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Churchill QuizJAMES LANCASTEREach quiz includes four questions in sixcategories: contemporaries (C), literary(L), miscellaneous (M), personal (P),statesmanship (S) and war (W), easyquestions first. Can you reach Level 1?Level 41. In which city on 11 November 1944did the crowds welcome WSC withcries of “Churcheel! Churcheel!”? (P)2. Which book begins: “WinstonLeonard Spencer-Churchill was born atBlenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on 30November 1874.”? (L)3. Beaverbrook told Samuel Hoare in1941: “There Attlee and Greenwood, asparrow and a jackdaw, are perched oneither side of the glittering bird ofParadise.” Who was the bird? (C)4. In which year did Time proclaimWSC “Man of the Half-Century”? (M)5. Churchill on 4 July 1918: “When Ihave seen…the splendour of ______manhood striding forward on all theroads of France and Flanders, I haveexperienced emotions which I cannotdescribe.” Supply the missing word. (W)6. In which speech did Churchill say:“The whole fury and might of theenemy must very soon be turned on us.Hitler knows that he will have to breakus in this Island or lose the war”? (W)Level 37. Who said of WSC in 1963, “He isthe most honored and honorable manto walk the stage of human history inthe time in which we live”? (S)8. Of whom did WSC write, “For amonth, at his mother’s house, he lingeredpitifully, until very early in themorning of January 24 the numbingfingers of paralysis laid that weary brainto rest”? (P)9. Why were Churchill’s “rompers”called siren-suits? (M)10. Why is the Preface in all four ofChurchill’s Marlborough volumesdated August 13? (L)11. Who wrote Churchill in1896 that he was “profoundlyimpressed with thevigor of your language, andthe breadth of your views…I conceived a very high opinion of yourfuture career...”? (P)12. After which summit meeting didWSC say: “A small lion was walkingbetween a huge Russian bear and a greatAmerican elephant, but it would perhapsbe the lion who knew the way”? (S)Level 213. When did WSC tell the Commons:“Make your minds perfectly clear thatif ever you let loose upon us again ageneral strike, we will loose uponyou—another British Gazette”? (L)14. WSC broadcasting on 17 June1940: “We shall defend our islandhome and with the British Empire weshall fight on unconquerable until thecurse of Hitler is lifted from the browsof mankind.” What event inspired thisbroadcast? (S)15. WSC to Captain Cuthbert ofHMS Ajax, Christmas Day 1944: “…Icome here as a cooing dove of peace,bearing a sprig of mistletoe in mybeak…” Where was “here”? (W)16. Winston cabled his wife in late1944 about “…haggard Greek facesround the table, and the Archbishopwith his enormous hat, making him, Ishould think, seven feet high.” Whowas the Archbishop? (C)Level 117. Why did Churchill cable Roosevelton 9 March 1941: “Our blessings…goout to you and the American nationfor this very present help in time oftrouble”? (C)18. WSC in July 1943 said that weshould not “crawl up the leg of Italylike a harvest bug, but strike boldly atthe knee.” What did he mean? (W)19. What was Churchill’s last office inthe House of Commons? (M)20. Give the year for the famous photographof Winston, in full riding gear,on a horse at a meeting of the OldSurrey and Burstow Foxhounds. (P)21. In June 1945, whom did Churchillrecommend to be awarded the Orderof Merit and Freedom of London? (C)22. When did Churchill tell Ian Jacob:“It would be a pity to have to go out inthe middle of such an interestingdrama without seeing the end. But itwouldn’t be a bad moment to leave. Itis a straight run in now; and even theCabinet could manage it!” (S)23. What