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| 001 | Which Tory MP was known as Tarzan? |
Michael Hessletine |
| 002 | Which future MP was appointed editor of The Spectator in 1999? | Boris Johnson |
| 003 | Who replaced Norman Willis as General Secretary of the TUC in 1993? | John Monks |
| 004 | Which member of Harold Macmillan's cabinet became editor of the Daily Telegraph and was a close friend of Denis Thatcher's? | Lord Bill Deedes |
| 005 | Which TV personality was MP for Chester between 1992 and 1997? | Gyles Brandreth |
| 006 | Whom did Jacques Chirac replace as President Of France in 1995? | Francois Mitterand |
| 007 | Which Book was the subject of a highly counter-productive injunction by the British goverment in 1986? | Spycatcher |
| 008 | Which former Liberal leader had the first names Jeremy John Durham? | Paddy Ashdown |
| 009 | How did the Labour MP John Stonehouse attempt to avoid his creditors in 1974? | He faked his own death |
| 010 | Who boasted about drinking fourteen pints a day in 2000? | William Hague |
| 011 | Who resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party in 1983 after a scandel came to light? | Cecil Parkinson |
| 012 | Who was labour's technology minister, 1966-70, then Energy Minister 1975-79? | Tony Benn |
| 013 | Who was appointed as George.W Bush's National Security Advisor in 2001? | Condoleezza Rice |
| 014 | Who was made Minister Without Portfolio after the 1997 UK General Election? | Peter Mandelson |
| 015 | Which cabinet position has been held by Willie Whitelaw, Geoffrey Howe, Michael Heseltine and John Prescott? | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 016 | Why was Stuart Drummond in the news in 2002? | He was elected Mayor of Hartlepool after being mascot at Hartlepool United |
| 017 | Which political interviewer stood unsuccessfully for the Liberals in Hereford in the 1959 general election? | Robin Day |
| 018 | Who was first elected as MP for Ross, Cromarty and Skye in 1983 at the time the youngest sitting MP? | Charles Kennedy |
| 019 | Which Secretary of State for Defence stormed out of a BBC interview in October 1982? | John Nott |
| 020 | What is the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords better known as? | Black Rod |
| 021 | Who stood against John Major and Michael Heseltine in the race to succeed Margaret Thatcher? | Douglas Hurd |
| 022 | Who replaced Betty Boothroyd as Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000? | Michael Martin |
| 023 | Who made the Headlines at the 2002 Conservative Party Conference because of her choice of shoes? | Theresa May |
| 024 | Whose "other woman" was Antonia De Sancha? | David Mellor's |
| 025 | Who became Labour's Foreign Secretary in 1997 at the age of 39? | David Owen |
| 026 | On which day of the week have UK General Elections been held since 1935? | Thursday |
| 027 | Name either of the US Senators elected to represent New York in 2000? | Charles Schumer or Hillary Clinton |
| 028 | Which former Minister stood unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1997 & 2001? | Kenneth Clarke |
| 029 | Which former MP pursued a disastrous court case against Mohamed Al Fayed in 1999? | Neil Hamilton |
| 030 | Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President when he was President? | George Bush Snr (Hw) 82 |
| 031 | With whom did Margaret Thatcher have a very public argument about butter in 1985? | Bob Geldof |
| 032 | Who Is The Mp Of The Constituency “Haltemprice” In North Yorkshire | Alan B Stard |
| 033 | In What Decade Did People In Britain Over The Age Of 65 First Receive State Pensions | 1920's (1928) |
| 034 | Who Said In 1960 That Politicians "Are The Same All Over. They Promise To Build A Bridge Even When There Is No Water" | Nikita Krushchev |
| 035 | What Was Signed By The Soviet Union , Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania & East Germany In 1955 | Warsaw Pact |
| 036 | Who won The Fermanagh And South Tyrone By Election From His Prison Cell In April 1981 | Bobby Sands |
| 037 | Of Which Organisation Was Uri Andropov Leader Before Becoming Soviet President In 1982 | The KGB |
| 038 | What Was The Principal Reason For The British Governments Introduction To Daylight Saving Time in 1916 | To Save Coal Resources |
| 039 | Which Country Issued A Unilateral Declaration Of Independence From Britain On Rememberance Day In 1965 | Rhodesia |
| 040 | Which Countries Parliament Was Opened By King George V In 1921 | Northern Ireland |
| 041 | In 1971 , Which British Secretary Of State For Education Refused To Allow Local Councils To Supply Free Milk To Schoolchildren | Margaret Thatcher |
| 042 | A Group From Which Political Party Organised A "Stop Kennedy" Campaign During The 1960 Presidential Campaign | Democratic Party |
| 043 | By What Name Was Mao Tse-Tungs Purge On Liberal Dissidents In China Between 1966-69 Known | The Cultural Revolution |
| 044 | In Which Year Was The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Assasinated | 1995 |
| 045 | In Which European City Was The Cease Fire Agreement To End The War In Vietnam Signed | Paris |
| 046 | Who Was Ousted From Power By Hard Line Soviet Communists In 1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 047 | What Was The Name Given To The Demonstration In Washington DC Led By The Nation Of Islams Leader Louis Farrakhan In 1995 | The Million Man March |
| 048 | Where Did Nelson Mandella Spend The Majority Of His Time As A Political Prisoner | Robben Island |
| 049 | Who Introduced A Scheme For A Nationalised Health Service In 1946 | Aneurin Bevan |
| 050 | Which Businessman Was Behind The United Empire Party In Britain In The 1930's | Lord Beaverbrook |
| 051 | Which Irish Party's Name Translates As Soldiers Of Destiny | Fianna Fail |
| 052 | What Do The Initials Of The ZANU Party Stand For | Zimbabwe African National Union |
| 053 | Which Democratic Party Candidate Ran Against George Bush In The 1988 Presidential Election | Michael Dukakis |
| 054 | Who Was Prime Minister When The British Government Imposed Direct Rule On Northern Ireland In 1972 | Edward Heath |
| 055 | Who Shared The Nobel Peace Prize In 1993 | Nelson Mandella & FW De Klerk |
| 056 | Who Led The Khmer Rouge From 1962 - 1985 | Pol Pot |
| 057 | When Were Woman First Admitted To The House Of Lords | 1958 |
| 058 | Who Was The Prime Minister At The Time Of The Suez Crisis In 1956 | Sir Anthony Eden |
| 059 | In Politics What Does The Abbreviation OMOV Actually Mean | One Member One Vote |
| 060 | In What Year Did John Major Become British Prime Minister | 1990 |
| 061 | What Was Introduced By Clement Atlees Labour Government In 1948 | The NHS |
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