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1. An 86-year-old woman gained prominence during this election campaign after she told a reporter she would not be voting for “the buffoon” or “the red man who doesn’t like Jews”. Who was she?
a) Brenda from Bristol
b) Patty from Padstow
c) Catherine from Catford
d) Molly from Meon Valley
2. Michael Gove was asked to give a number between one and 10 for how likely the PM was to agree to an interview with Andrew Neil. What number did Gove give out during a live interview?
a) Zero
b) Eleven
c) The phone number of 10 Downing Street
d) The number of Boris Johnson’s children
3. At a Scottish Lib Dem rally in Edinburgh a sign for a special Jo Swinson selfie area appeared. What did it read?
a) The DoJo
b) The Swinner’s Podium
c) The Swot Shop
d) The Swinzone
4. Jennifer Arcuri, the US businesswoman entangled in controversy over the context of her relationship with Boris Johnson, gave a Sky News interview at the end of November. “And I’m terribly heartbroken by the way that you have cast me aside,” she said, addressing the Prime Minister directly, “like I am some …” What?
a) Gremlin
b) Agent of the Kremlin
c) Dimwit from Newcastle Emlyn
d) … One looking for a six-figure book deal
5. Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign team uploaded a photo of the Labour leader from Stoke-on-Trent leaning out of a breakfast van. Complete their caption. “The transformational Labour government and … ”
a) Hold the tea
b) A hot chocolate please
c) Keep the change
d) Can I finish?
6. Labour received an unlikely endorsement from an unregistered voter and member of the animal community last week. Who was it from?
a) Dilyn the Downing Street dog
b) An Untitled Goose
c) Paul the Octopus
d) The squirrels from Jo Swinson’s childhood garden
7. At the start of November, Right-leaning think tank Onward grabbed a crystal ball and forecast that the vote of “Workington Man” was the key to winning the 2019 election. How was he characterised?
a) A northern Leaver aged over 45, an ex-Labour voter and rugby league fan
b) A northern Leaver aged under 30, extremely online keyboard warrior, lives with parents
c) A northern Leaver, aged over 45, a runner, rebel and a stunner, on her merry way saying baby, watcha gonna?
d) A northern Leaver, aged under 30, city dweller, successful feller, thinks to himself whoops I’ve got a lot of money
8. In mid-November, Boris Johnson visited flood-stricken Stainforth in South Yorkshire, and received a frosty welcome from one resident while he met soldiers deployed to help shore up the region’s battered flood defences. “I’m not very happy about talking to you, so, if you don’t mind, I’ll just motor on with what I’m doing,” she was filmed saying. What was she holding?
a) A mop
b) A red rosette
c) An umbrella
d) A wheelbarrow
9. During the election Ephraim Mirvis, the chief Rabbi, accused Jeremy Corbyn of allowing a “poison sanctioned from the top” to alienate Jewish voters. Where did the Labour leader launch his party’s race and faith manifesto on the same day?
a) Tooting
b) Totteridge & Whetstone
c) Tottenham
d) Totnes
10. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appeared at the Wallace Tea Rooms, Lanark, to help out SNP candidate Angela Crawley last month — and proved adept in the kitchen. What did she make?
a) A plate of shortbread
b) A Scottish Dundee cake
c) A whisky-infused muffin
d) A bacon sandwich
11. The Lib Dems launched their Plan for Britain’s Future manifesto in November, with a promise to provide every adult in the country with what natty-sounding item?
a) A Lib Dem “Go Swillsome!” TM reusable water bottle
b) A Lib Dem “Centrists Do It Both Ways” T-shirt
c) A Lib Dem “skills wallet”
d) A pair of Lib Dem Heelys
12. The Conservative Party press office drew accusations of fomenting a “dystopian” political environment during the ITV leaders’ debate after they rebranded their official account “factcheckUK” to make it look like a fact-checking service. Twitter gave them a warning. But which actor did they suspend for turning his account into a fake Conservative Party press office?
a) Hugh Grant
b) Ralf Little
c) Rob Delaney
d) Steve Coogan
13. In a week during which Boris Johnson was under pressure to address Jeremy Corbyn’s redacted dossier and the NHS scandal, the Prime Minister tried to lighten the mood by preparing a scone for the cameras. What reason did he give for the order of jam and cream he’d chosen?
a) “The reason for putting the jam on first is because jam is adhesive”
b) “The reason for putting the cream on first is because our voters are the crème de la crème”
c) “The reason for putting the cream on first is because a sticky situation calls for a sweetener”
d) “The reason for putting the jam on first is because jam is an aphrodisiac”
14. Boris Johnson’s father Stanley arrived at the Channel 4 leaders’ climate debate in November as part of the Conservatives’ attempt to have Michael Gove appear in place of the Prime Minister. Which fairy tale character did he suggest the “Great British public” would struggle to spell?
a) Rumpelstiltskin
b) Pinocchio
c) Rapunzel
d) Mickey Mouse
15. The Brexit Party will change its name after the UK leaves the European Union, leader Nigel Farage said last week. What did he claim they will change it to?
a) The Republican Party
b) The Reform Party
c) The People’s Party
d) The National Socialist Party
16. Ukip’s interim leader endured a car crash interview by Sky’s Adam Boulton last week. But what is her name?
a) Pat Mountain
b) Pat Hill
c) Pat Valley
d) Pat Brooke
17. An Extinction Rebellion protester dressed as a bee glued himself to a party’s battle bus last week, as the environmental group began organising awareness events to interrupt the general election. Whose bus was it?
a) The Lib Dems’
b) The Conservatives’
c) Plaid Cymru’s
d) The Green Party’s
18. The Green Party has two “co-leaders”. Who are they?
a) Amelia Womack and Caroline Lucas
b) Adam Price and Caroline Lucas
c) Jonathan Bartley and Angela Rayner
d) Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry
19. The BBC’s Andrew Neil hosted a series of leaders’ interviews on Wednesday nights throughout the election. “We’ve always proceeded in good faith that the leaders would participate, and in every election they have, all of them. Until this one,” he said last week, turning to an empty chair. In which leader’s interview was this?
a) Jo Swinson
b) Boris Johnson
c) Nicola Sturgeon
d) Nigel Farage
20. Boris Johnson faced a huge backlash this week after he initially refused to look at a picture of a sick four-year-old boy forced to lie on the floor in an NHS hospital, then took the phone of the reporter attempting to show the picture to him and put it in his pocket. Where was the hospital?
a) Leeds
b) Manchester
c) Sunderland
d) Glasgow
Answers: 1d, 2c, 3d, 4a, 5b, 6b, 7a, 8d, 9c, 10c, 11c, 12b, 13a, 14b, 15b, 16a, 17a, 18d, 19d, 20a
