The Ultimate British Prime Ministers Quiz | U.K. Government

Answer: Neville Chamberlain

Born in Birmingham in 1869, Arthur Neville Chamberlain entered Parliament as the MP for Birmingham Ladywood in 1918. In 1929, moved across the city to Edgbaston, and served as that constituency's MP until 1940. Three times Minister of Health and Chancellor in the administrations of both Stanley Baldwin and Ramsey MacDonald, Chamberlain became Prime Minister in May 1937.

He was replaced by Winston Churchill in May 1940. Of the alternatives, Callaghan was MP for various Cardiff constituencies from 1945-1987, Baldwin was the MP for Bewdley in Worcestershire from 1908-37, and Major was MP for Huntingdon from 1979-2001.

Answer: Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson replaced Alec Douglas-Home as PM when Labour won the 1964 General Election but then lost in 1970 to Edward Heath's Conservatives. Wilson again won in 1974 to replace Heath and was succeeded 21 months later when James Callaghan took over leadership of the Labour Party.

His wife during both terms in office was Mary Wilson - born Gladys Mary Baldwin in Norfolk in January 1916, two months before her future husband. They had two children, Robin and Giles. During Wilson's terms, 'Private Eye' magazine published a bi-weekly spoof column called "Mrs Wilson's Diary". Widowed when Harold Wilson died in 1995 after 55 years of marriage, she was still living in Westminster, just a short walk from Downing Street, in her late 90s. Of the alternatives, Stanley Baldwin's wife was Lucy Baldwin (born Lucy Ridsdale), Callaghan's was Audrey (born Audrey Moulton), and Lloyd George's was Margaret (born Margaret Owen).

Answer: Harold Macmillan

Born in 1894, Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister from January 1957 until October 1963) was a captain in the Grenadier Guards during WWI. Wounded during the Battle of the Somme, he spent an entire day lying in a trench until he was found.
Of the alternatives, Churchill preceded Macmillan as Prime Minister. Wilson was only born in 1916. Douglas-Home was born in 1903 and was still at Eton during WWI.

Answer: Alec Douglas-Home

Born Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home in Mayfair, London in 1903, he went to Eton and then on to Christ Church College, Oxford. Between 1924 and 1927 he played first-class cricket for Middlesex C.C.C. He also played in three 'international matches for the M.C.C. on a tour of Argentina.
Prime Minister for a year between October 1963 and 1964, Douglas-Home is probably best remembered for spells as Foreign Minister under both Harold Macmillan and Edward Heath.

Answer: 90

Born Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire on 20th November 1874, he represented five different constituencies in Parliament in a 64-year career as an MP. He took over from Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in May 1940.

Although defeated in the 1945 election, he was returned to office in 1951 and led the nation again until 1955. He died in London in January 1965 at the age of 90. His funeral was the largest state funeral ever seen at that time, with representatives from more than 100 countries. Broadcast live on TV throughout Europe except Ireland, it was watched by more than 350 million people.

Answer: Canada

Andrew Bonar Law represented the constituencies of Glasgow Blackfriars, Dulwich, Bootle and Glasgow Central in a 23-year career as an MP. Born in Rexton NB, Canada in 1858, he was Prime Minister for just six months between October 1922 and May 1923. Diagnosed with throat cancer and unable to speak in Parliament, he resigned his office in favor of Stanley Baldwin and died in London less than six months later.

Answer: David Lloyd George

Although born in Manchester, David Lloyd George was of Welsh descent and spoke fluent Welsh. He is both the first and, so far, the only Welsh Prime Minister of Britain. He took over from Herbert Asquith as PM in December 1916 and led a coalition government throughout the rest of WWI.

The coalition finally dissolved in 1922 and he was succeeded by Andrew Bonar Law. He remains the last Liberal leader to hold the office of Prime Minister. Lloyd George remained as Liberal Party leader until 1931 and as the MP for Caernarvon Boroughs, a seat he held continuously for 55 years, until his death in 1945.

Answer: Chemistry

Born Margaret Hilda Roberts on 13th October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, she went to Somerville College at Oxford University to study chemistry in 1943. She graduated in 1947 having specialized in X-ray crystallography in her final year.

Answer: David Cameron

He was born David William Donald Cameron in London on 9th October 1966. On assuming the office of Prime Minister in May 2010 at the age of 43, he became Britain's youngest PM since the Earl of Liverpool 198 years earlier.
Britain's second left-handed PM in 65 years is not far from the expected norm, with around 10% of the population having that trait. In the same time period, though, Canada has not elected a single left-handed PM but five of the last seven US Presidents have been left-handed.

Answer: John Major

Born in Carshalton, Surrey, on 29th March 1943, John Major left school in 1959 with 'O' levels in History, English Language and English Literature. He later earned three more 'O' levels via a correspondence course. Jobs as an insurance clerk, at his father's garden ornaments business and with the London Electricity Board (where a young Tony Blair also worked) followed before he eventually joined the banking industry.

The MP for Huntingdon from 1979-2001, he was Prime Minister from 1990-97.