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Winston Churchill
Contributed by: Halliday
  • 1. In which year was Winston Churchill born?
A) 1901
B) 1890
C) 1874
D) 1850
  • 2. Churchill served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during which years?
A) 1920-1925, 1956-1960
B) 1910-1915, 1941-1946
C) 1940-1945, 1951-1955
D) 1930-1935, 1960-1965
  • 3. Which political party did Winston Churchill belong to?
A) Conservative
B) Labour
C) Green
D) Liberal
  • 4. Which award did Churchill receive in 1953?
A) Nobel Prize in Literature
B) Grammy
C) Oscar
D) Nobel Peace Prize
  • 5. What was the title Churchill held during World War II before becoming Prime Minister?
A) First Lord of the Admiralty
B) Home Secretary
C) Chancellor of the Exchequer
D) Secretary of State for War
  • 6. During which war did Churchill serve as a soldier?
A) Spanish Civil War
B) World War I
C) Boer War
D) Korean War
  • 7. Churchill is known for his fondness for which alcoholic beverage?
A) Whisky
B) Vodka
C) Rum
D) Tequila
  • 8. What was Churchill's wife's name?
A) Clementine
B) Margaret
C) Elizabeth
D) Eleanor
  • 9. Which country was Churchill's mother from?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) United States
D) South Africa
  • 10. Churchill famously described which country as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) India
D) China
  • 11. What was the name of the book Churchill wrote about World War II?
A) All Quiet on the Western Front
B) Catch-22
C) War and Peace
D) The Second World War
  • 12. Which famous victory during World War II did Churchill say was 'the end of the beginning'?
A) Stalingrad
B) Battle of El Alamein
C) Midway
D) D-Day
  • 13. What was the name of Churchill's family home in Kent?
A) Chartwell
B) Chequers
C) Blenheim Palace
D) Windsor Castle
  • 14. At which age did Churchill become Prime Minister for the first time?
A) 45
B) 50
C) 65
D) 70
  • 15. Which university did Winston Churchill attend?
A) Cambridge
B) Oxford
C) Harvard
D) Sandhurst
  • 16. In which year did Winston Churchill receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1953
B) 1980
C) 1965
D) 1930
  • 17. During World War II, Winston Churchill coined the term 'Iron Curtain', referring to which country?
A) Germany
B) Soviet Union
C) France
D) Italy
  • 18. In which year did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A) 1925
B) 1965
C) 1940
D) 1955
  • 19. Which military rank did Winston Churchill hold during World War I?
A) Lieutenant-Colonel
B) General
C) Admiral
D) Captain
  • 20. Which famous artist painted a portrait of Winston Churchill in 1954?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Graham Sutherland
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 21. Which American president did Winston Churchill form a close friendship with?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Barack Obama
C) Ronald Reagan
D) John F. Kennedy
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