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British Prime Ministers Quiz

How many British Prime Ministers can you name?
Parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Whig, Tory, Peelite
Since the 1707 Acts of Union
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Last updated: July 23, 2019
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First submittedAugust 17, 2011
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Term
Prime Minister
2019-
Boris Johnson
2016-2019
Theresa May
2010-2016
David Cameron
2007-2010
Gordon Brown
1997-2007
Tony Blair
1990-1997
John Major
1979-1990
Margaret Thatcher
1976-1979
James Callaghan
1974-1976
Harold Wilson
1970-1974
Edward Heath
1964-1970
Harold Wilson
1963-1964
Alec Douglas-Home
1957-1963
Harold Macmillan
1955-1957
Anthony Eden
1951-1955
Winston Churchill
1945-1951
Clement Attlee
1940-1945
Winston Churchill
1937-1940
Neville Chamberlain
1935-1937
Stanley Baldwin
1929-1935
Ramsay MacDonald
1924-1929
Stanley Baldwin
1924
Ramsay MacDonald
1923-1924
Stanley Baldwin
1922-1923
Andrew Bonar Law
1916-1922
David Lloyd George
1908-1916
Herbert Asquith
Term
Prime Minister
1905-1908
Henry Campbell-
Bannerman
1902-1905
Arthur Balfour
1895-1902
Marquess of Salisbury
1894-1895
Earl of Rosebery
1892-1894
William Gladstone
1886-1892
Marquess of Salisbury
1886
William Gladstone
1885-1886
Marquess of Salisbury
1880-1885
William Gladstone
1874-1880
Benjamin Disraeli
1868-1874
William Gladstone
1868
Benjamin Disraeli
1866-1868
Earl of Derby
1865-1866
Lord John Russell
1859-1865
Lord Palmerston
1858-1859
Earl of Derby
1855-1858
Lord Palmerston
1852-1855
Earl of Aberdeen
1852
Earl of Derby
1846-1852
Lord John Russell
1841-1846
Robert Peel
1835-1841
Lord Melbourne
1834-1835
Robert Peel
1834
Duke of Wellington
1834
Lord Melbourne
Term
Prime Minister
1830-1834
Earl Grey
1828-1830
Duke of Wellington
1827-1828
Viscount Goderich
1827
George Canning
1812-1827
Lord Liverpool
1809-1812
Spencer Perceval
1807-1809
Duke of Portland
1806-1807
Lord Grenville
1804-1806
William Pitt the Younger
1801-1804
Henry Addington
1783-1801
William Pitt the Younger
1783
Duke of Portland
1782-1783
Earl of Shelburne
1782
Marquess of Rockingham
1770-1782
Lord Frederick North
1768-1770
Duke of Grafton
1766-1768
William Pitt the Elder
1765-1766
Marquess of Rockingham
1763-1765
George Grenville
1762-1763
Earl of Bute
1757-1762
Duke of Newcastle
1756-1757
Duke of Devonshire
1754-1756
Duke of Newcastle
1743-1754
Henry Pelham
1742-1743
Earl of Wilmington
1721-1742
Sir Robert Walpole
BobSaget
+10
Level 81
Aug 17, 2011
9/53. I am obviously American.
Cahill2
+5
Level 37
May 3, 2014
12/53, and I'm American. At least I beat the average of three for Americans.
Danno
+5
Level 63
Jul 12, 2016
This American got 11, but have to credit one to Star Trek (Tea, Earl Grey, Hot)!
MelonMan
+8
Level 30
Jun 23, 2018
9/53 even though I'm a Brit...
ihaveanewname
+2
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
Same here, 12/53. Never heard of Gordon Brown and he was just a few years ago.

I just learned via this quiz that Boris Johnson is now the prime minister of Britain.

