1 Nelson preferred to be called ...

Select answer Edmund Maurice Horace     More

2 In 1787, Nelson married doctor's widow Fanny Nisbet ...

Select answer In Norfolk On the island of Nevis In Naples     More

3 Nelson was born ...

Select answer Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous     More

4 During adulthood, Nelson suffered from ...

Select answer Gangrene, kidney stones and halitosis Parasitical worms and eczema Malaria and dysentery     More

5 In 1793, Nelson met Emma Hamilton for the first time. Before this momentous occasion, what had been her last job?

Select answer Posing as 'Hygieia' in James Graham's Temple of Health in London Governess to the children of the Hon. Charles Greville MP Madame of a London bordello     More

6 When faced with compelling evidence of his wife's affair with Nelson, Sir William Hamilton ...

Select answer Disowned her and returned to England Challenged Nelson to a duel but died before it could take place Appears to have settled happily into a ménage à trois     More

7 During the battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801, Nelson claimed not to have seen the order to disengage when he looked through his telescope. How could this have happened?

Select answer There was too much fog to see clearly He purposely put the telescope to his blind right eye The sailor responsible for displaying the order got the signals wrong     More

8 Nelson's greatest problem while at sea was ...

Select answer Sea-sickness Discipline below decks Lack of adequate supplies     More

9 Nelson's last words were ...

Select answer 'Farewell, men' 'Kiss me, Hardy' 'Thank God, I have done my duty'     More

10 Nelson's body was laid to rest in St Paul's Cathedral in a sarcophagus ...

Select answer Designed originally for Cardinal Wolsey The cost of which had been raised by public subscription Paid for by a grateful George III     More

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