Victoria visited mainland Europe regularly for holidays. In 1889, during a stay in Biarritz, she became the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain when she crossed the border for a brief visit. By April 1900, the Boer War was so unpopular in mainland Europe that her annual trip to France seemed inadvisable. Instead, the Queen went to Ireland for the first time since 1861, in part to acknowledge the contribution of Irish regiments to the South African war. In July, her second son Alfred ("Affie") died; "Oh, God! My poor darling Affie gone too", she wrote in her journal. "It is a horrible year, nothing but sadness & horrors of one kind & another." COUNT 14
QSN1 Who was the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain? ANS1 Victoria QSN2 What year did Queen Victoria first set foot in Spain? ANS2 1889 QSN3 What year did Victoria stop her annual visits to Spain due to the Boer war? ANS3 1900 QSN4 Where did Victoria visit instead of Spain during the Boer war? ANS4 Ireland QSN5 What year did Victoria's second son Alfred die? ANS5 1900 QSN6 Where did Victoria stay in Spain in 1889?  ANS6 Biarritz QSN7 What war prevented Queen Victoria from taking her annual trip to France in 1900? ANS7 Boer War QSN8 What country did Victoria visit instead of France during the Boer War?  ANS8 Ireland QSN9 Which of Queen Victoria's children died in July of that year?  ANS9 her second son Alfred QSN10 Where did Victoria often go for holiday? ANS10 mainland Europe QSN11 In 1889, what was Victoria the first reining monarch from Britian to do? ANS11 set foot in Spain QSN12 Why did Victoria visit Ireland in 1861? ANS12 acknowledge the contribution of Irish regiments to the South African war QSN13 Why was Victoria advised not to visit France in April of 1900? ANS13 the Boer War QSN14 What tragedy did Victoria face in July of 1900? ANS14 her second son Alfred ("Affie") died