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In which decade did oil tycoon and playboy Howard Hughes die?
1980s
1980s
1970s
1970s
1990s
1990s
1960s
1960s
In the row over MPs expenses, who had claimed over £6000 to pay for his brother’s cleaner?
Ed Balls
Ed Balls
Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling
Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
In 2010, Nigel Farage was re-elected as leader of which political party?
Green Party
Green Party
SNP
SNP
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru
UKIP
UKIP
In UK political history, what was Ramsey MacDonald the first example of a Labour what?
MP
MP
Life peer
Life peer
Cabinet Minister
Cabinet Minister
Prime Minister
Prime Minister
In which year did J. Edgar Hoover become director of the FBI?
1934
1934
1924
1924
1920
1920
1928
1928
In 1960, who married Antony Armstrong-Jones?
Twiggy
Twiggy
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Lulu
Lulu
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret
Who was the official Labour candidate in the 2000 London mayoral election?
Peter Hain
Peter Hain
Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott
Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson
In what year did Tony Blair become Labour Party leader?
1993
1993
1996
1996
1995
1995
1994
1994
David I became king of which country in 1124?
Scotland
Scotland
England
England
Ireland
Ireland
Wales
Wales
In which century were the present Houses of Parliament built?
16th
16th
18th
18th
17th
17th
19th
19th
Terry Waite was whose special envoy in the 1980s?
Prince Charles
Prince Charles
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
In 1809, Cabinet members George Canning and Lord Castlereagh did what?
Climbed Everest
Climbed Everest
Fought a duel
Fought a duel
Swapped wives
Swapped wives
Swam the Thames
Swam the Thames
Double, double, toil and trouble” is a line from which Shakespeare play?’
Hamlet
Hamlet
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Macbeth
Macbeth
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
In which decade was boxer Muhammad Ali born?
1940s
1940s
1930s
1930s
1920s
1920s
1950s
1950s
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born in what year?
1961
1961
1959
1959
1969
1969
1965
1965
In the 70s, who was known as ‘Stewpot’?
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
Ed Stewart
Ed Stewart
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
In what year was Hong Kong given back to China?
2007
2007
1997
1997
1987
1987
1977
1977
Which politician often has his name prefixed with ‘scarecrow-haired, Liverpool-upsetting’?
Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
David Cameron
David Cameron
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith
In which field did Blossom Dearie, who died in 2009, make her mark?
Fashion
Fashion
Athletics
Athletics
Photography
Photography
Jazz
Jazz
The ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech was delivered by which politician?
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
Tony Benn
Tony Benn
Enoch Powell
Enoch Powell
Which of the following countries is NOT a democracy?
New Zealand
New Zealand
North Korea
North Korea
United States
United States
Canada
Canada
In the German parliamentary election in 2013, who won a third straight election victory?
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
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