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Trivia Quiz I
- Who was MP for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997, and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010?
- Name the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles?
- Give the birth places of the following Prime Ministers: (a)Tony Blair, (b)Theresa May, (c)Harold Wilson. and (d)Margaret Thatcher?
- What is the first name of Theresa May's husband?
- In 1924, who became the first ever Labour Prime Minister?
- British writer and critic A. A. Gill was once married to which politician?
- Which deceased politician was appointed Professor of Greek at the University of Sydney aged 25?
- Jack Straw was MP for which large English town from 1979 to 2015?
- Who did former French President Nicolas Sarkozy marry in 2008 at the Elysee Palace in Paris?
- Who is MP for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency?
- What was the middle name of Ronald Reagan? And can you remember his wife's name?
- German politican Angela Merkel became leader of the CDU in 2000 - what does CDU stand for?
- Politician Michael Gove is married to which newspaper columnist?
- Who was Home Secretary before Theresa May?
- Boris Johnson was not born in the United Kingdom - in which city was he born?
- Which British Conservative Party politician is the first Hindu woman to be elected to Parliament?
- Who became Australia's 29th Prime Minister in 2015?
- Dennis Skinner was thrown out of the House of Commons chamber in April 2016 for calling the Prime Minister what two word name?
- Which former MP held the British 100 metres athletic's record from 1967 to 1974 with a time of 10.2 seconds?
- David Blunkett represented which city as an MP?
- Who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979?
- Which politician became MP for Sheffield Hallam in 2005?
- As of 2016, how many Members of Parliament are there in Wales?
- As of 2016, who is leader of the Green Party?
More American Quiz Questions: Do you know the street address of the The White House?
Answers:
- Ann Widdecombe
- Bonar Law (Canada)
- (a)Edinburgh, (b)Eastbourne, (c)Huddersfield, (d)Grantham
- Philip
- Ramsay MacDonald
- Amber Rudd
- Enoch Powell
- Blackburn
- Carla Bruni
- Boris Johnson
- Wilson; and his wife was Nancy
- Christian Democratic Union
- Sarah Vine
- Alan Johnson
- New York
- Priti Patel
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Dodgy Dave
- Sir Menzies Campbell
- Sheffield (Sheffield Brightside)
- Barbara Castle
- Nick Clegg
- 40
- Natalie Bennett
Trivia II - 2015 UK General Election
- Ed Miliband became the Member of Parliament for which constituency in 2005?
- After the 2015 general election who was given the honorific title of First Secretary of State?
- Name the only UKIP politician to win his seat?
- Which football team did David Cameron say he supported on the campaign trail (Hint: It was not Aston Villa)?
- Which constituency seat did UKIP's Nigel Farage fail to win?
- Which new British MP is the husband of Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt?
- Who won the Scottish seat of Gordon with 48% of the vote?
- Who anchored the BBC coverage of the 2015 election?
- Which comedian ran against Nigel Farage?
- Who lost his seat as Member of Parliament for Bradford West?
- How much did a deposit cost to run for parliament in 2015?
- Which party won less than 2000 votes in the 2015 General Election compared to over half a million in 2010?
Answers:
- Doncaster North
- George Osborne
- Douglas Carswell
- West Ham
- South Thanet
- Stephen Kinnock
- Alex Salmond
- David Dimbleby
- Al Murray (also accept Pub Landlord)
- George Galloway
- £500
- BNP
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