Been on holiday? Take our quiz and find out what you've missed

If you’re not sure what’s going on here, you’ve probably been avoiding the news for a while. Photograph: Toru Hanai / Reuters/Reuters

If you’ve been away on holiday, with your phone either sensibly switched off or used merely to take pictures of yourself having a nice time, you may have missed what’s been going on in and around the news over the past few weeks.

Fortunately, some of us have been stuck in the office, so here’s a quiz to help you get back up to speed with the state of Britain and the world.

1. 

   Did Brexit happen while I was away?

   1. Yes: after an intervention from Iain Duncan Smith on the BBC's Today Programme, Article 50 was triggered last Friday. Sorry about that.

      Add a point in , B

   2. The Department For Exiting The European Union is now on twitter, does that count?

      Add a point in C

   3. No: Brexit means Brexit, but we're still not sure what Brexit means Brexit means. May hosted a special brainstorming session last week, so we should know soon enough

      Add a point in A

   4. It was all a mistake that has since been smoothed over by Boris Johnson during a holiday summit with other European ministers in Ibiza

      Add a point in C

2. 

   How's the Labour leadership contest been going?

   1. Really well. Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn have captured the political imagination with a series of well-received speeches and television appearances that have left the nation in no doubt that the Labour party will be in safe hands whoever wins later this month.

      Add a point in , C

   2. Smith said some questionable things about immigration, mental health and Theresa May, while Corbyn somehow managed to make some people feel more sympathetically towards Richard Branson.

      Add a point in A

   3. Realising another leadership election is counterproductive and leaving Britain without an effective opposition, Corbyn and Smith agreed to do a job share

      Add a point in C

3. 

   At least Nigel Farage has been keeping a low profile. Right?

   1. Nigel who?

      Add a point in , C

   2. He's been hanging out with Donald Trump. Seriously.

      Add a point in A

   3. Farage is definitely not in the running to be the new leader of Ukip.

      Add a point in B

   4. He waited til May went on holiday and declared himself dictator for life.

      Add a point in C

4. 

   Oh yes, Donald Trump. How has the US presidential campaign unfolded?

   1. Clinton opened a jar on live tv to prove she's healthy, and Trump insulted a variety of individuals and groups.

      Add a point in , A

   2. It's been pretty quiet.

      Add a point in , B

   3. There is no America any more.

      Add a point in C

5. 

   Who won the Olympics?

   1. Brazil. The games ran smoothly, were exceptionally well organised, and the events took place in front of huge crowds of cheering locals.

      Add a point in B

   2. England - I mean, Great Britain - won more medals than the rest of the universe put together, proving once and for all that Brexit will not be a problem.

      Add a point in , A, C

   3. A Chinese swimmer called Fu Yuanhui.

      Add a point in A

   4. Super Mario.

      Add a point in A

6. 

   Which London institution went 24 hour for the first time?

   1. The hire bikes.

      Add a point in , C

   2. The tube. Well, bits of it.

      Add a point in A

   3. The pubs. All of them. You've been missing out.

      Add a point in B

   4. Big Ben.

      Add a point in C

7. 

   Did any formerly prominent British politician spend his holiday firing a machine gun in Vietnam?

   1. Of course! It was John Major.

      Add a point in , C

   2. Obviously! It was Tony Blair.

      Add a point in B

   3. Naturally! It was George Osborne.

      Add a point in A

   4. You're not going to believe it was Ed Miliband, are you?.

      Add a point in C

8. 

   What is a burkini?

   1. Any item of clothing I disagree with.

      Add a point in C

   2. A symbol of leisure, happiness, fitness and health.

      Add a point in A

   3. Something to do with secularism?

      Add a point in A

   4. I've been in France. I completely missed this.

      Add a point in , B

9. 

   Any silly season stories I should be aware of?

   1. To be honest I was hoping much of the above would qualify.

      Add a point in , B

   2. Let me tell you the tale of a phone app by the name of Pokémon Go.

      Add a point in A

   3. So there was this train that Jeremy Corbyn got...

      Add a point in C

10. Thanks. This really cheered me up

    1. You're welcome.

       Add a point in C

    2. That's not technically a question.

       Add a point in , C

    3. I knew it! You haven't been on holiday at all.

       Add a point in B

Buckets

1. 

   You have not been on holiday

   Judging by your answers, you've either been cheating via google or have spent your summer in the office (like me).

2. 

   You were probably on holiday

   Don't worry. Everything is fine

3. 

   You have an overactive imagination

   Ed Miliband with a machine gun? Come off it.