And in 2005, when the question was posed, the candidate's mind went blank. When prompted that something significant had happened in the UK the month before a further pregnant pause ensued.
They then asked if the candidate had noticed the general election!
Works both ways, in an interview in August 06 a candidate was lambasted for not mentioning the London bombings of 7/7.
I'm not sure whether they were marked up or down for pointing out they were more than 12 months previous...