General Knowledge (UK)

Question 1

Who is generally considered to be the first prime minister of Great Britain?

Answer 1

Robert Walpole

Question 2

Who was the last prime minister of Great Britain?

Answer 2

William Pitt the Younger

Question 3

William Pitt the Younger was not only the last prime minister of Great Britain, but also the first:

Answer 3

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Question 4

What transformed Great Britain into the United Kingdom?

Answer 4

The Acts of Union 1800

Question 5

How many prime ministers has there been, counting the incumbent?

Answer 5

57

Question 6

How many female prime ministers has the UK had? Name them

Answer 6

3
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Theresa Mary May
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss

Question 7

How many individuals who held power were not considered true prime ministers? Name them

Answer 7

2
William Pulteney
James Waldegrave

Question 8

State the length of James Waldegrave’s tenure and during which prime minister’s tenure it took place

Answer 8

4 days
During William Cavendish’s tenure

Question 9

State the length of William Pulteney’s tenure and during which prime minister’s tenure it took place

Answer 9

2 days
During Henry Pelham’s tenure

Question 10

How many prime ministers have died in office?

Answer 10

7

Question 11

How many prime ministers have died by assassination?

Answer 11

1

Question 12

List the prime ministers who died in office by natural causes

Answer 12

1. Spencer Compton
2. Henry Pelham
3. Charles Watson-Wentworth
4. William Pitt the Younger
5. George Canning
6. Henry John Temple

Question 13

List the prime ministers who died by assassination

Answer 13

Spencer Perceval

Question 14

William Pitt the Younger was the first prime minister of:

Answer 14

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Question 15

Who was the first prime minister of the current United Kingdom?

Answer 15

Bonar Law (the country wasn’t renamed until 1927, at which point Stanley Baldwin was prime minister)