1. Which party won the 1959 General Election?
Tories
2. Who was the first Leader of the Labour Party?
Keir Hardie
3. Name the constituencies of the leaders of the three largest parties in the Commons.
Sheffield Hallam for Clegg, one of the more rural South Yorkshire seats for Ed Milliband, one of those posh commuter belt area seats named for a random village for David Cameron.
4. Who is the current Father of the House?
?
Shouldn't be so hard5. What was the name of the constituency represented by Harold Wilson from 1950 until 1983?
Knowsley, under a different name and a different set of boundaries.
6. What do Stoke-on-Trent and Bournemouth have in common?
Both are cities in England. Of roughly comparable size, and born of mergers of several towns really (Stoke more so than Bournemouth). Otherwise, nothing.
7. Who were the following (points for each, I suppose)... Anthony Barber, Dai Grenfell, Cyril Smith, Cecil Parkinson, Billy Wolfe and Tony Crosland.
I think I've heard some of the other names. Tony Crosland was a Labour bigwig in the 60s and 70s, holding numerous ministries and I think running for leader at least once.
8. What connects T. Dan Smith, Andy Cunningham and Reginald Maulding? Bonus points for knowing who Cunningham was, because most people don't.
T Dan Smith was of course Newcastle's legendary boss. Apart from that, no idea. Who is Andy Cunningham? And who is Reginald Maulding?
9. Only one constituency has elected members of four separate political parties since 1945. Name it.
Anglesey / Ynys Mon.
The next section is ridiculous.
Fairly hard, I guess.14. Which sleepy Cathedral City came within 51 votes of electing a Communist MP in 1922? Possible bonus points for a couple of related things.
This better be Durham.
15. Name the last Conservative MP for a Manchester constituency.
Wasn't that Winston Churchill's grandson of same name?
16. Who was Austin Donohue in
Our Friends in the North based on? Actually this is pretty easy question if you've seen it.
But I have not.
17. Which Labour MP had a brief cameo in
Edge of Darkness? Again, if you've seen it...
?
18. Who was Sir Herbert Manzoni?
Birmingham's chief city planner (forget the job description) for decades in the postwar area. I've dutifully read what you sent me.
19. Which future Prime Minister ordered troops to fire on striking Yorkshire miners?
Winston Churchill
20. Who was the MP for Meirionnydd when cult TV classic
The Prisoner was filmed in the constituency in the late 1960s?
? (To clarify: I think that's too early for the answer to be Dafydd Elis Thomas.)
21. Who represented Hunslet when
The Uses of Literacy was first published?
What is "Hunslet"? What are the uses of literacy? I can't think of any.
Very Important Question22. Pronounce 'Gala' in the context of the Big Meeting.
Ok, done. May be totally wrong, of course. We will never know, unless you have this room bugged.
I assume you are referring to the Durham Miners' Gala.