Ed Miliband's pub quiz of 2017

Are you ready for this, Ed? Composite: Rory Lindsay/Rex/BBC/Channel 4/Guardian Design Team

So, 2016 was the year everyone died and 2017 was … worse. Brexit chaos, North Korean nukes, nearly a year of Donald Trump’s presidency. Congratulations on having survived. And there are 280 characters on Twitter, so it’s all OK. Try this Peak 2017 Miliverse quiz and test your knowledge of the year about to end. No cheating, copying, Googling, Facebooking or Russian bots please.

1. Who said: “Our movement is a movement built on love”?

   1. Jeremy Corbyn.

   2. Donald Trump.

   3. Justin Trudeau.

   4. Kanye West.

2. Who said: “Not another one!” about the prospect of the 2017 general election?

   1. Theresa from No 10.

   2. Betsy from Blackpool.

   3. Bridget from Birmingham.

   4. Brenda from Bristol.

3. 

   Who did 10-day White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci say had “cock-blocked” him for six months?

   1. Steve Bannon.

   2. Reince Priebus.

   3. Jared Kushner.

   4. Paul Ryan.

4. Who said: “I believe the problem that Theresa May has is that those who defended Brexit have never explained to the British people what the consequences are”?

   1. Xi Jinping.

   2. Emmanuel Macron.

   3. Anna Soubry.

   4. Dougal from the Magic Roundabout.

5. Who called whom a “sick puppy”?

   1. Paul O’Grady about his dog Krystal.

   2. Piers Morgan about Gary Lineker.

   3. Kim Kardashian about Taylor Swift.

   4. Donald Trump about Kim Jong-un.

6. 

   Theresa May memorably said what during the 2017 general election campaign as her social care policy unravelled?

   1. “My circuits have malfunctioned … my circuits have malfunctioned … my circuits …”

   2. “We’re in deep doo-doo. I told Lynton this election was a terrible idea.”

   3. “Nothing has changed. Nothing has changed.”

   4. “Find Boris and get me a wheat field.”

7. Donald Trump Jr said he couldn’t reveal to Congress the contents of his conversation with his father about a meeting with the Russians in June 2016 because:

   1. Of attorney-client privilege.

   2. Of a pinky promise not to.

   3. It never happened.

   4. He couldn’t remember.

8. 

   Jeremy Corbyn is described by some of his most ardent supporters as:

   1. Obi Jez Kenobi.

   2. The chosen one.

   3. The absolute boy.

   4. Jez the lad.

9. 

   What was Hillary Clinton’s 2017 book called?

   1. What Happened?

   2. What Happened.

   3. What Happened?!

   4. WTF?

10. The French Socialist candidate who won 6% of the vote in the first round of the 2017 presidential election was called:

    1. François Hollande.

    2. Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

    3. Benoît Hamon.

    4. Edith Piaf.

11. 

    Why did a 5kg courgette make the news?

    1. It was grown by Jeremy Corbyn.

    2. Tabloid newspapers claimed it had to be pulped as a result of EU rules on oversized vegetables.

    3. It was mistaken for a second world war bomb.

    4. It was too explicit for a shop window in Tunbridge Wells.

12. Where was Prue Leith when she tweeted the name of the winner of The Great British Bake Off 12 hours before the final was broadcast?

    1. Bhutan.

    2. Basingstoke.

    3. Bolivia.

    4. Botswana.

13. 

    Former Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron asked a voter in the 2017 general election campaign to “smell my …”?

    1. Spaniel.

    2. Spliff.

    3. Scratch’n’sniff manifesto.

    4. Sandals.

14. 

    TV legend Bruce Forsyth died in August. In which year did he make his television debut?

    1. 1936.

    2. 1939.

    3. 1942.

    4. 1845.

15. In 2017, widespread protests broke out over the price of what well-known snack?

    1. Freddos.

    2. Beluga caviar.

    3. Milk tray chocolates.

    4. Frazzles.

16. What did I do for a constituent as part of my 2017 election campaign, which attracted media coverage?

    1. Take her dog Biscuits for a walk.

    2. Mow her lawn.

    3. Pump up her flat tyre.

    4. Paint a work of abstract impressionism inspired by Jackson Pollock.

17. 

    I did a rendition of a famous 80s song on Channel 4’s The Last Leg. Which song?

    1. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.

    2. Tainted Love.

    3. Take on Me.

    4. YMCA.

18. 

