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Who is Left? Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about British politicians and whether they were right wing or left wing. I will give a selection of politicians who all held the same post, and you need to pick out which one is or was a left wing (Labour) politician.

A multiple-choice quiz by al99. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
al99

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
243

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these was a Labour Prime Minister? Hint

Margaret Thatcher

Tony Blair

John Major

David Cameron

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was a Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer? Hint

Norman Lamont

Nigel Lawson

Kenneth Clarke

Alistair Darling

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these Home Secretaries was a member of the Labour Party? Hint

Michael Howard

David Blunkett

Theresa May

Kenneth Baker

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Secretaries of State for Education was a Labour party member? Hint

Michael Gove

Charles Clarke

Nicky Morgan

John Patten

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these Foreign Secretaries was a member of the Labour party? Hint

Douglas Hurd

Boris Johnson

Malcolm Rifkind

Robin Cook

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these was a Labour Chief Whip? Hint

Edward Heath

Geoff Hoon

Patrick Mclouglin

William Whitelaw

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Question 7 of 10

7. These are all Secretaries of State for Health - which was a Labour minister? Hint

Virginia Bottomley

Frank Dobson

Andrew Lansley

Stephen Dorrell

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Question 8 of 10

8. The second most senior post in the Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is the Chief Secretary. Which one of these was a Labour Chief Secretary? Hint

Danny Alexander

Yvette Cooper

Michael Portillo

David Mellor

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these Defence Ministers is a member of the Labour Party? Hint

Michael Fallon

Michael Heseltine

Liam Fox

John Reid

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Question 10 of 10

10. David Davis, the first Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, is a member of the Labour party.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these was a Labour Prime Minister?

Answer: Tony Blair

Tony Blair was Labour Prime Minister from 1997-2007. He didn't lose an election, he chose to stand down and was replaced by Gordon Brown. Margaret Thatcher and John Major were both Conservative Prime Ministers and David Cameron became Prime Minister in 2010 leading a coalition government of Conservative and Liberal Democrats.

In 2015 the Conservative party won the election outright and David Cameron remained as Prime Minister until July 2016 when he was replaced by Theresa May.

2. Which of these was a Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Answer: Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling was the Chancellor under Gordon Brown's premiership. Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke were both Conservative Chancellors under John Major and Nigel Lawson was Chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's government.

3. Which of these Home Secretaries was a member of the Labour Party?

Answer: David Blunkett

Michael Howard and Kenneth Baker were both Home Secretaries under John Major, while Theresa May became Home Secretary in 2010 in David Cameron's government.
David Blunkett was Home Secretary in Tony Blair's government.

4. Which of these Secretaries of State for Education was a Labour party member?

Answer: Charles Clarke

Charles Clarke was Secretary of State for Education and Skills and later Home Secretary in Tony Blair's government. Michael Gove and Nicky Morgan both served as Education Secretary in David Cameron's government. John Patten held the role under Margaret Thatcher.

5. Which of these Foreign Secretaries was a member of the Labour party?

Answer: Robin Cook

Robin Cook was Foreign Secretary in Tony Blair's government. Douglas Hurd was Foreign Secretary under Margaret Thatcher and John Major and Malcolm Rifkind were Foreign Secretary in John Major's government. Boris Johnson was appointed Foreign Secretary by Theresa May in July 2016.

6. Which of these was a Labour Chief Whip?

Answer: Geoff Hoon

The Chief Whip is in charge of party discipline. Essentially this means getting MPs to vote as the party leadership wants. Heath, Mcloughlin and Whitelaw were all Conservative Whips.

7. These are all Secretaries of State for Health - which was a Labour minister?

Answer: Frank Dobson

Stephen Dorrell and Virginia Bottomley were both Conservative ministers in John Major's government. Andrew Lansley is also Conservative, and served in David Cameron's government.

8. The second most senior post in the Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is the Chief Secretary. Which one of these was a Labour Chief Secretary?

Answer: Yvette Cooper

Michael Portillo and David Mellor both held this post in John Major's government. Danny Alexander is a Liberal Democrat MP who was a member of the coalition government, made up of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, led by David Cameron.

9. Which of these Defence Ministers is a member of the Labour Party?

Answer: John Reid

John Reid served in this position in Tony Blair's government. Michael Fallon is the current holder of this post in Theresa May's government. Liam Fox held this post in David Cameron's government. Michael Heseltine had this job in Margaret Thatcher's government.

10. David Davis, the first Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, is a member of the Labour party.

Answer: False

This post was created after the referendum in June 2016, where the UK voted to leave the European Union. The first holder of the post is David Davis, a Conservative.

Source: Author al99

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