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queen
  • Mary Queen of Scots was a skilful billiards player

Queen Elizabeth II
  • The Queen’s real birthday is on April 21, but it is celebrated officially in June
  • Since 1952, The Queen has conferred over 387,700 honours and awards
  • Tony Blair is the first Prime Minister to have been born during The Queen’s reign. He was born in early May 1953 – a month before the Coronation
  • The Queen has opened 15 bridges in the United Kingdom during her reign
  • The Queen has 30 godchildren
  • The Queen sat for the first and only hologram portrait in 2003
  • The Queen sent her first email in 1976 from an Army base

quiz
  • This word was allegedly invented in the 1830’s by a Dublin theater owner named Richard Daly and was a result of a bet where Daly said he could make a nonsensical word known throughout Dublin in 48 hours. This fact is of course disputed.