1. May 11th, 1979
   July 1st, 1861
2. May 22nd, 1940
   June 2nd, 1953

The 2ueen was crowned on June 2, 1953, upon the sad death of her father. She chose to retain the surname Windsor and selected her own name as her royal name with a curt "...of course." Of course indeed, your Majesty.

1. King George VI and Mary II
   King George VI and Mary Mountbotten
2. King Edward VI and Joan Navarre
   King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

King George and his wife Elizabeth were the proud of parents of the woman who would be Elizabeth II. She was originally third in line to the throne, and no one thought that she would inherit the crown. Fate would have other plans!

1. February 26, 1922
   April 21, 1926
2. March 19, 1924
   January 17, 1925

On April 21, 1926, the future monarch of Great Britain came into the world. Like all British monarchs, however, she has two official birthdays! The other one changes every year, but is generally held on a Saturday in June.

1. Princess Margaret
   Princesses Margaret and Anne
2. Princess Margaret and Prince Philip
   She had no siblings

The Queen had a single sibling, Princess Margaret. Although Margaret loved her sister, she bemoaned the way the press portrayed them, feeling that she was treated as the "wicked sister" due to, among other things, her decision to divorce. She passed in 2002.

1. Edward, Charles, Charlotte and Andrew
   Charles, Kevin, Andrew and Anne
2. Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew
   Edwin, Charles, Andrew and Anne

The queen has had four children, Charles, Edward, Andrew and Anne. Charles is, of course, the most well known and the heir to the throne, something he has been waiting for for a long time. His mother her majesty shows no signs of slowing down!

1. Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames
   Mayfair, London
2. Maze Hill, London
   Peckham, Southwark

The Queen was born in Mayfair, at the home of her grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. Although she was firstborn, she nonetheless was not believed likely to inherit the throne, due to Edward VIII being before her and her father in succession.

1. Mechanic and Ambulance Driver
   Infantrywoman
2. Transport Pilot
   Bomber Lead

The queen was trained as a mechanic and ambulance driver and, rather than simply sit at a desk or engage in public appearances, she did all of the work herself. She loved the work and regarded the time as some of the most fulfilling of her life.

1. Timothy Laurence
   Peter Philips
2. Philip Austere
   Phillip Mountbatten

Phillip Mountbatten, the royal consort, first started communicating with the young Elizabeth when he was 18 and she 13. He was actually of mixed Greek and Danish royalty, but had to abandon those titles on his marriage to Elizabeth.

1. American football
   Horse racing
2. Golf
   Tennis

The Queen owns many horses, and horses in her possession have won over 1,600 races! She has always enjoyed riding, even as a child, and supposedly reads the "Racing Post" every morning!

1. ...of Great Britain, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith
   .....by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith
2. ....of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada, Queen, Defender of the Faith
   of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas and all ports, domestic and foreign, Queen, Defender of the Faith

The Queen's style on her ascension was ".....by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith." The Faith mentioned is of course the Church of England, what we in the colonies refer to as the Anglican faith.

1. Dancing Queen
   Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
2. One More Time
   I Wanna Dance with Somebody

When ABBA's "Dancing Queen" comes on, her majesty always endeavors to get up and get her groove on! When asked why she does this, she answered quite accurately that she was the queen, of course, so it makes sense.

1. Seven Layer Cake
   Devil's Food Cake
2. Chocolate Biscuit Cake
   German Chocolate Cake

The Chocolate Biscuit Cake has always been the Queen's favorite. The secret to its taste is the crunchy filling of Rich Tea Biscuits that lurks within, counterbalancing the smoothness and sweetness of the cake itself. It also has lots of dark chocolate frosting!

1. Liverpool FC
   Chelsea FC
2. Arsenal FC
   Manchester City FC

The queen loves football and is by all accounts an Arsenal fan. She needs to be careful, however - for the same reason the Royals stay out of politics, she needs to take care with supporting teams. The royals must be seen as above all of that!

1. The Queen Croons!
   Singin' with the Queen
2. Rock the Casbah
   Party at the Palace

Although she of course did none of the performing, the album "Party at the Palace" was released with the live performance of the bands that performed at Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee.

1. 66 years!
   60 years!
2. 58 years!
   54 years!

As of 2018, the queen has reigned an astonishing 66 years since her ascension to the throne in 1952. In 2017, she celebrated a Sapphire Jubilee, and was the first British monarch ever to do so. Long may she reign!

1. OPI's Silent Mauvie
   OPI's Chilly Chile
2. Essie's Ballet Slippers
   Essie's Sand of a Beach

Essie's Ballet Slippers - a gentle pink hue - is the queen's nail polish of choice, and she has inspired other royals to wear it as well. The secret to its success is the color's way of looking elegant and classy while simultaneously not calling attention to itself, which is how her majesty likes it!

