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Politics 604 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 7093 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British dependency did Argentina raise its flag over to kick off the 1982 Falklands War?
  2. Answer: A: South Georgia
  3. Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6)
Pub quiz question 482 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who defined democracy as "government of the people, by the people?"
  2. Answer: A: Abraham Lincoln
  3. Categories: Quotations (4) History (4) Politics (4) General Knowledge (4)
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Pub quiz question 7112 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was presented with a UNESCO award for establishing one of the Middle East's best public health systems in Iraq?
  2. Answer: A: Saddam Hussein
  3. Categories: Politics (4)
Pub quiz question 8684 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?
  2. Answer: A: 1989
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (4) Politics (4) 1980s (3)
Pub quiz question 7001 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the first name of Fidel Castro's Younger brother who became President of Cuba's Council of State during Castro's 2006 Illness?
  2. Answer: A: Raúl
  3. Categories: 2000s (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 7224 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which UK Chancellor holds the record for the longest budget speech, which lasted 4 hr 45 min?
  2. Answer: A: Gladstone
  3. Notes: *: 1853
  4. Categories: Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 8649 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many people voted for Britain to leave the EU?
  2. Answer: A: 17,410,742
  3. Notes: *: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/report-23-june-2016-referendum-uks-membership-european-union
  4. Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Politics (6) 2010s (6)
Pub quiz question 587 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was assassinated in Dallas on 22nd Nov 1963?
  2. Answer: A: John F. Kennedy
  3. Categories: 1960s (5) Politics (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 870 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Labour politician resigned from government in 1998 over a dodgy house loan, came back in 1999 only to resign again in 2001 for accusations of influencing some passport applications, and eventually returned to the cabinet in 2008?
  2. Answer: A: Peter Mandleson
  3. Categories: Politics (4) 2000s (4) 1990s (4) Sleaze (4)
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Pub quiz question 8723 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who was the first U S president
  2. Answer: A: George Washington
  3. Categories: Politics (2)
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