British Prime Ministers Quiz

Level 81

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.

JenkinsEar

Level 71

May 3, 2014

16/53 for this Yank (and a southerner, no less)

JWatson24

Level 61

Jul 25, 2019

Same except I'm from Pennsylvania

Duma

Level 49

Feb 26, 2015

2/53, I'm American (I only got 2 because Churchill was elected twice)

francescafawn

Level 45

Jun 17, 2015

oh my gosh :'D

Level 81

Jul 27, 2019

Nice steal!

AllenY

Level 56

Mar 29, 2015

9, Australian, though with a lot of stereotypical English name guessing

Level 81

Jun 25, 2018

Who's on your money?

Level 80

May 12, 2015

23/53 but personally I think this is a bit excessive.

RealTomHolland

Level 58

Sep 22, 2018

53/53 and I'm Irish

Level 81

Jul 27, 2019

You should be caring less than Americans about the prime ministers of Britain. Shame.

markasol

Level 70

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

Level 66

Mar 27, 2020

@markasol Indeed.

jf15

Level 54

Jul 24, 2019

9/53, also American.

Laurus

Level 19

Aug 18, 2019

10/53 and I'm English, nobody gets taught this stuff.

xxz

Level 20

Dec 14, 2019

ikr I had to learn it for ages to get all right

AHoomanPerson

Level 28

Aug 22, 2019

I got them all via the power of g o o g l e

Hdny42

Level 44

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

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

Level 44

Oct 8, 2014

I'm 11. I got 43 =D

Tristian363

Level 44

Oct 8, 2014

Also American =D

TheLetter4

Level 63

Dec 22, 2018

It's always Walpole...

aertzc

Level 34

Jun 3, 2012

Can you accept Simon Cowell for all the answers?

Level 59

Jun 22, 2018

It does

simsy

Level 26

Nov 1, 2012

Should be MARQUIS of Rockingham, not MARQUESS. Good quiz though.

Level ∞

May 9, 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Rockingham

ander217

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

Level 66

Aug 29, 2018

Did he live in a marquee?

awesomeman259

Level 48

Jun 22, 2019

Marquis of Salisbury should be Marquess of Salisbury.

Nytebreid

Level 44

Jan 16, 2013

Wait... weren't Harriet Jones and Harold Saxon in there somewhere?

Level 76

Oct 22, 2015

Harold Saxon was erased from history.

JimmyUrgent

Level 16

Jan 20, 2016

I tried those

samr96

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

Level 35

Mar 27, 2018

North was the ugliest PM. Yes - worse than Brown.

xxz

Level 20

Dec 14, 2019

boris?

Genesis

Level 33

Aug 23, 2020

hey you are level 14 but how did you comment

drchurros

Level 23

Nov 11, 2013

I got 4 but I live in cali so all g00d

JoshEdwards

Level 41

Dec 27, 2013

I got 7. And yes, I am from Northern Ireland, in the UK. *facepalm*

Ferrets10

Level 44

Jul 12, 2016

I got 9!! And I live in London. I only guessed earl grey as a joke :-)

Varyn

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

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.

Level 81

Jul 27, 2019

The best album by Cream. Glad you discovered it.

Cahill2

Level 37

Mar 31, 2014

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

2kool4skoolz

Level 44

Apr 13, 2014

I legitimately tried to write "Harriet Jones."

Nytebreid

Level 44

May 3, 2014

DonTheLamplighter

Level 78

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.

Arp2600

Level 80

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

Level 67

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

brunogabrieleok

Level 20

May 3, 2014

Hahaha only got Margaret Thatcher, D. Lloyd George and Winston Churchill... i suck at this.

manchesterutd10

Level 52

May 3, 2014

Got a lot by guessing common british surnames and english cities

leckscheid

Level 42

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

Level 67

Dec 17, 2018

Because American assume we (should) know all their presidents

markasol

Level 70

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

Level 50

Apr 7, 2020

Taking any of these quizzes is entirely optional.

Level 80

May 5, 2014

All these dukes and earls did not have real names?

Berney

+10

Level 70

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

Level 25

Jul 12, 2016

Grazie.

Level 80

Jul 12, 2016

I thought Earl Grey's real name was Mr. T.

blackavar72

Level 68

May 5, 2014

I got Pitt the Elder and Lord Palmerston thanks to The Simpsons.

stubblyhead

Level 77

Mar 3, 2015

Lord Palmerston!!

bflosenrab

Level 36

May 12, 2015

E P ELDER!!!!

jmellor13

Level 65

Jul 12, 2016

Me too.

kotors

Level 74

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

Level 49

May 6, 2014

Churchill - facepalm!

corlissaar

Level 73

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.

Level 80

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.

Level 58

May 16, 2015

brrrm-tish!

Conservatopia

Level 35

Mar 27, 2018

Now THAT is funny.

Level 59

Jun 12, 2019

Boris Johnson or Rory Stewart may become the second.

Level 80

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

Level 50

Aug 5, 2014

All with 2:38 left, and I am an American. So there.

swisscheesy

Level 67

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.

Level 80

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.

Level ∞

May 12, 2015

JetPunkers are not average Americans. Three is probably generous.

Level 80

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

Level 51

Sep 4, 2014

American and I got 24!

Level 81

Jul 27, 2019

Traitor.

Tristian363

Level 44

Oct 8, 2014

43. Not bad for an American. Am I right?

StamfordBrookSpecial

Level 10

Mar 28, 2015

51/53- English men who forget the obvious answers i.e. Macmillan and home. Darn

sg1rob

Level 72

Apr 15, 2015

The only reason I knew Wilson and Heath is from the Beatles' song "Taxman".

bflosenrab

Level 36

May 12, 2015

uh uhhhhhh Mr. Willllson....

RogerM

Level 81

May 12, 2015

Good quiz. Knew them all from World War One to present day (handy for pub quizzes) plus famous ones like Gladstone, Disraeli, Peel, Pitt and Walpole. Finally nailed the remainder. Did the same for the US Presidents and Soviet leaders. I just love history and facts!

DiscoBayGolfer

Level 74

May 12, 2015

Ended up with 10 but upon review I probably should gotten...um...10

bflosenrab

Level 36

May 12, 2015

23/53 (American)

BlackLab

Level 59

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

Level 59

May 12, 2015

Perhaps it is the same as with president Grover Cleveland.

Level 80

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

Level 50

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?

Level 80

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.

Level 80

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

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.

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

Level 53

Oct 28, 2016

That is a very succinct and clear explanation Larry.

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

Level 59

Apr 4, 2016

Thanks for the replies!

Level 59

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

Level 41

May 12, 2015

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

Level 58

Sep 13, 2017

My father knew Lloyd George's grandson.

ohiostatefan

Level 17

May 13, 2015

i got 3

Elan

Level 62

May 14, 2015

I got 4 and I am an American child.

cosmokim

Level 57

May 14, 2015

I just randomly typed in William Smith

Level 76

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

Level 35

Dec 5, 2015

Got 5/53 and I'm American

JimmyUrgent

Level 16

Jan 20, 2016

I'm American I only got Churchill

clivey

Level 60

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

Level 47

Apr 4, 2016

4/53 - Super fine!

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

Level 64

Jun 24, 2016

David Cameron has resigned, Prepare to update it once he actually leaves office and his replacement is announced

Bonzo007

Level 66

Nov 8, 2016

Theresa May - like Ming the Merciless in shoulder pads.

Algernon

Level 68

Jul 24, 2019

Ming had a personality. Not a very ncie one, but a personality. TM was just a vacant shell.

Gamer1162

Level 64

Jul 12, 2016

Theresa May is the PM? When did she get announced?

relessness

Level 47

Jul 12, 2016

Not yet. She's becoming PM tomorrow

SilverFlute

Level 25

Jul 12, 2016

What...?!?!? I need to move to Canda, who wants to join me?

Jacktheguy

Level 83

Jul 14, 2016

Where is this Canda you speak of? Is it like Candy Land?

NellyFurtado

Level 60

Jul 12, 2016

americans only know 3 because they only care about their own country

Ryanboss

Level 46

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

Level 65

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.

Level 80

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

Level 53

May 20, 2017

True

Level 81

Jun 25, 2018

But a lot can't name one Canadian province or Mexican state.

Level 67

Dec 17, 2018

Las vegas isnt a very good comparison. Everybody in the world has probably heard of it

Level 80

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.

Level 80

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.

Level 73

Jul 28, 2019

Whereas we Germans know them all by heart, as any sane and sensitive person does.

worm

Level 60

Jul 12, 2016

Yeah, including Theresa May is somewhat premature. But c'est la vie.

VAbumpkin

Level 59

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.

SilverFlute

Level 25

Jul 12, 2016

Who's this Theresa May?!

Gamer1162

Level 64

Jul 12, 2016

Former Home Secretary and now the leader of the Conservative party, which means she's PM

geographyisthebestsubject

Level 76

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

Level 37

Jul 12, 2016

Americans know three? I knew 1! (They don't teach anything about British prime ministers in history class...)

T432A

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

Level 74

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?

Level 46

Jul 12, 2016

That is a good idea! You should tell Quizmaster!😀

Matthew07

Level 37

Jul 12, 2016

I think if you added a 'home country' box people would type random countries for the fun of it.

Level 80

Jul 13, 2016

It's all for fun, anyway, Matthew. Not a bad idea.

Level 80

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

Level 65

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.

Level 80

Jul 24, 2019

can't remember. But we definitely learned about him.

happyviolinist1

Level 33

Jul 12, 2016

OH MY GOSH!!!!!! 100%!!!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!! Looked at wikipedia throught though, LOLLL

JackintheBox

Level 66

Mar 27, 2020

Cheater then.

