Liz Truss

The Thursday quiz has had its mind fair boggled by Liz Truss and her attempts to stay relevant. Since losing in the general election she has issued a statement after the king’s speech, rocked up at the Republican national conference, and even got history rewritten, all while being a former MP. It is her birthday tomorrow, so, as an early present, the Thursday quiz decided to help her retain her impression she is a public figure, and centre the quiz on her. To keep with the theme, just like Liz’s tenure at No 10, it is a bit shorter than usual. Guess well!

The Thursday quiz, No 170 – former MP Liz Truss week!

  1. 1.What is former MP Liz Truss’s first name?

  2. 2.Former MP Liz Truss famously posed in a tank when she was visiting Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. When did Estonia join Nato?

    Liz Truss and a tank

  3. 3.Contrary to cruel social media rumour, last week was not the first day Liz Truss worked in Microsoft IT support. Which company was at the root of Friday’s global computer meltdown?

    Windows BSOD

  4. 4.At the 2014 Conservative conference, former MP Liz Truss sparked internet joy by declaring “in December, I’ll be in Beijing, opening up new pork markets”. Which quadrant of China is Beijing in?

    Beijing skyline

  5. 5.Unlike Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, Liz Truss can probably ride a bike. So can the winner of this year’s Tour de France. Who was he?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  6. 6.Former MP Liz Truss briefly lived in Warsaw as a child. Which iconic post-punk band were briefly called Stiff Kittens and then Warsaw before settling on the name they would become famous with?

    Warsaw

  7. 7.Former MP Liz Truss also lived in British Columbia for a while. Where is British Columbia?

    Liz Truss

  8. 8.Former MP Liz Truss co-authored a book called Back to Black. When was Amy Winehouse’s second and final studio album, which was also called Back to Black, released?

    Amy Winehouse

  9. 9.Before losing her seat as an MP, Liz Truss published a book called Ten Years to Save the West. But what is the book that Donald Trump’s VP pick JD Vance is famous for?

    Vance and Trump

  10. 10.Former MP Liz Truss did a degree in PPE. Of course she did. What does PPE stand for?

    Liz Truss

  11. 11.As a former prime minister Liz Truss may one day expect to end up with a place in the House of Lords, where you can’t get voted out by your own constituents like she was. One of these is the real name of someone in the House of Lords. Which?

    Houses of Parliament

  12. 12.Former MP Liz Truss was the final British prime minister to serve under Queen Elizabeth II. The first was Winston Churchill, who was in office when she came to the throne in 1952. How many prime minister in total served under Elizabeth II, all of them for more than 49 days except Truss?

    Queen Elizabeth II

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers there is no point emailing the quiz master, because he is away today, so why not sit back and enjoy watching Liz Truss lose her seat instead?

Moment former Tory prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour – video


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