MiecraftMan
+1
Level 52
Oct 11, 2021
4 and I’m american. Got Johnson, Churchill, Thatcher, and Walpole
JenkinsEar
+1
Level 80
May 3, 2014
16/53 for this Yank (and a southerner, no less)
JWatson24
+2
Level 67
Jul 25, 2019
Same except I'm from Pennsylvania
Duma
+5
Level 51
Feb 26, 2015
2/53, I'm American (I only got 2 because Churchill was elected twice)
francescafawn
+1
Level 44
Jun 17, 2015
oh my gosh :'D
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
Nice steal!
AllenY
+3
Level 64
Mar 29, 2015
9, Australian, though with a lot of stereotypical English name guessing
ihaveanewname
+9
Level 85
Jun 25, 2018
Who's on your money?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
May 12, 2015
23/53 but personally I think this is a bit excessive.
RealTomHolland
+7
Level 59
Sep 22, 2018
53/53 and I'm Irish
ihaveanewname
+6
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
You should be caring less than Americans about the prime ministers of Britain. Shame.
markasol
+11
Level 73
Aug 12, 2019
Shame why? From 1801 to 1920 PMs of Britain were leaders of Ireland too. And some on this list were actually Irish born.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 74
Mar 27, 2020
@markasol Indeed.
jf15
+1
Level 53
Jul 24, 2019
9/53, also American.
Laurus
+6
Level 18
Aug 18, 2019
10/53 and I'm English, nobody gets taught this stuff.
xxz
+1
Level 21
Dec 14, 2019
ikr I had to learn it for ages to get all right
AHumanPerson
+4
Level 34
Aug 22, 2019
I got them all via the power of g o o g l e
eppek
+1
Level 50
Jan 13, 2021
Wow you are magic.
FantaCool420
+1
Level 32
Feb 7, 2021
I like cheese
Hdny42
+1
Level 49
Aug 18, 2011
@Jack: Was just listening to that song today, didn't know I'd be taking the quiz though. Always loved that song because my first name is Heath, so when I was a child (I'm an American to boot), I thought it was so cool; although my last name isn't Heath, so I tolerated that part.
Lemurlover3
+3
Level 43
Feb 25, 2012
I'm an American and I got 17. And I'm 12 years old. I can't believe that only 34% got Walpole.
Tristian363
+1
Level 46
Oct 8, 2014
I'm 11. I got 43 =D
Tristian363
+1
Level 46
Oct 8, 2014
Also American =D
TheLetter4
+2
Level 67
Dec 22, 2018
It's always Walpole...
aertzc
+11
Level 34
Jun 3, 2012
Can you accept Simon Cowell for all the answers?
TWM03
+1
Level 65
Jun 22, 2018
It does
simsy
+1
Level 26
Nov 1, 2012
Should be MARQUIS of Rockingham, not MARQUESS. Good quiz though.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 9, 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Rockingham
ander217
+3
Level 78
May 12, 2015
For the most part it is marquis in France, marquess in Great Britain. Feminine counterparts are marquise and marchioness.
Bonzo007
+1
Level 67
Aug 29, 2018
Did he live in a marquee?
awesomeman259
+1
Level 47
Jun 22, 2019
Marquis of Salisbury should be Marquess of Salisbury.
Nytebreid
+6
Level 44
Jan 16, 2013
Wait... weren't Harriet Jones and Harold Saxon in there somewhere?
brandybuck96
+1
Level 79
Oct 22, 2015
Harold Saxon was erased from history.
JimmyUrgent
+1
Level 16
Jan 20, 2016
I tried those
samr96
+2
Level 14
Aug 20, 2013
25, not bad at all :) . Interesting fact: Spencer Perceval is the only British PM to have been assassinated, shot while he was walking into the house of commons (yeah, that's the only reason I know about him...)
Conservatopia
+2
Level 35
Mar 27, 2018
North was the ugliest PM. Yes - worse than Brown.
xxz
+6
Level 21
Dec 14, 2019
boris?
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Aug 23, 2020
hey you are level 14 but how did you comment
JackintheBox
+2
Level 74
Jan 14, 2021
He did it in 2013.
nitrogenous
+1
Level 24
Mar 5, 2021
yeah, they are old comments
drchurros
+2
Level 23
Nov 11, 2013
I got 4 but I live in cali so all g00d
JoshEdwards
+1
Level 43
Dec 27, 2013
I got 7. And yes, I am from Northern Ireland, in the UK. *facepalm*
Ferrets10
+2
Level 44
Jul 12, 2016
I got 9!! And I live in London. I only guessed earl grey as a joke :-)
Varyn
+4
Level 29
Dec 31, 2013
9/53 Like a true brit! got the 5 most recent, lloyd george, churchill and some earls by accident. Good thing I'm a Biochem student and not doing history.
thecoolestdude2
+1
Level 69
Mar 1, 2014
Only got 13. Got Asquith because he just popped into my head, and can't believe I forgot Disraeli, I just learned about him last week.
ihaveanewname
+2
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
The best album by Cream. Glad you discovered it.
Cahill2
+1
Level 37
Mar 31, 2014
13.

I'm American, and I need to learn more about British Politics.

2kool4skoolz
+2
Level 44
Apr 13, 2014
I legitimately tried to write "Harriet Jones."
Nytebreid
+1
Level 44
May 3, 2014
XD
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 82
Sep 21, 2016
After getting Cameron, Blair, Thatcher, Churchill and Chamberlain....I was down to Guy Fawkes and Robin of Locksley. :-) Should have remembered Disraeli and Robert Peel, though. If not for Peel, there'd be no "bobbies", IIRC.
nitrogenous
+2
Level 24
Mar 5, 2021
thanks for giving me a few answers :D
Arp2600
+1
Level 83
May 3, 2014
I'm belgian and I remembered only 8, some famous ones like Disraeli, Lloyd George and Churchill and most of the recent ones (from Thatcher but I had already forgotten the existence of Gordon Brown...).
azteque316
+4
Level 68
May 3, 2014
Do you people of UK really name some dudes by their titles instead of their names?

