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The Ultimate Winston Churchill Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
When was he born? 30 November 1874
67%
What political party did he align himself with? Conservative party
67%
What county in England was he born in? Oxfordshire
67%
What evacuation of troops happened on the morning of his famous "we shall fight on the beaches" speech delivered at the House of Commons? Dunkirk evacuation (Operation Dynamo)
56%
In one of his famous speeches, finish this sentence "This was their finest ___"? hour
56%
Where was Churchill captured as prisoner of war? Pretoria, South Africa
56%
When did he deliver his famous "blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech in the House of Commons? 13 May 1940
44%
When being appointed as First Lord of the Admiralty, how man battle ships did he say Britain would build for every German battle ship? 2
44%
What German refused to meet Churchill in 1932 stating: "What on earth would I talk to him about?"? Adolf Hitler
44%
What republic people imprisoned him? Boer republics
44%
What position was he appointed in Stanley Baldwin's government (1924) despite not having any background in finance or economics? Chancellor of the Exchequer
44%
Who beat Churchill in the 1945 general election? Clement Attlee
44%
What did Churchill experience not long after America joined the war? heart attack
44%
What Indian anti-colony nationalist did Churchill oppose considering him as a "a seditious Middle Temple lawyer, now posing as a fakir"? Mohandas Gandhi
44%
Who became prime-minister in 1937, who Churchill initially supported? Neville Chamberlain
44%
What meeting was the first meeting with Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill other wise named as the "big three"? Tehran conference
44%
What war was he put in charge of the air force and navy, however he was demoted from that latter half-way through? WW1
44%
When did Churchill start his second term as prime minister? 1951
33%
When did resign as prime minister? 1955
33%
When did he retire as MP? 1964
33%
When was VE day? 8 May 1945
33%
Who did he marry in September 1908? Clementine Hozier
33%
When did Churchill escape capture, earning him publicity? December 1899
33%
What did he refer to as "black dog"? depression
33%
Who was Churchill's conservative opponent to replace above as prime-minister? Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (Lord Halifax)
33%
Who was his nanny? Elizabeth Everest
33%
What political party did he declare himself "a Liberal in all but name"? Liberal party
33%
What was the only ball sport Churchill was ever interested in? polo
33%
What did Churchill name the pilots, who were fighting in the Battle of Britain? the few
33%
When did he die? 24 January 1965
22%
What county did Churchill go to boarding school? Berkshire
22%
What school did he go to when he was 13? Harrow school
22%
When did his father die? January 1895
22%
What was the proposed military campaign to invade Soviet-held Europe? Operation Unthinkable
22%
What war was he involved with when he was 21? Cuban War of Independence
11%
When did his mother die? May 1921
11%
What position did he create and assumed making him the most powerful wartime prime minister in history? Minister of Defence
11%
What month in 1900 was he elected MP for Oldham? October
11%
What rank was Churchill commissioned as while in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars regiment of the British Army, based at Aldershot? second lieutenant
11%
What did he die of? a stroke
0%
What school did he go to when he was 7? Brunswick school
0%
What party did he privately consider creating to unify two parties? Central party
0%
What position was Churchill appointed as in February 1510? Home Secretary
0%
What suffragist attacked Churchill with a whip? Hugh Franklin
0%
What Act of Parliament did Churchill support that allowed the first women in Britain to vote? Representation of the People Act
0%
What college did he fail to be admitted to twice before finally being successful? Royal Military College
0%
What newspaper did he work as journalist for while in a campaign in Sudan? The Morning Post
0%
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