did Churchill mean when hewrote to his mother on 26 January1898: “The balance between Importsand Exports must be maintained”? (L)24. Churchill told Congress on 17January 1952: “There is a jocularsaying: ‘To improve is to change; to beperfect is to have changed often.’”Whose saying did he refer to? (M) ,Answers(19) Father of the House, 1959-64. (20) 30November 1948, his 78th birthday. (21)Eisenhower. (22) 6 February 1943, leavingAlgiers for England in a Liberator, after a day’sdelay due to engine trouble. (23) The balancebetween time spent reading and writing. (24)Cardinal Newman’s: “In a higher world it isotherwise, but here below to live is to change,and to be perfect is to have changed often.”Cardinal Newman was canonised by PopeBenedict XVI on 19 September 2010.(13) 7 July 1926. (14) France asking for anarmistice with Germany. (15) Greece. (16)Archbishop Damaskinos. (17) The Senatehad just passed the Lend-Lease Bill. WSCwas quoting from Psalm 46:1 “God is ourrefuge and strength, a very present help introuble.” (18) To strike at Rome.(7) President John F. Kennedy conferringHonorary American Citizenship on WSC,9 April 1963. (8) His father, LordRandolph Churchill. Winston was to dieseventy years later on the same day, January24th. (9) These suits had been designed forwardens to wear when a siren warned of animminent air-raid. (10) To commemoratethe Battle of Blenheim, 13 August 1704.(11) Bourke Cockran. (12) The YaltaConference, February 1945.(1) Paris. (2) Randolph S. Churchill’sYouth 1874-1900, first volume of the officialbiography. (3) Winston Churchill. (4)In its 2 January 1950 issue, with WSC onthe cover. (5) American. Churchill at theIndependence Day dinner of the Anglo-Saxon Fellowship. (6) On 18 June 1940,anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.FINEST HOUR 148 / 62
REGIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONSChapters: Please send all news reports to the Chartwell Bulletin: news@winstonchurchill.orgLOCAL COORDINATORS (USA)Judy Kambestad (jammpott@aol.com)1172 Cambera Lane, Santa Ana CA 92705-2345tel. (714) 838-4741 (West)Sue & Phil Larson (parker-fox@msn.com)22 Scotdale Road, LaGrange Park IL 60526tel. (708) 352-6825 (Midwest)D. Craig Horn (dcraighorn@carolina.rr.com)5909 Bluebird Hill Lane, Weddington NC28104; tel. (704) 844-9960 (East)LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS(Affiliates are in bold face)For formal affiliation with the Churchill Centre,contact any local coordinator above.Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer ChurchillSociety of AlaskaJudith & Jim Muller (afjwm@uaa.alaska.edu)2410 Galewood St., Anchorage AK 99508tel. (907) 786-4740; fax (907) 786-4647Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer ChurchillSociety of Calgary, AlbertaMr. Justice J.D. Bruce McDonald(bruce.mcdonald@albertacourts.ca)2401 N - 601 - 5th Street, S.W.Calgary AB T2P 5P7; tel. (403) 297-3164Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer ChurchillSociety of Edmonton, AlbertaDr. Edward Hutson (jehutson@shaw.ca)98 Rehwinkel Rd., Edmonton AB T6R 1Z8tel. (780) 430-7178Churchill Centre ArizonaLarry Pike (lvpike@chartwellgrp.com)4927 E. Crestview Dr., Paradise Valley AZ 85253bus. tel. (602) 445-7719; cell (602) 622-0566Rt. Hon. Sir Winton Spencer ChurchillSociety of British ColumbiaChristopher Hebb(cavellcapital@gmail.com)30-2231 Folkestone Way, W. Vancouver, BCV7S 2Y6; tel. (604) 209-6400California: Churchillians-by-the-BayJason Mueller (youngchurchillian@hotmail.com)17115 Wilson Way, Watsonville CA 95076tel. (831) 768-8663California: Churchillians of the DesertDavid Ramsay (rambo85@aol.com)74857 S. Cove Drive, Indian Wells CA 