Current events quiz 25/05/17 © Simon Conway – Montsaye Academy.

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Current events quiz 25/05/17 © Simon Conway – Montsaye Academy

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Current events quiz 24/05/17 Q1) Who is the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q2)Which is the only part of the UK which has proportional representation in its voting for the UK parliament?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q3) Plaid Cymru is a party that campaigns in which region of the united Kingdom?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q4) What is the name of the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q5) What is the title given to the person who controls/chairs the debates of the MPs in Parliament?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q6) Leaving the EU is a major issue in the election, who was Prime Minister when we Joined the EU in the 1970’s?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q7) What do they call the documents produced by political parties stating their election promises?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q8) The MPs that are to be elected will be members of which house in Parliament?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q9) The Labour Manifesto has promised to renationalise the railways, the water companies and which other business?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q10) What do they call the places where voters go to cast their vote in person?

Current events quiz 25/05/17 The Answers © Simon Conway – Montsaye Academy

Current events quiz 24/05/17 Q1) Who is the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party? Tim Farron

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q2)Which is the only part of the UK which has proportional representation in its voting for the UK parliament? Northern Ireland

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q3) Plaid Cymru is a party that campaigns in which region of the united Kingdom? Wales (it is the Welsh independence party)

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q4) What is the name of the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party? Nicola Sturgeon

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q5) What is the title given to the person who controls/chairs the debates of the MPs in Parliament? The Speaker

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q6) Leaving the EU is a major issue in the election, who was Prime Minister when we Joined the EU in the 1970’s? Edward Heath

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q7) What do they call the documents produced by political parties stating their election promises? Manifesto

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q8) The MPs that are to be elected will be members of which house in Parliament? House of Commons

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q9) The Labour Manifesto has promised to renationalise the railways, the water companies and which other business? Royal Mail

Current events quiz 25/05/17 Current events quiz 25/05/17 Q10) What do they call the places where voters go to cast their vote in person? Polling stations