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Winston Churchill. Quiz. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill , KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, FRS. KG - The Most Noble Order of the Garter OM - The Order of Merit CH - The Order of the Companions of Honour TD - The Territorial Decoration PC - Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
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Winston Churchill Quiz
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, FRS
KG - The Most Noble Order of the Garter • OM - The Order of Merit • CH - The Order of the Companions of Honour • TD - The Territorial Decoration • PC - Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council • FRS - Fellow of the Royal Society
Churchill wrote a biography of his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough in the mid 1930s
Young Winston was a troublesome pupil at Harrow public school. Which of these quotes is taken from one of his school reports? A: "His chief fault is that he is very self-opinionated." B: "Constantly late for school. He is so regular in his irregularity that I don't know what to do." C: "The boy is every inch a fool, but luckily for him he's not very tall."
Churchill was elected to Parliament in 1900. Did he... A: ...stand as a Liberal and then join his father's Conservative Party? B: ...stand as an independent and then join the Conservative Party? C: ...stand as a Conservative, join the Liberals and then re-join the Conservatives?
When asked during the war to name the world’s greatest men, Churchill plumped for... A: Churchill, Churchill and Churchill B: Eisenhower, Montgomery and Rommel C: Roosevelt, Stalin and Mussolini
Chancellor of the Exchequer • is responsible for all economic and financial matters. • is responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts. • is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England
"I have resolved the conflict in favour of the latter." What conflict? A: Between Churchill's Liberal and Conservative loyalties B: Between siding with Fascist dictator Hitler or Communist dictator Stalin C: Between drinking skim milk or wine
In victory I deserve it, and in defeat I need it." Churchill - borrowing a quote from Napoleon’s was keen to have what?
Churchill was famous for the episodes of depression he called his "black dogs". What were his real dogs called? A: Pol and Roger B: Rufus and Rufus II C: Romeo and Julieta
Sunset over the Atlas Mountains Landscape with Sheep Monet's Houses of Parliament