China
The first leader of the Chinese Communist Party
Mao Ze Dong
How many reindeer does Santa have (including Rudolph)?
9
What day does PM Question Time take place?
Wednesday
Another word for poverty
deprivation
The number of teams in the 2026 World Cup
48
The nickname of the Beijing stadium that hosted the 2008 Olympics.
The Birds Nest
What was the UK Christmas No 1 in 2024?
Wham, Last Christmas
the collective term for AMS, STV or the Alternative Vote
Proportional Representation
The online tool that show neighbourhood levels of poverty in Scotland
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Germany's Chancellor
Friedrich Merz
Introduced in China in 1979
One Child Policy
In which ocean is Christmas Island?
Indian Ocean
The term for Cabinet ministers to support government policy or resign
Collective responsibility
A benefit that combines 6 individual welfare benefits
Universal Credit
The name of Nicola Sturgeon's ex husband leader in Westminster
Peter Murrell
The official name of the Chinese currency
Yuan Renminbi
The actors who played the Wet Bandits in Home Alone
Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci
Legislation that decides the timing of General Elections
The Fixed Term Parliament Act
The year that the Beveridge Report was published
1942
The winner of Eurovision in 2025
Austria (JJ)
The tier of decision makers below the Chinese President
Standing Committee of the Politburo
My favourite Christmas film
Love, Actually
The number of seats won by Reform UK in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election
17
The director of I, Daniel Blake
US Secretary of War, formerly Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth