Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz

1. Churchill was made an honorary American citizen by which president?

Johnson

Truman

Eisenhower

Roosevelt

Kennedy

2. Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874. Churchill was appointed to what post in 1911?

First Lord of the Admiralty

First Lord of the Hunt

First Lord of the Chevaliers

First Lord of the Cavalry

First Lord of the Royal Air Force

3. Under the Liberal government of Lloyd George, Churchill served what in cabinet position from 1919-1921?

Secretary of State

Secretary of State for War and Air

Secretary of the Navy

Minister

Secretary of Commerce

4. In what year did Churchill become prime minister?

1917

1930

1940

1945

1950

5. What events led to Churchill becoming prime minister?

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Invasion of Poland

Invasion of Russia

Invasion of Norway

Invasion of Belgium

6. Churchill was a vocal opponent of what policy of Neville Chamberlain's?

Appeasement

Disenfranchisement

Bombardment

Occupation

Quietness

7. Churchill dubbed the first all-air battle in history what?

Battle of France

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of Britain

Battle of Luftwaffe

Battle of Dresden

8. An early alliance with President Franklin Roosevelt enabled Churchill to obtain vital aid from the U.S. through what act?

Land Sale Act

Lend Lease Act

Borrow Sale Act

Lend Borrow Act

US/UK Pact

9. Churchill delivered his famous Iron Curtain speech at what U.S. college?

Westminster College

Harvard College

Barnard College

University of Virginia

University of Chicago

10. Churchill's oratory skills helped him win what prize in 1953?

Pulitzer Prize

MacArthur Genius Grant

Fields Medal

Nobel Prize

Pen Prize