Prime Ministers and Political Leaders Trivia
Question: Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister at the outbreak of which war?
Answer: World War II
Question: Of which European country has Bertie Ahern been Prime Minster?
Answer: Ireland
Question: 'Old Hickory' was a nickname given to which US President?
Answer: Andrew Jackson
Question: Ronald Reagan was once governor of which state?
Answer: California
Question: Which former President reportedly said: 'No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens'?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Question: Which former President reportedly said: 'You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog'?
Answer: Harry S.Truman
Question: Which Harry was President of America in the 1940s?
Answer: Harry S.Truman
Question: Which President had a cat called Tom Kitten?
Answer: John F.Kennedy
Question: Which President had a dog called Checkers?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Question: Which President had the middle name Earl?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
Question: Which President was nicknamed Ike?
Answer: Eisenhower
Question: Which President was nicknamed 'Ten Cent Jimmy'?
Answer: James Buchanan
Question: When Gordon Brown took over as PM, how many years had Labour been in continuous government?
Answer: 10
Question: Which British Prime Minister spoke of 'peace in our time?'?
Answer: Chamberlain
Question: Which former Cabinet member is also a former postman?
Answer: Alan Johnson
Question: Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer was known as 'Smuggins'?
Answer: Nigel Lawson
Question: Which former Labour Minister is a defector from the Tory Party?
Answer: Shaun Woodward
Question: Which member of Thatcher's cabinet was nicknamed the 'Rabbi of Bray'?
Answer: Leon Brittan
Question: Which member of the Government delivers the annual Budget speech?
Answer: Chancellor
Question: Which political party ruled the UK throughout the 1980s?
Answer: Conservative
Question: Which Prime Minister did the IRA try to kill by blowing up the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984?
Answer: Thatcher
Question: Which sorts of business did the UK Government have to 'rescue' to the tune of hundreds of billions of pounds in 2008?
Answer: Banks
US Presidents Trivia
Question: After the death of the incumbent president, which VP was famously sworn in as President by his father, a notary public?
Answer: Calvin Coolidge
Question: Apart from John F Kennedy, who is the only US president buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
Answer: William Taft
Question: At 6ft 4in, who was the tallest President of the US?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Question: At only 5ft 4in tall, who was the smallest US President?
Answer: James Madison
Question: Former President Jimmy Carter was born in which state?
Answer: Georgia
Question: George W Bush was visiting a school in which state when he was informed about the 9/11 attacks?
Answer: Florida
Question: How many times was Franklin D Roosevelt elected as US President?
Answer: Four
Question: In which city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated in 1968?
Answer: Los Angeles
Question: In which city was US President William McKinley assassinated?
Answer: Buffalo, NY
Question: In which US city was George Washington inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States?
Answer: New York
Question: In which year was US President Barack Obama born?
Answer: 1961
Question: In which year was US President Bill Clinton born?
Answer: 1946
Question: In which year was US President Calvin Coolidge born?
Answer: 1872
Question: In which year was US President Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
Answer: 1890
Question: In which year was US President George W. Bush born?
Answer: 1946
Question: In which year was US President Herbert Hoover born?
Answer: 1874
Question: In which year was US President John F. Kennedy born?
Answer: 1917
Question: In which year was US President Lyndon B. Johnson born?
Answer: 1908
Question: In which year was US President Richard Nixon born?
Answer: 1913
US Presidents and Elections Trivia
Question: Which US President died before the others?
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question: Which US President first made his name as an actor?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Question: Which US President was born before the others?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
Question: Which US President was in office at the outbreak of the First World War?
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Question: Which US President was in office at the outbreak of the Second World War?
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
Question: Which US President was the tallest?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Question: Which US President's wife was known as 'Lady Bird'?
Answer: Lyndon Johnson
Question: Who succeeded John F Kennedy as President of the United States?
Answer: Lyndon Johnson
Question: Who was Bill Clinton's Republican opponent in the 1992 presidential election?
Answer: George H W Bush
Question: Who was Harry S Truman's Republican opponent when he won a surprise victory in the 1948 presidential election?
Answer: Thomas Dewey
Question: Who was President at the time of the US Bicentennial in 1976?
Answer: Gerald Ford
Question: Who was President at the time of the US Centennial celebrations in 1876?
Answer: Ulysses S Grant
Question: Who was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Answer: John F Kennedy
Question: Who was President of the United States when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Question: Who was President when the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867?
Answer: Andrew Johnson
Question: Who was Richard Nixon's Democratic Party opponent in the 1968 presidential election?
