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Politics 608 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 900 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the politician
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  3. Answer: A: Peter Mandelson
  4. Categories: Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 263 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which core states formed the EEC, the precursor to the EU, by signing the Treaty of Paris on 18 April 1951?
  2. Answer: A: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
  3. Categories: MultiAnswer6 (6) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 6956 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did Austrians spend before they had the euro?
  2. Answer: A: Schillings
  3. Notes: *: 1999
  4. Categories: Politics (5) Geography (5) 1990s (5)
Pub quiz question 4522 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which star of 'Never on a Sunday' became Greek Minister of Culture?
  2. Answer: A: Melina Mercouri
  3. Notes: *: Never on a Sunday: 1960, Minister 1981/89, 1993/4
  4. Categories: Politics (8) Geography (8) 1980s (8) 1990s (8)
Pub quiz question 7185 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who is said to have been presented to Julius Caesar in a carpet?
  2. Answer: A: Cleopatra
  3. Categories: Royalty (1) Politics (1)
Pub quiz question 5241 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the first name of Tony and Cherie Blair's fourth child?
  2. Answer: A: Leo
  3. Notes: *: Born 2000
  4. Categories: Politics (3) 2000s (3)
Pub quiz question 6919 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the only UK Prime Minister to win four 20th century general elections?
  2. Answer: A: Harold Wilson
  3. Notes: *: 1964, 1966, Feb 1974, Oct 1974
  4. Categories: Politics (5) 1960s (5) 1970s (5)
Pub quiz question 4560 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What famous Frenchman is the subject of an assassination attempt in Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day of the Jackal'?
  2. Answer: A: Charles De Gaulle
  3. Categories: Politics (3) Film/Movies (3) Literature (3) Entertainment (3)
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Pub quiz question 6905 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What organisation kidnapped Terry Waite?
  2. Answer: A: Islamic Jihad Organization (Jihad for short)
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1990s (6) 1980s (6) Politics (6) Military (6)
Pub quiz question 7169 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Whose 1939 nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize was retracted in February of that same year?
  2. Answer: A: Adolf Hitler's
  3. Categories: People (2) Politics (2) 1930s (2)
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