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1. In June/July 2004 which person did Home Secretary David Blunkett eventually have suspended from his job?
2. In July 2004 which person did the British media report as having considered resigning from office in June 2004?
3. Is it true that in July 2004 the Home Secretary nominated the Chief Constable of Humberside to take charge of security in the cabinet and stop the continual leaks from No 10 Downing Street?
4. What happened at Brighton in June 2004 that attracted media attention?
5. In June 2004 what or who did a thirty-one mile trip around London before ending up at the Mall?
6. In June 2004 which public service went on strike in London over pay and conditions?
7. In June 2004 the U.S. Federal Reserve made its first increase in interest rates in nearly four years.
8. Who beat Tim Henman in the quarter finals of the 2004 Wimbledon Championships?
9. In June 2004 a leaked draft manifesto policy document was alleged to say that the Labour Party were planning to ban which of these in public places?
10. In July 2004 Saddam Hussein appeared before an American Court in Iraq.
11. Which legendary film actor died in July 2004?
12. Who won the singles events at Wimbledon in 2004?
13. In July 2004 two men were arrested for crashing their car into which gates?
14. In July 2004 who did the Democrat John Kerry pick as his U.S. presidential running mate?
15. In July 2004 the House of Lords changed the law to place a limit on parents doing what?
16. Prime Minister Blair indicated in July 2004 that the legal time for abortion could be re-examined in the light of new medical research.
17. Who announced in July 2004 that the jobs of over 100,000 civil servants would be axed?
18. In early 2004 the UK government announced that it would abolish this position. In July 2004 the House of Lords did not approve and stopped its abolition. What position?
19. In a BBC television documentary in July 2004 which political party suffered a devasting exposure of its internal activities?
20. In July 2004 a United Nations report said that life expectancy in parts of Africa has fallen below 25 years because of the AIDS virus.
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