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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Walsh and Sarah Marsh

The Brexit quiz: one month on, how much do you know?

Have we taken back control yet?
Have we taken back control yet? Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

One month on from Brexit, and Britain is still in the European Union. It also has a new PM who is determined to “make a success” of Britain’s historic leave vote, and many unanswered questions about where we go from here and whether the various promises made during the referendum campaign can be made reality.

How much do you know about where things stand? Take our quiz and find out.

  1. Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty is pictured near an EU flag following Britain's referendum results to leave the European Union, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels<br>Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty that deals with the mechanism for departure is pictured near an EU flag following Britain's referendum results to leave the European Union, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Illustration/File Photo

    When will Article 50 be triggered?

    1. In September after parliamentary recess

    2. By the end of the year

    3. In early 2017

    4. We don’t know

  2. EU referendum<br>A woman holds a sign in Whitehall, London, as Remain supporters march to Parliament Square to take part in the March for Europe rally to show their support for the European Union in the wake of Brexit. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday July 2, 2016. See PA story POLITICS Protest. Photo credit should read: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire

    Is there going to be a second referendum?

    1. Yes, it is needed to ratify any deal we hammer out over our future involvement with the EU

    2. No, it is not legally possible to have another plebiscite on the same question

    3. There will be a referendum on the need for a second referendum

    4. We don't know

  3. Theresa May becomes PM<br>Brexit supporters protest outside 10 Downing Street in London, after new Prime Minister Theresa May, accepted Queen Elizabeth II's  invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday July 13, 2016. See PA story POLITICS Conservatives. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

    What does “Brexit means Brexit” mean?

    1. It means the end of free movement and but still being part of the single market

    2. It means we accept free movement so we can stay in the single market

    3. No further access to single market, Britain goes it alone as global trading hub

    4. We don’t know

  4. Who is going to negotiate Britain’s exit from the EU?

    1. Boris Johnson

    2. David Davis

    3. Michael Gove

    4. David Cameron

  5. British money, banknotes, currency, cash, notes, pounds falling, dropping

    How much has the pound fallen since the referendum?

    1. 1%

    2. 13%

    3. 20%

    4. No change

  6. What's going to happen to EU citizens living in the UK?

    1. All currently living and working in the UK have been assured they'll be able to stay

    2. They'll have to apply for British citizenship

    3. They'll have to apply to remain via an Australia-style points system

    4. We don't know

  7. Young people waiting to enter the UK Border at immigration, Terminal 3, Heathrow airport, London<br>C7X53K Young people waiting to enter the UK Border at immigration, Terminal 3, Heathrow airport, London

    Has immigration been cut since Brexit?

    1. Yes, by 330,000

    2. No - it's stayed the same

    3. We don’t know yet

    4. It's gone up considerably

  8. How much will exiting the EU actually cost us?

    1. £22 billion

    2. £2 billion

    3. £4 million

    4. We don't know

  9. EU referendum<br>File photo dated 11/05/16 of the Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson with the Vote Leave campaign bus as the Leave campaign has been given a fresh rebuke by the UK's statistics watchdog over its claim that the UK contributes £350 million a week to the European Union. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday May 11, 2016. UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir Andrew Dilnot said he was "disappointed" that Brexit campaigners kept using the "misleading" figure. The £350 million figure is a central part of Vote Leave's message and is prominently displayed on its website and the battle bus used by Boris Johnson on his campaign tour. See PA story POLITICS EU Statistics. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    How much new cash has been pumped into the NHS since Brexit?

    1. £350m a week

    2. £350 billion a week

    3. £2m

    4. None

  10. When will Britain actually leave the EU?

    1. Some time next year

    2. Autumn 2019

    3. Ahead of the May 2020 general election

    4. We don't know

Solutions

1:D - May has confirmed that Article 50 won't be triggered until the end of the year at the earliest. But as for exactly when, your guess is currently as good as ours., 2:D - Theresa May has already said there won't be a second referendum, but until we know what kind of deal is to be negotiated, it's still not outside the realms of possibility., 3:D - What kind of Brexit will be acceptable to the British people? Squaring the circle of free movement and access to the single market will go to the heart of the negotiations over the next few years, 4:B - Though PM Theresa May will be ultimately responsible, Tory veteran and leave campaigner David Davis heads up a new government department tasked with negotiating Brexit, 5:B - The pound was worth $1.50 on 23 June. It is now trading at around $1.30 - down about 13%, 6:D - The government has given no firm guarantee about the future status of EU citizens living in the UK, saying it depends on what reciprocal deals can be arranged with other EU members, 7:C - According to May, migration numbers will be a key focus of Brexit talks but as of yet we don't know if there's been a change. The February 2017 ONS release will be the first to include migration number changes post-referendum., 8:D - David Davies' new department for exiting the EU will of course come at a cost. No one knows exactly what that is yet but in PMQs Tim Farron asked about reports that the lawyers for the department would cost “£5,000 per head per day.” , 9:D - Since the referendum result, there has been no new cash announced for the NHS. , 10:D - We won't know this until we know when Article 50 will be trigged, after which Britain has two years to negotiate its withdrawal. But we are in unchartered territory, with plenty of unknowns in the years ahead.

Scores

  1. 5 and above.

    You may need to Remain by your computer and have another go

  2. 8 and above.

    Oooh not bad! You are qualified enough to join David Davis's Brexit department

  3. 10 and above.

    Brexellent! You really have your finger on the button and know as much about Brexit as the experts, which is to say, not very much really

  4. 0 and above.

    You know less about Brexit than Boris Johnson, which is impressive indeed

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