U.K. Politics & Parliament

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15 questions · Published July 11, 2022

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. In July 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as leader of what political party?
Following a series of scandals and resignations within the Conservative Party, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would be stepping down as party leader.
Multiple Choice
2. How many Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in the U.K.'s 2019 general election?
The U.K. is currently divided into 650 areas called parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP in the House of Commons.
Multiple Choice
3. Which of the four U.K. countries is represented by a thistle on the clock tower commonly called Big Ben?
The four nations of the U.K. are represented on the clock tower on decorative shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Northern Ireland, and leek for Wales.
FUN FACT
The nickname Big Ben is actually the name of the bell within the clock tower, not the tower itself.
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4. Which political party's members are commonly referred to as "Tories?"
The word "Tory" has become shorthand for a member of the Conservative Party, and is often used interchangeably with the word Conservative.
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5. What red flower is a symbol of the Labour Party?
While the red flag has been Labour's official symbol since the party's inception, the red rose was adopted as the party symbol in 1986 as part of a rebranding exercise and is now incorporated into the party logo.

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