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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 7058 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the official name for what was called the Poll Tax?
  2. Answer: A: Community Charge
  3. Notes: *: 1990
  4. Categories: Politics (5) 1990s (5) Names (5)
Pub quiz question 7138 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which palace was the birthplace of Winston Churchill?
  2. Answer: A: Blenheim
  3. Categories: Buildings (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 6877 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which UN Secretary-General was sandwiched between Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and Kofi Annan?
  2. Answer: A: Boutros Boutros-Ghali
  3. Notes: *: 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1996
  4. Categories: Politics (6) 1990s (6)
Pub quiz question 863 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which government whip had an affair with which back bencher for 4 years in the 80s, and the news of which didn't come out until her diaries were published in 2002?
  2. Answer: A: John Major and Edwina Currie
  3. Categories: 1980s (3) Politics (3) History (3) 2000s (3) Sleaze (3)
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Pub quiz question 4496 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which county is officially the poorest area in the UK, with the lowest contribution to the national economy?
  2. Answer: A: Cornwall
  3. Categories: Geography (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 7596 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Eagle, Vaz, Milliband?
  2. Answer: A: Siblings in the House of Commons
  3. Notes: *: Maria and Angela; Keith and Valerie; Ed and David.
  4. Categories: Connections (7) Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 8151 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what year did Tony Blair become British Prime Minister?
  2. Answer: A: 1997
  3. Categories: 1990s (3) Politics (5)
Pub quiz question 4364 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which neutral country's invasion prompted Britain to declare war on Germany in 1914?
  2. Answer: A: Belgium's
  3. Categories: 1910s (7) Politics (7) Military (7)
Pub quiz question 939 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: John Tyler
  4. Categories: Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 8102 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which traffic measure was introduced in Mayfair in 1958?
  2. Answer: A: Parking meters.
  3. Categories: 1950s (8) Politics (7) Transport (4)
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