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Trivia Quiz 17

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Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 17
Clue 1

I am the Leader of my Country.

WHO am I?

Geoff



Posted by: candy

I will start the guessing game on a patriotic note with George Bush.



Posted by: forwardone

No, not George W., candy. I daren`t be that obvious.

Geoff



Posted by: hyiplinks

IŽll be patriotic as well and say Bertie Ahern

hyiplinks



Posted by: forwardone

No, not the Irish PM either.

Geoff



Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 17
Clue 2

I am married, with 3 children.

WHO am I?



Posted by: admin

I rekon I know who it is One of his daughters used to work for McDonalds a year or so ago, he owns a massive communications company, own's his own communications satellite and he is fanatical about soccer



Posted by: forwardone

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One of his daughters used to work for McDonalds a year or so ago
Hasn`t everybody`s daughter worked for McDonalds at some time or other?

Geoff



Posted by: CharlieCat

Would it be Fidel Castro, el lider of Cuba?



Posted by: forwardone

Afraid it`s not Fidel Castro, sorry CharlieCat.

Geoff



Posted by: hyiplinks

Is it John Howard

hyiplinks



Posted by: jaukki

Silvio Berlusconi



Posted by: crocnot

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said from Oman? Hmm, he might have more than 3 kids...



Posted by: forwardone

Sorry guys, some inspired guesses there, but it`s none of those 3.

Geoff



Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 17
Clue 3

My background includes my serving in the police force for a period of years, where I rose through the ranks and held a very senior position.

WHO am I?

Geoff



Posted by: candy

Although I do not think the KGB really qualifies as a police force I will guess Putin.



Posted by: CharlieCat

If its not Putin, would it be Alu Alkhanov of Chechnya?



Posted by: admin

The female weight lifters from this particular country are the best in the world



Posted by: hyiplinks

Well - is it Thaksin Shinawatra

hyiplinks



Posted by: forwardone

A huge well done, hyiplinks. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, is indeed the answer I was looking for.

Once more, the $5 is yours, so would you please PM me your Egold No. I`ll send your winnings to you.

Thanks to the rest of you who took part. Better luck with the next Trivia Quiz, starting on Sunday.

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Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra (born July 26, 1949 in Sankamphaeng, Chiang Mai province) is the prime minister of Thailand and the leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. As head of the Shin Corporation which controls (among others) Thailand's largest mobile phone operator , he is also reputedly the richest man in Thailand.


Thaksin graduated from the Thai Police Cadet Academy and joined the Royal Thai Police Department in 1973, but went on to obtain a doctorate in criminal justice at Sam Houston State University in the USA in 1978. After reaching the exalted position of Deputy Superintendent of the Policy and Planning Sub-division, General Staff Division, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Thaksin quit the police to form the Shinawatra Computer and Communications Group in 1987. One of the group's members, Shinawatra Paging, is now Thailand's largest mobile phone operator . In 1990, Thaksin made a daring but successful bid for a 20-billion baht, 20-year concession to operate the Telephone Organization of Thailand Thaksin joined the political fray in 1994 as foreign minister under the wing of the Palang Dharma Party, promising to clean up politics. This was followed by a brief stint as Deputy Prime Minister and head of the PDP, ending in 1997 when the party imploded. In 1998, Thaksin formed his own Thai Rak Thai ("Thais Love Thais") party and started banging on the anti-corruption drum again, propelling him to the post of prime minister in January 2001
Geoff



Posted by: forwardone

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Originally Posted by admin
The female weight lifters from this particular country are the best in the world

I always thought the East Europeans were pretty good at weightlifting. So, Phil, how many medals did Thailand walk away with at the 2004 Olympics?

Geoff



Posted by: hyiplinks

Woohoooo I went through half the leaders of China before I decided it must be another country

hyiplinks



Posted by: admin

CONGRATULATIONS hyiplinks

I think that they won 3 gold and a couple of silver and bronze medals

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