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Politics 605 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 8102 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which traffic measure was introduced in Mayfair in 1958?
  2. Answer: A: Parking meters.
  3. Categories: 1950s (8) Politics (7) Transport (4)
Pub quiz question 1118 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Of which country was Idi Amin the president from 1971 to 1979?
  2. Answer: A: Uganda
  3. Categories: History (7) Politics (7) 1970s (7)
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Pub quiz question 267 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the purpose of the Schengen Agreement, signed on 14 June 1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg between 5 members of the then EU, and subsequently signed or applies to all EU members except the UK and Ireland?
  2. Answer: A: It abolishes internal borders, enabling passport-free movement between a large number of European countries.
  3. Categories: Politics (5)
Pub quiz question 935 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: Jimmy Carter
  4. Categories: Politics (7) 1970s (7) 1980s (7)
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Pub quiz question 7118 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What future leader brought compulsory free education to Iraq?
  2. Answer: A: Saddam Hussein
  3. Categories: Politics (3)
Pub quiz question 511 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which month of 1945 were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
  2. Answer: A: August
  3. Categories: Politics (5) Military (5) History (5) 1940s (5)
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Pub quiz question 6881 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster?
  2. Answer: A: Ian Paisley
  3. Categories: Politics (7) Religion (6)
Pub quiz question 7219 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who arrived at a Tory event in Blackpool with the words 'I don't know what reception I'm at but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic'?
  2. Answer: A: Denis Thatcher
  3. Categories: Politics (4) People (4)
Pub quiz question 7291 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where did the Solomonic dynasty rule until 1974?
  2. Answer: A: Ethiopia
  3. Categories: 1970s (8) Geography (8) Royalty (7) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 7066 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US President said he didn't inhale when asked if he'd smoked pot?
  2. Answer: A: Bill Clinton
  3. Notes: *: 1992
  4. Categories: Politics (1) 1990s (1)
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