1. The month of April in 1945 must have looked fairly glorious to Sir Winston Churchill as his two European enemies died shortly after each other. How many days were there between Benito Mussolini's and Adolf Hitler's death? 2 8 4 16

2. At the Potsdam Conference things had changed a bit since Yalta. 'Uncle Joe' of course was still in place but Roosevelt had been replaced by Truman. And Sir Winston was chaperoned by a representative of the Labour party. Who was that Number Two of the British Delegation? Clement Attlee Ernest Bevin Stafford Cripps Aneurin Bevan

3. What was the reason that Churchill could no longer act on his own? not all the votes had been counted yet in the British elections and it was not clear who was going to be the next Prime- Minister Truman and Stalin had expressed the view that Foreign-Secretaries should attend too Stalin had urged the presence of a representative of the British working-class Labour had threatened to leave the wartime coalition of national union if they got no say in the dis

4. In July 1946 Britain was having serious problems in its Mandate Territory Palestine. A Zionist Irgun group blew up a hotel in Jerusalem, killing 91 people. What was the name of the hotel? Queen of Sheba King David Allenby Jerusalem Tower Hotel

5. On 15th of August 1947 Great-Britain recognizes the independence of one of the major 'crown jewels' in its Empire: India. Who becomes the first Prime Minister of this land? Indira Priyandarshini Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Tara Singh

6. In May 1947 Churchill makes his famous 'Iron Curtain' speech in Fulton, Missouri, United States, and calls for a 'United States of Europe' as a second pillar of Western Civilisation. True False

7. 14-15th of August 1947: within the same short space of time that India is created, another new Commonwealth State is born. Which of these? Ceylon Burma Pakistan Bengal

8. After the failure of her proposals to divide Palestine into Arab and Jewish zones, Britain had, in March 1947, returned her Palestine Mandate to the United Nations. In 1948 the Jewish population of Palestine proclaims the new state of Israel. Who was the first Prime Minister? Ben Gurion Emma Goldmann Golda Meir Moshe Dayan

9. When in May 1949 the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed, the Russians begin their blockade of Berlin. True False

10. Who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer who in September 1949 announces a devaluation of the pound from US$4.03 to US$2.80? Hugh Dalton Peter Thorneycroft Herbert Morrison Stafford Cripps

11. The cause of this devaluation might possibly be attributed to the spending of so much money on the new welfare state, more in particular the National Health Service that had been established in July of the year before. Who had been the driving force behind it? Ernest Bevin Harold Wilson Hugh Dalton Aneurin Bevan

12. In spite of the devaluation Labour again wins the general elections in 1950. In October of 1950, however, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be replaced. Who is the new one? Aneurin Bevan Clement Davies Hugh Gaitskell Herbert Morrison

13. In May 1951 there is a first 'oil crisis' for Britain when in a particular country her oil assets are nationalised. In which country? Libya Saudi-Arabia Iran Iraq

14. In October 1951 it's the Conservatives who win the general elections. Who forms the new government? Lord Alec Douglas- Home Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden Sir Winston Churchill

15. In February 1952 the death of the King means that Princess Elizabeth has to ascend the throne. Under what name had her father, George VI, been born? Charles George Albert Edward

16. In 1952 Britain declares State of Emergency in one of her colonies because of problems the so-called Mau-Mau rebels. Which country? Tanzania Uganda Kenya Nigeria

17. Though Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne in February 1952, her coronation did not happen till half way through the next year. True False

18. In 1953 Egypt becomes a republic. Who was its first President? General Naguib Anwar Al Sadat ex-King Farouk Gamal Abdel Nasser

19. In April 1955 Sir Winston Churchill is replaced by Anthony Eden as Prime Minister of Britain? What was the reason? opinion-polls predicted defeat in elections if he stayed on he had died ill-health younger members of Conservative Party had openly rebelled against him

20. In November 1955 there is once again trouble in one of Britain's colonies and State of Emergency is declared. This time it is Cyprus. Who is the military leader of the Cypriotic EOKA terrorists? Giorgios Grivas Rauf Denktash Cardinal Makarios Glavkos Clerides