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12th Dec 2021

The internet reacts to the Johnson Christmas Quiz story

Kieran Galpin

‘No work was discussed, it wasn’t a business event,’ a source said on the Christmas Quiz

Images of Boris Johnson’s Christmas Quiz has broken the internet, with calls of his resignation ringing through Twitter, Instagram and just about any social media platform you can think of.

Amidst the chaos, people have begun sharing their thoughts online, and though not a humorous topic, some of them are ingenious.

Here are the best:

The only thing Johnson is nuking is his reputation- or what is left of it:

About sums it up:

Ten points for the correct answer:

Wham:

https://twitter.com/RandomCharStr/status/1469792378202558466

A riddle for the ages:

An oldie, but a classic:

Who won the quiz?

It doesn’t get any more iconic than this:

Hugh Grant is chiming in:

Phone a friend:

https://twitter.com/edjmcconnell/status/1469966602552627201?s=21

Sources say that staff huddled around computers, discussed questions, and necked back a few festive glasses of bubbly from the local Tesco Metro, reports the Mirror.

The insider says that there were four teams in one office, each made up of six people.

The image was allegedly taken on December 15, the PM flanked by two senior officials dressed in Santa hats and draped in tinsel.

For context, on December 25 last year, 459 people died from Covid, while a further 33,828 people were infected.

At the time, London was under Tier 2 regulations, and therefore social mixing between households was banned.

Similarly, official guidance also stated: “You must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity and is not otherwise permitted by the rules in your tier.”

Johnson, who also gave a bronze pin of the number 10 door as a gift,  allegedly quizzed: “At her press conference, how many Covid tests did Priti Patel say had been conducted?”

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