which country?

Answer: Malaysia

Question: Emir Tamim bin Hamad is the monarch of which country?

Answer: Qatar

Question: Queen Margrethe II is the head of which country?

Answer: Denmark

Question: Mohammed VI currently rules which country?

Answer: Morocco

Question: The Chakri dynasty is the Royal Family of which country?

Answer: Thailand

Question: His Royal Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the current ruler of which country?

Answer: United Arab Emirates

Question: How many Commonwealth countries, other than the U.K., recognize the Queen as the head of state?

Answer: 15

Question: Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away in 2016, was the 9th king of which country?

Answer: Thailand

Question: Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said is the current sultan of which country?

Answer: Oman

Question: Sultan Qaboos bin Said currently rules which country?

Answer: Oman

Question: King Willem-Alexander currently rules which country?

Answer: Netherlands

Question: King Salman currently rules which country?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

Question: Philippe is the king of which country?

Answer: Belgium

Question: Until 2014, King Juan Carlos I was the king of which country?

Answer: Spain

Question: Which athlete challenged Prince Harry to a sprint on a Jamaican tour?

Answer: Usain Bolt

Question: Emperor Akihito currently rules which country?

Answer: Japan

Question: Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands comes from which country?

Answer: Argentina

Question: Who hold the title of Earl of Inverness?

Answer: Prince Andrew

Question: Who is immediately after Prince Harry in the Order of Succession?

Answer: Prince Andrew

Question: Who did Princess Diana admit to an affair with?

Answer: James Hewitt

Question: Charles I was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle before he was beheaded, where is Carisbrooke Castle?

Answer: Isle of Wight

Question: How many children did Princess Diana have?

Answer: 2

Question: How did Princess Grace of Monaco die in 1982?

Answer: Car crash

Question: Bhumibol Adulyadej currently rules which country?

Answer: Thailand

Question: Emir Tamim bin Hamad currently rules which country?

Answer: Qatar

Question: Who painted Zara Phillips' first official portrait?

Answer: Jack Vettriano

Question: Grand Duke Henri currently rules which country?

Answer: Luxembourg

Question: Hans-Adam is the monarch of which small European state?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Question: Who did Princess Eugenie study at University?

Answer: Newcastle

Question: As well as Scotland, where else was Mary Queen of Scots once Queen of?

Answer: France

British History Trivia

Question: In what year was the fire at Windsor Castle?

Answer: 1992

Question: Queen Victoria was the first monarch to speak on the telephone. In what year?

Answer: 1878

Question: What color hair did Queen Elizabeth I have?

Answer: Ginger

Question: In the late 1940s, where did the Queen and Prince Philip live for two years early in their marriage?

Answer: Malta

Question: What condition did many of Victoria's offspring suffer from?

Answer: Haemophilia

Question: What is the name of the Queen's home in the Highlands?

Answer: Balmoral

Question: What Palace was home to the French royal family?

Answer: Versailles

Question: How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace?

Answer: 775

Question: How many official portraits have been painted of the Queen?

Answer: 139

Question: What Church did Henry VIII establish?

Answer: Church of England

Question: What title did the British monarch also have until 1947?

Answer: Emperor of India

Question: How old was Queen Elizabeth I when she came to the throne?

Answer: 25

Question: How many Queen Catherine's have there been to date?

Answer: 5

Question: What was Edward VIII's relationship to his successor, George VI?

Answer: Younger Brother

Question: What was the family name of Mary Queen of Scots?

Answer: Stuart

British Royal Family Trivia

Question: At the end of 2011, which of the Queen's children had the most children themselves?

Answer: They all have 2

Question: Who is Prince Edward married to?

Answer: Sophie

Question: When is the Queen's real birthday?

Answer: April

Question: Where did William and Kate live when first married?

Answer: Anglesey

Question: How many children did Princess Margaret have?

Answer: 2

Question: As a child, who was the Queen's governess?

Answer: Marian Crawford

Question: Where did both Prince Harry and Prince William go to school?

Answer: Eton

Question: What was the name of the woman who married Edward VIII?

Answer: Wallis Simpson

Question: Who holds the title of Duke of Edinburgh?

Answer: Prince Philip

Question: Who is great-grandmother of both the Queen and Prince Philip?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: Who got press criticism for her very unusual hat at William and Kate's wedding?

