How much do you know about United Kingdom politics [and history]

[Peter]

GENERAL

1 - 6  - All correct

HISTORICAL

7 - 9 - All correct.

10 - Since 1900, which party, under which leader, won the most seats, and, which party did he represent?

I guessed at Blair, 97. My second guess would have been Campbell-Bannerman in 06 or Salisbury in 00.

11 - 14 - All correct

DEVOLUTION

15 - 16 - All correct

17 - Wales. Who's the current First Minister of Wales?
Couldn't remember!

18 - Correct

DIFFICULT

19 - What event did Tony Blair say "wasn't a day for sound bites"?
20 - Name one of the four Communist MPs who were elected.
At one point knew the answer to these, but didn't today

21 - 22 - All correct, but didn't know that Andy Burnham is now Education Shadow, which is mildly embarassing

23 - 24 - All correct

IMPOSSIBLE

25 - What part of Westminister Palace was the House of Commons originally?
Didn't know at all.

26 - Who was the only Prime Minister not to speak English as a first language?
This is quite well known actually I think - definitely doesn't deserve to be in the impossible section at any rate.

27 - Correct.

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[Peter]

PRESENT DAY:
1. In percentage terms, in which constituency did Labour achieve their biggest majority in the 2010 General Election?
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath?
2. Name the current leader of the Green Party and the parliamentary constituency she represents.
Caroline Lucas, Brighton Pavilion
3. A former Deputy Prime Minister became a peer in 2010. Name him, his party and the government that he served in.
John Prescott, Labour, Blair Ministry
4. Which current Labour MP (in)famously supported George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign? A bonus point if you can name his/her constituency.
?
5. The current leader of the UK Independence Party made headlines when he contested a seat in the 2010 General Election. What happened to him on election day? Also, name the MP who he challenged and his position in the House of Commons. Bonus point if you can name the constituency.
Nigel Farage challenged John Bercow, Speaker and MP for Buckingham. He was in a plane crash on election day

HISTORICAL:
6. Which Labour Party leader made a conference speech during which he said "We will fight, fight and fight again to save the party we love!"? Bonus point for the year.
Kinnock? 1989
7. What do Stuart Randall and Peter Griffiths have in common? (Two points for this.)
?
8. Name the Prime Minister who many suspect was gay.
Ted Heath?
9. Who are/were the following people?: Philip Snowden, James Prior, Barbara Castle, Desmond Donnelly, Donald Dewar.
Jim Prior was a wet minister in the Thatcher ministry - Employment then Northern Ireland I think
Barbara Castle was a Labour Cabinet minister in the 60/70s. She was the transport minister who introduced the breathalyzer.
Donald Dewar was the Labour Secretary of State for Scotland under Blair and the first First Minister for Scotland.
10. Which Prime Minister is often misquoted as saying "You've never had it so good"?
Harold Macmillan
11. Which former Home Secretary did Peter Hitchens once accuse of being a "cultural revolutionary"?
David Blunkett?
12. What was northworthy about Central Dunbartonshire in both of the 1974 General Elections?
Didn't know, so looked it up - surprised that has happened so recently

[Peter]

1. Caroline Lucas won the seat of Brighton Pavilion for which party in the 2010 General Election?
Green Party
2. How many Sinn Fein MPs were elected in the 2010 General Election, although they have yet to take their seats?
5
3. Who did Gordon Brown refer to as a 'sort of bigoted woman' when caught unawares on air during the 2010 Election campaign?

4. In which city was the second televised debate between the Party leaders in April 2010?
Edinburgh?
5. Who was the only Independent candidate elected in 2010, winning Down North by more than 14,000 votes?
Sylvia Hermon
6. How many MPs formed the new Parliament?
650
7. In which constituency was Speaker John Bercow elected unopposed by any of the major Parties, as tradition dictates?
Buckingham
8. What was the title of the Conservative Party's 2010 election Manifesto?
Change you believe in
9. Which Party Leader escaped serious injury in a 'plane crash on the day of the Election?
Nigel Farage
10. To within +/-15[%] what was the UK turnout in the 2010 General Election?
59%
11. Which Labour Cabinet Minister held onto his Morley and Outwood Constituency with a much reduced majority?
Ed Balls
12. Why was the election in the Thirsk and Malton Constituency postponed until May 27th?
Death of a candidate
13. Who was the outgoing Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury who left a note for his successor saying "I am afraid there is no money.  Kind regards and good luck"?
14. Which Major Party's Election Manifesto was entitled "Change that works for you (Building a Fairer Britain)"?
Lib Dems
15. How many seats did Labour lose in the 2010 Election?
100
16. Which multi-millionaire Tory candidate took the Richmond Park seat from the Liberal Democrats?
Zac Goldsmith
17. Nick Clegg, Chris Huhne, Danny Alexander, David Laws and which other Liberal Democrat were in the first Coalition Government?
Vince Cable
18. Which North East Constituency won the race to make the first declaration in the 2010 General Election?
Sunderland South and Houghton
19. Which 80 year old Labour Conservative MP became the 'Father' of the new House?
Sir Peter Tapsell
20. Which seat did former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith lose in the election?
I want to say Norwich North, but that was Charles Clarke. Urgh, Walsall South?