A scrutiny geek's quiz
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Dear scrutineer, here is a little scrutiny geek’s quiz for you and your team. You can find this quiz and the answers on my website here. Enjoy! 1. In 1998, who said: “…making scrutiny the prime backbench function will cut the inordinate number of hours spent deliberating on committees” 2. Who, as Minster of State for Local Government, introduced what became the Local Government Act 2000 into the Commons and hence brought local government scrutiny into being? 3. Who gave their name to the UK parliamentary reforms, introduced in 2010, that made significant changes to the way that select committees worked. 4. In 1979, which US scientist said: “Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.” 5. In 2018, who said in a Best Value inspection report: “In Local Government there is no substitute for doing boring really well. Only when you have a solid foundation can you innovate.” 6. Who said in 1961: “No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition. And both are necessary.” 7. In 1963, who had a hit with Can I Get a Witness? WHAT LINKS 8. Easy; high; push; electric. 9. Hypothetical; Comparative; Probing; Reflective. 10. Anneka Rice; Jeremy Paxman; Mariella Frostrup and Rev Richard Coles. 11. Ilene Woods (1950); Julie Andrews (1957); Gemma Craven (1976); Lily James (2015). 12. Cannot find server; Tomorrow’s people; Cards on the table; Raising the stakes. 13. Club; counter; blame; shock; cancel. 14. Milk; lizard; baby; computer. 15. A 1920 German silent horror film and a Netflix horror anthology miniseries created by Guillermo del Toro. If you want to share your score, you can do that in the comments of this LinkedIn post. (🙏 please don’t discuss the answers tho…). |
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