School history quiz

To which prominent position was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester appointed by Queen Elizabeth I on her accession to the throne in 1558?

According to the Charter, where was Queen Elizabeth I when she granted her letters patent for the establishment of the School on 24th March 1573?

Today we have 1300 students enrolled at Queen Elizabeth’s. When it first opened in 1573, how many students could the school provide education for?

Where did the funds come from to finance the building of Tudor Hall?

During the English Civil War, who did the school support?

In 1734, Elizabeth Allen’s Trust was formed to provide funds for what purpose?

In what year did boarding end at QE as part of a major reorganisation of the school? Clue: It coincided with a major anniversary.

Queen Elizabeth’s School has never admitted girls to the school. However, in 1888 a new school ‘Queen Elizabeth’s Girls School’ was opened in High Barnet for the education of girls. In what way was Queen Elizabeth’s involved?

The building that currently houses the library and dining hall is called the Mayes building, named after Harry Mayes, who served as the School Caretaker for 60 years from October 1902. What was the nickname students used for him

Miss Sims was the first female teacher appointed to Queen Elizabeth’s in January 1916, during World War One, when there was a staffing shortage. For how many years did she remain at the school?

In what year did Queen Elizabeth’s School move to its current location on Queen’s Road?

One of the main reasons for moving to Queen’s Road was to allow more student to attend the school. How many students could the new building accommodate when it first opened?

Queen Elizabeth’s has six houses. The four original houses were Broughton, Leicester, Stapylton and Underne with Harrisons’ House being founded in 1954. The sixth and final house was Pearce, but what year was it formed?

In 1971 Queen Elizabeth’s School became a comprehensive and no longer admitted students based on academic merit but rather according to living near the school. However, this did not remain the case. In what year did the school once again admit students based on academic ability?

Ernest Harold Jenkins served as Headmaster for 31 years, seeing the school through the second world war and many changes, but which two headmasters immediately preceded him?