GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ BREXIT BREXIT What were the

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ BREXIT

BREXIT • • • • What were the two sides of the Brexit debate? The two sides of the debate were Vote Leave and Vote Remain. Where does the term ‘Brexit’ come from? The term ‘Brexit’ is a portmanteau of ‘British’ and ‘Exit’ When did the vote take place? The vote took place on the 23 rd June 2016 How were the percentages divided? The recorded result was that UK voters favoured leaving the European Union, by 51. 9% for Leave, and 48. 1% for Remain (often expressed as 52% vs 48%) Who was the leader of the Remain vote? Prime Minister David Cameron (2010 -2016) acted as the leader for the Remain party. Why is Nigel Farage relevant? Nigel Farage campaigned vocally for the Leave side. What was the name of Farage’s political party? Farage was the leader of UKIP (The United Kingdom Independence Party) and had consistently run on the platform of Britain becoming ‘independent’ from the EU

What was the name of his Leave campaign? (hint: it’s a website) • Farage ran the leave. eu campaign. • What is the link between the NHS, a bus and Brexit? • The ‘Brexit Bus’ was the nickname given to a controversy over a statement made by the Leave campaign printed on the side of a red bus: after the vote it was revealed that the statistic was ‘inaccurate’ as it would be difficult to give the quoted amount to the NHS as that was not the exact figure paid to the EU. • What is Article 50? • Article 50 is the name for the legislation which allows a country to leave the European Union after it has joined. • What is the ‘People’s Referendum’ campaign about? • The ‘People’s Referendum’ is the name given to a campaign by Remain as it acknowledges the number of people who initially voted to Leave, but actually now want to stay in light of new information. The campaign calls for a second vote on the terms of any deal before the deadline. • Wales voted to remain: true or false? . False! Breaking it down by country; Wales wanted to leave along with England. Northern Ireland Scotland voted overwhelming to stay • The entire Conservative party wanted to leave: true or false? • False! The Conservative leader David Cameron was the head of the Remain party. • Who resigned from their position in cabinet after the Leave verdict was announced? • Cameron resigned in an infamously tearful speech.

When is the deadline for the UK to finalise their leaving deal? The Article 50 Deadline is 29 th March 2019. How was each side criticised for how they promoted the vote for their side? Leave have been criticised for overspending and have been fined for breaking spending rules; they’ve also been criticised for anti immigrant rhetoric and inflated statistics. Remain have been criticised for failing to present a compelling case for the benefits of remaining and simply calling those who wanted to leave ‘racists’. How has Brexit affected the Scottish Independence Referendum? As Scotland didn’t want to Leave the EU, and in 2014 had elected to remain part of the UK, there is a sentiment supported by SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon that there may be a second vote on Scotland’s role in the UK.