This year there have been a large number of general elections around the world. Most importantly for us, the UK general election and the US presidential election. Here are a few questions to test your knowledge of facts loosely related to them.
- Q. In the UK general election which constituency had the smallest majority?
- Q. In the UK general election, the Reform party had the third-highest vote share across the country. How many seats did they win?
- Q, Drawing amusing comparisons in the media, at which location did Rishi Sunak make one of his first speeches/rallies of the general election campaign.
- Q. When was the last time that there were two UK general elections in one year?
- Q. Who is the only person to have served as British prime minister in four non-consecutive terms?
- Q. Donald Trump is the second US president to be elected in two non-consecutive elections. Who was the first?
- Q. Who was Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party running mate?
- Q. The minimum age to vote in a UK general election is 18. What is it in the USA?
- Q. Which president was elected unanimously, i.e. won every electoral college vote?
- Q. There are seven swing states in the USA. Six of them are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada and Georgia. What is the seventh?
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