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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 7242 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country was missing from the map on the cover of the 2004 'Eurostat Statistical Compendium' of all the facts and figures about Europe?
  2. Answer: A: Wales
  3. Categories: Politics (6) 2000s (6) History (5)
Pub quiz question 4121 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What word completed Tony Blair's statement: "You only require two things in life; your sanity and your ....?"
  2. Answer: A: Wife
  3. Categories: Politics (5)
Pub quiz question 7464 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Ross, Skye and Lochaber (12,000km²); Islington North (735 hectares)
  2. Answer: A: UK largest and smallest parliamentary constituencies.
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Politics (6) Geography (9)
Pub quiz question 4690 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Whose home was Arundells in Salisbury?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Edward Heath
  3. Notes: *: Tory Leader 1965-1975
  4. Categories: Geography (7) Politics (4) 1960s (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 7092 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What Royal Marine term for long distance marching with a full kit entered the British vocabulary during the Falklands War?
  2. Answer: A: Yomping
  3. Notes: *: 1982
  4. Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6) Language (6)
Pub quiz question 4112 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name was given to the hanging bits of paper which confused American vite counters in 2000?
  2. Answer: A: Chads
  3. Categories: 2000s (4) Politics (4)
Pub quiz question 431 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which historical figure said "je suis la France?"
  2. Answer: A: General Chales de Gaulle
  3. Categories: Politics (5) History (5) Quotations (5)
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Pub quiz question 7142 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sign was synonymous with Sir Winston Churchill?
  2. Answer: A: V for victory
  3. Categories: People (2) Politics (2)
Pub quiz question 7025 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What defensive line was supposed to keep the Germans out of France in World War II?
  2. Answer: A: Maginot Line
  3. Notes: *: Started in 1930, largely completed by 1939
  4. Categories: Military (6) 1930s (6) Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 888 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the politician
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: Ken Clarke
  4. Categories: Politics (4)
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