Practice test 35

Question 1Not answered

Who became Prime Minister of the coalition government in 2010?

1. Nick Clegg
2. Gordon Brown
3. David Cameron
4. Ed Miliband

Question 2Not answered

Which members of the Lords are barred from standing for the Commons?

1. Only the bishops of the Church
2. Only the hereditary peers
3. All members of the House of Lords
4. Only the life peers

Question 3Not answered

Which organisation is the UK's main public service broadcaster?

1. ITV
2. Sky
3. The BBC
4. Channel 5

Question 4Not answered

What can people see at the Tower of London?

1. The Crown Jewels
2. The Magna Carta
3. The Bayeux Tapestry
4. The Domesday Book

Question 5Not answered

Which scientific society was founded in 1660 and counted Isaac Newton among its members?

1. The Royal Academy
2. The Royal Mint
3. The Royal Society
4. The Royal Institution

Question 6Not answered

How many Olympic gold medals had Sir Chris Hoy won according to the handbook?

1. One
2. Three
3. Six
4. Ten

Question 7Not answered

What is a special constable?

1. A volunteer police officer
2. A judge of a magistrates' court
3. A local councillor
4. A civil servant

Question 8Not answered

How many countries were granted independence in 1947?

1. Two
2. Twenty
3. Fifty
4. Nine

Question 9Not answered

Which two parties formed a coalition government in 2010?

1. Conservative and Liberal Democrat
2. Labour and Liberal Democrat
3. Conservative and Labour
4. Labour and the Scottish National Party

Question 10Not answered

Which of these must a person do to become a naturalised British citizen at a ceremony?

1. Sing the national anthem alone
2. Give a speech about British history
3. Swear to join the police
4. Take an oath or affirmation and make a pledge

Question 11Not answered

Which building in the Tower of London is a Norman keep ordered by William I?

1. Windsor Great Tower
2. The White Tower in the Tower of London
3. Conwy Castle Keep
4. Bodiam Castle Keep

Question 12Not answered

When is Father's Day?

1. The first Sunday in May
2. The last Sunday in August
3. The third Sunday in June
4. 25 December

Question 13Not answered

Who can vote in UK General Elections if they are resident in the UK?

1. Adult citizens of the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Irish Republic
2. Only citizens born in the UK
3. Adult citizens of any country in the world
4. Any tourist visiting the UK on election day

Question 14Not answered

What were the settlements of Scottish and English Protestants in Ulster called?

1. Plantations
2. Colonies
3. Estates
4. Crofts

Question 15Not answered

From where did Parliament invite Charles II to return in May 1660?

1. Exile in France
2. Prison in Scotland
3. Hiding in Wales
4. Exile in The Netherlands

Question 16Not answered

Which novelist focused on rural society in books such as 'Far from the Madding Crowd'?

1. Thomas Hardy
2. Evelyn Waugh
3. Graham Greene
4. Kingsley Amis

Question 17Not answered

In which year did a second Reform Act create many more urban seats?

1. 1832
2. 1867
3. 1911
4. 1928

Question 18Not answered

Where was Margaret Thatcher from?

1. Leeds, the daughter of a miner
2. London, the daughter of a lawyer
3. Grantham in Lincolnshire, the daughter of a grocer
4. Oxford, the daughter of a teacher

Question 19Not answered

Which international organization was set up by the Treaty of Rome in 1957?

1. The European Union (originally EEC)
2. The United Nations
3. NATO
4. The Council of Europe

Question 20Not answered

What must all dogs in public places wear?

1. A muzzle
2. A collar showing the owner's name and address
3. A lead at all times
4. A microchip tag only

Question 21Not answered

Which festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs and is known as the 'Festival of Lights'?

1. Diwali
2. Eid ul Adha
3. Vaisakhi
4. Hannukah

Question 22Not answered

What does the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf tell of?

1. A journey to Canterbury
2. A knight at King Arthur's court
3. A voyage to America
4. A hero's battles against monsters

Question 23Not answered

Who first built the Tower of London?

1. Henry VIII
2. Edward I
3. William the Conqueror
4. Alfred the Great

Question 24Not answered

Which missionary led a group from Rome to spread Christianity in the south?

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