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General Knowledge · Question

What country has had prime ministers named Eden, Major, Peel, Law, Brown and Heath?

Answer

United Kingdom

The story behind the answer

United Kingdom is correct because all these surnames belong to British prime ministers: Sir Robert Peel (1834–35, 1841–46), Andrew Bonar Law (1922–23), Anthony Eden (1955–57), Edward Heath (1970–74), John Major (1990–97), and Gordon Brown (2007–10).

Context to remember them: Peel created the modern police (“Bobbies/Peelers”); Bonar Law was Canadian-born and dubbed the “Unknown Prime Minister”; Eden is tied to the Suez Crisis; Heath took the UK into the European Communities in 1973; Major signed the Maastricht Treaty; and Brown led during the 2008 financial crisis. Memory tip: three of them—Eden, Heath, Major—form an “EHM” trio of postwar Conservative PMs, while Brown stands out as the later Labour leader.

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