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POLITICO’s quiz of the year 2023
</p> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Which of these European commissioners did not step away from Ursula von der Leyen’s top team this year?</span></strong></p></p><div class="ad ad__instory-1"><!-- AD UNIT Instory-1 --> <div class="ad-wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-instory-1"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { var sizeMappinginstory = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([768,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([0,0], [[300,250], [320,100], [320,50], [1,1]]).build(); googletag.defineSlot( '52224093/Instory-1', [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]], 'div-gpt-ad-instory-1' ).setTargeting('tag',["british-politics","brussels-bubble","donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","france","french-politics","german-politics","germany","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('section',["politics"]).setTargeting('country',["france","germany","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states"]).setTargeting('person',["donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('organisation',[""]).setTargeting('post_type',['article']).setTargeting('page_type',['single']).setTargeting('post_id',['4043589']).defineSizeMapping( sizeMappinginstory ).addService( googletag.pubads() ); googletag.display( "div-gpt-ad-instory-1" ); } ); </script> </div> </div></div> <ul> <li>Jutta Urpilainen</li> <li>Ylva Johansson</li> <li>Mariya Gabriel</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Von der Leyen joined Mark Rutte and Giorgia Meloni on a trip to which country to strike a deal to limit migrant departures?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Algeria</li> <li>Turkey</li> <li>Tunisia </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">A European Parliament staffer says he suffered a near-death experience after eating soup containing which unadvertised ingredient bought at a canteen in Strasbourg?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Peanuts</li> <li>Shrimp</li> <li>Chili</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">National capitals dashed EU plans for a new residence for its ambassador in which city because the apartment was too fancy?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>London</li> <li>Washington</li> <li>Oslo</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">A train carrying MEPs bound for Strasbourg accidentally ended up at which destination?&nbsp;</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Disneyland Paris</li> <li>St. Pancras</li> <li>Frankfurt airport </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">France’s armed forces minister was furious at the depiction of French troops in which movie?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Napoleon</li> <li>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</li> <li>Oppenheimer</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Paris has a bedbug problem that has caused uproar (and itchiness). 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But who did Arnault want in the role?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Himself</li> <li>Gérald Darmanin</li> <li>Bruno Le Maire</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Which French politician appeared on the cover of Playboy in April?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Emmanuel Macron</li> <li>Marlène Schiappa</li> <li>Marine Le Pen</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">It was revealed that the German government splashed out almost €55,000 on what for ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel since she left office in 2021?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Trouser suits</li> <li>Soup</li> <li>Hair and makeup</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Chancellor Olaf Scholz suffered a sporting accident this year that led to him wearing what?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>A cast on his arm</li> <li>An eye patch</li> <li>A bandage around his head</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Finance Minister Christian Lindner came under fire for flaunting his wealth after putting on what at the end of a TV talk show?</span></strong></p></p><div class="ad ad__instory-3"><!-- AD UNIT Instory-3 --> <div class="ad-wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-instory-3"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { var sizeMappinginstory = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([768,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([0,0], [[300,250], [320,100], [320,50], [1,1]]).build(); googletag.defineSlot( '52224093/Instory-3', [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]], 'div-gpt-ad-instory-3' ).setTargeting('tag',["british-politics","brussels-bubble","donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","france","french-politics","german-politics","germany","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('section',["politics"]).setTargeting('country',["france","germany","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states"]).setTargeting('person',["donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('organisation',[""]).setTargeting('post_type',['article']).setTargeting('page_type',['single']).setTargeting('post_id',['4043589']).defineSizeMapping( sizeMappinginstory ).addService( googletag.pubads() ); googletag.display( "div-gpt-ad-instory-3" ); } ); </script> </div> </div></div> <ul> <li>A Rolex watch</li> <li>A diamond ring</li> <li>An Armani jacket</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Which constitutional spending law has caused consternation for the governing coalition?&nbsp;</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Debt accelerator</li> <li>Debt brake</li> <li>Debt clutch </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">A man high on drugs made his way into Olaf Scholz’s official convoy in May, hugged the chancellor and asked him to do what?&nbsp;</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Save the world</li> <li>Help Ukraine</li> <li>Play some music</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">David Cameron made a shock return to front-line politics after years hiding in a shed. How many British prime ministers have there been since he left office in 2016?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Three</li> <li>Four</li> <li>Five</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Labour leader Keir Starmer met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and gave him a football club T-shirt. But from which club?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Tottenham</li> <li>Manchester United</li> <li>Arsenal</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Which American rock star turned up to watch Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Gene Simmons</li> <li>Dave Grohl</li> <li>Axl Rose</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">A senior Scottish government minister blamed an £11,000 data roaming charge, incurred on a parliamentary iPad, on what?