Quiz Royal links

by Garry D Reed

1 In May 2022, Prince Charles visited a centre helping Ukrainian refugees run by the Army and other agencies. In which country was this?

2 Which composition, originally written for the coronation of King George II in 1727, is based on the biblical account of the anointing of Solomon in 1 Kings 1?

‘Zadok the Priest’ by Handel

‘Mass in B Minor’ by Bach

‘Mass No 3 in F Minor’ by Bruckner

3 The hymn tune ‘Royal Oak’ is named after a tree in which King Charles II hid during the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Name the song associated with this tune.

‘Praise to the Holiest in the Height’

‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’

‘All People That on Earth

Do Dwell’

4 Reputedly, which was the favourite hymn of Queen Elizabeth II?

5 On 4 July 1912, Princess Louise laid the foundation stone for an Army hospital in Hackney. What sort of hospital was it?

Children’s hospital General hospital

Maternity hospital

6 What did King Edward VII ask when he met William Booth in June 1904?

To conduct a band

To meet delegates from the 1904 International Congress

For his autograph

6. For his autograph.