Practice test 31

Question 1Not answered

In what year was King Charles I executed?

1. 1642
2. 1649
3. 1660
4. 1603

Question 2Not answered

Who published influential new theories of economics in the inter-war period?

1. Adam Smith
2. William Beveridge
3. John Maynard Keynes
4. Winston Churchill

Question 3Not answered

From which countries did the Vikings originate?

1. Germany and Holland
2. Denmark and Norway
3. France and Spain
4. Italy and Greece

Question 4Not answered

What is England's only international football tournament victory?

1. The 1996 European Championship
2. The 1990 World Cup
3. The 1970 Nations Cup
4. The 1966 World Cup

Question 5Not answered

For what was the London Eye originally built?

1. The UK's celebration of the new millennium
2. The 1951 Festival of Britain
3. The Queen's Golden Jubilee
4. The 2012 Olympics

Question 6Not answered

Since what year has power been devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?

1. Since 1997
2. Since 1707
3. Since 1922
4. Since 2010

Question 7Not answered

Where is the National Horseracing Museum?

1. Aintree, Liverpool
2. Ascot, Berkshire
3. Newmarket, Suffolk
4. Epsom, Surrey

Question 8Not answered

Which of these is an example of a volunteer activity?

1. Working at a local animal rescue shelter
2. Collecting taxes for the council
3. Working as a paid police officer
4. Serving as an army officer

Question 9Not answered

What are the opening hours of polling stations on election day?

1. 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
2. 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
3. 7.00 am to 10.00 pm
4. 6.00 am to 6.00 pm

Question 10Not answered

What is the monarch's position in the Commonwealth?

1. Chief Executive of the Commonwealth
2. President of the Commonwealth Council
3. Head of the Commonwealth
4. No position

Question 11Not answered

What is a 'surgery' held by an MP?

1. A meeting of the whole cabinet
2. A debate held in the Commons chamber
3. A local meeting where constituents raise concerns
4. A hearing held by a committee

Question 12Not answered

In which national park are Scafell Pike and Windermere?

1. The Lake District
2. The Peak District
3. Dartmoor
4. The Cairngorms

Question 13Not answered

In which city were the 2012 Olympic Games held?

1. Manchester
2. Glasgow
3. London
4. Birmingham

Question 14Not answered

How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?

1. 129
2. 60
3. 90
4. 108

Question 15Not answered

What is the main job of the police in the UK?

1. To keep the peace and prevent and detect crime
2. To make laws
3. To hear court cases
4. To run prisons

Question 16Not answered

Until what time on April Fool's Day are jokes traditionally played?

1. Sunset
2. Midnight
3. Dawn
4. Midday

Question 17Not answered

Where was Emmeline Pankhurst born?

1. London
2. Liverpool
3. Edinburgh
4. Manchester

Question 18Not answered

Where do the Prime Minister and almost all the cabinet sit?

1. In the House of Lords
2. In the Supreme Court
3. In the Privy Council
4. In the House of Commons

Question 19Not answered

Which of these is one of the fundamental principles of British life?

1. Compulsory military service
2. Participation in community life
3. A single state religion
4. Government approval of newspapers

Question 20Not answered

What is a Turing machine?

1. A code-breaking building
2. A theoretical mathematical device
3. A supersonic aircraft
4. A steam engine

Question 21Not answered

About what proportion of the UK workforce is made up of women?

1. One tenth
2. Half
3. A quarter
4. Two thirds

Question 22Not answered

Which artist is considered to have raised the profile of landscape painting?

1. Thomas Gainsborough
2. David Hockney
3. Sir John Lavery
4. Joseph Turner

Question 23Not answered

Which of the following best describes the British constitution?

1. It is a strict code of laws updated every ten years by the monarch
2. It is a single written document created after the 1776 revolution
3. It is described as 'unwritten' and is contained in various laws and conventions
4. It is a document held at 10 Downing Street that only the Prime Minister can see

Question 24Not answered

Which of Kipling's poems begins 'If you can keep your head'?

1. The Jungle Book
2. Just So Stories
3. Kim
4. If