Practice test 22

Question 1Not answered

For how long is the Moderator of the Church of Scotland appointed?

1. Five years
2. For life
3. One year
4. Ten years

Question 2Not answered

Why does the main opposition party form a shadow cabinet?

1. To assist the Prime Minister in making secret decisions
2. To manage the security and intelligence services
3. To run the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales
4. To challenge the government and put forward alternative policies

Question 3Not answered

Who developed the television in the 1920s?

1. John Logie Baird
2. Robert Watson-Watt
3. Frank Whittle
4. Alan Turing

Question 4Not answered

Where can you complain about the police in England and Wales?

1. To the local mayor or the council
2. To the Speaker of the House of Commons
3. To the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street
4. To the Chief Constable, or to the Independent Police Complaints Commission

Question 5Not answered

In which year did Britain recognise American independence?

1. 1776
2. 1801
3. 1815
4. 1783

Question 6Not answered

What usually happens if the Prime Minister's party loses a General Election?

1. The Prime Minister is sent to prison
2. The Prime Minister becomes the Speaker
3. The Prime Minister stays in office
4. The Prime Minister usually resigns

Question 7Not answered

What does Eid ul Adha remember?

1. The prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son
2. The end of a month of fasting
3. The birth of Muhammad
4. The first pilgrimage

Question 8Not answered

From which year were newspapers allowed to operate without a government licence?

1. 1215
2. 1695
3. 1789
4. 1832

Question 9Not answered

Which military alliance was formed in 1949 between North America and Europe?

1. The European Union
2. The Commonwealth
3. The United Nations
4. NATO

Question 10Not answered

Which organization was founded in 1895 to preserve important buildings and coastline?

1. English Heritage
2. Historic Scotland
3. The National Trust
4. The British Museum

Question 11Not answered

Roughly how many Britons emigrated overseas in the sixty years from 1853?

1. About 130,000
2. As many as 13 million
3. About 1.3 million
4. About 130 million

Question 12Not answered

Which of these forts can still be seen on Hadrian's Wall?

1. Sutton Hoo
2. Maiden Castle
3. Bannockburn
4. Housesteads

Question 13Not answered

What is the Commonwealth?

1. A military alliance of European countries
2. A trade group of western European states
3. An association of countries that support each other and work towards shared goals
4. A union of the British colonies of the past

Question 14Not answered

What is true of banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

1. They are only valid in Scotland and Northern Ireland
2. They are valid everywhere in the UK, but shops do not have to accept them
3. They must be accepted by every shop
4. They are no longer valid

Question 15Not answered

How often are National Lottery draws made?

1. Every day
2. Every month
3. Every week
4. Every year

Question 16Not answered

What did Sake Dean Mahomet open in 1810?

1. The first railway
2. The first curry house in Britain
3. The first bank
4. The first newspaper

Question 17Not answered

Which is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?

1. Loch Ness
2. Windermere
3. Loch Lomond
4. Lake Bala

Question 18Not answered

Which parts of the UK have their own parliaments or assemblies with devolved powers?

1. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
2. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
3. England, Scotland and Wales
4. St Helena and the Falkland Islands

Question 19Not answered

In whose name are all Acts of Parliament made?

1. The Prime Minister's
2. The Speaker's
3. The monarch's
4. The Lord Chancellor's

Question 20Not answered

Which sculptor is best known for large bronze abstract sculptures?

1. Lucian Freud
2. Henry Moore
3. John Petts
4. David Hockney

Question 21Not answered

The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates which event?

1. The signing of the Magna Carta
2. The Battle of Hastings
3. The Battle of Agincourt
4. The defeat of the Spanish Armada

Question 22Not answered

Which of these countries has no established Church?

1. Scotland
2. Wales
3. England
4. Norway

Question 23Not answered

For how many years was Britain a republic?

1. 3 years
2. 11 years
3. 50 years
4. 100 years

Question 24Not answered

Who was the first king of the House of Tudor?

1. Edward VI
2. Richard III
3. Henry VII
4. Henry VIII