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45 Questions for 45 Days of Liz Truss

One question for each day of the British Prime Minister who resigned on her 45th day in office.
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01
She was born in 1975 in which city, home to the top university she later studied at?
Oxford
02
Elizabeth is actually her middle name but what is her Christian name?
Mary
03
She described her parents as being to the left of which political party?
Labour
04
In which country of the UK did she live from 1979 to 1985?
Scotland
05
Which country and former British dominion did she spend a year in at age 12?
Canada
06
Which Northern UK city did her family then move to a suburb of?
Leeds
07
At university she studied PPE which stands for Politics, Philosophy and ________?
Economics
08
She was president of the university society of which political party?
Liberal Democrats
09
While there she supported the legalization of which drug?
cannabis
10
And she supported the abolishment of which British institution?
the Monarchy
11
Upon graduating in 1996 she joined which political party?
Conservative
12
She worked in business including at which British-Dutch oil giant?
Shell
13
She became deputy director for The Reform Research Trust, a liberal ____tank
think
14
In the meantime she was a councillor for Eltham South in which London Borough?
Greenwich
15
She was added to the "A-List" of candidates for MP by which Prime Minister?
David Cameron
16
In 2010 she became the MP for South West N_____ in East Anglia
Norfolk
17
She faced a motion to terminate her candidature due to her _____ with another MP
affair
18
She co-authored Brittania _______ which called British people "idlers" (Django?)
Unchained
19
She was responsible for childcare and early learning at the Department for what?
Education
20
Her childcare reforms were blocked by which Lib Dem deputy Prime Minister?
Nick Clegg
21
In 2014 she spoke of her belief in climate change as Secretary of State for the what?
Environment
22
Of which food did she say "We import two thirds of our _____. That is a disgrace!"?
cheese
23
She was on the side of ______ in the Brexit referendum, later saying "I was wrong"
Remain
24
She was appointed Justice Secretary by which Prime Minister?
Theresa May
25
In 2017 she became chief secretary to what economic/finance ministry?
the Treasury
26
She was appointed International Trade Secretary by which Prime Minister?
Boris Johnson
27
She apologized for illegal shipments to which country for use in the war in Yemen?
Saudi Arabia
28
She negotiated the first major post-Brexit trade deal with which G7 country?
Japan
29
She was mocked internationally for talking about "Baltic allies across the _____ Sea"
Black
30
She publicly supported British volunteers (illegally) joining the war in which country?
Ukraine
31
She made the final two in the 2022 Conservative leadership election along with who?
Rishi Sunak
32
She said "the jury's out" on whether which French president is a friend or foe?
Emmanuel Macron
33
She became the final Prime Minister of 15 during the reign of which monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II
34
Which close ally became her first chancellor?
Kwasi Kwarteng
35
Their unfunded tax cutting mini-budget sought to abolish what top rate of tax? (%)
45%
36
They tore up convention by sidelining the OBR; the Office for Budget __________?
Responsibility
37
Markets reacted negatively causing a sharp drop in the value of which currency?
pound sterling
38
The spending plans were criticized by the IMF; the International Monetary ____?
Fund
39
Which US President also criticized the spending plans?
Joe Biden
40
Which institution intervened to stabilize the situation, buying government bonds?
The Bank of England
41
Truss incorrectly told radio stations which household bills would be capped at £2,500?
energy bills
42
Who became her second chancellor after 38 days, reversing almost all of her cuts?
Jeremy Hunt
43
Truss faced rebellion after lifting the ban on which method of extracting shale gas?
fracking
44
The day before resigning she told the commons "I am a fighter, not a ______"
quitter
45
Which green vegetable outlasted Truss in a popular live feed broadcast online?
a lettuce
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Level 54
Jun 15, 2023
Leeds isn't in the North East - its in West Yorkshire
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Level 84
Jun 15, 2023
Changed it to Northern.