Q 01/05

At which grand house was Churchill born in November 1874?

A) Windsor Castle

B) Hatfield House

C) Chartwell

D) Blenheim Palace

Answer · why

D) Blenheim Palace

He was a descendant of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose home it was.

Q 02/05

Churchill's mother Jennie was the daughter of an American businessman named what?

A) William Astor

B) Cornelius Vanderbilt

C) Marshall Field

D) Leonard Jerome

Answer · why

D) Leonard Jerome

His mixed English and American parentage made him proud of both nations.

Q 03/05

Whom did Churchill mourn as 'my dearest and most intimate friend' when she died in 1895?

A) His aunt, the Duchess of Marlborough

B) His nanny, Elizabeth Everest

C) His governess, Miss Hozier

D) His mother, Lady Randolph

Answer · why

B) His nanny, Elizabeth Everest

His parents were effectively estranged and his nanny had largely raised him and his brother.

Q 04/05

Which military college did Churchill attend as a cavalry cadet before joining the army?

A) Dartmouth

B) Cranwell

C) Sandhurst

D) Woolwich

Answer · why

C) Sandhurst

He got in only on his third attempt, in September 1893.

Q 05/05

What did Churchill call the recurring depression that dogged him through life?

A) His dark cloud

B) His grey mood

C) His black dog

D) His melancholy

Answer · why

C) His black dog

He treated it, Roy Jenkins says, largely by writing.