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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, May 23, 2011

Greetings Infomaniacs,

I discovered that today is Victoria Day in Canada. Victoria
Day celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday (May 24th). Canada
is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, of which
the Queen is head. In honor of this holiday, why don't we
learn a few fun facts about the Queen?

Enjoy!
Melissa

Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: ?We are not interested in the possibilities of
defeat. They do not exist.?

HINT: (1819-1901), monarch of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland.

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RANDOM TIDBITS

Queen Victoria is the longest serving British monarch ever
at 63 years, seven months. Her reign ended upon her death
in 1901.

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The monarch married Prince Albert of Germany on February
10, 1940. He was her first cousin and was one of the only
socially acceptable suitors in the world. She could not
marry anyone of even a slightly lower social status.

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Victoria and Albert had nine children. Most of them married
into Europe's royal family. She is still known as the
Grandmother of Europe.

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Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent,
fourth son of George III. Her father died almost
immediately after her birth thus she became heir to the
throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in
succession - George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and
William IV - had no legitimate children who survived.

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Queen Victoria was the first monarch to travel by train.
The progress in transportation allowed she and Prince
Albert to travel extensively throughout the Empire. Her
first train trip was in 1842.

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The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth and her husband
Prince Phillip are both great-great grandchildren of Queen
Victoria.

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QUOTE: ?We are not interested in the possibilities of
defeat. They do not exist.?

ANSWER: Queen Victoria.

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