92210tel. (760) 837-1095Churchillians of Southern CaliforniaLeon J. Waszak (leonwaszak@aol.com)235 South Ave. #66, Los Angeles CA 90042tel. (818) 240-1000 x5844Churchill Centre ChicagolandPhil & Susan Larson (parker-fox@msn.com)22 Scotdale Road, LaGrange Park IL 60526tel. (708) 352-6825Colorado: Rocky Mountain ChurchilliansLew House, President(lhouse2cti@earthlink.net)2034 Eisenhower Dr., Louisville CO 80027tel. (303) 661-9856; fax (303) 661-0589England: TCC-UK Chartwell BranchNigel Guest (nigel.guest@ntworld.com)Coomb Water, 134 Bluehouse LaneLimpsfield, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0ARtel. (01883) 717656England: TCC-UK Woodford/Epping BranchTony Woodhead(anthony.woodhead@virginmedia.com)Old Orchard, 32 Albion Hill, LoughtonEssex IG10 4RD; tel. (0208) 508-4562England: TCC-UK Northern BranchDerek Greenwell (dg@ftcg.co.luk)Farriers Cottage, Station Road, GoldsboroughKnaresborough, North Yorks. HG5 8NTtel. (01432) 863225Churchill Society of South FloridaRodolfo Milani(churchillsocietyofsouthflorida@gmail.com)7741 Ponce de Leon Road, Miami FL 33143tel. (305) 668-4419; mobile (305) 606-5939Churchill Centre North FloridaRichard Streiff (streiffr@bellsouth.net)81 N.W. 44th Street, Gainesville FL 32607tel. (352) 378-8985Winston Churchill Society of Georgiawww.georgiachurchill.orgWilliam L. Fisher (fish1947@bellsouth.net)5299 Brooke Farm Dr., Dunwoody GA 30338tel. (770) 399-9774Winston Churchill Society of MichiganRichard Marsh (rcmarsha2@aol.com)4085 Littledown, Ann Arbor, MI 48103tel. (734) 913-0848Churchill Round Table of NebraskaJohn Meeks (jmeeks@wrldhstry.com)7720 Howard Street #3, Omaha NE 68114tel. (402) 968-2773New England ChurchilliansJoseph L. Hern (jhern@fhmboston.com)340 Beale Street, Quincy MA 02170tel. (617) 773-1907; bus. tel. (617) 248-1919®Churchill Society of New OrleansJ. Gregg Collins (jgreggcollins@msn.com)2880 Lakeway Three, 3838 N. Causeway Blvd.Metairie LA 70002; tel. (504) 799-3484New York ChurchilliansGregg Berman (gberman@fulbright.com)Fulbright & Jaworski, 666 Fifth Ave.New York NY 10103; tel. (212) 318-3388North Carolina Churchillianswww.churchillsocietyofnorthcarolina.orgCraig Horn (dcraighorn@carolina.rr.com)5909 Bluebird Hill LaneWeddington NC 28104; tel. (704) 844-9960Churchill Centre Northern OhioMichael McMenamin (mtm@walterhav.com)1301 E. 9th St. #3500, Cleveland OH 44114tel. (216) 781-1212Churchill Society of PhiladelphiaBernard Wojciechowski(bwojciechowski@borough.ambler.pa.us)1966 Lafayette Rd., Lansdale PA 19446tel. (610) 584-6657South Carolina: Bernard Baruch ChapterKenneth Childs (kchilds@childs-halligan.net)P.O. Box 11367, Columbia SC 29111-1367tel. (803) 254-4035Texas: Emery Reves ChurchilliansJeff Weesner (jweesner@centurytel.net)2101 Knoll Ridge Court, Corinth TX 76210tel. (940) 321-0757; cell (940) 300-6237Churchill Centre HoustonChris Schaeper (chrisschaeper@sbcglobal.net)2907 Quenby, Houston TX 77005tel. (713) 660-6898Churchill Centre South Texasthechurchillcentresouthtexas.comDon Jakeway (churchillstx@gmail.com)170 Grassmarket, San Antonio, TX 78259tel. (210) 333-2085Sir Winston Churchill Society ofVancouver Island • www.churchillvictoria.comMayo McDonough (churchillsociety@shaw.ca)PO Box 2114, Sidney BC V8L 3S6tel. (250) 595-0008Washington (DC) Society for ChurchillChris Sterling (chriss@gwu.edu)4507 Airlie Way, Annandale VA 22003tel. (703) 615-2355Churchill Centre Seattlewww.churchillseattle.blogspot.comSimon Mould (simon@cckirkland.org)1920 243rd Pl., SW, Bothell, WA 98021tel. (425) 286-7364
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T H E M E O F T H E I S S U EThe Va
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