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1 THE ‘British Bulldog’, Churchill was: A. Half-Canadian B. Half-American C. Half-French 2 HOW many of these made it into the Oxford English Dictionary thanks to Churchill? A. Winstonian B. Bulldogian C. Churchillian D. Churchilliana 3 TRUE OR FALSE: Churchill was admired as a painter by Pablo Picasso. 4 MATCH the fact to the type of alcohol to which it relates: 1. Between 1908 and 1965, Churchill drank an estimated 42,000 bottles of this 2. Between 1908 and 1914, his household spent an annual €110,000 (in today’s money) on this 3. This was originally made for Churchill A. Wine B. Pol Roger champagne C. Carlsberg Special Brew 5 CHURCHILL is the only British prime minister to have managed THREE of these feats. Which did he not achieve? A. Received the Nobel Prize in Literature B. Received an honorary Bafta C. Entered the music charts D. Honoured twice on coins 6 TRUE OR FALSE: He had wanted to be an architect. Historic: Gary Oldman as Churchill in Darkest Hour

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1) B. Half-American. CHURCHILL’S mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite. Her son became the first person to be bestowed honorary citizenship of the US by the President. 2) A. Winstonian C. Churchillian D. Churchilliana WINSTONIAN (‘of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Winston Churchill’) was first used by Churchill in 1905. Churchillian means the same. It was first used in 1769 to refer to Charles Churchill’s poetry. Churchilliana, first used in 1943, means Churchill-related ‘publications, sayings, or items’. 3) True. HE MADE about 500 works. A tenth were accepted by the Royal Academy. Picasso said: ‘If that man were a painter... he’d have no trouble earning a good living.’ 4) 1B, 2A, 3C. HE IS estimated to have drunk two bottles of bubbly a day. His favourite brand, Pol Roger, created its Prestige Cuvee in his honour. Between 1908 and 1914, the household spent an average of €1,300 on wine each year (more than €110,000 now). Carlsberg Special Brew was brewed to commemorate Churchill’s 1950 visit to Copenhagen. 5) B. Received an honorary Bafta. CHURCHILL got the Nobel prize in 1953 for ‘his mastery of description’. He entered the charts after his death in 1965 with a collection of his speeches, and in 2010 with a record marking the Battle of Britain’s 70th anniversary. His death and its 50th anniversary were commemorated with coins. 6) False. HOWEVER, he liked bricklaying. He said at home he ‘built a large part of two cottages and kitchen-garden walls’.