Christopher Howse

The Spectator Christmas quiz

Set by Christopher Howse. Illustrated by Castro

You don’t say

In 2018, who said:
1. ‘I have the absolute power to PARDON myself, but why should I do that when I have done nothing wrong?’
2. ‘A piece of cake, perhaps? Sorry, no cherries.’
3. ‘Frankly, Russia should go away and should shut up.’
4. ‘It is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes.’
5. ‘I always say that the river flows well to its destiny because of the guidance of a solid rock.’
6. ‘There are men out here that do a lot worse, but because I’m a woman, you’re going to take this away from me?’
7. ‘My wife is Japanese. My wife is Chinese. Sorry, that’s a terrible mistake to make.’
8. ‘Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism; nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.’
9. ‘No one has got a f—ing clue what Brexit is, yeah … So what’s happened to that twat David Cameron who called it on?’
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