Practice test 18

Question 1Not answered

Which of these is an area where the Welsh Assembly can make laws?

1. Defence and foreign policy
2. Immigration and tax
3. Housing and health
4. Social security and the army

Question 2Not answered

Which medal did Queen Victoria introduce during the Crimean War?

1. The George Medal
2. The Military Cross
3. The Victoria Cross
4. The Nobel Prize

Question 3Not answered

What is the name of the Prime Minister's country house outside London?

1. Chequers
2. Balmoral
3. Sandringham
4. Hillsborough

Question 4Not answered

What was the 'Black Death'?

1. A tax imposed by King John
2. A period of constant war in the Middle Ages
3. The name given to the Norman invasion
4. A plague that killed one-third of the population in 1348

Question 5Not answered

Where was an Anglo-Saxon king buried with treasure in a ship?

1. Skara Brae
2. The Tower of London
3. Maiden Castle
4. Sutton Hoo

Question 6Not answered

What is the Eisteddfod?

1. A Scottish sporting contest
2. A Welsh festival of music and poetry
3. An English horse race
4. A Northern Irish parade

Question 7Not answered

How are civil servants chosen?

1. By a public election each year
2. By party membership and loyalty
3. On merit, and they are politically neutral
4. By the Prime Minister personally

Question 8Not answered

Who were the 'Jacobites'?

1. Supporters of the trade unions
2. Followers of the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume
3. Supporters of James II who believed he was the rightful king
4. A religious group who founded the first anti-slavery societies

Question 9Not answered

Which Victorian author wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations'?

1. Thomas Hardy
2. William Thackeray
3. Charles Dickens
4. Rudyard Kipling

Question 10Not answered

How often does the cabinet usually meet?

1. Daily
2. Monthly
3. Yearly
4. Weekly

Question 11Not answered

Which of the following describes the relationship between British overseas territories and the UK?

1. They are linked to the UK but are not part of it
2. They are governed by the Welsh Assembly
3. They are independent countries with no link to the UK
4. They are fully incorporated parts of the UK

Question 12Not answered

How are shops in the UK generally open on Sundays?

1. With reduced trading hours
2. Not open at all
3. Open longer than weekdays
4. Only in Scotland

Question 13Not answered

Where are the Welsh government and Welsh Assembly based?

1. Swansea
2. Newport
3. Cardiff
4. Wrexham

Question 14Not answered

Who designed furniture in the 18th century?

1. Clarice Cliff
2. Thomas Chippendale
3. Terence Conran
4. Vivienne Westwood

Question 15Not answered

About how many Indians fought on behalf of Britain in the First World War?

1. About ten thousand
2. About a hundred thousand
3. About ten million
4. More than a million

Question 16Not answered

What can the House of Lords do with laws passed by the Commons?

1. Veto them so they can never pass
2. Check them and suggest amendments
3. Introduce them again as new law
4. Ignore them and pass their own

Question 17Not answered

Which church has been the coronation church since 1066?

1. St Paul's Cathedral
2. Canterbury Cathedral
3. Westminster Abbey
4. York Minster

Question 18Not answered

How are BBC radio stations funded?

1. By advertising
2. By TV licences and other funds
3. By local councils
4. By the Church

Question 19Not answered

When were films first shown publicly in the UK?

1. 1826
2. 1926
3. 1956
4. 1896

Question 20Not answered

What does the Eden Project house in its biomes?

1. Animals from the rainforest
2. Plants from all over the world
3. Historic artefacts
4. Fossils

Question 21Not answered

What did the Reform Act of 1832 abolish?

1. The House of Lords
2. The monarchy
3. Voting by ballot
4. Pocket and rotten boroughs

Question 22Not answered

What happened to King Harold at the Battle of Hastings?

1. He was killed
2. He was captured and exiled
3. He escaped to Scotland
4. He surrendered to William

Question 23Not answered

What is special about the Wimbledon Championships among Grand Slam events?

1. It is the only one held indoors
2. It is the only one held in winter
3. It is the only one played on grass
4. It is the only one played by teams

Question 24Not answered

What is volunteering?

1. Working for the government for a salary
2. Working overseas for a company
3. Working for good causes without payment
4. Paid work in a local charity shop