Just a quick post to confirm that the answer to the fourth quiz was Mebyon Kernow.
This is yet another pre-scheduled post as I'm still away on my travels!
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Showing posts with label quiz. Show all posts
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Summer (OK, Autumn) quiz no. 4 : Find the political party!
The answer to the third quiz was Pete Wishart.
OK - this, you'll be delighted to hear, is the last of the quizzes! Or at any rate it's the last of the four I wrote as a batch back on the 19th of July (ie. right now in my own time-zone), and pre-scheduled for publication with the assistance of my Blogger Tardis. This one is maybe a touch trickier - you're looking for the name of a political party. As ever, you need to find the answers to all the following clues, take the first letter of each answer, and jumble those letters up until they spell the name of a political party. Remember - if the answer to a particular clue is a person's name, you are looking for the first letter of their first name, not of their surname.
Clues :
1. A former Cabinet minister who stands a theoretical chance of being the wife of the next leader of the Labour party - but I do emphasise "theoretical".
2. A current Tory member of parliament - but John Bercow isn't Speaker in her name.
3. Four of the last eight UK general elections have taken place during this calendar month.
4. An anti-slavery campaigner who the current Foreign Secretary has written a biography of.
5. A minister in Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government who had previously been a Conservative MP, went on to form his own party, and was interned during the Second World War.
6. One of the three previously rock-solid Labour heartland seats that fell to Plaid Cymru in the 1999 Welsh Assembly elections, along with Islwyn and Llanelli.
7. The former SNP parliamentarian defeated by Kenneth Calman for the Chancellorship of Glasgow University.
8. The soap opera in which the Mayor of London made an uncharacteristically humble appearance.
9. The parliament in which Ian Paisley achieved the high point of his career - heckling the Pope.
10. The paper on which MPs find the parliamentary business of the day.
11. The Welsh birthplace of Australia's Prime Minister.
12. The former tabloid editor who 'accused' Gordon Brown on Question Time of being "a Scot, but worse than that, a socialist Scot".
OK - this, you'll be delighted to hear, is the last of the quizzes! Or at any rate it's the last of the four I wrote as a batch back on the 19th of July (ie. right now in my own time-zone), and pre-scheduled for publication with the assistance of my Blogger Tardis. This one is maybe a touch trickier - you're looking for the name of a political party. As ever, you need to find the answers to all the following clues, take the first letter of each answer, and jumble those letters up until they spell the name of a political party. Remember - if the answer to a particular clue is a person's name, you are looking for the first letter of their first name, not of their surname.
Clues :
1. A former Cabinet minister who stands a theoretical chance of being the wife of the next leader of the Labour party - but I do emphasise "theoretical".
2. A current Tory member of parliament - but John Bercow isn't Speaker in her name.
3. Four of the last eight UK general elections have taken place during this calendar month.
4. An anti-slavery campaigner who the current Foreign Secretary has written a biography of.
5. A minister in Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government who had previously been a Conservative MP, went on to form his own party, and was interned during the Second World War.
6. One of the three previously rock-solid Labour heartland seats that fell to Plaid Cymru in the 1999 Welsh Assembly elections, along with Islwyn and Llanelli.
7. The former SNP parliamentarian defeated by Kenneth Calman for the Chancellorship of Glasgow University.
8. The soap opera in which the Mayor of London made an uncharacteristically humble appearance.
9. The parliament in which Ian Paisley achieved the high point of his career - heckling the Pope.
10. The paper on which MPs find the parliamentary business of the day.
11. The Welsh birthplace of Australia's Prime Minister.
12. The former tabloid editor who 'accused' Gordon Brown on Question Time of being "a Scot, but worse than that, a socialist Scot".
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Summer quiz no. 3 : Find the Scottish MP!
The answer to the second quiz was Caron's Musings.
For the third installment of what is already starting to seem like an utterly interminable series of summer quizzes (me and my bright ideas), you'll be looking for the name of a Scottish MP at Westminster. As before, find the answers to all the following clues, take the first letter of each answer, and jumble those letters up until you find the name of a current Scottish MP.
Clues -
1. A seaside town that's elected both a Prince of Darkness and a Monkey Mayor.
2. The US president Mrs Thatcher once harangued for invading a Commonwealth country.
3. The country in which the estranged husband of the former Olympics Minister ran into some legal difficulty.
4. John Prescott's pet name for a crab.
5. The voting system that neither the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats actually want, but are kindly giving us the chance to have anyway.