Im from Québec and I think its weird having «earl of» or «marquis of» when we have to put a family name as an answer

Iced
+1
Level 46
Oct 28, 2020
It's an old thing. Back when Barons and Lords had way more power in our country. Now, to be PM all you need is to be the leader of the party with the most seats.
brunogabrieleok
+1
Level 20
May 3, 2014
Hahaha only got Margaret Thatcher, D. Lloyd George and Winston Churchill... i suck at this.
manchesterutd10
+1
Level 53
May 3, 2014
Got a lot by guessing common british surnames and english cities
leckscheid
+1
Level 39
May 3, 2014
As an American I could name 11, but honestly why would I keep up on the politics of another country when I'm busy keeping up with my own? Still willing to take your quiz despite the snark
Sifhraven
+7
Level 67
Dec 17, 2018
Because American assume we (should) know all their presidents
markasol
+2
Level 73
Aug 12, 2019
As a Brit I can name all the US Presidents in order so why shouldn't Americans know something about the UK? Your language and legal system and the largest segment of your population come from the UK...
CaoMaru
+3
Level 50
Apr 7, 2020
Taking any of these quizzes is entirely optional.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 82
May 5, 2014
All these dukes and earls did not have real names?
Berney
+11
Level 74
Jul 12, 2016
They definitely had real names too: Earl of Wilmington = Spencer Compton; Duke of Newcastle = Thomas Pelham-Holles; Duke of Devonshire = William Cavendish; Earl of Bute = John Stuart; Marquess of Rockingham = Charles Watson-Wentworth; Duke of Grafton = Augustus Fitzroy; Earl of Shelburne = William Petty; Duke of Portland = William Cavendish-Bentinck; Lord Liverpool = Robert Banks; Jenkinson; Viscount Goderich = Frederick John Robinson; Duke of Wellington = Arthur Wellesley; Earl Grey = Charles Grey; Lord Melbourne = William Lamb; Earl of Derby = Edward Smith-Stanley; Earl of Aberdeen = George Hamilton-Gordon; Lord Palmerston = Henry John Temple; Marquess (not Marquis) of Salisbury = Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil; Earl of Rosebery = Archibald Philip Primrose
SilverFlute
+2
Level 25
Jul 12, 2016
Grazie.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 82
Jul 12, 2016
I thought Earl Grey's real name was Mr. T.
YPM
+1
Level 70
Sep 29, 2021
okay that's how I got Rockingham. Must have typed Watson. Thanks!
blackavar72
+5
Level 69
May 5, 2014
I got Pitt the Elder and Lord Palmerston thanks to The Simpsons.
stubblyhead
+4
Level 78
Mar 3, 2015
Lord Palmerston!!
bflosenrab
+1
Level 37
May 12, 2015
E P ELDER!!!!
jmellor13
+1
Level 66
Jul 12, 2016
Me too.
kotors
+2
Level 75
Feb 13, 2017
I made a quiz specifically about that episode - check it out: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/102112/simpsons-mlb-softball-ringers
kevlarkev
+1
Level 53
May 6, 2014
Churchill - facepalm!
corlissaar
+1
Level 77
May 9, 2014
I got Bonar Law from my Canadian mother who would occasionally tell me that as he was born in New Brunswick, he was the only prime minister not born in the UK. I thought he was important until I noticed that no Brits ever seemed to have heard of him. I can't believe I forgot Spencer Perceval, as I was curious about the only assassinated prime minister.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 82
Nov 16, 2014
I don't think we have any Bonar Laws in the US, though after the Anthony Weiner scandal some have suggested we might need some.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 58
May 16, 2015
brrrm-tish!
Conservatopia
+1
Level 35
Mar 27, 2018
Now THAT is funny.
TWM03
+1
Level 65
Jun 12, 2019
Boris Johnson or Rory Stewart may become the second.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
May 27, 2014
Strong supporter of the Peelite party here, because if you're going to drink piss anyway then you might as well avoid the high-calorie stuff.
smartcookie17
+1
Level 50
Aug 5, 2014
All with 2:38 left, and I am an American. So there.
swisscheesy
+1
Level 68
Aug 5, 2014
Why are saying most Americans only know 3? How do you know that's true? I knew 15. And I imagine most people from ANY non-UK country would only know a few.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
May 12, 2015
Maybe to entice you to take the quiz and prove him wrong? Since 94+% of test takers got Churchill, Blair, Cameron and Thatcher.. and 87% got Brown.. I'd wager most Americans know at least 4. Or at least most Americans taking this quiz do. Average score is 21.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
May 12, 2015
JetPunkers are not average Americans. Three is probably generous.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
May 12, 2015
Maybe. I think given enough time to think about it most could come up with at least 3. Churchill, Chamberlain, Thatcher and Blair are all pretty famous in America.
CamelliaDCupp
+1
Level 51
Sep 4, 2014
American and I got 24!
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
Traitor.
Tristian363
+1
Level 46
Oct 8, 2014
43. Not bad for an American. Am I right?
StamfordBrookSpecial
+1
Level 10
Mar 28, 2015
51/53- English men who forget the obvious answers i.e. Macmillan and home. Darn
sg1rob
+1
Level 73
Apr 15, 2015
The only reason I knew Wilson and Heath is from the Beatles' song "Taxman".
bflosenrab
+1
Level 37
May 12, 2015
uh uhhhhhh Mr. Willllson....
DiscoBayGolfer
+2
Level 76
May 12, 2015
Ended up with 10 but upon review I probably should gotten...um...10
bflosenrab
+1
Level 37
May 12, 2015
23/53 (American)
BlackLab
+1
Level 58
May 12, 2015
Is it just coincidence, or are prime ministers not allowed to serve 2 consecutive terms? I noticed that multiple prime ministers on the list serving more than once are never consecutive. Thanks
