Get to know the new Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, with our Big Boris Quiz!
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A-Z of Boris Johnson – The Big Boris Quiz
A. Boris Johnson’s full name is __________ Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.
B. Boris Johnson is __________ of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party. He is the __________ British Prime Minister and succeeds Theresa May MP.
C. He was born in __________ in the U.S.A. on 19th June 1964, which makes him currently 55 years old.
D. His parliamentary constituency is __________ and South Ruislip which is in West London.
E. He served as __________ between 2008 and 2016. In winning the position he defeated __________.
F. As Mayor of London he was best-known for introducing new Routemaster buses, the “Boris Bikes” cycle hire scheme, and overseeing the __________, as well as the failed __________ project.
G. He was educated at the European School, Brussels 1, Ashdown House, and __________.
H. At the __________ he read Classics at Balliol College.
I. He has worked as a journalist for __________ and __________, where he was Assistant Editor from 1994 to 1999. He also edited __________ magazine for six years.
J. He was a prominent member of the __________ campaign during the __________ Referendum in 2016 and as Prime Minister has solemnly promised to deliver Brexit by October 31st 2019 – “Do or die!”
K. In 2017 he was appointed Secretary of State for __________ in __________’s short-lived government.
L. He was elected Leader of the __________ on 23rd July 2019 and appointed Prime Minister of the __________ by __________ on 24th July 2019.
M. There was a time during his childhood when he was severely __________ due to a condition called glue ear.
N. His favourite sport is __________.
O. One of the ways he relaxes is by making model __________ from old wine boxes.
P. His current policies can be summed up by the acronym __________: Deliver Brexit, Unite the country, Defeat [Labour leader] Jeremy Corbyn, and Energise the country.
Q. Some of the highlights of Boris’s political career to date include: proposing a brand new airport – dubbed “__________” – in the Thames Estuary, dangling from a malfunctioning __________ waving Union Flags, tackling a 10-year-old in a rugby match, and his memorable appearances on topical BBC TV panel game “__________”.
R. His great-grandfather was a Turkish politician named __________.
S. His favourite movies include “__________”, starring Peter Sellers, “Dodgeball”, and “The Godfather” directed by __________.
T. During the leadership contest with __________ Boris claimed that becoming Prime Minister would prevent him from completing his forthcoming biography of __________.
U. He studied at Eton and Oxford with former Prime Minister __________.
V. It is claimed that his childhood __________ was to be “The world king” when he grew up.
W. The BBC has reported that his close friends and family call him “__________”.
X. His father, Stanley Johnson, became famous for appearing on the ITV reality show “__________”
Y. His youngest sibling __________ Johnson is Conservative MP for Orpington, while his sister __________ Johnson is a journalist and media personality. His other brother __________ Johnson is an entrepreneur.
Z. He has been married twice. His first wife was __________ and his second wife was __________. His current partner is __________, who is a PR guru.
AA. He has four grown-up children with his former wife Marina Wheeler: __________.
BB. Boris is a Russian name which means “__________”.
CC. Other famous Borises include: the tennis player Boris __________; the actor Boris __________; the politician Boris __________; the writer Boris __________; and the chess grandmaster Boris __________.
DD. His nickname in the media is __________, which is a syllable acronym of “Boris Johnson”. Other examples of syllable acronyms include: hi-fi (high fidelity), Usenet (users network), and Flo-Jo (for athlete Florence Griffith Joyner).
Answers:
A) 4. B) 35, 2. C) 33. D) 48. E) 32, 28. F) 1, 22. G)18. H) 47. I) 44, 40, 43. J) 49, 11. K) 20, 45. L) 14, 46, 42. M) 16. N) 37. O) 12. P) 17. Q) 10, 51, 23. R) 5. S) 41, 21. T) 25, 38. U) 15. V) 7. W) 3. X) 24. Y) 26, 36, 30. Z) 6, 31, 13. AA) 29. BB) 19. CC) 8, 27, 50, 34, 39. DD) 9.
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