How much do you know about Brexit and UK jobs? – quiz

Paper areoplanes, wonky bananas? What inaccurate claim did Boris Johnson make about EU trade restrictions to the UK? Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

1. True or false: EU migrants are pushing down British nationals’ wages

   1. True – areas of the UK with large increases in EU migration suffered lower wages

   2. False – the big falls in wages after 2008 are due to the global financial crisis and a weak economic recovery, not to immigration

2. How much does the EU really cost Britain each week?

   1. £136m

   2. £267m

   3. £351m

   4. Over £800m

3. How many times did David Cameron use the word “in” during the speech where he announced Britain would have a referendum?

   1. 2

   2. 55

   3. 96

   4. 136

4. Which of these industries is not likely to be affected if we leave the EU?

   1. Car manufacturing

   2. Tourism

   3. Financial services

   4. Farming and agriculture

   5. None of the above

5. What percentage of UK jobs are taken by citizens of other EU countries?

   1. 1.2%

   2. 6.8%

   3. 10.7%

   4. 29.5%

6. Benedict Cumberbatch, along with 250 other celebrities, recently signed a petition saying the UK would be culturally better off if …

   1. We left the EU

   2. We stayed in the EU

7. How many jobs could Brexit cost the UK according to the latest report commissioned by the CBI?

   1. 30,000

   2. 470,000

   3. 950,000

   4. 3 million

8. Which other countries have called for the UK to leave the EU?

   1. France

   2. Germany

   3. Poland

   4. No country has

9. How much did EU immigrants cost our job market and economy each year?

   1. £350m

   2. £1.6bn

   3. £5bn

   4. Nothing – European immigrants contribute a net gain of £5bn to the UK economy

10. What claim did Boris Johnson incorrectly make about EU restrictions to the UK?

    1. That the EU won’t let us sell wonky bananas

    2. That the EU restricts the trade of tampons

    3. That the EU dictates which fruits we are allowed to buy

    4. That the EU restricts the use of paper aeroplanes

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:D, 4:E, 5:B, 6:B, 7:C, 8:D, 9:D, 10:A

Scores

1. 10 and above.

   Congratulations! You really know your stuff

2. 9 and above.

   Congratulations! You really know your stuff

3. 8 and above.

   Congratulations! You really know your stuff

4. 7 and above.

   Nearly there! You need to brush up on your Brexit facts

5. 6 and above.

   Nearly there! You need to brush up on your Brexit facts

6. 5 and above.

   Nearly there! You need to brush up on your Brexit facts

7. 4 and above.

   Oops! Why not try again?

8. 3 and above.

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9. 2 and above.

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10. 0 and above.

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11. 1 and above.

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