The Guardian’s election social media caption quiz

The health secretary is a mood. Photograph: Twitter/Matt Hancock

Whether it’s a mean and moody portrait like Matt Hancock’s, or Richard Burgon hanging out with a friendly dog, or even Jo Swinson squeezing a cushion, increasingly social-media-savvy politicians always keep an eye out for a Twitter quip that can cut through.

Here’s a selection of light-hearted selfies, photos and video clips posted by campaigning politicians in the past few days – can you match the correct caption to the Twitter pic?

Let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Guardian’s election social media caption quiz

1. 

   What was Matt Hancock's caption for this?

   1. Contemplating the value of our precious union, in Fraserburgh harbour

   2. Thinking about unleashing Britain's potential

   3. I'm a shoo-in if they ever reboot Taggart

2. 

   How did Nigel Farage caption this?

   1. This is golfing action!

   2. Driving for success in Hull today!

   3. If you golf on election day, be sure to cast an absent-tee ballot!

3. 

   How did Jeremy Corbyn caption this one?

   1. Anti cuts. Pro trims.

   2. When I stopped shaving, I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.

   3. Electric razors are the best thing since sliced beard

4. 

   How did Richard Burgon caption this photo?

   1. Make sure you put your paw print in the Labour box on Thursday!

   2. This dog is so popular that the pup-arazzi took our photo

   3. Wearing red on the #Labourdoorstep

5. 

   How did the prime minister caption this?

   1. Team selfie! Let’s get Brexit done 🇬🇧

   2. If only my arms were longer. Best photo ever

   3. Sadness in Grant Shapps' eyes

6. 

   James Cleverly tweeted the same pic from a different angle. What did he say?

   1. Boris didn't really get me in his selfie – but look! There I am – getting Brexit done

   2. Team Get Brexit Done!

   3. I’m going to have to show Boris how to do a #selfie one handed. (Use the volume buttons)

7. 

   What did Nicola Sturgeon say about this photo op?

   1. Don't trust that Boris Johnson – there's something very fishy about him

   2. It wouldn’t be a trip to Arbroath without picking up some world-famous Smokies!

   3. A Tory Brexit will destroy even more of our fishing industry. We need strong, progressive SNP voices shaping the alternative

8. 

   What did Johnny Mercer say about this photo?

   1. Top day in the sun in the doors – thanks so much to all those who came out to say hello, and the bloke who bent my ear and called me a ‘twat’

   2. Last week of the campaign. I know Christmas and politics don’t really mix but we’re going hard for it every day this week

   3. Thanks so much to the chap who came out and offered the entire team a cup of tea before we started. Made my day, and we’ve only just begun

9. 

   Keir Starmer quote-tweeted this, saying what?

   1. Solidarity with the McStrikers this week!

   2. And I've still never ever stepped inside one

   3. This is what I looked like before Brexit!

10. 

    What did Jo Swinson say about this photo?

    1. Vote Lib Dem on Thursday to smother any chance of a Tory majority

    2. That awkward moment when you come dressed like the furniture

    3. Let's claim purple back from Ukip!

11. 

    What did Dominic Raab post about this selfie?

    1. Thanks to everyone at ⁦Esher sixth form⁩ for hosting the GE hustings – excellent questions and a great atmosphere

    2. Let's #GetBrexitDone and unleash Britain's potential for all our high flying sixth-formers

    3. Who you gonna call to #GetBrexitDone?

12. 

    How did Jeremy Corbyn caption his picture with a statue of Robin Hood?

    1. Just like Robin Hood, we've had to fight the establishment's lies

    2. Old-fashioned heroes exist only in old-fashioned storybooks. A Labour government will be new heroes for the many, not the few

    3. We'll pull down a corrupt system and spread wealth and power to all

13. 

    What did Liz Truss say about this picture?

    1. All aboard the Brexit bus

    2. Next stop – Brexit!

    3. What do the wheels on the bus do, Boris?

14. 

    How did Boris Johnson caption this celebrity selfie?

    1. I think I've still got Gordon the Gopher's hair

    2. Eat your heart out, Andrew Neil

    3. Thank you to Phillip and Holly at @thismorning – a good opportunity to talk more about our exciting vision for the country

15. 

    What did Jacob Rees-Mogg say about this poster that he photographed?

    1. Should I report them to the Cats Protection League?

    2. More vulgarity from the Labour left

    3. It is not Mogg. The name is Rees-Mogg. Jacob Rees-Mogg

16. 

    What did David Lammy say about this video clip he posted?

    1. Santa wears red because Santa votes Labour

    2. I know what I asked Santa for Christmas #VoteLabour

    3. Jeremy, is that you in there?

Solutions

1:A - This tweet was the inspiration for this quiz – it's an absolute masterpiece of unintentional social media engagement. Matt got just 181 retweets but more than 4,500 replies mocking him. A ratio of the gods , 2:B - Farage couldn't resist a golf pun. 'This is golfing action!' is, of course, Alan Partridge from The Day Today, 3:A - This is not the first time Corbyn has posted his haircare routine on social media. If he doesn't get to be PM, maybe he could consider being an Instagram influencer, 4:C - A disappointing pun-free effort here from Richard Burgon. He's basically made a dog's breakfast of this tweet, etc etc, 5:A - A safe bet here – Johnson has tweeted the phrase 'get Brexit done' more than 70 times in December alone. Although referring to the mega-viral Ellen DeGeneres Oscars selfie would have got Johnson some internet brownie points, 6:C - We're not entirely convinced that James Cleverly would be our first port of call for IT and technical advice, but what do we know?, 7:B - Sturgeon was extolling the virtues of Arbroath's greatest export, 8:A - Mercer did thank someone for giving them all tea, but in this particular tweet he focused on a different T-word. We hope nobody comments about this on the Plymouth Herald website , 9:C - It has put years on all of us, Keir. It has put years on all of us, 10:B - Swinson was indeed very colour coordinated for an appearance on BBC Breakfast, 11:A - Totally boring and factual and he missed a golden opportunity with that prominent Ghostbusters logo on the lad in the middle, 12:C - Robin Hood is either an amazing redistributive anti-establishment hero or a domestic terrorist, depending on whether you are with the robber barons or not. So Jeremy Corbyn posing in front of a statue of him was a gift to political writers everywhere, 13:A - Truss and the gang were heading to the Conservative manifesto launch. Definitely a missed chance to make a joke about the Boris Johnson obsession with making toy buses for SEO purposes, 14:C - Schofield and Willoughby were criticised on social media for posing for a selfie with the PM rather than holding him to stronger account during their interview, 15:A - Rees-Mogg has been full of witticisms on Twitter, even if the party has been keeping him off the airwaves after his offensive Grenfell Tower comments at the start of the campaign, 16:B - Jeremy Corbyn famously once dressed up as a mysterious 'Secret Santa' on an episode of the BBC's Daily Politics

Scores

1. 13 and above.

   You star - you should be working for one of the campaigns

2. 8 and above.

   Good effort - we bet you are worth following on social media

3. 4 and above.

   With a score like that, I'd stick to MySpace if I were you

4. 0 and above.

   Your knowledge of social media didn't get much past Friends Reunited, did it?

5. 15 and above.

   Social media guru - you should be working for one of the campaigns