Practice test 26

Question 1Not answered

Who is considered the first 'Prime Minister' of Britain?

1. Sir Robert Walpole
2. Benjamin Disraeli
3. Winston Churchill
4. William Gladstone

Question 2Not answered

How are MPs elected in the UK?

1. First past the post, where the most votes wins
2. Proportional representation in every seat
3. A vote among the local councillors
4. A ranked ballot with several rounds

Question 3Not answered

What problem affected the UK economy in the late 1970s?

1. Prices fell and unemployment vanished
2. Prices rose sharply and strikes disrupted industries
3. Exports greatly exceeded imports
4. The government had no debts

Question 4Not answered

What does the UK give to residents in return for their responsibilities?

1. A right to free housing
2. A guaranteed job
3. A say in electing the government
4. A right to choose your own tax rate

Question 5Not answered

Who normally hears cases involving accused people aged 10 to 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

1. A Youth Court
2. The Crown Court
3. A County Court
4. A Sheriff Court

Question 6Not answered

What is a constituency?

1. An area represented by one MP
2. A local police district
3. A committee of the Lords
4. A group of political parties

Question 7Not answered

Which studio may be the world's oldest continuously working film studio?

1. Pinewood Studios
2. Ealing Studios
3. Shepperton Studios
4. Elstree Studios

Question 8Not answered

Which Prime Minister followed Margaret Thatcher and helped start the Northern Ireland peace process?

1. Tony Blair
2. Gordon Brown
3. James Callaghan
4. John Major

Question 9Not answered

Which pop group from Liverpool was hugely successful in the 1960s?

1. The Rolling Stones
2. The Beatles
3. The Who
4. Queen

Question 10Not answered

In which year did the UK sign the European Convention on Human Rights, being among the first countries to do so?

1. 1998
2. 1973
3. 1215
4. 1950

Question 11Not answered

In which year did Victoria become queen?

1. 1815
2. 1837
3. 1851
4. 1901

Question 12Not answered

Where must animals be sacrificed in Britain during Eid ul Adha?

1. At a mosque
2. In a garden
3. In any field
4. In a slaughterhouse

Question 13Not answered

Which historical event is remembered on Bonfire Night (5 November)?

1. A failed plot to kill the King in 1605
2. The coronation of Queen Victoria
3. The Battle of Trafalgar
4. The end of the First World War

Question 14Not answered

Where does a famous yearly rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities take place?

1. The River Avon
2. The River Clyde
3. The River Thames
4. The River Severn

Question 15Not answered

What was the name of the agreement that led to the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998?

1. The Good Friday Agreement
2. The Statute of Rhuddlan
3. The Treaty of Rome
4. The Magna Carta

Question 16Not answered

In which year were the Corn Laws repealed?

1. 1846
2. 1815
3. 1833
4. 1901

Question 17Not answered

Which saint is Scotland's patron?

1. St Andrew
2. St George
3. St David
4. St Patrick

Question 18Not answered

Which oratorio by Handel is sung regularly by choirs, often at Easter?

1. Messiah
2. The Planets
3. Peter Grimes
4. Water Music

Question 19Not answered

Which of these cathedrals is a great medieval example named in the handbook?

1. Durham
2. St Paul's
3. Westminster Cathedral
4. Liverpool Cathedral

Question 20Not answered

Which anniversary is also a public holiday in Northern Ireland in July?

1. The Battle of Culloden
2. The Easter Rising
3. The Battle of the Boyne
4. The Battle of Bosworth

Question 21Not answered

Who oversaw the introduction of the Education Act 1944?

1. Nye Bevan
2. R A Butler
3. Clement Attlee
4. Harold Macmillan

Question 22Not answered

About how many senior MPs does the Prime Minister appoint as ministers in charge of departments?

1. About 5
2. About 100
3. About 20
4. About 650

Question 23Not answered

How many different events are in the heptathlon?

1. Seven
2. Five
3. Ten
4. Three

Question 24Not answered

Why has the UK never had a single written constitution, according to the handbook?

1. It has never had a revolution creating a wholly new system
2. It has always been ruled by one royal family
3. It has always been at war with its neighbours
4. It has never had an elected Parliament