Royalty Trivia – 10-19-13
1. This green-dressed bandit from Sherwood Forest is sometimes known as the Prince
of Thieves.
Robin Hood
2. What does H.M.S. on the side of a ship mean?
Her Majesty's Ship (or His Majesty's Ship, or Submarine), the prefix of Royal Navy
ship names since 1789.
H.M.S. Pinafore a comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert.
3. When the Queen of Spades goes out with the Jack of Diamonds, together they form
the name of this trick-taking card game.
Pinochle
4. In this card game, the Jack of Trump and his same-colored brother are called the Left
Bower and Right Bower. Name this card game.
Euchre
5. The Queen of the Night sings an incredibly virtuosic aria in the opera ‘The Magic
Flute’ a masterwork of this composer.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Marc Anthony got in big trouble with this seductive Queen of Egypt.
Cleopatra
7. This biblical King was known for his wisdom and his ability to settle difficult
disputes.
King Solomon
8. This biblical King was pretty skillful with a harp and with a slingshot.
David
9. The 1951 musical, The King and I is based on Margaret Landon’s book, Anna and the
King of Siam. Siam is the historical name for what modern-day country?
Thailand.
10. King Arthur and his knights used to sit around this famous large piece of furniture
The Round Table
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11. This fairy tale concerns a royal woman who has a little bit of trouble sleeping
because there’s a legume under 20 of the softest mattresses in the kingdom. Name the
fairy tale.
The Princess and the Pea
12. Cinderella had one, and ever since, generations of girls have waited for theirs.
Prince Charming
13. The director of this famous 1930s horror film told Faye Wray that she was going to
have a romance with the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood. Name this Simian
royalty.
King Kong
14. What great band leader and master of the licorice stick was known as the King of
Swing?
Benny Goodman
15. What great home-run hitter was known as the Sultan of Swat and widely
considered to be the inspiration for a candy bar name?
Babe Ruth
16. Royal Wedding is a 1951 MGM musical starring Jane Powell and this king of
Hollywood dancers, whose performing career spanned 76 years.
Fred Astaire
17. Beatrix and Wilhelmina, members of the royal House of Orange, were queens of this
small country famous for its early renewable energy devices and stiff footwear.
Holland (or Netherlands)
18. A king may rule a country. What is the job title of the one who rules an empire?
Emperor or Empress
19. When a royal head of state willingly gives up their rule, what do we call it?
Abdication
20. What’s the name of the royal wand that a king holds as his symbol of sovreignty?
Scepter
21. Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn navigated a wild African river in this
rickety boat in a movie of the same name.
The African Queen
22. In The Wizard of Oz this King of Beasts sings “If I Were King of the Forest.” Which
famous leonine character would this be?
Cowardly Lion
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23. At the end of this play, by a famous Elizabethan playwright, Richard the Second
offers to trade his kingdom for a horse. Name the playwright.
William Shakespeare
24. Snoopy’s nemesis in his role as a World War I flying ace.
The Red Baron
25. This aging monarch in the nursery rhyme was a merry old soul.
Old King Cole
26. This delicate white flower found in prairie and fields across America originally
came from Europe and sports a royal name including a skimpy fabric found in many of
Victoria’s Secret’s apparel items.
Queen Anne’s Lace
27. The ruler of Russia, before the communist revolution, took his title from the word
Ceasar. What is the name used to describe the job title of this Russian emperor?
Czar
28. This musical and movie takes its name from the fabled kingdom of King Arthur.
Camelot
29. Name this large royal island off the coast of eastern Canada, which is also its own
province.
Prince Edward Island
30. This queen lost her head in the French Revolution. Maybe it was a bad idea to
suggest that the starving peasants enjoy fancy desserts.
Marie Antoinette
31. What do the top of a tree, a type of dental work, and RC cola have in common?
Crowns
32. This opulent building is the home of the Kings and Queens of England when they’re
in London.
Buckingham Palace
33. What Canadian whiskey comes in a purple velvet bag?
Crown Royal
34. Empress Josephine was a French empress (crowned in 1804) who was the first wife
of the first emperor of France. Who was her famous husband?
Napoleon Bonaparte
35. Anne Boleyn was queen of England and the second wife of which King of England?
Henry VIII
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36. What tail-less breed are Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dogs, of which she owns 4?
Welsh Corgi.
37. This longest-ruling female leader of Russia was great!
Catherine the Great
38. In this 1990s TV sitcom, Will Smith portrayed the Fresh Prince of what posh Los
Angeles suburb?
