Practice test 37

Question 1Not answered

What limit was placed on the hours women and children could work in factories in 1847?

1. 6 hours a day
2. 12 hours a day
3. 14 hours a day
4. 10 hours a day

Question 2Not answered

Where was Dylan Thomas born?

1. Swansea
2. Cardiff
3. Newport
4. Aberystwyth

Question 3Not answered

What is the most common ethnic description chosen in surveys in the UK?

1. Asian
2. Black
3. White
4. Mixed

Question 4Not answered

What might happen if you do not pay enough National Insurance Contributions?

1. You will always be sent to prison
2. You may not receive certain contributory benefits or a full state pension
3. You will automatically lose your vote
4. You will be deported from the UK

Question 5Not answered

Which of these is an example of a youth work volunteering activity?

1. Serving on a jury
2. Selling tickets at a stadium
3. Driving a taxi for the council
4. Volunteering at a youth group

Question 6Not answered

Which test must most adult applicants pass before applying to become British citizens?

1. A British history degree exam
2. The Life in the UK test
3. A driving theory test
4. A parliamentary procedure test

Question 7Not answered

Which people did Hadrian's Wall keep out?

1. The Picts
2. The Saxons
3. The Vikings
4. The Normans

Question 8Not answered

What is the Leader of the Opposition's role?

1. To chair the House of Lords
2. To lead the largest party not in government and challenge it
3. To organise general elections
4. To appoint the Cabinet

Question 9Not answered

Which of these is a language spoken in Wales alongside English?

1. Scottish Gaelic
2. Welsh
3. Irish
4. Cornish

Question 10Not answered

Since when has the BBC organised the Proms?

1. 1927
2. 1901
3. 1952
4. 1990

Question 11Not answered

Which cathedral is famous for its medieval stained glass?

1. Lincoln Cathedral only
2. Salisbury Cathedral
3. York Minster
4. Canterbury Cathedral

Question 12Not answered

Which festival marks the end of the Muslim fast of Ramadan?

1. Eid al-Fitr
2. Diwali
3. Hanukkah
4. Vaisakhi

Question 13Not answered

What is a pantomime?

1. A silent film show
2. A light-hearted Christmas play with music and comedy based on fairy stories
3. A play about British history
4. An opera for children only

Question 14Not answered

Who directed 'Brief Encounter' and 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

1. David Lean
2. Carol Reed
3. Ken Russell
4. Hugh Hudson

Question 15Not answered

Who in 2013 became the first British man since 1936 to win the Wimbledon singles title?

1. Andy Murray
2. Tim Henman
3. Greg Rusedski
4. Fred Perry

Question 16Not answered

Which wife of Henry VIII gave him the son he wanted (Edward) but died shortly after?

1. Anne Boleyn
2. Anne of Cleves
3. Jane Seymour
4. Catherine of Aragon

Question 17Not answered

When was the Northern Ireland Assembly reinstated after being suspended in 2002?

1. 2007
2. 1999
3. 2010
4. 2000

Question 18Not answered

What type of comedy did Monty Python's Flying Circus introduce in 1969?

1. A new type of progressive comedy
2. A new type of game show
3. A new type of soap opera
4. A new type of news programme

Question 19Not answered

What can the monarch do in regular meetings with the Prime Minister?

1. Advise, warn and encourage
2. Overrule government policy
3. Choose the cabinet
4. Change laws

Question 20Not answered

How many members does a jury have in Scotland?

1. 12
2. 10
3. 20
4. 15

Question 21Not answered

What did Protestants read in their own languages instead of Latin?

1. The Bible
2. The prayer book of Rome
3. Roman law
4. The Domesday Book

Question 22Not answered

What kind of state is the UK described as being?

1. An absolute monarchy where the king rules alone
2. A republic led by a directly elected president
3. A federation of separate, fully independent states
4. A parliamentary democracy with a monarch as head of state

Question 23Not answered

What happens to people who do not respect the law?

1. They should not expect to be allowed to become permanent residents
2. They are always deported from the UK
3. They must pay a large fine each year
4. They lose their right to vote automatically

Question 24Not answered

In the new Church of England, who had the power to appoint bishops?

1. The Pope
2. The king
3. Parliament
4. The Archbishop of York