BlackLab
+1
Level 58
May 12, 2015
Perhaps it is the same as with president Grover Cleveland.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
May 12, 2015
I believe this is wrong. My understanding may be imperfect, but from what I know the Prime Minister is not directly elected. They are simple the leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons. People vote for representatives in the House of Commons like Americans elect Congressmen. The non-consecutive terms you see are not the result of term limits but rather the natural outcome of swings in power between competing parties. For a more analagous comparison look at the history of the president pro tempore of the Senate. It was Robert Byrd in the 101st-103rd Congresses. Then Republicans gained a majority and it became Strom Thurmond. Democrats took over again in the 107th and it was once again Byrd, and then Thurmond, and then Byrd, and then Ted Stevens, and then Byrd again who finally died.
mushroomsteve
+1
Level 51
May 15, 2015
In Australia, Federal parliament has 150 seats, and the country is split into 150 electorates. In each electorate, 1 candidate (usually Labor or Coalition) gets elected, filling the 150 seats. Whichever party out of Labor or the Coalition gets the most candidates elected wins, and their leader becomes Prime Minister. I assume that the system in the UK works the same. In the US, does everyone just vote for who they want to be President, and then you have separate elections for the other federal politicians?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
May 18, 2015
Yes Steve, that's (almost correct). The US holds federal elections every 2 years. Presidents are elected every 4. American citizens vote directly for who they want to be president and vice president (they come as a package deal since 1864. Prior to this the president and VP were elected separately, and before 1804 the VP was simply the runner-up in the presidential election); after they vote, then the president is selected by the electoral college, which contains electors from each state. These electors tend to vote the same way as the voters from their state vote, but it's a bit of an overcomplicated system and you can end up wit cases where a presidential candidate wins in the electoral college even when they lost the popular vote (as was the case with George Bush in 2000). Senators and Representatives in the House are elected by their constituents directly by popular vote. They have nothing to do with who occupies the White House, though (some) are elected at the same time.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jun 1, 2019
update: Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million votes, but still won the presidency due to the very out-dated electoral college system, saddling the US with its worst president in history. This thing is very overdue to be repealed.
CaoMaru
+1
Level 50
Apr 7, 2020
@Kalbamut, yes that is how the system works, and explains why you see the non-consecutive terms. I would add that in more recent years, a party leader who fails to win re-election usually resigns, and are replaced by someone else which is why you see this less often recently.
LarryLovage
+5
Level 58
May 16, 2015
No, several have served multiple consecutive terms. Thatcher served 11 years, Blair served 10 years, Lord Liverpool (1812-27) served 15 years, Pitt the Younger for 17. They continued as Prime Minister through three or more election victories. There are no term limits, becaue the Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the most seats, so how long he or she serves (subject to the will of the electorate) is up to them or their political party. Non-consecutive terms are much more common in British politics than American. In the recent election, three losing party leaders resigned. This practice is only a recent development, and throughout history party leaders who lost an election often held on to their leadership posts and won next time, causing a plethora of non-consecutive terms (such as Wilson winning in '74 after losing in '70, and Gladstone repeatedly alternating with Disraeli and Salisbury from the 1860s through to the 90s).
Ian1979
+1
Level 64
Oct 28, 2016
That is a very succinct and clear explanation Larry.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 58
May 18, 2015
@Hollandprojects ... and, to explain more clearly, this list doesn't show the consecutive terms separately. Neither does the quiz of US Presidents.
BlackLab
+1
Level 58
Apr 4, 2016
Thanks for the replies!
TWM03
+2
Level 65
Sep 24, 2018
I posted a comment here but it was deleted, maybe because the comment I was responding to was deleted. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party that has most seats in the House of Commons. The entirety of the House of Commons is elected in a general election with one MP (Member of Parliament) representing each constituency (an area that is occasionally redefined, and should have a population roughly equal to other constituencies - currently the average is about 100 000). If the same party wins many consecutive elections and it doesn't replace its leader the PM can serve as long as they want. General Elections are every five years by default but if 2/3 of the House of Commons vote for an early General Election then there will be one, as happened last year when Theresa May decided she wanted a bigger majority and called an early election. Labour agreed to it and the parliament ended after two years of power. In the next election Labour gained 30 seats and there was a hung parliament
Kalamazoo
+1
Level 41
May 12, 2015
Lloyd George knew my father. Father knew Lloyd George.

