Individuals in Political Reform

Question 1

Who became Prime Minister in 1783?

Answer 1

William Pitt the Younger

Question 2

Who was on the throne in 1811?

Answer 2

The Prince Regent

Question 3

Which prime minister died in 1806?

Answer 3

William Pitt the Younger

Question 4

Which prime minister served from 1812-1827?

Answer 4

Lord Liverpool (Robert Banks Jenkinson)

Question 5

Which prime minister suffered due to the repeal of the Corn Laws?

Answer 5

Robert Peel

Question 6

How many times did Gladstone serve as prime minister?

Answer 6

4 times

Question 7

How many times did Disraeli serve as prime minister?

Answer 7

2 times

Question 8

Who was the Tory prime minister to break the Whig stranglehold on parliament in 1770?

Answer 8

Lord North

Question 9

Approximately how many years did the Tories remain in power from 1770?

Answer 9

50 years

Question 10

Which prime minister’s actions over Catholic Emancipation led to a split in his own party?

Answer 10

Duke of Wellington

Question 11

Under whose ministry were the Tolpuddle Six were transported?

Answer 11

Viscount Melbourne

Question 12

Who transformed politics with his ‘Tamworth Manifesto’?

Answer 12

Robert Peel