History quiz
UK prime ministers before 1900
Thirty two prime ministers held office between 1721 and 1900. Each row shows every spell in office, and the party appears once the row is filled. A title or a surname is enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 32 answers
- Limit
- 9:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.04
- Answers
- 32
- Time limit
- 9:00
- 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 who took office before 1900.
| In office | Prime minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1721 to 1742 | Not found yet | |
| 1742 to 1743 | Not found yet | |
| 1743 to 1754 | Not found yet | |
| 1754 to 1756, 1757 to 1762 | Not found yet | |
| 1756 to 1757 | Not found yet | |
| 1762 to 1763 | Not found yet | |
| 1763 to 1765 | Not found yet | |
| 1765 to 1766, 1782 | Not found yet | |
| 1766 to 1768 | Not found yet | |
| 1768 to 1770 | Not found yet | |
| 1770 to 1782 | Not found yet | |
| 1782 to 1783 | Not found yet | |
| 1783, 1807 to 1809 | Not found yet | |
| 1783 to 1801, 1804 to 1806 | Not found yet | |
| 1801 to 1804 | Not found yet | |
| 1806 to 1807 | Not found yet |
| In office | Prime minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1809 to 1812 | Not found yet | |
| 1812 to 1827 | Not found yet | |
| 1827 | Not found yet | |
| 1827 to 1828 | Not found yet | |
| 1828 to 1830, 1834 | Not found yet | |
| 1830 to 1834 | Not found yet | |
| 1834, 1835 to 1841 | Not found yet | |
| 1834 to 1835, 1841 to 1846 | Not found yet | |
| 1846 to 1852, 1865 to 1866 | Not found yet | |
| 1852, 1858 to 1859, 1866 to 1868 | Not found yet | |
| 1852 to 1855 | Not found yet | |
| 1855 to 1858, 1859 to 1865 | Not found yet | |
| 1868, 1874 to 1880 | Not found yet | |
| 1868 to 1874, 1880 to 1885, 1886, 1892 to 1894 | Not found yet | |
| 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892, 1895 to 1902 | Not found yet | |
| 1894 to 1895 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Sir Robert Walpole, in office from 1721 to 1742, is counted as the first prime minister. Many of his successors were peers, so they are listed here under the titles they are best known by.
- William Ewart Gladstone had four separate spells as prime minister between 1868 and 1894.
- The two William Pitts, father and son, both held the office; the younger first took it in 1783.
- George Canning's whole time as prime minister fell within 1827.
- The Marquess of Salisbury was still in office when the century ended; his last term ran to 1902.
Sources
- [1]GOV.UK. Past Prime Ministers.
Note on the data. Names, parties and years follow GOV.UK's list of past prime ministers under its 18th and 19th centuries heading, checked on 3 October 2026. Each person appears once, with all their spells in office in the hint. Party labels are GOV.UK's own, including Conservative for Liverpool and Tory and Whig for Pitt the Younger and Derby. Pitt alone fills both Pitts and Grenville alone fills both Grenvilles.
Last checked October 4, 2026
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