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Politics 620 questions.
The theory and practice of ruling the proletariat, and those that do it
Pub quiz question 8084 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The battle fought in Westonzoyland in 1685 is better known as what?
  2. Answer: A: Battle of Sedgemoor.
  3. Categories: 1600s (8) Politics (8) War (8)
Pub quiz question 3384 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Cuban naval base has been leased to the USA until 2033?
  2. Answer: A: Guantanamo Bay
  3. Categories: Politics (5) Geography (6)
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Pub quiz question 3450 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ran the world's second sub-four-minute mile before becoming Governor of Victoria, Australia?
  2. Answer: A: John Landy
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Athletics (7) Geography (8) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 7165 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ask for when Nikita Khrushchev banged his shoe on the desk at the United Nations?
  2. Answer: A: A translation
  3. Notes: *: 1960
  4. Categories: 1960s (7) Politics (7) People (7)
Pub quiz question 2558 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British secretary of State for war resigned in 1963?
  2. Answer: A: (John) Profumo
  3. Notes: *: Forced by his affair with Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alleged Russian spy, followed by lying in the House of Commons when he was questioned about it.
  4. Categories: 1960s (5) History (5) Politics (5) Sleaze (5)
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Pub quiz question 567 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Organisation
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  3. Answer: A: US Republican party
  4. Categories: Logos (5) Politics (5)
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Pub quiz question 7532 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which dystopia could be 232.8°C?
  2. Answer: A: Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
  3. Categories: Politics (7) Literature (6)
Pub quiz question 6789 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did the residence of the President of the USA become formerly known as in 1901?
  2. Answer: A: The White House
  3. Categories: Politics (1) History (1) Buildings (1)
Pub quiz question 2544 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile were first operational in 1961?
  2. Answer: A: (UGM-27) Polaris
  3. Categories: 1960s (6) Politics (6) History (6)
Pub quiz question 901 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the politician
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  3. Answer: A: Vince Cable
  4. Categories: Politics (4)
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