- 1. Who became British Prime Minister during World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Winston Churchill
- 2. What year did Winston Churchill become British Prime Minister?
A) 1939
B) 1945
C) 1942
D) 1940
- 3. What did Churchill famously describe the period of his premiership as?
A) Time of turmoil
B) Their finest hour
C) Great achievement
D) Darkest days
- 4. Which major country did Churchill's Britain ally with during World War II?
A) Soviet Union
B) Japan
C) United States
D) Germany
- 5. Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in which field?
A) Physics
B) Peace
C) Literature
D) Chemistry
- 6. Churchill was known for his love of which alcoholic beverage?
A) Vodka
B) Wine
C) Rum
D) Whisky
- 7. What was the title of the first volume of Churchill's history of the Second World War?
A) The Gathering Storm
B) Closing the Ring
C) Triumph and Tragedy
D) The Hinge of Fate
- 8. Churchill served as First Lord of the Admiralty in which conflict?
A) World War I
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) American Civil War
D) Crimean War
- 9. Which famous artist painted a portrait of Churchill, which became the wartime Prime Minister's favorite?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Graham Sutherland
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Pablo Picasso
- 10. As Prime Minister, Churchill was closely associated with which key Allied leader during World War II?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Charles de Gaulle
D) Benito Mussolini
- 11. Churchill's mother was of which nationality?
A) American
B) Russian
C) Italian
D) French
- 12. Which famous phrase did Churchill use to describe the Soviet Union after World War II?
A) Eastern Bloc
B) Iron Curtain
C) Cold War
D) Red Scare
- 13. In which country did Churchill give his famous 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech during World War II?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) United Kingdom
D) United States
- 14. What was the codename for the operation to evacuate British and Allied troops from Dunkirk?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Dynamo
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Market Garden
- 15. What was the title of the final volume of Churchill's history of the Second World War?
A) Closing the Ring
B) The Hinge of Fate
C) Triumph and Tragedy
D) Their Finest Hour
- 16. What was the cause of Winston Churchill's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Stroke
C) Heart attack
D) Cancer
- 17. Which famous naval battle did Churchill participate in as First Lord of the Admiralty?
A) Battle of Leyte Gulf
B) Battle of Trafalgar
C) Battle of Midway
D) Battle of Jutland
- 18. Which monarch appointed Winston Churchill as Prime Minister?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) King George VI
C) King Edward VIII
D) Queen Victoria
- 19. Who was the leader of the opposition to Winston Churchill during his Prime Ministership?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Clement Attlee
D) Anthony Eden
- 20. What was Winston Churchill's middle name?
A) Henry
B) Leonard
C) Francis
D) Alexander
|