British Prime Ministers 1721-2001

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The first Prime Minister (1721-42) was Sir Robert ...? Answer: (surname)

2. Which Prime Minister's actions and policies provoked the American colonies to rebel? Pitt the Elder Lord Liverpool Lord Sidmouth Lord North

3. How old was William Pitt the Younger when he became Prime Minister in 1783? 21 34 29 24

4. Originally, the term "Prime Minister" was purely a convenient nickname - usually for the "First Lord of the Treasury". When did the term gain official recognition? 1945 1814 1906 1858

5. Who is regarded as an outstanding reformer of the period 1820-50, first as Home Secretary and from 1841-46 as Prime Minister? Sir Robert ...? Answer: (surname)

6. He entered Parliament as a Tory (Conservative) but later became leader of the Liberals and headed four admistrations in the 19th century. His name is William Ewart ...? Answer: (surname only)

7. Who was Prime Minister when Britain declared war on Germany in 1914? David Lloyd George Sir Charles Trevelyan Sir Edward Grey Herbert Asquith

8. Who was the first Labour Prime Minister? Ramsay ____. Answer: (surname)

9. When did Winston Churchill first become Prime Minister? March 1928 September 1939 October 1938 May 1940

10. Who headed the Labour Government of 1945-51? Ernest Bevin Clement Attlee Aneurin Bevan Harold Wilson

11. Who, together with the French Government, occupied the Suez Canal area in 1956 and resigned shortly afterwards? Edward Heath Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden Alec Douglas-Home

12. Which Prime Minister took Britain into the (then) European Economic Community, which has since evolved into the European Union? Harold Macmillan James Callaghan Harold Wilson Edward Heath

13. Only one woman has been British Prime Minister. What is her name? Answer: (First name and surname)

14. Who became Prime Minister in 1997 after a landslide electoral victory? Answer: (First name and surname)

15. Since 1945 Britain has had twelve Prime Ministers. How many of them studied at the University of Oxford? 9 3 2 6