Anagrammed Politicians Trivia Quiz

Answer: William Clinton

An interesting quote from former president Bill Clinton - "This is one of the most exciting times to be alive in all of human history. It is exploding with opportunity, yet marred by inequality, insecurity, and clear unsustainability." April 28, 2007

Answer: Tony Blair

Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, but grew up in Durham. He returned to Edinburgh at the age of 14 to finish his education at Fettes College. He studied law at Oxford, before going on to become a barrister.

Not put off by a defeat in a by-election in Beaconsfield in 1982, Mr Blair went on to win the seat of Sedgefield in the General Election of 1983, he was aged only 30.

He rose quickly through Labour's ranks, and was promoted to Shadow Home Secretary following the 1992 election.

John Smith the Labour leader, died suddenly in 1994 and, in the subsequent leadership contest, Tony Blair won a large majority of his party's support.

He started his campaign to modernise the Labour Party, which he saw as essential for victory, and received a lot of support for his projects, and so "New Labour" was born.

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister for more than 150 years and was the first woman ever to take the role.

She started from fairly humble beginnings, her father being a shopkeeper and Mayor of Grantham, where she was educated at the local grammar school.

She went on to Oxford, and studied chemistry, becoming president of the university Conservative association.

She was elected in 1959 as the Conservative MP for Finchley.

She held several posts in the opposition government, before becoming shadow spokesperson for Education. Her first cabinet post was Education Secretary in 1970.

Answer: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill was perhaps best known for his role in WW2.

What is not so well known is that as President of the Board of Trade in Asquith's Liberal government, he set up labour exchanges and unemployment insurance, and as Home Secretary in 1910 he improved safety in the mines, and prevented the employment of child miners.

He was also a soldier himself, and saw service in India and the Sudan.

Answer: Yasser Arafat

As a teenager, in Cairo, Arafat was smuggling arms to Palestine to be used against the British and the Jews. At nineteen, during the war between the Jews and the Arab states, Arafat left University, to fight against the Jews in the Gaza area.

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18 1918 - the son of Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. He was educated at University College of Fort Hare, and the University of Witwatersrand, he qualified in law in 1942. With the African National Congress Party he was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.

In 1963, Mandela was arrested and brought to trial, for plotting, with others, to overthrow the government by violence. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment. He spent 1964 to 1982, in prison at Robben Island, and later at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.

Answer: George W Bush

George W Bush - 43rd President of the United States.

Answer: Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain was the youngest son of Joseph Chamberlain, a Victorian Cabinet Minister. He was educated at Rugby and Mason College, Birmingham.

Lloyd George appointed him Director-General of the Department of National Service in 1916, but he resigned within a year due to personal differences.

In 1918 Chamberlain was elected Conservative MP for Ladywood, but refused to serve under Lloyd George in a coalition government.

His most notable political action, was the reforming of the Poor Laws in 1929, which effectively laid the foundations for the welfare state.

He was Prime Minister at the outbreak of war in 1939.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander, on 2 October 1869. He had his early education in nearby Rajkot, where his father served as the adviser to the local ruler.

Gandhi recorded the early years of his life in his autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth.

He married at thirteen, to a girl named Kasturba, who was even younger.

In 1888, when he set sail for England, he left behind his son Harilal, who was only a few months old. His mother made him promise that he would abstain from wine, women, and meat during his absence.

Answer: Benito Mussolini

Mussolini was born in Predappio, near Forli, in Romagna, on July 29 1883. His father, Alessandro, was a blacksmith, and his mother, Rosa, was a schoolteacher.
In his early days he was a fervent socialist, like his father, but in later years, he denounced the socialist ideals, and became the notorious fascist leader of Italy during WW2.