6. The huge Scottish local authority branded a "monstrosity" by the Tory government which abolished it in 1996.
7. The English public school that has been attended by 20 British Prime Ministers, including the current one.
8. The part of London that is the "HQ" for both a sport and a former Glasgow Labour councillor.
9. The colour of suit that Neil Hamilton's vanquisher was noted for wearing.
10. The TV comedienne who persuaded Neil Kinnock to appear in a pop video.
11. The country to which the Liberal Party's "strange death" was apparently confined.
If you can contain your excitement, the answer will appear alongside the fourth quiz!
For the third installment of what is already starting to seem like an utterly interminable series of summer quizzes (me and my bright ideas), you'll be looking for the name of a Scottish MP at Westminster. As before, find the answers to all the following clues, take the first letter of each answer, and jumble those letters up until you find the name of a current Scottish MP.
Clues -
1. A seaside town that's elected both a Prince of Darkness and a Monkey Mayor.
2. The US president Mrs Thatcher once harangued for invading a Commonwealth country.
3. The country in which the estranged husband of the former Olympics Minister ran into some legal difficulty.
4. John Prescott's pet name for a crab.
5. The voting system that neither the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats actually want, but are kindly giving us the chance to have anyway.
6. The huge Scottish local authority branded a "monstrosity" by the Tory government which abolished it in 1996.
7. The English public school that has been attended by 20 British Prime Ministers, including the current one.
8. The part of London that is the "HQ" for both a sport and a former Glasgow Labour councillor.
9. The colour of suit that Neil Hamilton's vanquisher was noted for wearing.
10. The TV comedienne who persuaded Neil Kinnock to appear in a pop video.
11. The country to which the Liberal Party's "strange death" was apparently confined.
If you can contain your excitement, the answer will appear alongside the fourth quiz!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Summer quiz no. 2 : Find the political blog!
First things first - as promised, the answer to the first quiz. It was of course the man affectionately known by the Scotsman as "a senior Labour MSP" (there are apparently no others), George Foulkes. A frank admission at this point - I couldn't dream up enough clues to cover all the letters of his full official name His Eminence Baron Sir Lord Georgie Foulkes, for which I humbly apologise.
OK, now onto the second quiz! This time you're looking for the name of a well-known Scottish political blog, but other than that the rules are the same as before. Find the answers to all the following clues, then take the first letter of each answer, and rearrange those letters until you have the name of a blog. If the answer to any clue is the name of a person, you are looking for the first letter of their first name, not their surname.
Clues :
1. The (slightly misleading) shorthand name for the new voting system John Smith introduced for Labour leadership elections in 1993.
2. The constituency that Labour's former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies will be contesting for Plaid Cymru in the Welsh Assembly elections next year.
3. What a larger-than-life Liberal MP suggested might be done to the SDP at the moment of its birth.
4. The parts of Tony Blair's body to which the hand of history naughtily strayed, coincidentally just after he had left his soundbites at home.
5. The country that became an integral part of the United Kingdom during Pitt the Younger's tenure as Prime Minister.
6. According to Ann Widdecombe, Michael Howard had "something of the [fill in the blank] about him".
7. A Tory government minister and prolific diarist who Clare Short accused of being drunk while making a statement at the dispatch box.
8. Along with Foyle, one of two constituencies in Northern Ireland to have been recently represented by a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
9. The retailer that specialises in products for pregnant women and young children, and that was name-checked repeatedly by David Cameron during the Prime Ministerial (sic) Debates.
10. The Labour frontbencher who, in the wake of the 1996 Scott Report, addressed Ian Lang with the words "I warn the President..."
11. The popular game which George Bush Sr. tried to convince Denis Thatcher was more "fun" if there was running involved.
12. The only person to contest both the 1999 and 2006 Liberal Democrat leadership elections.
13. The organisation that Nigel Lawson dubbed Britain's "national religion".
Once again, I'll reveal the answer when it's time for the third quiz!
OK, now onto the second quiz! This time you're looking for the name of a well-known Scottish political blog, but other than that the rules are the same as before. Find the answers to all the following clues, then take the first letter of each answer, and rearrange those letters until you have the name of a blog. If the answer to any clue is the name of a person, you are looking for the first letter of their first name, not their surname.
Clues :
1. The (slightly misleading) shorthand name for the new voting system John Smith introduced for Labour leadership elections in 1993.
2. The constituency that Labour's former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies will be contesting for Plaid Cymru in the Welsh Assembly elections next year.
3. What a larger-than-life Liberal MP suggested might be done to the SDP at the moment of its birth.
4. The parts of Tony Blair's body to which the hand of history naughtily strayed, coincidentally just after he had left his soundbites at home.
5. The country that became an integral part of the United Kingdom during Pitt the Younger's tenure as Prime Minister.
6. According to Ann Widdecombe, Michael Howard had "something of the [fill in the blank] about him".
7. A Tory government minister and prolific diarist who Clare Short accused of being drunk while making a statement at the dispatch box.
