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John Major 1990-97
John Major 1990-97
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1
Which Bosnian town saw a massacre of 8000 men and boys?
Dubrovnik
Slovenia
Sarajevo
Srebenica
2
Saatchi and Saatchi designed a poster for Major's campaign called what?
Kick in the teeth
Triple Whammy
Hit in the face
Double Whammy
3
Which 1991 policy emphasised choice, accountability and value?
BSE
Back to Basics
PFI
Citizen's Charter
4
The Gulf War began with the invasion of Kuwait by whom?
Colonel Gadafi
Osama Bin Laden
Donald Trump
Saddam Hussein
5
The Maastricht Treaty changed the name of the EEC to what?
European Union
European Government
European Community
European Family
6
Major was nicknamed 'Honest John' after standing on what to debate with the public?
Soapbox
Banana
Stage
Step
7
The value of the pound dropped significantly on which day in 1992?
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Black Monday
Black Friday
8
The President of the Irish Republic was whom?
Gerry Adams
Iain Paisley
Albert Reynolds
Sinn Fein
9
Which of these is
not
an example from 3rd Wave Feminism?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Riot Grrl Movement
Spice Girls
Little Mix
10
Which of these was not an aspect of the 'Double Whammy' campaign?
Higher taxes
Trade unions
Higher prices
11
Which famous currency trader made £1billion by betting against the pound during the ERM crisis?
Donald Trump
Norman Lamont
Warren Buffet
George Soros
12
Which wave of feminism occurred in the 1990s?
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
13
True or false? Poverty increased in the 1990s compared with the 1970s.
True
False
14
The Balkans War started with the break up of which country?
Germany
Rhodesia
Yugoslavia
Hungary
15
Which social policy hotline was particularly ridiculed?
Lampost
Motorway
Cones
Traffic light
16
Who became leader of Yugoslavia and was nicknamed 'Butcher of the Balkans'?
Saddam Hussein
Hitler
Tito
Slobodan Milosevic
17
Which religion did the 8000 men and boys follow?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
18
The involvement of which organisation in the Balkans War eventually led to a peace treaty?
UN
Cominform
NATO
Boy Scouts
19
Which US report laid out a set of principles on which a peace agreement might be made in Ireland?
Mitchell Report
Paris Report
Dayton Report
Clinton Report
20
The first female Speaker in the House of Commons?
Geri Halliwell
Margaret Thatcher
Stella Rimmington
Betty Boothroyd
21
To deal with Black Wednesday, what did Chancellor Norman Lamont
not
do?
Raised interest rates from 10% to 15%
Authorised the spending of £4 billion to buy up Sterling
Increase taxation and VAT
22
Which newspaper made a significant stand for Major during the 1992 election?
The Mirror
The Sun
Daily Mail
The Times
23
Reynolds and Major agreed on which declaration in 1993?
Downing Street
Westminster
Dublin
Belfast
24
In 1995, Major called a leadership election and won against whom?
John Redwood
Iain Duncan Smith
Chris Patten
Michael Portillo
25
What did Major have to add to the Maastricht Treaty to get it through Parliament?
Vote of Confidence
Vote of Friendship
Vote of Proposal
Vote of No Confidence
26
Which European system aimed to align currencies ahead of joining the single market?
ERD
ERN
ERM
ERP