&nbsp;</span></strong></p></p><div class="ad ad__instory-4"><!-- AD UNIT Instory-4 --> <div class="ad-wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-instory-4"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { var sizeMappinginstory = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([768,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([0,0], [[300,250], [320,100], [320,50], [1,1]]).build(); googletag.defineSlot( '52224093/Instory-4', [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]], 'div-gpt-ad-instory-4' ).setTargeting('tag',["british-politics","brussels-bubble","donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","france","french-politics","german-politics","germany","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('section',["politics"]).setTargeting('country',["france","germany","russia","netherlands","united-kingdom","united-states"]).setTargeting('person',["donald-trump","emmanuel-macron","joe-biden","kaja-kallas","olaf-scholz","vladimir-putin","yevgeny-prigozhin"]).setTargeting('organisation',[""]).setTargeting('post_type',['article']).setTargeting('page_type',['single']).setTargeting('post_id',['4043589']).defineSizeMapping( sizeMappinginstory ).addService( googletag.pubads() ); googletag.display( "div-gpt-ad-instory-4" ); } ); </script> </div> </div></div> <ul> <li>His wife FaceTiming her friends while abroad</li> <li>His sons watching football </li> <li>His dog accidentally downloading a movie </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">In March, King Charles took his first trip since becoming monarch. Where did he go?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>New York</li> <li>Paris</li> <li>Berlin</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Geert Wilders’ party won the Dutch election in November. But who led the grouping in second place?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Frans Timmermans</li> <li>Pieter Omtzigt </li> <li>Dilan Yeşilgöz</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">What did controversial former Romanian socialist leader Liviu Dragnea launch?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>His own social media site</li> <li>A cooking show</li> <li>A fleet of luxury yachts </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Norwegian left-wing party leader Bjørnar Moxnes resigned in July after being caught stealing which item?&nbsp;</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>An electric scooter</li> <li>A pair of sunglasses</li> <li>A laptop </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won reelection in May with what percentage of the runoff vote?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>52</li> <li>62</li> <li>72</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Sanna Marin was ousted as Finnish prime minister after a spring election. 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But which state is the former Republican presidential candidate a senator for?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Massachusetts</li> <li>Utah</li> <li>Oregon </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to how long in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>2 years</li> <li>12 years </li> <li>22 years </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Whose teeth did Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin threaten to pull out?</span></strong></p></p><div class="ad ad__instory-5_1"><!-- AD UNIT Instory-5_1 --> <div class="ad-wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-instory-5_1"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { var sizeMappinginstory = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([768,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([0,0], [[300,250], [320,100], [320,50], [1,1]]).build(); 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font-size: 11pt">Which southern Russian city did Prigozhin’s mercenaries capture with no resistance during his mutiny against the Kremlin?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Krasnodar </li> <li>Rostov-on-Don</li> <li>Volgograd</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">What did Prigozhin say the temperature was during a video shot in Africa days before his death?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>30 degrees Celsius</li> <li>40 degrees Celsius</li> <li>50 degrees Celsius</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">What did Vladimir Putin say could have caused the plane crash in which Prigozhin died?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Passengers were high on cocaine and playing with grenades </li> <li>A missile strike</li> <li>Pilot error </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">Where was Prigozhin buried?</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>St. Petersburg </li> <li>Bamako</li> <li>Voronezh </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">“Anyone who has had anything to do with Ukraine knows that this is a country that is corrupt at all levels of society.”</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Viktor Orbán</li> <li>Jean-Claude Juncker </li> <li>Vladimir Putin</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">“President Xi is a brilliant man: If you went all over Hollywood to look for somebody to play the role of President Xi, you couldn’t find him.”</span></strong></p></p><div class="ad ad__instory-5_2"><!-- AD UNIT Instory-5_2 --> <div class="ad-wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-instory-5_2"> <script> googletag.cmd.push( function() { var sizeMappinginstory = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1024,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([768,200], [[728,90], [300,250], [1,1]]).addSize([0,0], [[300,250], [320,100], [320,50], [1,1]]).build(); 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font-size: 11pt">“This is a witch hunt by the opposition.”</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Kaja Kallas</li> <li>António Costa</li> <li>Donald Trump </li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">“Perhaps the less junk, the better. There is less of a chance of bedbugs coming here from large European cities.”</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Ebrahim Raisi</li> <li>Kim Jong Un</li> <li>Vladimir Putin</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="MultipleChoice"> <h3></h3> <p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt">“For me, Silvio [Berlusconi] was a dear person, a true friend. I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations. During each of our meetings, I was literally charged with his incredible vitality, optimism and sense of humor. His death is an irreparable loss and great sorrow.”</span></strong></p></p> <ul> <li>Giorgia Meloni</li> <li>Vladimir Putin</li> <li>Recep Tayyip Erdoğan </li> </ul> </section> <p>