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Modern Britain A-Z

Answers relating to modern British current affairs and culture.
Quiz by mrnafe
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Last updated: September 28, 2018
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First submittedSeptember 28, 2018
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A) Conservative policy of slashing public funding supposedly to tackle national debt.
Austerity
B) Colloquial name given to British withdrawal from the EU.
Brexit
C) Populist leader of the opposition and famous jam aficionado.
Jeremy Corbyn
D) Twee period TV drama which became a ratings and award winning juggernaut.
Downton Abbey
E) Song contest which Britain enters annually despite never getting close to winning, and thats how we like it. Thank you very much.
Eurovision
F) Distance runner, winner of multiple Olympic gold medals over 5k and 10k meters.
Mo Farah
G) Popular genre of urban British rap music.
Grime
H) Where football didn't come after the 2018 world cup. Despite endless songs and memes.
Home
I) Islamic fundamentalist lunatics who serve as inspiration to terrorists across the uk and beyond.
Isis
J) Populist aggiator, former foreign secretary and mayor of London.
Boris Johnson
K) Tottenham Hotspur and England #9.
Harry Kane
L) The main party of opposition, consumed by infighting and unable to take power from perhaps the most unpopular government in living memory.
Labour
M) Former editor of the Mirror who was in charge when reporters hacked the phone of a mudered child, friend of Trump and morning TV loud mouth.
Piers Morgan
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N) Nerve agent used in assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal.
Novichok
O) Colour of giant balloon used during protests of Donald Trumps ill fated state visit.
Orange
P) Name given to the campaign for a 2nd referendum on Britains membership of the EU.
Peoples vote
Q) She recently aquired Meghan Markle as a Granddaughter-in-law.
Queen Elizabeth
R) Strikes ground 100s of flights from this airline in 2018.
Ryanair
S) Omnipresent ginger song pixie, and biggest selling British artist of 2017.
Ed Sheeren
T) _____ Robinson former leader of far right EDL is imprisoned for contempt of court, triggering protests and counter protests.
Tommy
U) Right wing populist party opposed to to British membership of the EU, its former leader Nigel Farage refuses to leave our collective consciousness.
UKIP
V) Used clothes and valueless curios sold at eye watering prices.
Vintage
W) Town that hosted the recent royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Windsor
X) Simon Cowell hosted TV show that churns out endless generic pop offerings.
X Factor
Y) Platform on which British 'talents' such as Ksi and Zoe Sugg found fame, fortune and mass appeal amongst teenagers.
Youtube
Z) This American social media entrepreneur recieves a formal request from the UK government to answer questions relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Mark Zuckerburg
luxint
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Level 65
Sep 29, 2018
Very good quiz. Liked it a lot. Just suggest another minute added. The clues are quite long. I am British but I only just got to Y when the time went. Great quiz though. Thanks
Soph1
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Level 49
Sep 29, 2018
Love it
mrnafe
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Level 82
Sep 30, 2018
Thanks :) so nice to get some positive feedback
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