FOOD AND DRINK

1 In the Great Celebrity Bake Off in March, who was indignant to finish only third in the crumpet technical, and dedicated his signature ginger biscuits to his dog, Derek?

(a) Jeremy Corbyn

(b) Jeremy Paxman

(c) Jeremy Clarkson (below)

2 Stonebeck from Yorkshire has, The Telegraph noted, “a rich golden colour and complex buttery notes”. What is it?

(a) A wensleydale cheese (b) A real ale

(c) A barley wine

3 Wary of fakery, top chefs now often establish their own what?

(a) Salt pans

(b) Beehives

(c) Vinegar distilleries

4 “Approximately the shape of a shoe horn, coloured an unappetising shade of rust... absolutely no flavour and a texture of warm leather.” Tastetested by The Telegraph this year, this item purports to be a vegan alternative to what?

(a) Smoked salmon

(b) Salami

(c) Bacon

5 Chef Stephen Harris set our readers right on a culinary conundrum in October. What is spaghetti Bolognese (right) called in Bologna?

(a) Spaghetti al ragù

(b) Spaghetti al Inglese (c) Spaghetti alle vongole

6 The Twisted Fork café in Hackney, east London, offers coffee with a side order of...?

(a) Socialism

(b) Dance classes

(c) Magic

7 A Facebook page devoted to the hatred of one particular food item went viral in September. What was it called?

(a) I Hate Coriander

(b) Garlic Makes Me Gag (c) Ban Broccoli Now

8 This summer The Telegraph recommended two alternatives to the G&T. The R&T, featuring rum instead of gin, and the P&T, featuring what with your tonic?

(a) Pinot grigio

(b) Pisco

(c) Pastis

9 In June, wine writer Victoria Moore praised “the unsung signature grape” of English vineyards. Which grape is that?

(a) Bacchus

(b) Sauvignon anglais

(c) Riesling

10 “Low-calorie, vitamin-rich and tasty”: which superfood of the future was The Telegraph commending last spring?

(a) Pond slime

(b) Jellyfish

(c) Barnacles

Which prominent Brexiteer was reported in the New Year to be moving his company’s HQ to Singapore?

(a) Sir Jim Ratcliffe

(b) Arron Banks

(c) Sir James Dyson

In March, MPs held indicative votes on eight alternatives to Theresa May’s plan. None found majority support, but which had the most votes?

(a) A second referendum

(b) No-deal Brexit

(c) The “Malthouse Compromise”

Where did Theresa May (below) deliver the speech in which she announced she would be resigning?

(a) On Downing Street

(b) In the House of Commons

(c) At Lancaster House

The Brexit Party, at 30.5 per cent, had the biggest vote share of the UK’s European elections. At 19.5 per cent, which party had the second biggest?

(a) The Lib Dems

(b) The Green Party

(c) Labour

How did Donald Trump advise Theresa May to deal with the EU?

(a) Suing them

(b) Inducing its member states to join the UK

(c) Asking Vladimir Putin for help

Which Tory leadership candidate, criticising “foghorn diplomacy”, said the following in June? “I’m the conviction Brexiteer with the plan, the discipline and the focus to lead us out of the EU by the end of October.”

(a) Andrea Leadsom

(b) Boris Johnson

(c) Dominic Raab (below)

Olly Robbins, who led the negotiations that produced May’s deal, quit the civil service this summer. What will he do instead?

(a) Take time out to work on his garden

(b) Write a book about his time in Brussels

(c) Become an investment banker

After Johnson swerved a press conference on a diplomatic trip in September, he was empty-chaired. By whom?

(a) The prime minister of Malta

(b) The prime minister of Luxembourg

(c) The prime minister of Denmark

With what phrase did Johnson describe his government’s Brexit deal?

(a) Freshly-baked

(b) Oven-ready

(c) Sliced and diced

Who was the first leader of the Brexit Party?

(a) Jayda Fransen

(b) Catherine Blaiklock

(c) Nigel Farage