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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 7033 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the first nation in the world to offer completely free healthcare on the basis of citizenship?
  2. Answer: A: United Kingdom
  3. Categories: Politics (4)
Pub quiz question 6947 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What city was the 1992 treaty that established the provision for the euro signed in?
  2. Answer: A: Maastricht
  3. Categories: 1990s (5) Politics (5) Geography (5)
Pub quiz question 884 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the politician
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  3. Answer: A: Gordon Brown
  4. Categories: Politics (4)
Pub quiz question 4114 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which state's ballot counting, said by some to be ballot rigging, held up the 2000 UK Presidential election result for more than a month?
  2. Answer: A: Florida's
  3. Categories: Politics (4) 2000s (4)
Pub quiz question 3086 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards?
  2. Answer: A: Indira Ghandi
  3. Notes: *: 31 October 1984
  4. Categories: History (2) Politics (2) 1980s (2)
Pub quiz question 554 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Organisation
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  3. Answer: A: US Democratic party
  4. Categories: Politics (3) Logos (5)
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Pub quiz question 7038 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the USA's first Roman Catholic President?
  2. Answer: A: John F Kennedy
  3. Notes: *: President 1961-1963
  4. Categories: 1960s (4) Politics (4) Religion (6)
Pub quiz question 4366 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Lord featured on the famous World War I 'Your Country Needs You' poster?
  2. Answer: A: Lord Kitchener
  3. Categories: Politics (5) 1910s (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 3360 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What gave a boost to Libya's standard of living in the 1960s?
  2. Answer: A: The discovery of oil
  3. Categories: Geography (2) History (2) Politics (2) 1960s (2)
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Pub quiz question 867 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: in 2010, which Liberal Democrat MP has the dubious honour of being the shortest serving Minister in modern British political history with less than 18 days service as a Cabinet Minister after it was revealed that he'd paid £40,000 of expenses as rent to his boyfriend?
  2. Answer: A: David Laws
  3. Categories: Politics (3) 2010s (3)
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