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Politics 608 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 6965 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did the Belgians spend before they had the euro?
  2. Answer: A: Francs
  3. Notes: *: 1999
  4. Categories: 1990s (5) Politics (5) Geography (5)
Pub quiz question 7098 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the next Chancellor of the Exchequer after James Callaghan to become Prime Minister?
  2. Answer: A: John Major
  3. Notes: *: Chancellor 1989-1990, Prime Minister 1990-1997
  4. Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 7302 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What links: Albert Pierrepoint; Peter Taylor; Winston Churchill; JMW Turner?
  2. Answer: A: Played on screen by Timothy Spall
  3. Notes: *: Pierrepoint (2005), The Damned United (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Mr. Turner(2014)
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Politics (8) Art (8) Connections (6)
Pub quiz question 4361 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was assassinated the day before the first episode of Dr Who?
  2. Answer: A: John F Kennedy
  3. Notes: *: Kennedy assassinated November 22, 1963
  4. Categories: History (6) Politics (3) 1960s (4) Entertainment (4) Television (4)
  5. Times used:
Pub quiz question 7003 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Welsh band charged just 17p per head for their 1991 Cuba gig attended by Fidel Castro?
  2. Answer: A: The Manic Street Preachers
  3. Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5) 1990s (5) Politics (5)
Pub quiz question 4109 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Bill Clinton's main competitor in the 1996 US Presidential election?
  2. Answer: A: Bob Dole
  3. Categories: Politics (8) 1990s (8)
  4. Times used:
Pub quiz question 7054 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the first US president to hold a televised news conference?
  2. Answer: A: John F Kennedy
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Politics (6) 1960s (6)
Pub quiz question 6933 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What were sociable drinkers banned from buying in pubs in September 1916 at the risk of a £100 fine?
  2. Answer: A: A round
  3. Notes: *: Equiv to £7,300 in 2012
  4. Categories: Drink (6) Politics (6) 1910s (6)
Pub quiz question 6903 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did Terry Waite complain about the size of after leaving the plane that returned him from captivity?
  2. Answer: A: His shoes
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Military (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 6856 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which city is the administrative centre of Lancashire?
  2. Answer: A: Preston
  3. Categories: Geography (7) Politics (7)
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