Practice test 39

Question 1Not answered

Which location serves as the meeting place for the UK's central governing body?

1. Edinburgh
2. Cardiff
3. Westminster
4. Belfast

Question 2Not answered

What is the capital city of Scotland?

1. Glasgow
2. Edinburgh
3. Aberdeen
4. Dundee

Question 3Not answered

What is London's West End also known as?

1. Theatreland
2. Playhouse Row
3. Stage Street
4. Drama Square

Question 4Not answered

Which language do some people in Northern Ireland speak?

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

Question 5Not answered

Which British scientist led the team that first 'split the atom'?

1. Isaac Newton
2. Ernest Rutherford
3. Alexander Fleming
4. Frank Whittle

Question 6Not answered

Which queen was nicknamed 'Bloody Mary' for burning Protestants?

1. Mary I
2. Elizabeth I
3. Anne
4. Victoria

Question 7Not answered

In which year did Hitler come to power in Germany?

1. 1914
2. 1933
3. 1939
4. 1945

Question 8Not answered

Who developed the jet engine in the 1930s?

1. Sir Christopher Cockrell
2. Sir Bernard Lovell
3. Sir Frank Whittle
4. Alan Turing

Question 9Not answered

Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?

1. To defend the coast
2. To link factories to towns, cities and ports
3. To bring water to farms
4. To help ships avoid storms

Question 10Not answered

Which of these architects is named among modern British architects working on major projects worldwide?

1. Sir Edwin Lutyens
2. Dame Zaha Hadid
3. Inigo Jones
4. Robert Adam

Question 11Not answered

At what age did women get the vote on equal terms with men in 1928?

1. 21
2. 18
3. 25
4. 30

Question 12Not answered

How long did Margaret Thatcher lead the Conservative government?

1. From 1970 to 1974
2. From 1979 to 1990
3. From 1951 to 1964
4. From 1997 to 2007

Question 13Not answered

Who elects local councillors?

1. The Prime Minister
2. The House of Lords
3. People living in the area
4. The monarch

Question 14Not answered

How is the Speaker of the House of Commons chosen?

1. By other MPs in a secret ballot
2. By the monarch, after a general election
3. By the Prime Minister and the cabinet
4. By a vote in the House of Lords

Question 15Not answered

Which event led Britain to declare war on Germany in 1939?

1. The invasion of France
2. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
3. The sinking of the Lusitania
4. The invasion of Poland

Question 16Not answered

What is 'Big Ben' the nickname for?

1. The clock tower itself
2. The Parliament building
3. The great bell of the clock at the Houses of Parliament
4. The bridge next to Parliament

Question 17Not answered

Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of what profession?

1. Modern engineering
2. Modern dentistry
3. Modern teaching
4. Modern nursing

Question 18Not answered

What is the legal age to buy alcohol in a pub or night club?

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

Question 19Not answered

Who may be asked to do jury service?

1. Anyone aged 21 and over in the UK
2. Anyone on the electoral register aged 18 to 70
3. Only landowners aged 18 to 70
4. Only people who ask to volunteer

Question 20Not answered

How many people of Indian origin did Britain admit from Uganda in the early 1970s?

1. 2,800
2. 28,000
3. 280,000
4. 28 million

Question 21Not answered

Which day is also a public holiday in Scotland after New Year?

1. 1 February
2. 2 January
3. 5 January
4. 30 December

Question 22Not answered

What were evacuees during the Second World War?

1. Soldiers who left France
2. Children sent from cities to the countryside for safety
3. Prisoners of war
4. Women who joined the factories

Question 23Not answered

Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' in the 14th century?

1. William Caxton
2. Geoffrey Chaucer
3. John Barbour
4. William Shakespeare

Question 24Not answered

What is a 'free press' in the UK?

1. Newspapers cost nothing to read
2. Newspapers are free from government control
3. Newspapers are published by the government
4. Newspapers cannot report on politics