Answer: Princess Beatrice

Question: Who is married to Autumn Kelly?

Answer: Peter Phillips

Question: How many generations of heirs to her throne did Queen Victoria see before she died?

Answer: 3

Question: Who was named the hardest working Royal in 2008?

Answer: Prince Charles

Question: Who did Princess Diana admit to an affair with?

Answer: James Hewitt

British Royal Family History Trivia

Question: As well as Scotland, where else was Mary Queen of Scots once Queen of?

Answer: France

Question: What was the Queen Mother's maiden name?

Answer: Bowes-Lyon

Question: As used by the Queen, what became an unlikely Latin catchphrase in the 1990s?

Answer: Annus horribilis

Question: Where was the present Queen when she learned her father had died?

Answer: Kenya

Question: Who was the British Prime Minister when Charles and Diana separated?

Answer: John Major

Question: Which school did William and Harry attend before Eton?

Answer: Ludgrove

Question: How many different charities did Princess Diana support?

Answer: 118

Question: Who lived in Clarence House before Prince Charles moved in?

Answer: Queen Mother

Question: How did Princess Grace of Monaco die in 1982?

Answer: Car crash

Question: How many candles were on Prince Edward's birthday cake in 2009?

Answer: 45

Question: Who was the first heir to the throne to be born in hospital?

Answer: Prince William

Question: What was the name of Victoria's husband?

Answer: Albert

Question: Who was the first monarch to speak on the telephone?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: Where did William and Kate spend their honeymoon?

Answer: Seychelles

Question: How many children has Elizabeth II had?

Answer: 4

Old Monarchies Trivia

Question: Who is Prince Edward's elder daughter called?

Answer: Beatrice

Question: Emperor Akihito currently rules which country?

Answer: Japan

Question: Who is immediately after Prince Harry in the Order of Succession?

Answer: Prince Andrew

Question: Grand Duke Henri currently rules which country?

Answer: Luxembourg

Question: Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands comes from which country?

Answer: Argentina

Question: Hans-Adam is the monarch of which small European state?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Question: Emir Tamim bin Hamad currently rules which country?

Answer: Qatar

Question: Where are the Scottish Crown Jewels displayed?

Answer: Edinburgh Castle

Question: Where in the US was Harry on holiday when he was photographed naked?

Answer: Las Vegas

Question: How many cups of tea are served at a Palace garden party?

Answer: 27,000

Question: Which weight loss brand does the Duchess of York represent?

Answer: Weight Watchers

Question: Which country does not have a monarchy?

Answer: China

Question: Who painted Zara Phillips' first official portrait?

Answer: Jack Vettriano

Question: Who was the Duke of Rothesay?

Answer: Prince Charles

Question: Who holds the title of Earl of Inverness?

Answer: Prince Andrew

World’s Powerful Monarchs Trivia

Question: Who was monarch after Queen Victoria?

Answer: Edward VII

Question: How long did the House of Stuart reign in Britain?

Answer: 100

Question: How many kings of England have been called Phillip?

Answer: None

Question: How many generations of heirs to her throne did Queen Victoria see before she died?

Answer: 3

Question: Who was the first monarch to speak on the telephone?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: Which of these has not been a British monarch?

Answer: Charles IV

Question: Which king abdicated after falling for an American divorcee?

Answer: Edward VIII

Question: How long was Elizabeth I's reign?

Answer: 44

Question: How many English kings have been called William?

Answer: 4

Question: How many kings of England have been called George?

Answer: 6

Question: Who was the shortest reigning British monarch?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

Question: Who was on the throne when World War II ended?

Answer: George VI

Question: How long was Mary Queen of Scots kept confined by Elizabeth I?

Answer: 18

Question: How many children did Elizabeth I have?

Answer: 0

Question: How long did the House of Stuart reign in Britain?

Answer: 100

British Royal Family Events & Facts Trivia

Question: At the end of 2011, which of the Queen's children had the most children themselves?

Answer: They all have 2

Question: Who is Prince Edward married to?

Answer: Sophie

Question: When is the Queen's real birthday?

Answer: April

Question: Where did William and Kate live when first married?

Answer: Anglesey

Question: How many children did Princess Margaret have?

Answer: 2

Question: As a child, who was the Queen's governess?

