1. In which English town was Margaret Thatcher nearly assassinated by the IRA in 1984?
Blackpool
Brighton
Bournemouth
Hastings
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2. During the Falklands war, British submarine HMS Conqueror famously torpedoed and sunk which Argentine ship?
ARA General Belgrano
ARA San Luis
ARA Veinticinco de Mayo
ARA Santa Fe
3. Nicknamed the Chuckle Brothers, which two unlikely candidates became First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in may 2007?
David Trimble and Mark Durkan
Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness
David Trimble and Seamus Mallon
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuiness
4. What was Margaret Thatcher famous for 'snatching' from schoolchildren in the early years of her political career as education secretary under Ted Heath?
Milk
Chips
Chocolate
Job Opportunities
5. To the dismay of President Johnson, which conflict did Harold Wilson refuse to involve Britain in in 1965?
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