Lloyd George knew my father. Father knew Lloyd George.....

LarryLovage
+1
Level 58
Sep 13, 2017
My father knew Lloyd George's grandson.
ohiostatefan
+1
Level 17
May 13, 2015
i got 3
Elan
+1
Level 63
May 14, 2015
I got 4 and I am an American child.
cosmokim
+1
Level 61
May 14, 2015
I just randomly typed in William Smith
brandybuck96
+1
Level 79
Nov 23, 2015
I'd heard of more than I got, but still did pathetically for a Brit. I haven't been around that long, though - I imagine people older than me would simply remember people before Major being in office.
ChocolateMoose
+1
Level 35
Dec 5, 2015
Got 5/53 and I'm American
JimmyUrgent
+1
Level 16
Jan 20, 2016
I'm American I only got Churchill
clivey
+1
Level 64
Apr 1, 2016
23/53 and I'm British. Got every one from Asquith to present day, all later than that were complete guesses I suppose. Don't really see the need to know them, happy with the ones I did get.
DanOfMan
+1
Level 46
Apr 4, 2016
4/53 - Super fine!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Dec 17, 2018
I got 4 but I think I could not even come up with 4 from my own country, my memory sucks and politics isnt my thing at all (nor history)
Gamer1162
+1
Level 63
Jun 24, 2016
David Cameron has resigned, Prepare to update it once he actually leaves office and his replacement is announced
Bonzo007
+2
Level 67
Nov 8, 2016
Theresa May - like Ming the Merciless in shoulder pads.
Algernon
+2
Level 70
Jul 24, 2019
Ming had a personality. Not a very ncie one, but a personality. TM was just a vacant shell.
Gamer1162
+1
Level 63
Jul 12, 2016
Theresa May is the PM? When did she get announced?
relessness
+1
Level 48
Jul 12, 2016
Not yet. She's becoming PM tomorrow
SilverFlute
+1
Level 25
Jul 12, 2016
What...?!?!?

I need to move to Canda, who wants to join me?

Jacktheguy
+1
Level 86
Jul 14, 2016
Where is this Canda you speak of? Is it like Candy Land?
Hugh2000
+2
Level 62
Jul 12, 2016
americans only know 3 because they only care about their own country
Ryanboss
+1
Level 48
Jul 12, 2016
So I guess some people in America don't have the knowledge of foreign leaders like u do. But does that mean we don't care about other countries?
jmellor13
+1
Level 66
Jul 12, 2016
Joejoe needs a hug. Making comments about the supposed ignorance of Americans only makes you yourself look ignorant. I cannot for the life of me understand why none of you America-bashers ever sense the irony in your "Americans are bad because think they are so much better than everyone else. How dare they? Now here's why we're so much better than Americans..." rants. It would be amusing if it weren't so sad.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jul 12, 2016
Americans only know 3 because they are humans much like any other, and they care about things that are relevant to their own lives. Brits can name more than 3 US presidents because US presidents are more relevant internationally. But how many kings of Nepal can you name?

So extremely bored of this cliche that Americans are more ignorant of the world than anyone else. It's just so laughably demonstrably false. I've been traveling through Europe and the Near East for nearly 2 years now. I get asked all the time where I drove my car from and when I say "Bahrain," I think... of the hundreds of Europeans who asked me that question, maybe ONE has known that Bahrain was a country or where it was located. When I tell *Europeans* that I am in Thessaloniki, or Odessa, or Minsk, or Vilnius, or Riga, I can't believe it but the most common response is "where?" You don't even know you're own continent! Americans don't know where Vilnius is, either, but they know Las Vegas! (same population)

