History quiz
UK prime ministers since 1900
Thirty three terms in office, 28 people. Baldwin, MacDonald, Churchill and Wilson each served more than once; a surname fills every term.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 33 answers
- Limit
- 7:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.02
- Answers
- 33
- Time limit
- 7:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every UK prime minister in office since 1900.
| Years | Prime minister |
|---|---|
| 1895 to 1902 | Not found yet |
| 1902 to 1905 | Not found yet |
| 1905 to 1908 | Not found yet |
| 1908 to 1916 | Not found yet |
| 1916 to 1922 | Not found yet |
| 1922 to 1923 | Not found yet |
| 1923 to 1924 | Not found yet |
| 1924 | Not found yet |
| 1924 to 1929 | Not found yet |
| 1929 to 1935 | Not found yet |
| 1935 to 1937 | Not found yet |
| 1937 to 1940 | Not found yet |
| 1940 to 1945 | Not found yet |
| 1945 to 1951 | Not found yet |
| 1951 to 1955 | Not found yet |
| 1955 to 1957 | Not found yet |
| 1957 to 1963 | Not found yet |
| Years | Prime minister |
|---|---|
| 1963 to 1964 | Not found yet |
| 1964 to 1970 | Not found yet |
| 1970 to 1974 | Not found yet |
| 1974 to 1976 | Not found yet |
| 1976 to 1979 | Not found yet |
| 1979 to 1990 | Not found yet |
| 1990 to 1997 | Not found yet |
| 1997 to 2007 | Not found yet |
| 2007 to 2010 | Not found yet |
| 2010 to 2016 | Not found yet |
| 2016 to 2019 | Not found yet |
| 2019 to 2022 | Not found yet |
| 2022 | Not found yet |
| 2022 to 2024 | Not found yet |
| 2024 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 2026 to now | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Twenty eight people have been prime minister since 1900. Lord Salisbury was in office as the century began; Andy Burnham became prime minister on 20 July 2026.
- Stanley Baldwin led three governments, and Ramsay MacDonald, Winston Churchill and Harold Wilson two each.
- Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister in 1979.
- Liz Truss served the shortest term, in 2022.
- Lord Salisbury was the last prime minister to sit in the House of Lords rather than the Commons.
Sources
- [1]GOV.UK. Past Prime Ministers.
- [2]GOV.UK. Prime Minister.
Note on the data. Every term follows the UK government's list of past prime ministers, checked on 2 October 2026, and the current holder follows the Prime Minister page (Andy Burnham since 20 July 2026). Years are calendar years, so 1924 and 2022 each hold two prime ministers.
Last checked October 2, 2026
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