The 2019 General Election in the UK was dubbed the “Brexit Election”. Boris Johnson’s Conservatives and Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party represented the Leave side, whilst the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Greens represented Remain. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party tried to appeal to both sides, which some have claimed was the reason for their worst performance in a general election since the 1930s.
In the end, the Conservatives won a landslide victory, giving them a majority in the House of Commons of 80 seats. A massive victory for Leave you might think, until you realise that the Conservatives and the Brexit Party got 45.6% of the vote between them, whilst the Remain parties and Labour got 53%.
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Despite our “First Past the Post” electoral system, which granted a huge majority to the Conservatives, the issue of Brexit was not yet done. Campaigns to re-join the EU had already begun and years of trade talks were on the cards before our links with Europe could be permanently cut.
But what about the election itself? The campaign had many interesting moments. See how many you can remember in this Brexit quiz.
By the way, we asked over 1,000 schoolchildren how they would vote (if they had a chance) and you might be surprised to learn what they said - find out on our Survey Results page.
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Labour campaigned to hold a second referendum on our membership of the EU. Which side did Jeremy Corbyn say he would support? |
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Leave |
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Remain |
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Neither |
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Both |
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Which Conservative MP, the Leader of the House of Commons, was criticised during the election campaign after he made comments about the Grenfell Tower disaster? |
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Sajid Javid |
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Jacob Rees-Mogg |
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Dominic Raab |
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Michael Gove |
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To help the Brexit cause, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party did not stand any candidates in constituencies held by which party? |
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The Conservatives |
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Labour |
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The Liberal Democrats |
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UKIP |
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The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party took ITV to court during the campaign. Why? |
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Because they refused to show any Party Political Broadcasts |
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Because Coronation Street was aired to coincide with their policy announcements |
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Because they screened an advert for the Brexit Party |
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Because their leaders were not included in a televised debate |
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During the first televised debate, the Conservative Party temporarily renamed their Twitter account. What did they call it? |
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BorisisBoss |
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factcheckUK |
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LeaveMeansLeave |
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GetBrexitDone |
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After concerns were raised about the future of the NHS under the Conservatives, Boris Johnson announced that there would be how many new nurses if he was re-elected Prime Minister? |
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50,000 |
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5,000 |
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500 |
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50 |
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The Conservative candidate for Ludlow, Philip Dunne, made what comment during a debate, causing public outrage? |
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He said that Remainers should be "locked up" |
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He said Jeremy Corbyn was "A little Stalin" |
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He said that Boris Johnson was "God" |
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He said the Labour candidate was “Talking through his turban” |
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When Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage refused to attend a leaders’ debate on Channel 4 all about climate change, what were they represented by? |
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Ice creams |
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Ice skates |
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Ice sculptures |
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Ice cubes |
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9.
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Jeremy Corbyn called a press conference to announce something posted on Reddit. What was it? |
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The largest leek he had ever grown on his allotment |
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A leaked UK-US trade talks document |
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A recipe for cock-a-leekie soup |
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A leaking tap |
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Leave-backing Conservative minister, Zac Goldsmith, lost his seat in the Remain-supporting constituency of Richmond Park. What “reward” did he get for his failure? |
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He was given a carriage clock |
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He was given a knighthood |
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He was given a seat in the House of Lords |
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He was given a certificate of commiseration |
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1.
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Labour campaigned to hold a second referendum on our membership of the EU. Which side did Jeremy Corbyn say he would support? |
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[ ] |
Leave |
[ ] |
Remain |
[x] |
Neither |
[ ] |
Both |
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2.
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Which Conservative MP, the Leader of the House of Commons, was criticised during the election campaign after he made comments about the Grenfell Tower disaster? |
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[ ] |
Sajid Javid |
[x] |
Jacob Rees-Mogg |
[ ] |
Dominic Raab |
[ ] |
Michael Gove |
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3.
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To help the Brexit cause, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party did not stand any candidates in constituencies held by which party? |
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[x] |
The Conservatives |
[ ] |
Labour |
[ ] |
The Liberal Democrats |
[ ] |
UKIP |
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4.
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The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party took ITV to court during the campaign. Why? |
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[ ] |
Because they refused to show any Party Political Broadcasts |
[ ] |
Because Coronation Street was aired to coincide with their policy announcements |
[ ] |
Because they screened an advert for the Brexit Party |
[x] |
Because their leaders were not included in a televised debate |
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5.
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During the first televised debate, the Conservative Party temporarily renamed their Twitter account. What did they call it? |
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[ ] |
BorisisBoss |
[x] |
factcheckUK |
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LeaveMeansLeave |
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GetBrexitDone |
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6.
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After concerns were raised about the future of the NHS under the Conservatives, Boris Johnson announced that there would be how many new nurses if he was re-elected Prime Minister? |
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[x] |
50,000 |
[ ] |
5,000 |
[ ] |
500 |
[ ] |
50 |
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7.
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The Conservative candidate for Ludlow, Philip Dunne, made what comment during a debate, causing public outrage? |
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[ ] |
He said that Remainers should be "locked up" |
[ ] |
He said Jeremy Corbyn was "A little Stalin" |
[ ] |
He said that Boris Johnson was "God" |
[x] |
He said the Labour candidate was “Talking through his turban” |
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8.
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When Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage refused to attend a leaders’ debate on Channel 4 all about climate change, what were they represented by? |
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[ ] |
Ice creams |
[ ] |
Ice skates |
[x] |
Ice sculptures |
[ ] |
Ice cubes |
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9.
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Jeremy Corbyn called a press conference to announce something posted on Reddit. What was it? |
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The largest leek he had ever grown on his allotment |
[x] |
A leaked UK-US trade talks document |
[ ] |
A recipe for cock-a-leekie soup |
[ ] |
A leaking tap |
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10.
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Leave-backing Conservative minister, Zac Goldsmith, lost his seat in the Remain-supporting constituency of Richmond Park. What “reward” did he get for his failure? |
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[ ] |
He was given a carriage clock |
[ ] |
He was given a knighthood |
[x] |
He was given a seat in the House of Lords |
[ ] |
He was given a certificate of commiseration |
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