Answer: Hubert Humphrey
Question: Who was Richard Nixon's Democratic Party opponent in the 1972 presidential election?
Answer: George McGovern
Question: Who was the 40th President of the United States?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Question: Who was the first Catholic president of the United States?
Answer: John F Kennedy
Question: Who was the first member of the Democratic Party to be elected president?
Answer: Andrew Jackson
Question: Who was the first member of the Republican Party to be elected president?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Question: Who was the first US President to die in office?
Answer: William Harrison
Question: Who was the first US president to formally transfer presidential authority to his vice-president while he underwent surgery?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Question: Who was the first US President to have been born a US citizen?
Answer: Martin Van Buren
Question: Who was the only US president to have his marriage ceremony performed inside the White House?
Answer: Grover Cleveland
Political Events and Actions Trivia
Question: On what did the 'Corn Laws' of 1804 impose a heavy tax?
Answer: Imported corn
Question: President Warren G Harding was visited which city in California when he died?
Answer: San Francisco
Question: Presidential Inaugurations are usually carried out on the steps of which building?
Answer: The Capitol
Question: The Teapot Dome Scandal took place during whose presidency?
Answer: Warren G Harding
Question: To whom did Richard Nixon address his letter of resignation from the presidency, written on August 9th, 1974?
Answer: Secretary of State
Question: Two US presidents have been impeached, though both were acquitted. Bill Clinton was one - who was the other?
Answer: Andrew Johnson
Question: What did the Tory government introduce in 1973 in a bid to conserve electricity during industrial action by miners?
Answer: Three Day Week
Question: What is the name of the seat of the parliament in Northern Ireland?
Answer: Stormont
Question: What name is given to the group of ministers selected by the UK Prime Minister to form the government?
Answer: Cabinet
Question: What position did Eric Holder hold in Barack Obama's first cabinet?
Answer: Attorney General
Question: What's the surname of Jack who became the Secretary of State for Justice in 2007?
Answer: Straw
Question: When did the House of Lords surrender its absolute right to veto legislation?
Answer: 1911
International Government and Politics Trivia
Question: Which country's government is colloquially known as the 'Sark-Opera'?
Answer: France
Question: Which country's parliament is called the Storting?
Answer: Norway
Question: Which form of government has been in control of China since 1949?
Answer: Communist
Question: Which Independent candidate won 46 Electoral College votes and carried 5 states in the 1968 presidential election?
Answer: George Wallace
Question: Which Johnson became US President after Kennedy's assassination?
Answer: Lyndon
Question: Which US president completed the Louisiana Purchase - buying Louisiana Territory from France?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Question: In 1970, politician Iain Macleod died of a heart attack. Which senior governmental post was he in at the time?
Answer: Chancellor
Question: In the UK, which government department oversees the prison and probationary services?
Answer: Ministry of Justice
Question: In which decade did Britain first have a woman Prime Minister?
Answer: 1970s
Question: In which decade did Britain get its first female Prime Minister?
Answer: 1970s
Question: In which decade did the position 'Secretary of State for War' cease to be a Cabinet post in the UK?
Answer: 60s
Question: Which key figure in the Labour Government had previously been a university lecturer and also worked in television?
Answer: Gordon Brown
Question: In which decade did Tony Blair first become Prime Minister?
Answer: 1990s
Question: In which year did all voting in British General Elections become secret?
Answer: 1872
Question: In which year did all women over 21 receive the vote in Britain?
Answer: 1928
Question: In which year did Britain last have a Liberal Prime Minister?
Answer: 1922
UK Politics Trivia
Question: In 1970, politician Iain Macleod died of a heart attack. Which senior governmental post was he in at the time?
Answer: Chancellor
Question: In the UK, which government department oversees the prison and probationary services?
Answer: Ministry of Justice
Question: In which decade did Britain first have a woman Prime Minister?
Answer: 1970s
Question: In which decade did Britain get its first female Prime Minister?
Answer: 1970s
Question: In which decade did the position 'Secretary of State for War' cease to be a Cabinet post in the UK?
Answer: 60s
Question: Which key figure in the Labour Government had previously been a university lecturer and also worked in television?
Answer: Gordon Brown
Question: In which decade did Tony Blair first become Prime Minister?
Answer: 1990s
Question: In which year did all voting in British General Elections become secret?
Answer: 1872
Question: In which year did all women over 21 receive the vote in Britain?
Answer: 1928
Question: In which year did Britain last have a Liberal Prime Minister?
Answer: 1922
Question: In which year was direct rule imposed on Northern Ireland by Westminster?
Answer: 1972
Question: In which year was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18?
Answer: 1968