Practice test 36

Question 1Not answered

What happens at 11.00 am on Remembrance Day?

1. A church bell rings for an hour
2. A parade marches past Buckingham Palace
3. A two-minute silence
4. A gun salute is fired

Question 2Not answered

How many Oscars has Nick Park won?

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

Question 3Not answered

What was the period of conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s called?

1. The Clearances
2. The Emergency
3. The Troubles
4. The Uprising

Question 4Not answered

What did the NHS guarantee?

1. Free food for all
2. A minimum standard of health care free at the point of use
3. Free housing for the poor
4. Free private hospitals

Question 5Not answered

What did the 'Chartists' campaign for in the 19th century?

1. The abolition of the monarchy
2. The right of women to vote
3. The establishment of the NHS
4. The right of the working classes to vote

Question 6Not answered

Which composer was the organist at Westminster Abbey and developed a British musical style?

1. Edward Elgar
2. Benjamin Britten
3. William Walton
4. Henry Purcell

Question 7Not answered

What is the minimum age to drive a car or motorcycle in the UK?

1. 18
2. 21
3. 17
4. 16

Question 8Not answered

Which of these should you do if you wish to be a permanent resident or citizen?

1. Attend a place of worship every single week
2. Join a political party and vote regularly
3. Vote for the same party as your neighbours do
4. Respect the rights of others, including their right to their own opinions

Question 9Not answered

What is the traditional name for New Year's Eve in Scotland?

1. Boxing Day
2. The Solstice
3. Hogmanay
4. Lent

Question 10Not answered

Who is the chief officer of the House of Commons, responsible for keeping order during debates?

1. The Speaker
2. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
3. The Prime Minister
4. The Home Secretary

Question 11Not answered

Where did most slaves transported on British ships come from?

1. East Africa
2. India
3. China
4. West Africa

Question 12Not answered

Which of these is Dylan Thomas's radio play?

1. The Mousetrap
2. Cats
3. Hamlet
4. Under Milk Wood

Question 13Not answered

What do Easter eggs symbolise?

1. Peace
2. Wealth
3. New life
4. Good fortune

Question 14Not answered

Roughly how long ago did the Channel permanently cut Britain off from mainland Europe?

1. About 2,000 years ago
2. About 6,000 years ago
3. About 4,000 years ago
4. About 10,000 years ago

Question 15Not answered

Where was Roald Dahl born?

1. Wales, to Norwegian parents
2. England, to Danish parents
3. Scotland, to Swedish parents
4. Ireland, to Finnish parents

Question 16Not answered

Approximately how many volunteers help to keep the National Trust running?

1. About 610
2. About 6,100
3. About 610,000
4. More than 61,000

Question 17Not answered

Who sat in the House of Lords in the Middle Ages?

1. Knights and wealthy townspeople
2. The nobility, great landowners and bishops
3. Serfs and craftsmen
4. Only the king's family

Question 18Not answered

Which land formation of 50-million-year-old volcanic lava columns is in Northern Ireland?

1. Loch Lomond
2. Snowdonia
3. The Lake District
4. The Giant's Causeway

Question 19Not answered

What did the Blair government introduce in 1997?

1. A new voting age
2. A national curriculum
3. A Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly
4. A Northern Ireland Parliament

Question 20Not answered

What is the longest distance on the UK mainland?

1. John O'Groats to Land's End
2. Edinburgh to London
3. Land's End to London
4. Belfast to Cardiff

Question 21Not answered

Where did many Irish emigrants go after the famine?

1. Australia and India
2. France and Spain
3. The United States and English cities such as Liverpool
4. South Africa and Canada

Question 22Not answered

Until 1958, which of these were peers?

1. Hereditary peers, senior judges and bishops
2. Only elected politicians and party leaders
3. Only hereditary peers and serving MPs
4. Only bishops and retired generals

Question 23Not answered

What is the oldest surviving scientific society in the world?

1. The Royal Society
2. The British Academy
3. The Royal Institution
4. The Linnean Society

Question 24Not answered

Which of these is a UK banknote denomination?

1. £1
2. £2
3. £20
4. £25