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1. John Edwards' campaign to become US president or presidential running mate came to a grinding halt when it was revealed that he had had an affair with a filmmaker on his staff. What was her name?
2. Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, once described Lord Robert Boothby as a "bounder but not a cad". Allegedly, Boothby had been accused of fathering at least three children with the wives of other men, including Dorothy Macmillan, wife of the then Prime Minister.
A bisexual, it has also been alleged that Boothby had affairs with Tom Driberg (a Labour Party member), Ronald Kray (who with his twin brother was one of the most notorious gangsters in London), and Guy Burgess, a turn-coat double agent for the Soviet Union.
Why was it that little was heard about Boothby until his death in 1986?
3. In June 2009, Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for a week. His staff said that he was hiking in the Appalachians. Where was he really?
4. Jacob Zuma was elected by his country's parliament as president in 2009, despite having many corruption charges against him. He also was accused of raping a 31 year old woman with AIDS, and was only acquitted after much controversy. In what country did this occur?
5. Political tactics often include accusing your opponent of having a 'love child'. Which one of these politicians did not have a 'love child'?
6. Ilkka Kanerva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was detected using his work cell phone to text over 200 messages to exotic dancers and models. He resigned immediately. In what country did this occur?
7. A police officer in an undercover operation at the Minneapolis Airport sat in a restroom stall. The restroom was rumored to be a center of gay activity. After about a quarter of an hour, the officer observed someone peeking through the cracks. The man entered the next stall and moved his foot next to the officer and also reached under and made hand signals. These are part of a gay pick-up routine called 'cottaging'. It was then that an arrest was made of a United States Senator from Idaho. What was his name?
8. John Stonehouse was a former Minister of Technology and also Postmaster in the Harold Wilson government. In 1974 Stonehouse disappeared. Why?
9. Eliot Spitzer had a distinguished career as Attorney General of New York, and on the basis of that record became Governor. There were 'suspicious' wire transfers of money that sparked the interest of authorities. It turned out that the transfers were to a international prostitution ring. What was its name?
10. In 1919, in order to prevent homosexuals from preying on young sailors, a 'sting' was organized whereby undercover sailors would entice gay men into situations and arrest them. The scheme backfired as the sailors became part of a sex-for-sale ring. This was under the authority of the U.S. Navy and the Secretary of the Navy. This proved particularly embarrassing for the Assistant Secretary who had been delegated responsibility for the action. What was his name?
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