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1 For which constituency was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown the MP?
A Yeovil. Jeremy John Durham “Paddy” Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG CH KBE PC (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018)
2 Who was the last British Prime Minister to lead a coalition cabinet before the Cameron–Clegg coalition?
A Winston Churchill. 1940-45, during WWII
3 What is the nationality of Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General?
A Ghanaian. He was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.
4 Which US politician authorised the bugging of the Democratic Committee headquarters?
A President Richard M. Nixon It became known as The Watergate Scandal.
5 How old was Margaret Thatcher when she became the UK prime minister in 1979?
A 53. In office 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990. Born 13th October 1925.
6 For which constituency was Tony Blair the MP between 1994 and 2007?
A Sedgefield. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
7 What is the nationality of the current UN Secretary-General António Guterres?
A Portuguese. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and has held various prominent positions in Portugal before becoming Secretary-General.
8 “In 1979,
Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe was tried at the Old Bailey and found not guilty of incitement to murder whom?”
A Norman Scott. Mr Thorpe was accused of hiring Andrew Newton to murder Mr Scott.
9 Who was the Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator whose name has now became a word for traitor?
A Vidkun Quisling. He headed the government of Norway during the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.
10 Which Olympic gold medallist became Conservative member of parliament for Falmouth and Camborne in 1992?
A Sebastian Coe. He became a Life Peer on 16 May 2000.