I'm Not Lion...Honestly! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States. In 1998, he was impeached for lying under oath about the affair and perverting the course of justice, but was acquitted and allowed to finish his full second term in office. The lady in question was Monica Lewinsky, who was a White House intern at the time. Clinton later reached an out of court settlement with her.
On balance Clinton did a lot of good and brought out many reforms and laws such as the 'North American Free Trade Agreement' and the 'State Children's Health Insurance Program'.

Answer: Neville Chamberlain

This question needs little justification for being included here. Hitler's lies were manifold and used brazen lies to deceive the people under his rule. He would have had us believe that Jewish people were evil, through his anti-Semitic propaganda, and that the Romani people and homosexuals were enemies of the Third Reich, his powers of oratory being so great and the falsified 'evidence' being so thorough, that the German population believed him. Towards the end of WWII, although the Germans were losing, Hitler still made speeches and assured the public that he was winning. On the other hand Hitler was the first person to introduce an anti-smoking law and give Germany more efficient means of transport, with autobahns, bridges and improved rail roads.

The German economy, particularly badly hit by the Great Depression, revived with the help of his policies, especially his rearmament program, which greatly reduced unemployment. The German healthcare system also flourished.

Answer: The Dreyfus Affair

Alfred Dreyfus was a captain of Jewish descent in the French Army and the only man of Jewish origin on the French General Staff. In 1894 he was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Devil's Island, for supposedly passing French military secrets to someone inside the German Embassy.
A couple of years later, evidence was discovered pointing to Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, also of the French army, as being the perpetrator. Top brass in the army concealed this new evidence, so Esterhazy was acquitted at his trial. More fabricated evidence was brought forth against Dreyfus, which was accepted as true without being examined.
The affair became a 'cause celèbre' attracting attention from all over the world. The noted writer, Emile Zola, sent a letter entitled "J'accuse" which was printed in a French newspaper, accusing the army of a criminal conspiracy. The led to other activists pressurising the French government to re-open the case. The country was split between those who supported Dreyfus and those who condemned him.
A second trial, in 1900, upheld the findings of the first one, but later the same year Dreyfus was given a pardon.
The final outcome, in 1906, led to Dreyfus being totally exonerated of treason and reinstated into the army with the rank of major.
The whole affair was seen by many to be an anti-Semitic attack and revealed a high level of hostility to the French Republic in key sections of French society.

Answer: Princess Diana

Paul Burrell, born 1958, worked in service to the Royal family from the age of 18. His first job with in the Royal household was as a footman to Queen Elizabeth. In 1987 he joined Prince Charles' and Princess Diana's household as personal butler to Diana.
Diana trusted Burrell and described him as her 'rock'. After her death Burrell gave evidence at her inquest, making matters worse since he was under oath, before being recorded on tape drunk, boasting about false evidence he had given in regard to Diana's private life.

Answer: Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi has led a varied life. He is the majority shareholder of Mediaset and is also the chairman of A.C. Milan and as such had a rapid rise in politics. He has had many accusation levelled against him including: collaboration and funding with the Mafia, fraud, bribery and of course sex scandals.

In all but one of his court accusations he has been acquitted of the crime and up to 2012 has managed to evade imprisonment. On the flip side, Berlusconi has also forged good relations with many other countries and their leaders.

He has also introduced many reforms and laws to Italy including a reform of the school system and pensions.

Answer: The Watergate Scandal

Richard Nixon was forced to resign in 1974 due to events stemming from the break-in of the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building by a group of five burglars connected to the Republican Party. Nixon could not be directly linked to the break in, but subsequently, over the next 12 months, lied about his knowledge of the affair.

He was caught out because of taped recordings of conversations that he had had made in his office. Among the good things to come from Nixon's term in office are the setting up of the Environmental Protection Agency, bringing in initiatives and reforms to combat illegal drugs and fight against cancer.

His administration also continued the desegregation of schools in the southern states, begun during Eisenhower's presidency.

Answer: Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer or going by the correct title 'The Right Honourable, The Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare,' was born in 1940 and educated at Oxford University. He has served as a Member of Parliament and deputy leader of the Conservative party. His political career came to an end upon his prison sentence of four years, although he only served two of these before being released.
Archer has been involved with many charity fund-raisers, the main one being the charity 'Simple Truth,' which he set up alongside the Red Cross.

Answer: The Ponzi Scheme

Bernard Madoff 'made-off' with roughly $65 billion (the loss to investors being approximately $18 billion). After 45 years of running this scam Madoff was finally given up by his sons.
The scheme in question is named after Charles Ponzi in 1920, although it was in use before this. The Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors and using the money to pay back earlier investors without actually investing the money. Usually it means that investors are paid very high 'interest' rates but as the scheme continues the monetary return becomes significantly less.

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy

October 16-28, 1962 the world was on stand-by as the two greatest powers faced off against each other. The original lie came from Khrushev who vehemently denied that Russia was installing nuclear missiles in Cuba assuring Kennedy that there was no threat to America. On the other hand Kennedy's lie was that American intelligence had already taken photographs of the Soviet nuclear missiles en route to Cuba, although he allowed the Russian Premier to believe otherwise. Both sides bought themselves time to put further military options into place.

Answer: Satan

Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Trickster, the Fallen Angel, the Antichrist, the Dark Lord, Iblis, The Great Horned One, the Beast... all names that the Devil goes by. He is found in some guise or other in all religions and is the embodiment of all things evil.
After saying this, Satan does make a great subject for songs, with many being written about him. Here's a few:
'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by Charlie Daniels Band
'Sympathy for the Devil' by The Rolling Stones
'Number of the Beast' by Iron Maiden