Apocalyptic
+2
Level 54
May 20, 2017
True
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Jun 25, 2018
But a lot can't name one Canadian province or Mexican state.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Dec 17, 2018
Las vegas isnt a very good comparison. Everybody in the world has probably heard of it
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jun 1, 2019
I can't help it that American cities are more famous than yours. There's no good reason for you to not have heard of Thessaloniki, Odessa, or St Petersburg. Meanwhile Minsk, Vilnius, and Riga are all national capitals and I've lost count of how many times I've read some indignant European complaining that every micronation of Europe is important to know because they are sovereign nations, unlike US states. But if this were true then it is disproven by their own ignorance of said sovereign nations as like I mentioned whenever I was in some major city in Eastern Europe at least half the Europeans I spoke to in other countries didn't know where I was.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
someone: if you ask any American where Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, or Vancouver is I bet 95% would at least be able to tell you Canada. A similar proportion would know that Mexico City, Juarez, or Tijuana were in Mexico. I had people in neighboring countries in Eastern Europe not know where I was when I was in some of those cities I listed.
camus
+1
Level 76
Jul 28, 2019
Whereas we Germans know them all by heart, as any sane and sensitive person does.
worm
+1
Level 60
Jul 12, 2016
Yeah, including Theresa May is somewhat premature. But c'est la vie.
VAbumpkin
+1
Level 60
Jul 12, 2016
36, not bad for a "simple Southern farmer". OK, I have a degree in history. Also, Downton Abbey helped. A few names tripped me up- I typed gallstone several times before correcting to Gladstone.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 73
Sep 26, 2020
I think that it was Sir Anthony Eden who had gallstones. Isn't that why he made such a mess of the Suez crisis?
SilverFlute
+1
Level 25
Jul 12, 2016
Who's this Theresa May?!
Gamer1162
+1
Level 63
Jul 12, 2016
Former Home Secretary and now the leader of the Conservative party, which means she's PM
brandybuck96
+3
Level 79
Sep 5, 2016
The one who just sat there whilst everyone else dropped out of the leadership race, thus becoming our current unelected PM.
Matthew07
+1
Level 40
Jul 12, 2016
Americans know three? I knew 1! (They don't teach anything about British prime ministers in history class...)
T432A
+5
Level 43
Jul 12, 2016
That's a really bad excuse in my opinion. Just because they don't teach you about certain things in school (say British prime ministers or politics in other countries) doesn't mean that you can't read and educate yourself about it! I'm from Sweden and they didn´t teach us all about the British prime ministers either, but a new quite a few from reading history, news and books about the world. You should do the same!
Jerry928
+2
Level 75
Jul 12, 2016
It would be interesting to see quiz stats based on quizzers' countries. Maybe add "home country" when registering as a user, or maybe the system could work that out anyway?
geographyisthebestsubject
+1
Level 46
Jul 12, 2016
That is a good idea! You should tell Quizmaster!😀
Matthew07
+1
Level 40
Jul 12, 2016
I think if you added a 'home country' box people would type random countries for the fun of it.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jul 13, 2016
It's all for fun, anyway, Matthew. Not a bad idea.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
That's not true. Maybe they didn't in your history classes, or maybe you just weren't paying attention, but I know for a fact when I was in school we at least learned the names of Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, and Margaret Thatcher. I also distinctly remember Pitt the Elder/Younger coming up, as well as the Duke of Wellington, and I think maybe Disraeli. I recall learning about the Balfour Declaration so we probably read his name, too.
jmellor13
+1
Level 66
Jul 24, 2019
Did you learn in school that the Duke of Wellington was prime minister? I definitely remember learning in some detail about his victory at Waterloo, but I don't recall learning he was prime minister. I was surprised to see him on this list only because it seems like something my teachers should have mentioned when discussing him, even if the focus was on his military exploits.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
can't remember. But we definitely learned about him.
happyviolinist1
+2
Level 33
Jul 12, 2016
OH MY GOSH!!!!!! 100%!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!

