Practice test 32

Question 1Not answered

Which composer wrote the 'Pomp and Circumstance' marches?

1. Henry Purcell
2. Benjamin Britten
3. George Handel
4. Edward Elgar

Question 2Not answered

How was the Church of Scotland different from the Church of England?

1. It was led by the Pope
2. It was led by the king
3. It was not a state Church and had elected leadership
4. It was Catholic

Question 3Not answered

How are local authorities funded?

1. By central government and local taxes
2. By donations from local businesses
3. By the Church of England only
4. By the European Union alone

Question 4Not answered

Why did George I need to rely on his ministers?

1. He did not speak very good English
2. He was very ill
3. He was a child
4. He lived abroad

Question 5Not answered

What is a solicitor?

1. A judge in a Crown Court
2. A lawyer who advises clients and prepares their cases
3. A police detective
4. An officer of the House of Lords

Question 6Not answered

In which street is the Prime Minister's office and residence in London?

1. Whitehall Road
2. Oxford Street
3. The Mall
4. Downing Street

Question 7Not answered

Which 18th-century Scottish architect influenced architecture in the UK, Europe, and America?

1. Robert Adam
2. Inigo Jones
3. Sir Christopher Wren
4. Sir Edwin Lutyens

Question 8Not answered

Which poem begins 'Oh, to be in England now that April's there'?

1. Home Thoughts from Abroad
2. She walks in Beauty
3. The Daffodils
4. The Tyger

Question 9Not answered

Where was William Shakespeare born?

1. London
2. Stratford-upon-Avon
3. Canterbury
4. Edinburgh

Question 10Not answered

How does a person vote in a UK general election?

1. By raising a hand
2. By post only
3. By telling an officer
4. By secret ballot

Question 11Not answered

What were the 1960s known as?

1. The 'age of austerity'
2. The 'swinging sixties'
3. The 'roaring twenties'
4. The 'golden years'

Question 12Not answered

What was the religion that Parliament declared the king or queen must follow?

1. Roman Catholic
2. Presbyterian
3. Jewish
4. Protestant

Question 13Not answered

What is the electoral register?

1. A list of MPs
2. A record of party members
3. A list of people entitled to vote
4. A list of candidates

Question 14Not answered

Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?

1. Agatha Christie
2. Ian Fleming
3. Wilkie Collins
4. Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 15Not answered

Which of these drugs is illegal to buy or sell in the UK?

1. Aspirin
2. Caffeine
3. Paracetamol
4. Heroin

Question 16Not answered

In which year did the Wars of the Roses begin?

1. 1455
2. 1066
3. 1215
4. 1588

Question 17Not answered

Which translation of the Bible, still used today, was published in 1611?

1. The Wycliffe Bible
2. The Gutenberg Bible
3. The King James Bible
4. The Geneva Bible

Question 18Not answered

Which Welsh poet wrote 'Under Milk Wood'?

1. R. S. Thomas
2. Roald Dahl
3. Dylan Thomas
4. Ivor Novello

Question 19Not answered

Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

1. St Andrew
2. St Columba
3. St Patrick
4. St Augustine

Question 20Not answered

Which countries did Britain fight alongside against Russia in the Crimean War?

1. Turkey and France
2. Germany and Austria
3. Italy and Spain
4. Greece and Egypt

Question 21Not answered

Which English king was known as 'the Lionheart'?

1. John
2. Richard I
3. Henry V
4. Edward III

Question 22Not answered

The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed which of the following?

1. The rights of Parliament and limits of the king’s power
2. The 'Divine Right of Kings'
3. The abolition of the House of Commons
4. The right of all women to vote

Question 23Not answered

For how many years did Charles I rule without calling Parliament?

1. 3 years
2. 11 years
3. 25 years
4. 6 months

Question 24Not answered

Which flower is a national emblem of Wales?

1. The rose
2. The thistle
3. The daffodil
4. The shamrock