Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Quiz - 53 Trivia Questions!

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Learn about the life and career of Louis Mountbatten, a British naval officer and statesman who played key roles in World War II and the decolonization of India.

Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajiv Gandhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Which American actress had a long-running affair with Lord Mountbatten?

Joan Blondell
Shirley MacLaine
Betty Grable
Elizabeth Taylor

On 27th April 1977, Lord Mountbatten was the first member of the Royal Family to appear on which TV programme?

The World at One
The Today Show
Newsround
This Is Your Life

Who was the leader of the Muslim League in India in 1947?

Aftab Khan
Abdul Haq
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Sartaj Khan

Who painted 'Christ in Triumph over Darkness and Evil' in 1982, in memory of Lord Mountbatten?

Gabriel Loire
David Roberts
Theodorus Housman
The Lord Mountbatten Trust

Who did Lord Mountbatten replace as Chief of Combined Operation Headquarters in 1941?

George Cummings
John Moore
Roger Keyes
The Queen

What was the rank of Lord Mountbatten when he became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet?

Vice-admiral
Chief of the Admiralty
Commander
Admiral

Who did Lord Mountbatten meet during his state visit to Britain in 1971?

Prince Charles
His mother
Hirohito
His father

Where did King George VI and Queen Elizabeth first meet Prince Philip in 1939?

Dartmouth Royal Naval College
At the Palace of the West Indies
St. James's Park
The Tower of London

Who was the then Master of the Queen's Music who wrote 'Lament in Memory of Lord Mountbatten of Burma'?

David Murray
Sir John Williams
Malcolm Williamson
Charles Dickens

Who was the Vice-President of Sinn Fein at the time of Lord Mountbatten's execution?

Peter Robinson
Patrick McLoughlin
Gerry Adams' wife
Gerry Adams

Where are the personal papers of Lord Mountbatten preserved?

Royal Museums, Kew
University of Southampton
National Museum of the Royal Navy
National Museum of Scotland

In which country did Lord Mountbatten allegedly visit a gay brothel?

The United Kingdom
Malta
France
Britain

Peter Wright's 1987 book 'Spycatcher' alleged that which British press baron was a spy for MI5?

Cecil King
William Graham
David Cameron
Charles Darwin

Who was the daughter of Lord and Lady Mountbatten who became a lady-in-waiting to the Queen?

Diana, Princess of Wales
Patricia Knatchbull
Anne Mountbatten
Elizabeth Mountbatten

Who was the biographer of Lord Mountbatten?

John Sullivan
David Attenborough
John Sullum
Philip Ziegler

At which university did Lord Mountbatten study for two terms in 1919?

University of Oxford
Christ's College, Cambridge
Oxford University
University College, Oxford

In which Irish county was Lord Mountbatten assassinated in 1979?

Dublin
Galway
Sligo
County Kerry

In February 1947, Lord Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy of which country?

Australia
The United Arab Emirates
The United Kingdom
India

Who was unimpressed by British Prime Minister Lord Mountbatten's attempt to visit Russia at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

George Washington
The British government
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin

In January 1965, Lord Mountbatten was appointed Colonel Commandant of which branch of the British armed forces?

The British Royal Marines.
The Royal Air Force
The British army
The Royal Marines

What was the name of the British warship commanded by Lord Mountbatten in World War II?

HMS Devonshire
HMS Titanic
HMS Kelly
HMS Queen Elizabeth

Who was the Chairman of the Boundary Commission that drew up the boundary between India and Pakistan in 1947?

George IV
George Bernard Shaw
Cyril Radcliffe
The President of India

Which sport was introduced into the Royal Navy by Lord Mountbatten in the 1920's?

Snooker
Football
Table tennis
Polo

Who became President of the United World Colleges in 1978, succeeding Lord Mountbatten?

Charles, Prince of Wales
Lord Mountbatten
The Duke of Edinburgh
Lord Mountbatten's son

What was the first name of Charles Mountbatten's wife who refused to marry him in 1979?

Charles
Elizabeth
David
Amanda

Which future King was the great nephew of Lord Mountbatten?

Charles III
George V
Charles V
King George VI

In which Asian city is there a station named after Lord Mountbatten?

Singapore
Hong Kong
Bangkok
Tokyo

Which two countries were created by Lord Mountbatten's decision to grant independence to India in 1947?

Britain and France
India and Pakistan
India and China
China and India

Which Noel Coward film is based on the sinking of HMS Kelly during the Battle of Crete in 1941?

The First World War
The Prisoner of Azkaban
In Which We Serve
A Night in New York

"Which British Prime Minister said ""His death leaves a gap that can never be filled""?"

Margaret Thatcher
David Beckham
Tony Blair
George VI

Which of Colette's novels is based on the life of Henri Letellier, the husband of Edwina Mountbatten

The Little Match Girl
The Secret of My Success
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Gigi

What was the name of the underwater oil pipeline constructed by Lord Mountbatten in Normandy in World War II?

PLUTO
TANGERINE
SECRETARY
BERLIN

Which educational programme was launched by Lord Mountbatten in 1971?

The Common Entrance
International School Awards
International Baccalaureate
University of London

Who was the US President at the time of Lord Mountbatten's assassination?

Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
John F.Kennedy
Jimmy Carter

Which post did Lord Mountbatten hold from 1963 to 1964?

Admiral of the Admiralty
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Navy
Chief of the Defence Staff

What was the name of the British destroyer commanded by Lord Mountbatten during the Battle of Britain?

Javelin
Ajax
HMS "Saturn"
Swordfish

Who was the US President at the time of the accession of Juan Carlos to the Spanish throne?

Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George Washington

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Hastings 'Pug' Ismay met in which city in January 1943?

Casablanca
New York
Paris
Tokyo

Admiral Lord Mountbatten was the first father and son to hold which position in the British Royal Navy?

Admiral of the Marine Corps
Admiral of the Admiralty
Commander of the Royal Marines
First Sea Lord

Who was the MI5 agent who leaked damaging stories about Harold Wilson?

John McVey
David Graham
Peter Wright
The Foreign Office

Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Suez Crisis?

George VI
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden

Which member of the Royal Family is the nephew of Albert Mountbatten, 1st Earl of Burma?

Prince Andrew
Prince Philip
The Queen
Charles

Where was Prince Charles christened in July 1900?

Frogmore House
Windsor Castle
The Palace of Windsor
The Tower of London

In which English Abbey is Lord Mountbatten buried?

Romsey
Bath
Hampton Court
Buckingham Palace

Which British Prime Minister was threatened by a coup led by Lord Mountbatten?

David Cameron
Charles Dickens
Harold Wilson
George Bush

Which country was ruled by Lord Mountbatten during the Japanese occupation?

Indonesia
South Africa
Australia
Malaya

What was the name of Lord Mountbatten's first ship?

Destroyer
The Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen Elizabeth
HMVS "HMS"

Where in Northern Ireland did the IRA ambush and kill eighteen British soldiers in 1972?

Carrickfergus
County Antrim
County Armagh
Warrenpoint

In 1979, Lord Mountbatten expressed his concerns about the use of what in warfare?

Airplanes
Nuclear weapons
A missile
Aircraft

In which US city did Lord Mountbatten take command of the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in 1941?

Norfolk
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles

In February 1942, Lord Mountbatten was the commander of which highly successful raid on a German radar station?

Bruneval raid
The Atlantic Wall
Operation Pegasus
Battle of the Atlantic

What was Lord Mountbatten's favourite pastime?

Genealogy
Travel
Watching TV
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