Looked at wikipedia throught though, LOLLL

JackintheBox
+1
Level 74
Mar 27, 2020
Cheater then.
Warrenator
+2
Level 58
Jul 12, 2016
I'm so sad Theresa May is PM. The UK as we know it has ended.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
Don't worry. Boris Johnson is in charge now.
Algernon
+2
Level 70
Jul 24, 2019
We've replaced the worst PM in living memory with a man who was our worst ever foreign secretary. Fail, abysmally, at one job and have your party decide you are the ideal man to run the country. Genius. This can only end well.
TWM03
+5
Level 65
Jul 24, 2019
A lot of the bad things Theresa May did were ultimately David Cameron's fault. I'd say he was worse than Theresa May, at least in his second term.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 74
May 3, 2021
And yet Boris Johnson and his Party are both consistently leading in the polls.
cma61466
+1
Level 70
Jul 12, 2016
6 from a Texas hillbilly
foil7
+1
Level 34
Jul 13, 2016
GOt 8.
theperiodictable
+1
Level 46
Jul 14, 2016
it will have to be updated soon. :(
svitapeneela
+1
Level 63
Jul 15, 2016
Quite impressed I got 24, although I was helped 'cos here in Scarborough there's an area where all the streets are named after them :)
TrueWolf
+1
Level 50
Sep 7, 2016
Ha! An American got more than three! I got ten...
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 82
Sep 21, 2016
Seems like the Earl of Derby just couldn't decide what he wanted to do with his life.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 66
Dec 2, 2016
Didn't get too many, but by randomly picking common names like Brown, Smith, Campbell, George, Wilson, I got a few more!
yobhdgmu
+1
Level 37
Dec 4, 2016
10/54
yobhdgmu
+1
Level 37
Dec 4, 2016
12/54
LongHistory3
+1
Level 24
Jan 20, 2017
i got 2
texdave
+1
Level 55
Sep 11, 2017
I think it reasonable that Americans would know Prime Ministers who had a lot of contact with Americans because of world events. The best example of this is the relationship between Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, but all of the World War Prime Ministers are reasonably well known for various reasons (Asquith, Lloyd George, Chamberlain, Churchill and Atlee). Thatcher and Blair received ample American press coverage, and John Major was a principal American ally during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
RememberMe
+1
Level 45
Oct 4, 2017
0/54 :)
NapoleonBonaparte
+1
Level 63
Nov 17, 2017
Most of these are just New Zealand and Australian cities
Findlay
+3
Level 77
Mar 21, 2018
I wonder if the fact that almost half of quiz takers get the Earl of Derby is a result of people just randomly guessing 'Smith'.
Conservatopia
+2
Level 35
Mar 27, 2018
Almost certainly.
kenpo17
+1
Level 67
Apr 28, 2018
That's how I got him.
Djilas
+1
Level 79
Jul 28, 2019
Ah, I was wondering why he's so famous compared to next highest guesses.
yorksguy1865
+1
Level 38
May 13, 2018
24 and I'm British, knew a lot of them were lords and dukes of various places so just started naming towns and cities and got quite a few.
Froststar101
+1
Level 70
May 28, 2018
Honestly everyone should be able to figure out there was a guy named Peel from looking at the political parties key. Guessing "Smith" gets you another free one.
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Jun 25, 2018
Don't half these putzes have their own name or do they just want to be remembered to history as the same Duke of Potsie as the ones a century prior and in the future?
beowolf
+1
Level 42
Jul 16, 2018
This Englishman got 44 but I think I was helped by the fact that my son had to do some research on British PMs a few days ago. Never knew homework could have a positive effect.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Dec 17, 2018
Funny that so many people in the comments have to state that they are american. In other quizzes you dont see nearly as many comments saying, "but im not american" (mostly none, but sometimes a few)
TwoWheels
+1
Level 43
Feb 6, 2019
44
TWM03
+1
Level 65
Jun 2, 2019
This will need an update in a month or two as Theresa May is resigning this Friday. She will remain prime minister until the new Conservative Party leader is elected.
bn91
+1
Level 65
Jun 5, 2019
Nigel Farage is preparing!
DannyDanger
+1
Level 31
Jun 5, 2019
Where is Lord Blackadder?
Gllombfek
+1
Level 46
May 24, 2020
Very funny!
fitheach
+1
Level 58
Apr 13, 2021
He was a prince, a member of the aristocracy, the valet to the Prince Regent, and an officer in the British Army: he wasn't PM.
awesomeman259
+1
Level 47
Jun 22, 2019
Finally memorized them all.
awesomeman259
+1
Level 47
Jun 22, 2019
Should be Marquess of Salisbury, not Marquis of Salisbury.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 22, 2019
Okay, fixed
Kaz60
+1
Level 50
Jul 20, 2019
Got 18. Missed some obvious ones but can never remember Dukes and Lords!
TWM03
+4
Level 65
Jul 23, 2019
Unfortunately needs to be updated to include Boris Johnson (he will become the PM tomorrow).
Fresco3
+2
Level 66
Jul 23, 2019
Ruined a perfectly good quiz!
TWM03
+4
Level 65
Jul 23, 2019
In fairness the quiz already had quite a few answers that were to say the least unfortunate.
Lucknowite
+1
Level 43
Jul 24, 2019
Got only Churchill, but unlike other comments I am not American.
Bdubz
+1
Level 44
Jul 24, 2019
As an American I'd generalize that we know 5 (Johnson, May, Cameron, Thatcher, Churchill)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
I think the average American over 30 would at least know Churchill, Thatcher, Blair and May. With many being able to name Cameron, Brown, Chamberlain, Major, Disraeli, and Boris. And a few being able to name some others.
JWatson24
+1
Level 67
Jul 25, 2019
I think Americans will remember Boris Johnson pretty well for being the British equivalent of a certain US political figure...

