UK political history
Liz Truss famously could not outlast this vegetable during her tenure as PM.
Lettuce
This 2000 case's ruling, which may have decided the course all of modern history, features two nouns competing for the sympathies of the Supreme Court.
Bush v. Gore
The phrase "Make America Great Again" was coined by this president.
Ronald Reagan
The phrase "special relationship" comes from the close partnership of this PM and President.
Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan
In 2010, this party entered government, made the PM's life hell, and left 5 years later.
Liberal Democrats
Despite accusations of homophobia, this President is one of only 2 in history to have appointed an openly gay man to their cabinet.
Donald Trump
You certainly can't say the US hasn't had a diverse set of presidents. Martin van Buren was ______, Obama was ______, FDR had _______, James Buchanan was ________, and perhaps most importantly Calvin Coolidge was ________ (you must answer at least 3 correctly to win the points.)
Dutch, Hawaiian, polio, extremely gay, autistic
Keir Starmer faced harsh criticism for this reason when he quoted Enoch Powell's "Rivers of blood" speech.
It was a blatantly xenophobic speech
This key difference exists between the American and British constitutions.
There is no British constitution
This PM famously took the "masochist" approach to public appearances following a controvercial war.
Tony Blair
This 1973 Act of Congress can be seen as one of the least effective in history, with Vietnam, Iraq, Venezuela, and Iran being prime examples of its failure.
War Powers Act
He skipped straight from feudalism to the dictatorship of the proletariat, missing the bourgeois stage
"I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will." - George W. Bush, 2002
[To Saddam Hussein] If you don't disarm your country and surrender, we will disarm you by force.
In a speech before the Northern Irish assembly, Joe Biden confused this controversial militarized police unit for this rugby team.
Black and Tans, All Blacks
Academics tend to place these three PMs as the GOATs, for some reason.
Clement Atlee, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair.
These three surnames have been in charge of the white house twice each.
Adams, Roosevelt, Bush
The early stages of the Civil War were difficult for the Union because one third of the army was tied up in this state (600 bonus points if you can tell me what they were doing).
Utah, Fighting Mormons
Ross Perot isn't successful like me. Romney—I have a Gucci store that's worth more than Romney. - Donald Trump, 2015
Mitt Romney, despite being a millionaire with the support of several Super PACs, failed to challenge Obama in the 2012 election in a meaningful way. As I am so much richer than him, I will easily win the Republican primaries.
This PM's close relationship with this President led to Downing Street aides criticizing him for being "too American".
Tony Blair and George Bush
This MP almost died in a tragic, yet hilarious incident in 2010 where he was flying a biplane with a banner attached. Said banner got caught in the propeller, causing the plane to crash.
Nigel Farage
I am a member of this PAC.
Abolish the electoral college PAC
Some may say these were the two greatest Congressmen of all time (500 each).
Frederick Niedringhaus, Henry F. Niedringhaus
“I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife – she’s terrible” - Donald Trump
I won't deport Prince Harry, because having to live with his wife is punishment enough for him
The USA and UK have these four parties in common.
Libertarian, Communist, Green, and Reform