Fresh Prince of Bel Aire
39. What American singer and jazz pianist was one of the first African Americans to
host a television variety show (in the 1950s)?
Nat King Cole (Hint: his daughter Natalie is also a singer)
40. What was the nickname of King Richard I, given to him for his reputation as a great
military leader and warrior?
Richard the Lionhearted
41. After she married Prince Charles, Diana was titled ‘princess’ of which country?
Diana, princess of Wales
42. Which English king was married six times, which led to the separation of the
Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church?
Henry VIII
43. Mary Stuart was more commonly known as Queen of which people?
Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots
44. The honey bee secretion used to nourish larvae as well as adult queen bees is
known as what? (Hint: it is also used as a dietary supplement by humans and in skin
care and beauty products)
Royal Jelly
45. This Roger Miller song starts out: “Trailer for sale or rent/Rooms to let fifty cents”
King of the Road (Hint: continue with “No phone no pool no pets/I ain’t got no
cigarettes”)
46. This 1939 Shirley Temple movie is about a little girl, Sara, left at Miss Minchin’s
School for Girls while her father, Captain Crewe, fights in the Second Boer War.
The Little Princess
There she was mistreated. It ends when she finds her father in a hospital and helps him
stand as Queen Victoria departs.
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47. Published in 1943, this book was written by writer and aviator Antoine de SaintExupéry. The story involves a pilot stranded in the desert who meats a young prince
fallen to Earth from an asteroid.
The Little Prince
It is the most read and translated book in the French language.
48. In this TV show from the late 1970s-early 80s, the Duke Boys (cousins Bo and Luke)
live in a rural county in Georgia. What is the name of the county?
Hazzard (the show is ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’)
49. Homicide is the killing of a person. Who gets killed in “regicide”?
A king. Killing a king
50. Who is currently the heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom?
Prince William
51. My Country Tis of Thee, patriotic tune of the fledgling United States, was ironically
based on this anthem of the country the U.S. was rebelling against.
God Save the King (or Queen)
52 This Good King trudged through the snow to give alms to the poor on the Feast of
Saint Stephen (the day after Christmas). What was his name?
Good King Wenceslas (hint: the name of a popular Christmas carol)
53, This British monarch ruled from 1837 until her death in 1901, the longest reign of
any female in history. What was her name?
Victoria
Her husband’s name was Albert.
54. A tennis racquet company, a rock musician’s name, and a popular fly-fishing nymph
share this name, a royal title.
Prince
55. This two-word slogan was used during the Civil War by Southern secessionists who
argued that cotton exports would make the south economically prosperous and
encourage Great Britain and France to support the Confederacy.
King Cotton
56. The winter coat of this ‘stoat’ weasel (stoat) is white, but the tip of its tail is black.
Cloaks for medieval royalty were sometimes made of its pelt. What is the name for this
luxurious fur.
Ermine
57. This gorgeous American film actress left her Hollywood career to marry the
dashing Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Grace Kelly
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58. ‘The noble Duke of York, He had ten thousand men … ‘ Where did he march them?
He marched them up to the top of the hill and marched them down again.
Oh, the noble Duke of York, He had ten thousand men / He marched them up to the top of the hill and he,
Marched them down again / And when they were up, they were up, / And when they were down, they were
down / And when they were only half way up, / They were neither up nor down
Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), took his men to Sandal Castle in Wakefield on raised
fortifications. He went down to fight Lancastrian forces losing much of his army. He died in battle.
59. Is said that an English earl was so busy gambling he did not have time to eat a meal.
He ordered a water to bring him roast beef between two slices of bread. This is the
putative origin of what common lunchbag item?
The sandwich, and that earl was John Montagu (1718-92), the 4th Earl of Sandwich.
60. A popular dogname, it's the female counterpart of the royal title ‘duke’.
Duchess.
61. This animal is known as The King of Beasts.
Lion
62. The mother of most of the bees in a hive
Queen Bee
63. According to the nursery rhyme, this king was a merry old soul.
Old King Cole.
Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe in the
middle of the night
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Every fiddler had a fine fiddle, and a
very fine fiddle had he;
Oh there's none so rare as can compare
With King Cole and his
fiddlers three.
64. This American boxing promoter, known for promoting the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ and
the ‘Thrilla in Manilla’, had iconic hair that stuck straight up.
