Christmas Quiz 2005 - Answers and Result

Congratulations to Di Matra of Dunes Road who entered the Shepway Lib Dem Christmas 2005 Quiz on line - and won! Di got 15 out of 16 answers correct, and won a DVD player which was delivered by Peter Carroll - a nice surprise just before Christmas!

Many thanks to all those who entered, and if you didn't win, better luck next time!

Answers

1. Who spent the longest time as MP?

• Churchill

2. Which current Labour MP is the son-in-law of the late Pat Phoenix?

• Tony Blair

3. Who was the leader of the UK Conservative party before Michael Howard?

• Iain Duncan Smith

4. Which Labour leader did The Sun refer to when it wrote that if Labour were to win the General Election, the last person to leave Britain should turn out the lights?

• Neil Kinnock

5. What percentage of the adult population can name their MP?

• 46%

6. In 2002, Stuart Drummond won the Hartlepool Mayoral election - on which platform did he stand?

• Free bananas for school children

7. What did a London School of Economics study in June give as the "high cost" estimate of introducing Identity Card

• £19.2 Billion

8. What is the current annual salary of an MP?

• £59K

9. Who is currently the oldest MP?

• Piara Khabra

10. Who is currently the youngest MP?

• Jo Swinson

11. Who of the following is NOT a Member of the European Parliament?

• Chris Huhne

12. When was the voting age reduced to 18?

• 1969

13. Who is the longest serving Labour Prime Minister for a single stretch?

• Tony Blair

14. What constituency has had the highest turnout in an election since 1959?

• Mid Ulster

15. Due to our electoral system, on average it took many more votes to elect a Lib Dem MP in 2005 than a Labour or Conservative one. How many votes did it take to elect a Lib Dem MP?

• 96,378

16. Which MP was born to Estonian parents in Bangor, Northern Ireland?

• Lembit Opik