Coronation Quiz

What is the date of the Coronation?

• 6th May 2023

• 4th May 2023

• 5th May 2023

• 7th May 2023

What is a Coronation?

• A celebration of the new monarch's life

• When a new monarch receives their crown

• When a new monarch becomes the monarch

• An act of parliament

Match the following

• The investiture

• The monarch is presented with special clothes symbolising their powers and responsibilities. The final object is the crown.

• The oath

• The monarch sits upon the throne

• The recognition

• The monarch promises to rule according to the law

• The inthroning

• The people are asked if they recognise and accept their new monarch

• The anointing

• The monarch is anointed with holy oil on their hands, chest and head

Two kings were crowned in 1066. Who were they?

• Harold & William

• Harold & Harald

• William & Edward

• Harold & Edward

What does the Orb not represent?

• Religion

• Sovereign's power

• Money

What do the sceptres not represent?

• Political power

• Spiritual role

• Religion

• Family

What is the name of the crown that will be used for the crowning ceremony?

• St John's crown

• St Peter's crown

• St Edward's crown

• St Mark's crown

Which monarch was the crown that is pictured, made for?

• Charles II

• George III

• Edward IV

• Henry VIII

Where will the Coronation take place?

• St Paul's Cathedral

• Canterbury Cathedral

• Westminster Abbey

• St Alban's Abbey

What do these three have in common?

Lady Jane Grey, Edward V, Edward VIII

• They were all sent to another country

• They were all executed

• They never had a Coronation

• They all had towns named after them