Questions
- Who became the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when elected to office in 1783?
- Who, serving as Prime Minister from 1809 to 1812, is the only Prime Minister to have been assassinated?
- As of 2019, George Canning held the record for the shortest tenure as Prime Minister. How long did he serve in office?
- Which Prime Minister, serving from 1841 to 1846, is best known for establishing the Metropolitan Police Force?
- William Ewart Gladstone holds the record for the most times chosen as Prime Minister. How many times was he elected?
- Who, serving as Prime Minister in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1880, was Britain’s only Jewish Prime Minister?
- Which Prime Minister led the United Kingdom through the majority of World War II?
- Who, known as a keen yachtsman, captained Britain’s team to victory in the Admiral’s Cup in 1971?
- Who is the only Prime Minister to have held all four highest government offices (Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and Prime Minister)?
- Which Prime Minister graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, specializing in X-ray crystallography?
Answers
- William Pitt the Younger
- Spencer Perceval
- 119 days
- Robert Peel
- Four times
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Winston Churchill
- Edward Heath
- James Callaghan
- Margaret Thatcher
