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Politics 608 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 915 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: Benjamin Harrison
  4. Categories: Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 2474 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) designed which iconic British building?
  2. Answer: A: Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament)
  3. Categories: Politics (3) History (5) General Knowledge (6)
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Pub quiz question 8562 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Leader and political icon Nelson Mandela was from which African country?
  2. Answer: A: South Africa
  3. Categories: Politics (2)
Pub quiz question 6589 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the leader of East Germany from 1971 to 1989?
  2. Answer: A: Erich Hinecker
  3. Categories: Politics (8) 1970s (8) 1980s (8)
Pub quiz question 7933 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In US politics, what was (informally named) HUAC?
  2. Answer: A: House Un-American Activities Committee.
  3. Notes: *: Correctly called HCUA - House Committee on Un-American Activities
  4. Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (7) America (6) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 937 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: John F. Kennedy
  4. Categories: Politics (4) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 7545 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Satire died/became obsolete the day what happened, according to Tom Lehrer?
  2. Answer: A: Henry Kissinger won the Nobel peace prize
  3. Notes: *: 1973
  4. Categories: Politics (4) 1970s (4) People (6)
Pub quiz question 1015 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In 1960, Mrs. Bandaranike became the World's first female Prime Minister of which Country?
  2. Answer: A: Sri Lanka
  3. Categories: 1960s (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 4898 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which celebrity Big Brother contestant, famously seen acting as a submissive cat, won the by-election in Bradford (March 2012)?
  2. Answer: A: George Galloway
  3. Categories: Politics (7) Current Affairs (5) Television (8) Entertainment (8)
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Pub quiz question 6321 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What word starting with A is the name sometimes given to an agreement between countries or political parties, for example at Camp David between Egypt and Israel in 1978.
  2. Answer: A: Accord
  3. Categories: Language (6) Politics (6) Military (6)
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