Who delivered the famous wartime speech that included the words 'We shall fight on the beaches'?
A Life in the UK Test practice question on life in the United Kingdom. Here is the correct answer, why each option is right or wrong, and the background you need to remember it.
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A
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was not Prime Minister during the Second World War and did not deliver this wartime speech.
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B
Tony Blair
Tony Blair was not Prime Minister during the Second World War and did not deliver this wartime speech.
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C
Winston Churchill ✓ Correct
Winston Churchill is the correct answer—he delivered the famous 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech in 1940.
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D
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth (then Princess Elizabeth) did not deliver this famous wartime speech; it was Churchill as Prime Minister.
The correct answer is C: Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill is the correct answer—he delivered the famous 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech in 1940.
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