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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 6911 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What city was Terry Waite kidnapped in?
  2. Answer: A: Beirut
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (4) 1990s (4) Geography (4) Politics (4) Religion (5) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 250 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which was the fourth largest reported religion according the the 2001 UK census, accounting for almost 0.8% of the population (390,000 people.)
  2. Answer: A: Jedi
  3. Categories: Religion (3) Politics (3)
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Pub quiz question 6885 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the English equivalent of Ireland's Taoiseach?
  2. Answer: A: Prime Minister
  3. Categories: Politics (3)
Pub quiz question 5335 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which star of Blackadder was elected to Labour's national executive in 2000?
  2. Answer: A: Tony Robinson
  3. Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Politics (4) 2000s (4)
Pub quiz question 8633 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Air Force One, the US Presidential aircraft, has made more take-offs than landings. How is that possible?
  2. Answer: A: "Air Force One" is the call sign of a plane while it has the POTUS on board. At least once, an in-flight president ceased to be president.
  3. Notes: *: June 1974, Nixon (as president) boarded SAM 27000, and Ford was sworn in while the plain was in flight.
  4. Categories: Riddles (6) Politics (6) America (6)
Pub quiz question 923 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: George H. W. Bush (Snr.)
  4. Categories: Politics (5) 1980s (5) 1990s (5)
Pub quiz question 6950 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did they spend in the Netherlands before they had the euro?
  2. Answer: A: Guilder
  3. Notes: *: 1999
  4. Categories: 1990s (7) Politics (7) Geography (7)
Pub quiz question 585 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who gave up the title of Viscount Stansgate to remain an MP?
  2. Answer: A: Tony Benn
  3. Notes: *: He disclaimed the peerage in 1963 on the day the Peerage Act 1963 passed into law and made it possible for him to do so.
  4. Categories: Politics (6) History (8) 1960s (7)
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Pub quiz question 9495 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which year did the European Union first introduce the Euro as currency?
  2. Answer: A: 1999
  3. Categories: 1990s (2) Politics (3) Finance (3)
Pub quiz question 4123 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who led the Labour Party immediately before Tony Blair?
  2. Answer: A: John Smith
  3. Notes: *: Technically Margaret Beckett was Leader (May '94-Jul '94) after Smith's death until Blair's election as leader since there was automatic promotion in the party's constitution for the deputy leader in such circumstances.
  4. Categories: Politics (5) 1990s (5)
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