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Boris Johnson Quiz




Questions I: how much do you know about Boris Johnson?

  1. In which city was Boris Johnson born?
  2. Which Labour opponent did he defeat in the 2008 London mayoral election?
  3. What is the first name of Boris Johnson's father?
  4. Both Boris Johnson and David Cameron were members of which notorious Oxford University drinking society?




  5. How many times was Boris Johnson elected mayor of London?
  6. What did a Conservative MP claim Boris Johnson was "ambushed by" at his birthday gathering held in Downing Street during lockdown?
  7. In 2015 Johnson was elected MP for which constituency: (a)Bromley and Chislehurst, (b)Uxbridge and South Ruislip, or (c)Old Bexley and Sidcup?
  8. Boris is a middle name, what is his actual given first name?
  9. When asked, Boris said the last time he had cried was when what was stolen?
  10. Who did Boris Johnson marry at Westminster Cathedral on 29 May 2021?
  11. What did Boris Johnson study at Balliol College, Oxford?
  12. In 1988 he was fired from which newspaper for "fabricating a quote"?
  13. In a famous controversy, Boris Johnson suggested the wearing of garments such as the burqa made the wearer resemble a 'bank robber' and what else?
  14. In which year will Boris Johnson celebrate his 60th birthday?

Answers

  1. New York City
  2. Ken Livingstone
  3. Stanley
  4. The Bullingdon Club
  5. Twice (2008 and 2012)
  6. A cake
  7. (b)Uxbridge and South Ruislip
  8. Alexander (his full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson)
  9. His bike
  10. Carrie Symonds
  11. Classics
  12. The Times
  13. A letter box
  14. 2024





Boris Johnson: Questions II

  1. The 2019 United Kingdom general election in 2019, resulted in the Conservative Party receiving a majority of how many seats?
  2. Which of these does Boris Johnson enjoy: (a)playing the piano, (b)table tennis, or (d)writing books?
  3. What's the first name of his younger sister, a journalist who has appeard on Question Time?
  4. Who was Johnson writing about when he wrote in a 2007 newspaper column: "She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital"?
  5. When Johnson got stuck on a zip wire during a Summer Olympics event in London's Victoria Park what did he have in each hand?
  6. He is well known for being a past presenter on which popular British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions?
  7. Boris Johnson was editor of which weekly magazine from 1999 to 2005?
  8. In July 2016, to which position was he appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May?
  9. Which team sport did he develop a love for at Oxford university?
  10. What did Boris Johnson hide in while being pursued by a TV reporter in 2019?
  11. Boris once said his chances of being PM were about as good as finding who on Mars?
  12. Originally published on 23 October 2014, who did Boris Johnson write a biography about?

Answers

  1. 80 seats
  2. (d)writing books
  3. Rachel
  4. Hilary Clinton
  5. A union jack flag in each hand
  6. Have I Got News for You
  7. The Spectator
  8. Foreign Secretary
  9. Rugby
  10. A fridge
  11. Finding Elvis on Mars
  12. Winston Churchill (The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History)




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