8. Along with Foyle, one of two constituencies in Northern Ireland to have been recently represented by a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
9. The retailer that specialises in products for pregnant women and young children, and that was name-checked repeatedly by David Cameron during the Prime Ministerial (sic) Debates.
10. The Labour frontbencher who, in the wake of the 1996 Scott Report, addressed Ian Lang with the words "I warn the President..."
11. The popular game which George Bush Sr. tried to convince Denis Thatcher was more "fun" if there was running involved.
12. The only person to contest both the 1999 and 2006 Liberal Democrat leadership elections.
13. The organisation that Nigel Lawson dubbed Britain's "national religion".
Once again, I'll reveal the answer when it's time for the third quiz!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Summer quiz no. 1 : Find the MSP!
I may not be around much to blog in the coming days and weeks, so it occurred to me that I could keep things ticking over by writing a few posts in advance and pre-scheduling them to appear at regular intervals. One obvious snag, though - it's impossible to know what's going to be topical a couple of days ahead of time, let alone a couple of weeks. So instead I thought I'd try something completely different - quizzes! Mind you, there's a snag with this as well - if the first one goes down like a lead balloon, it'll be too late because I've already pre-scheduled a whole batch of them. In that eventuality, never fear - there will be an end in sight at some point!
The idea is very straightforward. Answer all of the following simple clues, and write down the first letter of each answer. (If the answer to a particular clue is a person's name, you're looking for the first letter of their first name, not of their surname.) Then, rearrange those letters until you have the name of a sitting member of the Scottish Parliament. The first person to name the correct MSP will win the fabulous prize of...well, nothing, really, but don't let that put you off - the world is materialistic enough as it is.
Here are the clues -
1. The name of a political party that was once a 'Representation Committee'.
2. A Welsh political leader in whom the BBC spotted some distinct alien potential.
3. A central African country that the son of a former British Prime Minister had designs on.
4. The adjective Neil Kinnock used to describe the nature of the chaos caused by Labour-run Liverpool city council hiring taxis to deliver redundancy notices to its own workers.
5. The constituency of an MP who, as a Murphy, finds that it breaks his heart to feel compelled to tell us so regularly what a rubbish country Ireland is.
6. The wife of the man who was the youngest Cabinet minister in John Major's government.
7. The scene of a famous 'Liberal revival' in 1962.
8. A TV celebrity talent show, which both the current Business Secretary and his immediate predecessor have expressed an interest in appearing on.
9. The government department which the Chancellor Norman Lamont refused to be demoted to in 1993, preferring instead to return to the backbenches.
10. The Scottish location for the 2005 G8 summit, which was the focus of the Live 8 concerts.
11. A political party in the UK that was in government for 51 consecutive years during the 20th Century.
12. The opponent of a newt-lover in a forthcoming internal party selection.
13. A former England football manager who once practiced headers with Tony Blair for the cameras.
I'll reveal the answer when it's time for the second quiz!
The idea is very straightforward. Answer all of the following simple clues, and write down the first letter of each answer. (If the answer to a particular clue is a person's name, you're looking for the first letter of their first name, not of their surname.) Then, rearrange those letters until you have the name of a sitting member of the Scottish Parliament. The first person to name the correct MSP will win the fabulous prize of...well, nothing, really, but don't let that put you off - the world is materialistic enough as it is.
Here are the clues -
1. The name of a political party that was once a 'Representation Committee'.
2. A Welsh political leader in whom the BBC spotted some distinct alien potential.
3. A central African country that the son of a former British Prime Minister had designs on.
4. The adjective Neil Kinnock used to describe the nature of the chaos caused by Labour-run Liverpool city council hiring taxis to deliver redundancy notices to its own workers.
5. The constituency of an MP who, as a Murphy, finds that it breaks his heart to feel compelled to tell us so regularly what a rubbish country Ireland is.
6. The wife of the man who was the youngest Cabinet minister in John Major's government.
7. The scene of a famous 'Liberal revival' in 1962.
8. A TV celebrity talent show, which both the current Business Secretary and his immediate predecessor have expressed an interest in appearing on.
9. The government department which the Chancellor Norman Lamont refused to be demoted to in 1993, preferring instead to return to the backbenches.
10. The Scottish location for the 2005 G8 summit, which was the focus of the Live 8 concerts.
11. A political party in the UK that was in government for 51 consecutive years during the 20th Century.
12. The opponent of a newt-lover in a forthcoming internal party selection.
13. A former England football manager who once practiced headers with Tony Blair for the cameras.
I'll reveal the answer when it's time for the second quiz!
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