November 2026 edition

British Prime Ministers quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Who was the first woman to serve as British prime minister?
AMargaret Thatcher
BBarbara Castle
CNancy Astor
DQueen Victoria
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about British prime ministers? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from household names to the very first prime minister.

British PMs · November 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Which London street holds the prime minister's home and office?
ABaker Street
BFleet Street
CDowning Street
DCarnaby Street

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerDowning Street and household names
2EasyWartime leaders, elections and resignations
3TrickyDisraeli, Gladstone and Victorian rivals
4HardGeorgian ministers and forgotten premiers
5BrutalWalpole's era and disputed premiers
British PMs titlesout of 500
Landslide win50 / 50
Prime Minister350+
Party leader275+
Chancellor200+
Cabinet minister100+
Backbencher1+
Hung parliament0

44 of 50 right · six short of Landslide win

You vs Katie BBritish PMs · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who was prime minister when Britain declared war in 1939?
Winston Churchill
Stanley Baldwin
Clement Attlee
Neville Chamberlain✓GBKB

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Faster than a snap election.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which London street holds the prime minister's home? No time to dither.

The ramp

Backbench first, then the top job.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

Titles

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Hung parliament if you score nothing, Landslide win if you get every question right.

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