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Have you been paying attention? The second in a series of General Election quizzes.
1. When asked on the Sky News leaders’ debate to name something that might ‘humanise’ him for voters, what did Rishi Sunak reply?
a) ‘Every morning, I play air guitar to Agadoo’
b) ‘I eat too much Haribo and drink Coke’
c) ‘I stand on one leg to brush my teeth’
d) ‘I do love a knock-knock joke’
British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during a Labour general election campaign event in Southampton, Britain, June 17, 2024
2. Match the anagram with the Tory candidate:
a) Samba unraveller
b) Puny adornment
c) Zit slurs
d) Armpit tipple
e) Mutated thong
i) Penny Mordaunt
ii) Suella Braverman
iii) Priti Patel MP
iv) Tom Tugendhat
v) Liz Truss
3. Launching the Labour manifesto, what did Sir Keir Starmer say it was not about?
a) ‘Rabbits out of a hat’
b) ‘Smoke and some mirrors’
c) ‘Fun and games’
d) ‘Raising taxes’
4. Three days before Rishi Sunak announced the election, his parliamentary aide Craig Williams placed a £100 bet with Ladbrokes on a July poll. How much did he stand to win?
a) £100
b) £200
c) £400
d) £500
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Cambridge Rugby Club in Cambridge, while on the General Election campaign trail. Picture date: Monday, June 17, 2024
5. David Cameron refuses to answer questions beginning with which word?
a) Oi
b) If
c) Why
d) Pardon
6. In an interview, Sir Keir Starmer revealed the first car his family ever owned was a…
a) Triumph Herald
b) Ford Cortina
c) Hillman Hunter
d) Jaguar
7. Which of these people did not attend the Trump fundraising party in London last week?
a) Donald Trump Jr
b) Keith Allen, actor
c) Holly Valance, former Neighbours star
d) Derek Chisora, boxer
e) Nigel Farage
Guests arrived at Nick Candy’s (pictured above) London mansion for the Donald Trump fundraising event on June 12
8. ‘It’s not a laughing matter, actually,’ said Sir Keir Starmer in the Sky News leaders’ debate. What had he said to make the audience laugh?
a) ‘As a kid, I used to shin up chimneys for a living’
b) ‘I would use the NHS even if I wasn’t ill’
c) ‘There’s nothing I enjoy more than a pie and a pint’
d) ‘My father was a toolmaker… my mum was a nurse’
9. What did Rishi Sunak say he didn’t have as a youngster?
a) My Little Pony
b) Fun
c) Sky TV
d) A strawberry Mivvi
10. According to a recent poll, what is the number of seats in which more than 50 per cent of voters say they want a Tory MP?
a) 0
b) 50
c) 150
d) 200
11. Asked in an interview in February whether he would stand for Parliament as a Reform UK candidate, how did Nigel Farage reply?
a) ‘Not until I’ve won Strictly’
b) ‘You must be joking!’
c) ‘Do I want to be an MP? Do I want to spend every Friday for the next five years in Clacton?’
d) ‘Only if I could resign by Christmas’ to pursue my business interests.
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage announces his party’s manifesto in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Britain, June 17, 2024
12. Match the anagram with the Labour candidate:
a) Aryan General
b) Leavers cheer
c) Grin sweetest
d) Poverty compete
e) Bambino patted
i) Diane Abbott MP
ii) Angela Rayner
iii) Wes Streeting
iv) Yvette Cooper MP
v) Rachel Reeves
Answers: 1b. 2 aii; bi; cv; diii; eiv. 3a. 4d. 5b. 6b. 7b. 8d. 9c. 10a. 11c. 12 aii; bv; ciii; div; ei.
