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Politics 620 questions.

The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it

Pub quiz question 6348 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the chancellor of the Exchequer from 1979 to 1983?
Answer: A: Geoffrey Howe
Categories: Politics (7) Business (7) 1970s (7) 1980s (7)

Pub quiz question 7388 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Argentina; Australia; Chile; France; New Zealand Norway; UK?
Answer: A: Have made a territorial claim to Antarctica
Categories: Connections (7) Geography (7) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 7376 by pjh

Question: Q: Which country lost its coastline in the war of the Pacific?
Answer: A: Bolivia
Categories: Politics (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4377 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which was Britain's first holiday resort with a no-smoking beach?
Answer: A: Bournemouth
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Politics (6) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 6978 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the Maltese spend before they had the euro?
Answer: A: Lira
Notes: *: 2008
Categories: 2000s (7) Politics (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 925 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the US president
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Answer: A: George Washington
Categories: Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 6794 by pjh2

Question: Q: What shape is the White House office constructed in 1901 for US Presidents?
Answer: A: Oval
Categories: Politics (2) Buildings (2)

Pub quiz question 7179 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's Bastille was stormed in 1789?
Answer: A: Paris
Categories: Buildings (1) Military (1) Politics (1) Geography (1)

Pub quiz question 7309 by pjh2

Question: Q: What currency was worth 400 quintillion (1×10^20) pengö in 1946?
Answer: A: 1 Hungarian forint
Notes: *: Due to hyperinflation between 1945 and 1946. The forint was introduced on 1 August 1946.
Categories: Politics (6) History (7) 1940s (7)

Pub quiz question 4845 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did every dog owner in Britain require until their abolition in 1987?
Answer: A: A dog licence
Categories: Nature (1) Politics (1)
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