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1 What is the middle name of US President George W Bush?
A Walker. He was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
2 Which politician lost the Tatton seat in the 1997 General Election following a cash-for-questions scandal?
A Neil Hamilton. He was defeated by an independent candidate, Martin Bell, in the 1997 general election.
3 Which Republican politician led the US anti-Communist movement in the 1950s?
A Joe McCarthy
4 In which year did Labour’s Clement Attlee become UK Prime Minister?
A 1945 – leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955, and Britain’s Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951.
5 Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as French President in 1969?
A Georges Pompidou. He was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974.
6 Which political leader said in a speech in 1949 “I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is ready for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter”?
A Winston Churchill. On his seventy-fifth birthday, November 30, 1949
7 Which 20th Century US President had the nickname “The Gipper”?
A Ronald Reagan. This nickname stemmed from his portrayal of George Gipp, nicknamed “The Gipper,” in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American. The famous line “Win one for the Gipper” from the movie was also used by Reagan during his political career.
8 Which former Labour MP was nicknamed the “Beast of Bolsover”?
A Dennis Skinner. He became known as the “Beast of Bolsover” because of his aggressive words used and behaviour.
9 To which colleague did Conservative Party politician Ann Widdecombe refer when she said “something of the night about him” in 1997?
A Michael Howard. The two had previously worked together at the Home Office in John Major’s second administration, where he was Home Secretary and she was Prisons Minister.
10 Which MP made a controversial speech concerning “Rivers of Blood”?
A Enoch Powell, on 20 April 1968 to a meeting of the Conservative Political Centre in Birmingham.