Answer: Marian Crawford

Question: Where did both Prince Harry and Prince William go to school?

Answer: Eton

Question: Who is married to Autumn Kelly?

Answer: Peter Phillips

Question: Who holds the title of Duke of Edinburgh?

Answer: Prince Philip

Question: Who is also known as the Duke of Rothesay?

Answer: Prince Charles

Question: Who was named the hardest working Royal in 2008?

Answer: Prince Charles

Question: Who got press criticism for her very unusual hat at William and Kate's wedding?

Answer: Princess Beatrice

Question: Who lived in Clarence House before Prince Charles moved in?

Answer: Queen Mother

Question: How many daughters does the Queen have?

Answer: 1

Question: How many children has Elizabeth II had?

Answer: 4

British Monarchs Trivia

Question: Who was monarch after Queen Victoria?

Answer: Edward VII

Question: How long did the House of Stuart reign in Britain?

Answer: 100

Question: How many kings of England have been called Phillip?

Answer: None

Question: Who did Princess Anne marry in 1973?

Answer: Mark Phillips

Question: Which king abdicated after falling for an American divorcee?

Answer: Edward VIII

Question: What was the name of the King who united the crowns of England and Scotland?

Answer: James

Question: Which of these royal marriages took place first?

Answer: Victoria and Albert

Question: How many children did Elizabeth I have?

Answer: 0

Question: Who was the first monarch to speak on the telephone?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Question: How long was Elizabeth I's reign?

Answer: 44

Question: Who was the shortest reigning British monarch?

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

Question: How many English kings have been called William?

Answer: 4

Question: How long was Mary Queen of Scots kept confined by Elizabeth I?

Answer: 18

Question: Who was on the throne when World War II ended?

Answer: George VI

Question: Charles I was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle before he was beheaded, where is Carisbrooke Castle?

Answer: Isle of Wight

British Royals Trivia

Question: What was the Queen Mother's maiden name?

Answer: Bowes-Lyon

Question: As used by the Queen, what became an unlikely Latin catchphrase in the 1990s?

Answer: Annus horribilis

Question: How did the Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten die in 1979?

Answer: IRA bomb

Question: Where was the present Queen when she learned her father had died?

Answer: Kenya

Question: Who was the British Prime Minister when Charles and Diana separated?

Answer: John Major

Question: How many different charities did Princess Diana support?

Answer: 118

Question: What was the name of the woman who married Edward VIII?

Answer: Wallis Simpson

Question: Where did William and Kate spend their honeymoon?

Answer: Seychelles

Question: Which Royal was the first to have their wedding broadcast on TV?

Answer: Princess Margaret

Question: Where are the Scottish Crown Jewels displayed?

Answer: Edinburgh Castle

Question: At which royal fortress were Lady Jane Grey and Anne Boleyn imprisoned?

Answer: Tower of London

Question: How many cups of tea are served at a Palace garden party?

Answer: 27,000

Question: From which country did the gold come that made the Queen's wedding ring?

Answer: Wales

Question: Where are state banquets generally held?

Answer: Buckingham Palace

Miscellaneous Royal Family Trivia

Question: What did Princess Anne get points on her driving license for?

Answer: Speeding

Question: What month of the year was Prince George of Cambridge born?

Answer: July

Question: What precious stone was the center of Sarah Ferguson's engagement ring?

Answer: Ruby

Question: How many wedding presents did Queen Elizabeth II receive?

Answer: 2500

Question: How many of Henry VIII's wives were beheaded?

Answer: 2

Question: What sport did Kate Middleton excel at while at school?

Answer: Hockey

Question: How many Commonwealth countries, other than the U.K., recognize the Queen as head of state?

Answer: 15

Question: What learning difficulty does Princess Beatrice have?

Answer: Dyslexia

Question: On which day of the week did Princess Diana's funeral take place?

Answer: Saturday

Question: What sort of mail-order business do the Middleton's run?

Answer: Party supplies

Question: What children's organization does the Duchess of Cambridge volunteer for?

Answer: Scouts

Question: What costume got Harry into trouble after a fancy dress party?

Answer: Nazi officer

Question: What did Prince William study at university?

Answer: Geography

Question: What is Prince Harry's given name?

Answer: Henry

Question: In what year did Queen Elizabeth I die?

Answer: 1603