Of course, they aren't exactly the same, but they do have their similarities

kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Aug 9, 2019
I heard it said that Boris only pretends to be stupid, so as to be endearing or as a political ploy. Trump tries (and fails) to look smart, but is in reality spectacularly stupid.
CaoMaru
+1
Level 50
Oct 3, 2019
^ This I agree is the main difference between them. I'm not sure which one is scarier, Trump because he is so stupid, or Boris because he's actually pretty clever in some ways, but plays dumb to fool everyone.
martay
+1
Level 66
Jul 24, 2019
I hope that Mr. Johnson will finally table all this Brexit nonsense and get to the people's business which is bringing forward the much needed motion of declaring Oasis the greatest British band since The Beatles and that Liam Gallagher can sod right off.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
How did Johnson get elected? I thought he was deeply unpopular. Is he liked by conservatives?
TWM03
+3
Level 65
Jul 24, 2019
He wasn't elected by the general population, only by the Conservative Party. And yes, he is liked by conservatives.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 24, 2019
I understood the procedure just surprised that anyone likes him. But I'm still surprised daily by the amount of support Trump gets from Republicans.
TWM03
+2
Level 65
Jul 24, 2019
It is at least partially because he was one of the leading figures in the campaign to leave the EU. Jeremy Hunt supported remain. And there is the Trump-ness aspect as well. There are many similarities between Johnson and Trump, though obviously Trump is worse.
camus
+3
Level 76
Jul 24, 2019
I guess many people support him because "politicians are all corrupt and politics is a farce anyway". They feel that guys like Trump and Johnson "bring some fresh air" and construe their lack of manners and low intellectual level as "being honest".
TWM03
+3
Level 65
Jul 30, 2019
Ironic, then, that Trump and to a lesser extent BoJo are two of the least honest politicians I can think of.
camus
+2
Level 76
Jul 30, 2019
Hence the ironic quotes.
markasol
+1
Level 73
Aug 12, 2019
Johnson does not have a 'low intellectual level' - he was educated at Eton and Oxford! He is actually a very intelligent man who convincingly plays a person more stupid for the popularity - a difficult act to pull off!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 5, 2019
Common tactic by fascists and other dishonest people. Liars will try to get you to believe that everyone lies. The corrupt will try to convince you that everyone is corrupt. Those detached from reality will try to get you to believe in alternative facts or that everything is subjective and partisan.
camus
+1
Level 76
Nov 29, 2019
markasol - you are right about Johnson.
overtired
+3
Level 80
Jul 24, 2019
He's hugely popular amongst Conservatives, though detested by many of them too. Last poll I saw found him still to be the most popular Conservative in the country at large too, and the Tories are terrified of getting wiped out at the next election so, despite him being a loose cannon, they are playing it safe in a way. Not sure if his schtick translates at all internationally but he has a certain articulate but bumbling charisma that people here seem to warm to in spite of his many flaws and frequent gaffes. And after a string of charisma-free vacuums for PM it's totally possible that people will choose to vote for Bojo the clown come election time. Everything's felt like a circus for the last few years anyway...
Algernon
+2
Level 70
Jul 24, 2019
Bojo or Corbyn. That's really not much of a choice at all. In an ideal world you would tell both parties to go away and come back with sensible leaders.
frognbuff
+1
Level 80
Jul 24, 2019
MoSt AMerIcAns oNly KnOW ThREe
brandybuck96
+1
Level 79
Jul 24, 2019
How long, I wonder, before this quiz has to be updated again?
luxint
+4
Level 62
Jul 24, 2019
hahha! yes hopefully very very soon. The Clown has arrived.
ACrewAndR
+4
Level 73
Jul 24, 2019
Petition to accept 'Bojo' as a type-in??
Jeffro
+1
Level 73
Jul 25, 2019
American and got 12 right. 6 I knew and 6 I just guessed popular last names.
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Jul 27, 2019
The large number of US-centric quiz takers are certainly skewing the statistics so loyal Englishmen can be in a higher percentile.
sorra
+1
Level 28
Jul 29, 2019
55/55! I've been studying each prime-minister and what they're known for for months :)
DrHeineken
+1
Level 21
Sep 9, 2019
42/55 I'm American
Dooble
+1
Level 53
Oct 5, 2019
54/55, ran out of time. Slow typer
magicllama
+1
Level 55
Nov 2, 2019
12 out of 55 and im english
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 82
Nov 5, 2019
Looks like William Gladstone is overdue to be re-elected again.
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 76
Jan 2, 2020
Where's Francis Urquehart?
chuistropleboss
+2
Level 22
Mar 15, 2020
55/55 and I'm french...I'm in the top10 of the french players of jetpunk
Eigengrau
+1
Level 60
May 6, 2020
How do you write coloured text in the caveat for the parties? I tried it in my quiz and it doesn't work. Please help.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 7, 2020
You have to use HTML. Try copying this quiz to see how I did it.
NeilV
+1
Level 51
May 14, 2020
Got Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Winston Chruchill, Boris Johnson, and Duke of Wellington. I am 9 and I live in NJ.
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 32
Jul 19, 2020
I never knew some Prime Ministers only served for one year
TjizzleDizzle
+1
Level 64
Jul 31, 2020
22/55, and Dutch. Pretty pleased, but i'll have to admit, i got some of 'm on guessing general British sounding names, or very vague memories (i studied history, but didn't focus on British political history......current one is 'fascinating' though. xD ).
CFeng
+1
Level 47
Aug 20, 2020
20/55 and I'm American, I don't if I should feel accomplished or not.
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Aug 23, 2020
pew, I got 20/55 and actually I am korean
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Aug 23, 2020
pew, I got 20/55 and actually I am korean
Grovesred
+1
Level 48
Oct 6, 2020
D'oh!

54, stumbled as I began to type Boozy's name and ran out of time. First time I've managed to remember all the early nineteenth century aristos, doubt if I'll achieve that again :-/

turnbacktwo
+1
Level 38
Oct 23, 2020
Please accept Walpole for Robert Walpole
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 38
Nov 1, 2020
Also Genesis your comment is listed twice
isadoramenezes
+1
Level 8
Mar 1, 2021
9/55, although im a brazilian. btw the crown helped me lol
johanna9
+1
Level 39
Mar 18, 2021
I spent half the time trying to spell Attlee XD (please accept "attley" or "attly" for my poor tired brain)
LolB
+1
Level 40
Jun 27, 2021
I got 35/55. I live in Australia. But no one knows anyone but Thatcher, Johnson, Churchill, and Chamberlain... Just me!
leilalovexxx02
+1
Level 27
Jul 22, 2021
Well, I got 50/55 and I'm English, the other five I didn't know. Everyone must know Johnson, Thatcher and Churchill?!
GeoSmartKirbyXD
+1
Level 53
Aug 20, 2021
4/55

Most Americans only know three

I AM NOT MOST AMERICANS!

(I am not even American, am 1/2 Filipino 1/2 Chinese)

Chad
+1
Level 59
Sep 14, 2021
I am shocked that Sir Robert Walpole (the first PM) is as far down as it is.
FordGMChrysler20
+1
Level 42
Sep 24, 2021
Got 50/55, only PM since the 20th century I missed was Balfour
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