Warrenator

Level 56

Jul 12, 2016

I'm so sad Theresa May is PM. The UK as we know it has ended.

Level 80

Jul 24, 2019

Don't worry. Boris Johnson is in charge now.

Algernon

Level 68

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.

Level 59

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.

cma61466

Level 69

Jul 12, 2016

6 from a Texas hillbilly

foil7

Level 34

Jul 13, 2016

GOt 8.

theperiodictable

Level 46

Jul 14, 2016

it will have to be updated soon. :(

svitapeneela

Level 64

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

Level 51

Sep 7, 2016

Ha! An American got more than three! I got ten...

DonTheLamplighter

Level 78

Sep 21, 2016

Seems like the Earl of Derby just couldn't decide what he wanted to do with his life.

kiwiquizzer

Level 64

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

Level 38

Dec 4, 2016

10/54

yobhdgmu

Level 38

Dec 4, 2016

12/54

LongHistory3

Level 24

Jan 20, 2017

i got 2

texdave

Level 52

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

Level 41

Oct 4, 2017

0/54 :)

NapoleonBonaparte

Level 60

Nov 17, 2017

Most of these are just New Zealand and Australian cities

Findlay

Level 72

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

Level 35

Mar 27, 2018

Almost certainly.

kenpo17

Level 67

Apr 28, 2018

That's how I got him.

Djilas

Level 77

Jul 28, 2019

Ah, I was wondering why he's so famous compared to next highest guesses.

yorksguy1865

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

Level 64

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.

Level 81

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

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.

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

Level 41

Feb 6, 2019

Level 59

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

Level 60

Jun 5, 2019

Nigel Farage is preparing!

DannyDanger

Level 31

Jun 5, 2019

Where is Lord Blackadder?

Gllombfek

Level 41

May 24, 2020

Very funny!

awesomeman259

Level 48

Jun 22, 2019

Finally memorized them all.

awesomeman259

Level 48

Jun 22, 2019

Should be Marquess of Salisbury, not Marquis of Salisbury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury

Level ∞

Jun 22, 2019

Okay, fixed

Kaz60

Level 50

Jul 20, 2019

Got 18. Missed some obvious ones but can never remember Dukes and Lords!

Level 59

Jul 23, 2019

Unfortunately needs to be updated to include Boris Johnson (he will become the PM tomorrow).

Fresco3

Level 63

Jul 23, 2019

Ruined a perfectly good quiz!

Level 59

Jul 23, 2019

In fairness the quiz already had quite a few answers that were to say the least unfortunate.

Lucknowite

Level 43

Jul 24, 2019

Got only Churchill, but unlike other comments I am not American.

Bdubz

Level 44

Jul 24, 2019

As an American I'd generalize that we know 5 (Johnson, May, Cameron, Thatcher, Churchill)

Level 80

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

Level 61

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

Level 80

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

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

Level 63

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.

Level 80

Jul 24, 2019

How did Johnson get elected? I thought he was deeply unpopular. Is he liked by conservatives?

Level 59

Jul 24, 2019

He wasn't elected by the general population, only by the Conservative Party. And yes, he is liked by conservatives.

Level 80

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.

Level 59

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.

Level 73

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".

Level 59

Jul 30, 2019

Ironic, then, that Trump and to a lesser extent BoJo are two of the least honest politicians I can think of.

Level 73

Jul 30, 2019

Hence the ironic quotes.

markasol

Level 70

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!

Level 80

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.

Level 73

Nov 29, 2019

markasol - you are right about Johnson.

overtired

Level 76

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

Level 68

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

Level 73

Jul 24, 2019

MoSt AMerIcAns oNly KnOW ThREe

Level 76

Jul 24, 2019

How long, I wonder, before this quiz has to be updated again?

luxint

Level 59

Jul 24, 2019

hahha! yes hopefully very very soon. The Clown has arrived.

ACrewAndR

Level 71

Jul 24, 2019

Petition to accept 'Bojo' as a type-in??

Jeffro

Level 68

Jul 25, 2019

American and got 12 right. 6 I knew and 6 I just guessed popular last names.

Level 81

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

Level 28

Jul 29, 2019

55/55! I've been studying each prime-minister and what they're known for for months :)

DrHeineken

Level 21

Sep 9, 2019

42/55 I'm American

Dooble

Level 50

Oct 5, 2019

54/55, ran out of time. Slow typer

magicllama

Level 49

Nov 2, 2019

12 out of 55 and im english

DonTheLamplighter

Level 78

Nov 5, 2019

Looks like William Gladstone is overdue to be re-elected again.

PoetsCorner

Level 69

Jan 2, 2020

Where's Francis Urquehart?

chuistropleboss

Level 22

Mar 15, 2020

55/55 and I'm french...I'm in the top10 of the french players of jetpunk

Eigengrau

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.