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Churchill view of events quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What date was Churchill's birthday

a)

April 30th

b)

August 30th

c)

September 30th

d)

November 30th

2.

At which palace was Churchill born?

a)

Blenheim

b)

Kensington

c)

Kew

d)

St James

3.

True or false: Churchill was an only child.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which party did Churchill switch to in 1904?

a)

Conservatives

b)

Labour

c)

Liberals

5.

Which battle did Churchill command during the First World War and was remembered for how disastrously he led this?

a)

Jutland

b)

Verdun

c)

Gallipoli

d)

Passchendaele

6.

What position in government did Churchill hold during the 1920s?

a)

Secretary of State for Education

b)

Chancellor of the Exchequer

c)

Secretary of State for Transport

d)

Deputy Prime Minister

7.

In which year did Churchill die?

a)

1962

b)

1965

c)

1968

8.

How old was Churchill when he died?

a)

80

b)

85

c)

90

d)

95

9.

What was the name of Churchill's wife?

a)

Clementine

b)

Rose

c)

Sophie

d)

Elizabeth

10.

How many children did Churchill have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

11.

Which animal did Churchill once say should have trampled on Gandhi?

a)

Lion

b)

Rhinoceros

c)

Elephant

d)

Lion

12.

Gandhi led a march in 1930 to protest against a tax on what?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Spices

d)

Coffee

13.

In which year was the Indian Independence Act?

a)

1943

b)

1945

c)

1947

d)

1949

14.

Which king abdicated in 1936?

a)

Edward VII

b)

George V

c)

Edward VIII

d)

George VI

15.

What nationality was Wallis Simpson who the king wished to marry?

a)

Australian

b)

American

c)

French

d)

British

16.

What was the name of the group Churchill joined to show his support to the king during the Abdication Crisis?

a)

"The King's Pals"

b)

"The King's Besties"

c)

'The King's Friends"

17.

In which year was the 'Ten Year Rule' Abandoned?

a)

1928

b)

1930

c)

1932

d)

1934

18.

Who became Prime Minister in 1937?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Anthony Eden

c)

Clement Attlee

d)

Stanley Baldwin

19.

An agreement in 1838 was named after which German city?

a)

Berlin

b)

Munich

c)

Cologne

d)

Nuremberg

20.

On which date in 1940 did Churchill become Prime Minister?

a)

8th May

b)

10th May

c)

12th May

d)

14th May

21.

Leo Amery quoted which historical figure when attacking Chamberlain in Parliament?

a)

Charles I

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Abraham Lincoln