What is the king giving this man, and why? The great British art quiz

This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from over 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.

Today, our questions are set by the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London. The museum is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society, past and present. It examines the army’s role as protector, aggressor and peacekeeper from the British civil wars to the modern day, and through its collections it preserves and shares stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities.

You can see art from the National Army Museum on Art UK here, and find out more on the museum’s website here.

Which item of clothing was named after Lord Brudenell?

This is the most popular picture in the National Army Museum’s collection. What epic war film depicts a battle from this war?

What does the expression “to take the King’s shilling” refer to?

This portrait was painted by Rex Whistler on the day he received his uniform. Which famous London park provided the backdrop for the painting?

What is Britain’s highest award for military bravery in the presence of the enemy?

What flower is associated with Prince William, Duke of Cumberland?

By what name was the artist Elizabeth Southerden Thompson better known?

The artist William Barns Wollen served in the Artists’ Rifles. What president of the Royal Academy of Arts was Honorary Colonel of the regiment in the 1880s?

You got…

Captain

New recruit

Field-Marshal

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