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Quiz about The Prime Ministers of United Kingdom

The Prime Ministers of United Kingdom Quiz

Welcome. You will be quizzed on the Prime Ministers of United Kingdom from the first in 1721 to Today

A multiple-choice quiz by hybridfantIII. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hybridfantIII

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,492

Updated
Jan 17 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
794

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the prime minister that signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact (Also called the Pact of Paris) in August 27th, 1928? Hint

Ramsay MacDonald

Stanley Baldwin

Andrew Bonar Law

Clement Attlee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the Prime Minister that holds the record for having the shortest tenure of any Prime Minister in the United Kingdom? Hint

The Viscount Goderich

Spencer Perceval

The Viscount Palmerston

Liz Truss

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Question 3 of 10

3. Could you name the Prime Minister that was featured in the Captain Britain comic strip? Hint

James Callaghan

Sir Anthony Eden

Harold Wilson

Edward Heath

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which prime minister nicknamed a popular United States President "Ronnie" in a PBS Documentary? Hint

John Major

Margaret Thatcher

Harold Wilson

Francois Mitterand

5. Who was the Prime minister that led four terms? First was from December 3rd, 1868-February 17th, 1874. The second was from April 23rd, 1880 - June 9th, 1885. The third term was from February 1st, 1886 - July 20th, 1886. The fourth term was from August 15th, 1892 to March 2nd, 1894. Hint

William Ewart Gladstone

The Earl of Derby

The Marquess of Salisbury

Benjamin Disraeli

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Question 6 of 10

6. Could you name the Prime Minister who repealed the Stamp Act? Hint

Lord North

The Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder)

Charles Watson-Wentworth (The Marquess of Rockingham)

George Grenville

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Question 7 of 10

7. Could you name the Prime Minister who introduced the Stamp Act in 1765? Hint

George Grenville

The Duke of Newcastle (Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

The Duke of Devonshire

The Earl of Bute

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK that led the country during the American Civil War? Hint

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

The Earl of Aberdeen

The Lord John Russell (Earl Russell)

The Earl of Derby

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the Prime Minister, along with Chang Kai-shek and Franklin Roosevelt, who was in the Cairo Conference in 1943? Hint

Sir Anthony Eden

David Lloyd George

Winston Churchill

Ramsay MacDonald

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Question 10 of 10

10. This British PM used to be the President of the Surrey County Cricket Club. Who is it? Hint

John Major

Harold Wilson

Tony Blair

Edward Heath

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the prime minister that signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact (Also called the Pact of Paris) in August 27th, 1928?

Answer: Stanley Baldwin

He also signed the Treaty of Locarno that was signed on December 1st, 1925.

2. Who was the Prime Minister that holds the record for having the shortest tenure of any Prime Minister in the United Kingdom?

Answer: Liz Truss

Liz Truss held the office for fifty days in September and October of 2022. The previous holder of this record was George Canning with 119 days, from April 10 to August 8th, 1827.

3. Could you name the Prime Minister that was featured in the Captain Britain comic strip?

Answer: James Callaghan

He was twice featured in the Captain Britain comic strip. First in February 2nd 1977, and the second in March 2nd 1977

4. Which prime minister nicknamed a popular United States President "Ronnie" in a PBS Documentary?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Obviously, she was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I hope you didn't choose Francois Mitterand, because he's from France.

Answer: William Ewart Gladstone

The Marquess of Salisbury only served three terms, and Benjamin Disraeli served a mere two. The Liner Hotel in Liverpool was once named The Gladstone Hotel in the early 1990s to honor Gladstone.

6. Could you name the Prime Minister who repealed the Stamp Act?

Answer: Charles Watson-Wentworth (The Marquess of Rockingham)

With the support of American Independence, the local people didn't really like him as a result.

7. Could you name the Prime Minister who introduced the Stamp Act in 1765?

Answer: George Grenville

Grenville had seven children.

8. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK that led the country during the American Civil War?

Answer: Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

He supported the Confederates (Informally called the "South").

9. Who was the Prime Minister, along with Chang Kai-shek and Franklin Roosevelt, who was in the Cairo Conference in 1943?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Churchill died as a result of his second stroke (a cerebral thrombosis) on January 24th, 1965.

10. This British PM used to be the President of the Surrey County Cricket Club. Who is it?

Answer: John Major

During his tenure, he was named "Honest John" by the media.

Source: Author hybridfantIII

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