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Britain in the Twenty-First Century

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  1. Which Prime Minister called the snap general election held in December 2019, in which he won a landslide victory, before the UK left the EU in January 2020?
  2. Which animal appears on the flag of Wales?
  3. Which British broadcaster is known as Auntie?
  4. Who was the UK Prime Minister for just 49 days in 2022, the shortest in history?
  5. Which UK general election in 2019 gave Boris Johnson a majority of 80?
  6. What is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, a 95-storey skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano and inaugurated in 2012?
  7. Which Prime Minister served from 2010 to 2016 and introduced the Brexit referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union?
  8. Who became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024 after Labour won 411 seats and a 174-seat majority?
  9. Which building at the heart of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and Lords?
  10. In which year was the UK-wide referendum on EU membership held, with Leave winning 51.9 percent of the votes cast?
  11. Which pandemic led to the first UK national lockdown in March 2020?
  12. Which mythical animal is a symbol of Scotland and supports the royal arms of the King of Scots?

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