What was Margaret Thatcher famous for 'snatching' from schoolchildren in the early years of her political career as education secretary under Ted Heath?
Milk
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In what year did the Bloody Sunday massacre occur?
1972
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In what year was homosexuality decriminalised in the UK?
1967
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The UK joined the European Communities in 1973 alongside which two other countries?
Ireland and Denmark
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Which conflict in 1956 resulted in a humiliation for Britain?
Suez Crisis
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During the Falklands war, British submarine HMS Conqueror famously torpedoed and sunk which Argentine ship?
ARA General Belgrano
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Labour's 1983 manifesto was famously nicknamed what by Gerald Kaufman?
The Longest Suicide Note in History
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In 2010, Gordon Brown described Labour member Gillian Duffy as what?
Bigoted
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Britain and the US have a long history of sharing nuclear technology previously sharing the Polaris nuclear deterrent program. What is the name of the current nuclear deterrent technology that Britain employs?
Trident
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To the dismay of President Johnson, which conflict did Harold Wilson refuse to involve Britain in in 1965?
The Vietnam War
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Alongside which US president did Tony Blair agree to invade Iraq in 2003?
George W Bush
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Which newspaper used the headline "up yours Delors" in protest against attempts at further integration in the EC by Commission President Jacques Delors?
The Sun
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In which English town was Margaret Thatcher nearly assassinated by the IRA in 1984?
Brighton
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During the 1984-85 miner's strikes, what did Mrs Thatcher famously refer to the miners as?
The enemy within
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Which prime minister succeeded Clement Atlee, winning the 1951 general election?
Winston Churchill
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Which Prime Minister was in power during the Suez Crisis?
Anthony Eden
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In what year was the Equal Pay Act introduced in the UK?
1970
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Following a hung parliament in 1977, James Callaghan entered a bi-party agreement with which party?
The Liberal party
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Which agreement in 1973 attempted to establish a power sharing arrangement in Northern Ireland but ultimately failed?
The Sunningdale agreement
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Which party did Martin McGuiness represent in the Northern Ireland Assembly?
Sinn Fein
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In what year did the Bloody Sunday massacre occur?
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1972
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In what year was homosexuality decriminalised in the UK?
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The UK joined the European Communities in 1973 alongside which two other countries?
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Which conflict in 1956 resulted in a humiliation for Britain?
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