Churchill 1874-1965
Churchill quotes’ quizRead the Churchill quote and then click a b. c. … and see if your answer is correct.
1. I consider that it will be found much better by all Parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history.
In which decade did Churchill say this in the House of Commons [quoted in Hansard]?
a. 1910s b. 1920s c. 1930s d. 1940s e. 1950s f. 1960s g. 1970s
2. Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
Churchill said this at a school in 1941. Which school was it?
a. Eton b. Westminster c. Kingsbrook Primary d. Harrow e. Winchester f. Brighton and Hove Albion g. Wycombe Abbey
3. For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
Sir Winston Churchill said this at the Lord Mayor's banquet, London, November 9, 1954. What was the premier office Churchill held at the time?
a. Warden of the Cinque Ports b. Knight of the Order of the Garter c. President of the Royal Academy
d. First Lord of the Treasury e. Speaker of the House of Lords f. Chairman of the Conservative and Unionist Party g. Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition
4. Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt... We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
Sir Winston Churchill spoke this in a broadcast radio speech. In which year did he say it?
a. 1939 b. 1940 c. 1941 d. 1942 e. 1943 f. 1944 g. 1945
5. I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
Sir Winston Churchill, Radio speech, 1939. With which country
A. had Russia recently made an agreement? a. Greece b. Finland c. Germany d. France
B. with which country had Russian negotiations for an agreement failed? e. Italy f. Japan g. Great Britain
6. Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that …… is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that …… is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
Sir Winston Churchill, Hansard, November 11, 1947. Which world should be where …… is written?
a. Fascism b. Maoism c. Corporatism d. Communism e. Keynesianism f. Democracy g. Paternalism
7. I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat’.
Sir Winston Churchill, as reported in Hansard, in May but which was the year?
a. 1938 b. 1939 c. 1940 d. 1941 e. 1945 f. 1947 g. 1951
8. A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the world must roll forward.
Sir Winston Churchill, as reported in Hansard, in November but which was the year?
a. 1938 b. 1939 c. 1940 d. 1941 e. 1944 f. 1947 g. 1951
9. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in March 1946.In which country was Churchill when he spoke this?
a. USA b. Vietnam c. Yugoslavia d. Switzerland e. Poland f. Irish Republic g. UK
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