    I tried to sing a death metal song when I sat in for Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 in June, learning from a lead singer of a death metal group. Which group was it?

    1. Napalm Death.

    2. Cannibal Corpse.

    3. Carcass.

    4. Edge of Sanity.

19. Which policy was once described by David Cameron as living in a “Marxist universe” and adopted this year by the government?

    1. Energy price cap.

    2. Compulsory purchase of land.

    3. Executive pay limits.

    4. Nationalisation of the UK’s biggest 200 companies.

20. 

    What is my hugely successful viral podcast called (available to download on all good apps)?

    1. I Wuz Robbed.

    2. Coalition of Chaos.

    3. Reasons to be Cheerful.

    4. Saving My Bacon.

21. Which pet-loving politician is the odd one out?

    1. Jacinda Ardern.

    2. Theresa May.

    3. Jeremy Corbyn.

    4. Philip Hammond.

22. Which US power-player is the odd one out?

    1. Thomas Paine.

    2. Elon Musk.

    3. Mark Zuckerberg.

    4. Hillary Clinton.

23. Which parent is the odd one out?

    1. George Clooney.

    2. Ronaldo.

    3. Danny DeVito.

    4. Beyoncé.

24. Which errant company is the odd one out?

    1. Pepsi.

    2. Dove.

    3. United Airlines.

    4. Tsukuba Express.

25. None of the names below were candidates at the 2017 general election apart from one. Who was the real 2017 candidate?

    1. Lord Snooty.

    2. Mr Fish Finger.

    3. Nick the Flying Brick.

    4. Auntie BBC Ate My Hamster.

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:B, 4:B, 5:D, 6:C, 7:A, 8:C, 9:B, 10:C, 11:C, 12:A, 13:A, 14:B, 15:A, 16:B, 17:C, 18:A, 19:A, 20:C, 21:A - Correct. All of them have a cat at their home or office except for Jacinda Ardern who had a cat called Paddles, but it was killed just after she took office., 22:D - Correct. All are advocates for a Universal Basic Income apart from Hillary Clinton who said in her book that she thought about endorsing it in her campaign, but decided not to., 23:C - Correct. All became the parents of twins in 2017 apart from Danny DeVito who was once in a film called Twins., 24:D - Correct. All apologised for awful or inept corporate behaviour apart from Tsukuba Express which apologised for one of its trains leaving the station 20 seconds early., 25:B - Correct. Mr Fish Finger changed his name by deed poll to challenge Tim Farron. He got 309 votes.

Scores

1. 25 and above.

   You’re a master of the Miliverse. Make yourself a celebratory bacon sandwich. No photos.

2. 24 and above.

   You’re a master of the Miliverse. Make yourself a celebratory bacon sandwich. No photos.

3. 23 and above.

   You’re a master of the Miliverse. Make yourself a celebratory bacon sandwich. No photos.

4. 22 and above.

   You’re a master of the Miliverse. Make yourself a celebratory bacon sandwich. No photos.

5. 21 and above.

   You’re a master of the Miliverse. Make yourself a celebratory bacon sandwich. No photos.

6. 20 and above.

   You’re an honoured citizen of the Miliverse. Edstone on the way.

7. 19 and above.

   You’re an honoured citizen of the Miliverse. Edstone on the way.

8. 18 and above.

   You’re an honoured citizen of the Miliverse. Edstone on the way.

9. 17 and above.

   You’re an honoured citizen of the Miliverse. Edstone on the way.

10. 16 and above.

    You’re an honoured citizen of the Miliverse. Edstone on the way.

11. 15 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

12. 14 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

13. 13 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

14. 12 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

15. 11 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

16. 10 and above.

    You’re a Miliverse apprentice. By next year you could be a citizen.

17. 9 and above.

    Obviously you found the news unbearable and so didn’t pay attention. You’re excused.

18. 8 and above.

    Obviously you found the news unbearable and so didn’t pay attention. You’re excused.

19. 7 and above.

    Obviously you found the news unbearable and so didn’t pay attention. You’re excused.

20. 6 and above.

    Obviously you found the news unbearable and so didn’t pay attention. You’re excused.

21. 5 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.

22. 2 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.

23. 4 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.

24. 3 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.

25. 0 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.

26. 1 and above.

    Everyone’s a winner in the Miliverse. You’re clearly an iconoclast with little time for trivia.