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Trivia question of the day — Oct 6, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYTUE 06 OCT
DIFFICULTY 30 · MEDIUMHISTORY

Which future prime minister was captured in 1899 while covering the Boer War for London's Morning Post, then escaped?

  1. Clement Attlee
  2. Stanley Baldwin
  3. Winston Churchill
  4. David Lloyd George
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Answer

C. Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was taken prisoner when Boers ambushed his armoured train, then fled the Pretoria camp by stowing away on freight trains.

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