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Quiz about Hiding Behind The Cabinet
Quiz about Hiding Behind The Cabinet

Hiding Behind The Cabinet Trivia Quiz


Ten UK Prime Ministers are hiding in these clues.

A multiple-choice quiz by 480154st. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
480154st
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
400,096
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
334
Question 1 of 10
1. The preacher stood upright in the pulpit, talking passionately to the congregation.

Answer: (Four letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Does it mean that I have a Beatles obsession if I dream a yellow submarine is in my pool?

Answer: (Three letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. When I explained how I came to be in possession of the car, the officer's eyebrow nearly reached his hairline, so great was his disbelief.

Answer: (Five letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. I foolishly suggested to my fiancee that we elope. "Elope?" she said, "and miss out on all the wonderful gifts."

Answer: (Four letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. The ship's captain was taking lads to New South Wales, while the females on board would likely be dropped off in Tasmania.

Answer: (Nine letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. The bucket hat, cherished by Inspector Clouseau in "The Pink Panther" movies was also popular with indie band, The Stone Roses.

Answer: (Eight letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. There is much to discuss about Robin Hood. For starters, was he a thief or was he a folk hero?

Answer: (Five letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. For the average cannibal, four bodies would probably provide enough meat for a month, providing it is refrigerated.

Answer: (Seven letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. In order to avoid perspiration and maintain cool, a wise MP will often carry a portable fan into the chamber with them.

Answer: (Three letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. Many Prime Ministers have made denouncing statements about the policies of the opposition, often to rapturous cheers from their supporters.

Answer: (Four letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The preacher stood upright in the pulpit, talking passionately to the congregation.

Answer: Pitt

"the pulPIT Talking."
William Pitt the Younger was the last prime minister of Great Britain and the first prime minister of the United Kingdom, holding the position as PM from 1783 to 1801 and then again from 1804 to 1806. His father, William Pitt the Elder held the position from 1766 to 1768.
2. Does it mean that I have a Beatles obsession if I dream a yellow submarine is in my pool?

Answer: May

"DreaM A Yellow."
Theresa May was Prime Minister for just over three years between 2016 and 2019. After her Brexit withdrawal agreement was rejected by fellow MPs three times, she resigned her post as Leader of the Conservative Party and was succeeded by Boris Johnson.
3. When I explained how I came to be in possession of the car, the officer's eyebrow nearly reached his hairline, so great was his disbelief.

Answer: Brown

"eyeBROW Nearly"
Gordon Brown, MP for the Scottish constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, took over from fellow Labour Party PM Tony Blair in 2007 and held the position for almost three years.
4. I foolishly suggested to my fiancee that we elope. "Elope?" she said, "and miss out on all the wonderful gifts."

Answer: Peel

"eloPE ELope she said"
Robert Peel was Prime Minister for just 120 days between 1834 and 1835, but then had another go at the job in 1841, serving until 1846. He is often better remembered for founding the Metropolitan Police Service and as Bob is a shortened version of Robert, is the reason the British police are still called bobbies to this day.
5. The ship's captain was taking lads to New South Wales, while the females on board would likely be dropped off in Tasmania.

Answer: Gladstone

"takinG LADS TO NEw"
William Gladstone was a four time Prime Minister, serving between 1868 and 1894 for a combined period of just over 12 years. Between 1873-1874 and 1880-1882, he also combined the role of PM with that of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
6. The bucket hat, cherished by Inspector Clouseau in "The Pink Panther" movies was also popular with indie band, The Stone Roses.

Answer: Thatcher

"buckeT HAT CHERished"
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of UK, being in office from 1979 to 1990. She is remembered for her no nonsense attitude and deploying forces to the Falkland Islands after they were invaded by Argentine forces in 1982 as well as surviving an assassination attempt by the Provisional IRA in 1984.
7. There is much to discuss about Robin Hood. For starters, was he a thief or was he a folk hero?

Answer: Heath

"was HE A THief"
Ted Heath was Conservative Prime Minister for almost four years, taking office in 1970. He served for over 50 years as an MP and is best remembered for leading UK into to European Union.
8. For the average cannibal, four bodies would probably provide enough meat for a month, providing it is refrigerated.

Answer: Balfour

"canniBAL FOUR"
Arthur Balfour served as PM between 1902 and 1905 and was the nephew of the Prime Minister he succeeded, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who was the last UK Prime Minister to hold the post while a member of the House of Lords.
9. In order to avoid perspiration and maintain cool, a wise MP will often carry a portable fan into the chamber with them.

Answer: Law

"cooL A Wise"
Bonar Law is often referred to as the unknown Prime Minister as his time in office was so short at just 211 days. Prior to Boris Johnson becoming PM in 2019. Law was the first PM to be born outside the British Isles as he was born in the then British colony of New Brunswick, now a Canadian province.
10. Many Prime Ministers have made denouncing statements about the policies of the opposition, often to rapturous cheers from their supporters.

Answer: Eden

"madE DENouncing"
Anthony Eden succeeded Winston Churchill as PM in 1955, after being his deputy as leader of the Conservative Party for almost 15 years. Eden was PM for almost two years and on his retirement from politics, became a cattle breeder in Wiltshire.
Source: Author 480154st

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