Practice test 41

Question 1Not answered

In the citizenship pledge, what do new citizens promise to observe faithfully?

1. The UK's laws
2. The UK's religious festivals
3. All local customs
4. The Prime Minister's orders

Question 2Not answered

Who is the Prime Minister?

1. The leader of the House of Lords
2. The leader of the party in power
3. The monarch's chief personal adviser
4. The Speaker of the House of Commons

Question 3Not answered

How many days does Hannukah last?

1. Five days
2. Three days
3. Forty days
4. Eight days

Question 4Not answered

When did Handel become a British citizen?

1. 1685
2. 1759
3. 1727
4. 1810

Question 5Not answered

Where is the prehistoric monument Stonehenge located?

1. Dorset
2. Suffolk
3. Wiltshire
4. Orkney

Question 6Not answered

How many Paralympic medals did Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson win?

1. 16, including 11 gold
2. 6, all gold
3. 30, including 20 gold
4. 50, including 30 gold

Question 7Not answered

Which is regarded as the more important chamber in Parliament?

1. The House of Commons
2. The House of Lords
3. The Cabinet
4. The Privy Council

Question 8Not answered

What is the purpose of the polling booth?

1. To apply for a postal vote
2. To fill in your ballot paper privately
3. To count the ballot papers together
4. To meet the candidates on the day

Question 9Not answered

What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

1. The euro
2. The dollar
3. The pound sterling
4. The krone

Question 10Not answered

When is Mothering Sunday?

1. In the first week of May
2. On 14 February
3. In September
4. Three weeks before Easter

Question 11Not answered

Which author wrote 'Brighton Rock' and 'Our Man in Havana'?

1. Graham Greene
2. Evelyn Waugh
3. Kingsley Amis
4. Ian Fleming

Question 12Not answered

When did the first Jews to come to Britain since the Middle Ages settle in London?

1. 1066
2. 1707
3. 1656
4. 1801

Question 13Not answered

Which of the following is a traditional Sunday meal in England?

1. Haggis, neeps and tatties
2. Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding
3. Cawl
4. Ulster fry

Question 14Not answered

Which of these is England's largest national park?

1. Loch Lomond
2. The Lake District
3. The Peak District
4. Snowdonia

Question 15Not answered

Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM, or 'cashpoint'?

1. Tim Berners-Lee
2. Peter Mansfield
3. James Goodfellow
4. Robert Edwards

Question 16Not answered

Who developed radar in the 1930s?

1. Frank Whittle
2. Alan Turing
3. Michael Faraday
4. Robert Watson-Watt

Question 17Not answered

During which period did people first learn to make objects out of bronze?

1. Middle Ages
2. Bronze Age
3. Iron Age
4. Stone Age

Question 18Not answered

Which of these is a British soap opera?

1. Monty Python
2. Spitting Image
3. Punch
4. Coronation Street

Question 19Not answered

In which year did the world enter the Great Depression?

1. 1929
2. 1914
3. 1939
4. 1951

Question 20Not answered

Which author wrote the 'Harry Potter' series?

1. Agatha Christie
2. J K Rowling
3. Charles Dickens
4. Jane Austen

Question 21Not answered

Which Roman Emperor led the successful invasion of Britain in AD 43?

1. Julius Caesar
2. Augustus
3. Claudius
4. Hadrian

Question 22Not answered

What does 'Magna Carta' mean?

1. The Royal Law
2. The King's Promise
3. The Great Charter
4. The Noble Council

Question 23Not answered

How many monarchs are buried in Westminster Abbey?

1. 7
2. 17
3. 40
4. 3

Question 24Not answered

Which language family did people speak in Iron Age Britain?

1. Celtic
2. Germanic
3. Latin
4. Norse