Q 01/05

In which London district did Chaplin spend his early years with his mother and brother Sydney?

A) Camden

B) Hackney

C) Kennington

D) Whitechapel

Answer · why

C) Kennington

He believed he was born at East Street, Walworth, though no birth record exists.

Q 02/05

How old was Chaplin when he was first sent to the Lambeth Workhouse?

A) Twelve

B) Ten

C) Four

D) Seven

Answer · why

D) Seven

He was housed at the Central London District School for paupers, 'a forlorn existence', and sent to the workhouse again at nine.

Q 03/05

To which asylum was Chaplin's mother Hannah committed in 1898, and again permanently from 1905?

A) Cane Hill

B) Colney Hatch

C) Broadmoor

D) Bedlam

Answer · why

A) Cane Hill

Her psychosis was thought to stem from syphilis and malnutrition; she stayed in care until her death in 1928.

Q 04/05

With which clog-dancing troupe did the young Chaplin tour English music halls in 1899 and 1900?

A) The Karno Krazy Gang

B) Casey's Circus

C) The Eight Lancashire Lads

D) The Seven Little Foys

Answer · why

C) The Eight Lancashire Lads

He got in through his father's connections but wanted a comedy act, not dancing.

Q 05/05

Which role did the teenage Chaplin play in Sherlock Holmes opposite William Gillette?

A) Moriarty's clerk

B) Dr Watson

C) Wiggins the street urchin

D) Billy the pageboy

Answer · why

D) Billy the pageboy

'It was like tidings from heaven,' he said of being called to London for it at 16.