1 When Wellesley proposed to Catherine 'Kitty' Pakenham in 1792, what was her answer?

Select answer She accepted She made him promise to win a great battle first She turned him down     More

2 What was one of the reasons why Wellesley left for India in 1797?

Select answer The army sent him there to put down a mutiny He hoped to make enough money to pay off his gambling debts He was escaping there to avoid a scandal     More

3 On his return from India in 1805, Wellesley met Harriette Wilson. What was the result?

Select answer He had a passionate affair with her He married her He introduced her to his brother, who married her     More

4 In 1806, Wellesley finally married Kitty Pakenham. Why?

Select answer He had never stopped loving her He was made to believe that he should do the decent thing He needed her fortune to better himself     More

5 It is said that Wellington and Napoleon shared the same mistress. Who was she?

Select answer Joséphine Marie Walewska Mademoiselle George     More

6 Wellington carried a portrait of a woman with him. Who was she?

Select answer Giuseppina Grassini His wife Kitty Harriet Arbuthnot     More

7 Wellington was called the 'Iron Duke'. How did he get this nickname?

Select answer He was renowned for his iron will The iron shutters he placed over his house's windows against a mob He championed the use of iron in military conveyances     More

8 On 21 March 1829, Wellington and the 10th earl of Winchilsea fought a duel on Battersea Fields, next to the Thames. Why?

Select answer They were competing for the favours of the same woman The duke had been insulted by the earl The earl objected to Wellington's support for Catholic emancipation     More

9 What were Wellington's last words?

Select answer 'Perhaps I may sleep a little. I shall ring if I need you.' 'I will lie still till he [the apothecary] comes.' 'I have nothing to communicate on the subject of religion.'     More

10 The duke of Wellington died on 14 September 1852, aged 83. How long was it before he was buried?

Select answer Over nine weeks Two days Three-and-a-half weeks     More

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