Don King
65. What Egyptian queen was known as Queen of the Nile?
Cleopatra (VII)
66. There are five boroughs of New York City, but only one of them sports a royal name.
What is it?
Queens (The others are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island)
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67. Solomon is associated with what resplendent and very rich queen, who tested his
wisdom by asking him clever questions?
Queen of Sheba
68. In poker, another name for a straight flush including ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all in
the same suit.
Royal flush
which is the hand of the highest possible value (when wild cards are not in use)
69. Christopher Columbus is largely credited with the discovery of ‘America’ in 1492. His
voyage was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the monarchs of which
European country?
Spain.
70. The term Scandinavia refers to a region of northern Europe including three kingdoms,
now countries. Name one Scandinavian country.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Iceland, Faroe Islands, Finland together with the Scandinavian
countries make up the Nordic countries.
71. This award-winning 1960 Broadway musical tells the story of the most famous love triangle of King
Arthur’s court.
Camelot. (King Arthur – Richard Burton, Queen Guenevere – Julie Andrews, Sir Lancelot – Robert
Goulet)
72. What is the name of the new royal baby?
George Alexander Louis.
The tot "will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge,"
73. Kamehameha the Great was the first king of this kingdom, that became our 50th state in
1959.
Hawaii.
Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8, 1819), also known as
Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810.
74. Who is Queen Elizabeth II’s husband?
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
75. What is the full name of the Cavelier Spaniel?
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
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Of these countries, which does NOT have a King?
Belgium, Norway, Luxemburg, Saudi Arabia, or Netherlands
Luxumburg, which has a Duke
Freddie Mercury was the lead singer for the British rock band which produced hits such
as Bohemian Rhapsody and We Are the Champions. What is the name of the group?
Queen
A phrase for someone who is really awful to be around
A royal pain in the ass
3. Movie starring Genvieve Bujold and Alan Bates, involving a British officer and a
French lunatic asylum during WWI
King of Hearts
9. This powerful governor and senator from Louisiana, with first-name Huey, was also
known as the Kingfish. What is his last name?
Long
This early television show told the lives of ordinary women, but gave them the chance
to be what?
Queen for a Day
Someday my prints will come
Kodak kiosk
This comic strip, created in 1937 by Hal Foster (creator of Tarzan) and still running
today, features a medieval knight with black hair in a bowl haircut. Name this virtuous
comic strip prince.
Prince Valiant
This radio and TV adventure series featured rancher and pilot Schulyer King. What is
the name of the show?
Sky King
Joke: Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Answer: Yes. Then, you better let him out.
This blues singer and guitarist lamented that “The Thrill is Gone.”
B.B. King
TV sitcom based in New York City in the late 1990s featured Doug and Carrie Heffernan,
and Carrie’s eccentric father Arthur Spooner, played by Jerry Stiller.
The King of Queens
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This famous brand of pipe tobacco was named for a future king of England while he was
still prince.
Prince Edward tobacco
A bright or dark shade of azure
Royal blue
A number one hit originally sung by Gene Chandler in 1962 was called the Duke of
What?
The Duke of Earl
Here is the male title. Name the corresponding female title:
Prince – Princess
Duke – Duchess
King – Queen
Earl – Countess
(must get all four correct)
A hit by Swedish rock group Abba referred to a dancing monarch. What was the name
of the song?
Dancing Queen
A Wes Anderson film about the a family with three gifted children who have tough
times when their father leaves them in their adolescent years.
The Royal Tenenbaums
Famous American sternwheel steamboat that plied the waters of the Mississippi, now a
U.S. National Historic Landmark docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Delta Queen
This large family was featured in a musical variety TV series in the 1960s that bore
their name.
The King Family (The King Family Show)
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76. In checkers, when you successfully reach your opponent’s side of the board, you ask
him or her to ‘[blank] me’ … and get a double-decker piece.
‘King me.’
When a piece reaches the furthest row from the player who controls that piece, it is
crowned and becomes a king. One of the pieces which had been captured is placed
on top of the king so that it is twice as high as a single piece.
77. Mohammad Reza Phalavi was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution on
February 11, 1979. What was his job title?
Shah of Iran.
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavī (Persian: ‫ ممممم مممم مم م ممم‬,
[mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː ˈʃɒːhe pæhlæˈviː]; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was
the Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian
Revolution on 11 February 1979.
78. If two alley scrappers are going to have a fist fight, we might say they are goint to ‘[what] it
out’, using a phrase containing a royalty title?
Duke it out.