1. The Bull Mastiff!
   The St. Bernard!
2. The Bulldog!
   The Corgi!

The queen has always loved corgis, and she has had a succession of over 30 of them over the course of her long reign. She sadly does not have any more of them at present, as she does not want to leave any of them behind in the event of her death.

1. The USSR
   China
2. Taiwan
   Japan

The queen was the first ruling British monarch to visit China, which she did in 1986. She met with Deng Xiaoping and personally examined the recently excavated Terracotta Warriors.

1. Sophie Rhys-Jones
   Diana Spencer
2. Zara Tindall
   Marion Crawford

Marion Crawford was the young princess's governess, and was supposedly betrayed by the queen mother! She became famous through writing about her experiences in a book called "The Little Princesses."

1. Honorary second subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service
   Honorary second lieutenant in the Royal Navy
2. Honorary captain in the Home Guard
   Honorary secretary of War

The rank of "Honorary second subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service" was distressingly low, of course, but ultimately she was not meant to exercise command capacity in her role in the war, but rather act as a symbol of English determination.

1. The Middle East
   The United States
2. South Africa
   South America

The young Queen visited South Africa, having been taken there in style by a royal Battle Cruiser. She also got to observe the performance of a traditional Zulu impi procession.

1. Fourth cousins
   First cousins, once removed
2. Second cousins, once removed.
   She is his grandniece

Not only are they second cousins once removed, but they are also third cousins through Queen Victoria. This is no surprise, as much of the European nobility is connected through marriage in one way or another.

1. Teddy Bear!
   Shifty!
2. The Hun!
   Hot Stuff!

Phillip's sisters in particular were married to German nobles with links to the Nazi party, something that the British royal family could not afford to encourage. Hence the derisive German nickname of "the Hun." The sisters weren't even invited to the wedding!

1. June 13th, 1945
   May 4th, 1949
2. September 18, 1947
   November 20, 1947

The queen was married on November 20, 1947. Their wedding cake was an astonishing nine feet tall, and the ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey.

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Franklin Delano Roosevelt
2. Harry S. Truman
   Richard M. Nixon

While her father was gravely ill, Elizabeth visited Harry S. Truman in 1951 in his stead. She gifted the president with an "over mantle," and the president was by all accounts quite charmed by her.

1. Her conversion to Catholicism
   Marrying a divorced man.
2. Her marriage to a Jewish man
   Her flirtations with women

Margaret's desire to marry a divorced man was considered scandalous in its day, as the Church of England did not recognize the divorce. Elizabeth tactfully asked her sister to wait for a year, and the affair eventually petered out.

1. Pierre Trudeau
   Joe Clark
2. Lester B. Pearson
   John N. Turner

The Queen did not initially get on well with Pierre Trudeau, who seemed to fail to take the monarchy, or her role in it, very seriously. He even slid down a banister in Buckingham Palace!

1. Address a joint session of the U.S. Congress
   Address the British Public on television
2. Address the Houses of Lords and Commons together
   Meet the French President

After the Coalition victory over Iraq in the first Gulf War, the queen took the opportunity to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress, the first time this had ever happened. Her speech was very well received!

1. The New York Times
   The Guardian
2. The Telegraph
   The Sun

The "Sun" revealed the contents of the Queen's Christmas address to the nation two days before she was to give it. This sort of chicanery was unheard of for a British news organization, and she sued the Sun for copyright infringement, winning both legal fees and a compelled donation to charity.

1. Our Year
   The Grandest Year of the Empire
2. My Annus Horriblus
   The Forgotten Year

She referred to it as her Annus Horriblus, or "horrible year." Her son and daughter had separated and divorced, respectively, Charles's infidelity was revealed in print, and various other licentious scandals rocked the monarchy.

1. Ruby
   Saphire
2. Diamond
   Pearl

The Queen and Philip's diamond wedding anniversary was celebrated in 2007, marking 60 years of an extraordinary marriage. After making a big affair out of their 60th, they chose to keep their 70th in 2017 comparatively low-key!

1. Arythmia surgery
   Ear canal surgery
2. The removal of a tumor on her lung
   Keyhole surgery on her knee

The surgeons removed some torn cartilage from her knee using what is termed keyhole surgery. While they were at it, they removed some benign lesions as well.

1. Brad Pitt
   Daniel Craig
2. Johnny Depp
   Chris Pratt

The queen performed a small role across from the modern-day James Bond himself as part of the opening to the Olympics in 2012. It has been argued that this makes her an official Bond girl!

1. Tories
   She has not expressed a political opinion.
2. Labour
   Liberals

The queen has not shown favor to any particular political party. This is deliberate on her part and is a sort of blanket rule for royalty: they are to seem above it all and not align themselves with the temporal politics of the day.

1. A lion and a unicorn
   A lion and a bear
2. A stag and a kraken
   A stag and an eagle

The queen's coat of arms actually varies depending on the British territory in question - such are the complexities of heraldry. However, in every case you will find a lion standing on one side of the shield and a unicorn in opposition.