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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 6926 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Liberal leader was asked by Jeremy Paxman if he drank privately; "by yourself, a bottle of whisky late at night?"
  2. Answer: A: Charles Kennedy
  3. Notes: *: 2002 interview
  4. Categories: Politics (3) 2000s (3) Drink (3)
Pub quiz question 7361 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links (2014): Andrew Parker; Alex Younger; Robert Hannigan?
  2. Answer: A: Secret services
  3. Notes: *: Heads of MI5, MI6, GCHQ
  4. Categories: Politics (5) Connections (8)
Pub quiz question 6900 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which ship was the subject of an inquiry which heard US Senator WA Smith ask: "What is an iceberg composed of?"
  2. Answer: A: RMS Titanic
  3. Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
  4. Categories: History (3) Politics (3)
Pub quiz question 7950 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which breakaway state tried to secede from Nigeria in 1967?
  2. Answer: A: Biafra.
  3. Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 8348 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: On what date is Independence Day in the USA?
  2. Answer: A: July 4th
  3. Categories: America (1) Politics (1)
Pub quiz question 903 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the politician
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: David Mellor
  4. Categories: Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 3402 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country is the world's second largest producer of opium after Myanmar despite it's ban by the Taliban in 2001?
  2. Answer: A: Afghanistan
  3. Categories: Geography (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 952 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the US president
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  3. Answer: A: William Howard Taft
  4. Categories: Politics (9)
Pub quiz question 6917 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which UK Prime Minister claimed "A soundbite never buttered any parsnips?"
  2. Answer: A: John Major
  3. Notes: *: 1998
  4. Categories: 1990s (4) Quotations (6) Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 6884 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does IRA stand for when referring to the organisation Gerry Adams claims he never belonged to?
  2. Answer: A: Irish Republican Army
  3. Categories: Politics (3) Names (3)
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