Practice test 42

Question 1Not answered

Which doctor is credited with founding the Paralympic Games?

1. Alexander Fleming
2. Sir Ian Wilmot
3. Sir Peter Mansfield
4. Sir Ludwig Guttman

Question 2Not answered

Which of these matters is reserved to the UK Parliament at Westminster?

1. Health in Scotland
2. Education in Wales
3. Local transport in Northern Ireland
4. Defence

Question 3Not answered

Which organisation gives free, independent advice on legal and money problems?

1. Ofsted
2. The Electoral Commission
3. The Crown Court
4. Citizens Advice

Question 4Not answered

Who sits in a youth court?

1. Only professional judges
2. A jury of adults
3. Specially trained magistrates dealing with 10 to 17 year olds
4. Police officers

Question 5Not answered

Who was the first person in England to use a printing press?

1. Geoffrey Chaucer
2. Isaac Newton
3. William Caxton
4. Richard Arkwright

Question 6Not answered

Where was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from?

1. He was an English lawyer
2. He was a Welsh teacher
3. He was an Irish priest
4. He was a Scottish doctor and writer

Question 7Not answered

The assassination of whom triggered the outbreak of the First World War?

1. Admiral Nelson
2. Napoleon Bonaparte
3. King Harold
4. Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 8Not answered

On which occasions is the National Anthem played?

1. Every morning at noon in Parliament
2. Only at Remembrance Day services
3. Only at big football matches abroad
4. At important national occasions and royal events

Question 9Not answered

Which of Henry VIII's wives survived him?

1. Catherine Howard
2. Anne Boleyn
3. Jane Seymour
4. Catherine Parr

Question 10Not answered

When was information first successfully transferred via the World Wide Web?

1. 1 January 2000
2. 4 July 1976
3. 25 December 1990
4. 11 November 1918

Question 11Not answered

Which Prime Minister led the Labour government elected in 1997?

1. Gordon Brown
2. John Major
3. Neil Kinnock
4. Tony Blair

Question 12Not answered

The UK is one of five permanent members of which international body?

1. The UN Security Council
2. The Commonwealth Secretariat
3. The European Parliament
4. The Council of Europe

Question 13Not answered

What was the 'Reformation'?

1. A movement to improve working conditions in factories
2. The scientific revolution led by Isaac Newton
3. The restoration of the monarchy under Charles II
4. A movement against the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church

Question 14Not answered

For how long did Queen Victoria reign?

1. Almost 44 years
2. Almost 54 years
3. Almost 74 years
4. Almost 64 years

Question 15Not answered

How did the war against Japan end in August 1945?

1. Japan surrendered in Singapore
2. Britain landed in Tokyo
3. The US dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4. A treaty was signed at Yalta

Question 16Not answered

Do you have to tell a canvasser how you intend to vote?

1. No, you do not have to tell them
2. Yes, it is a legal duty
3. Yes, if you are a party member
4. Yes, if they show identification

Question 17Not answered

What was the name of the long war between England and France that lasted 116 years?

1. The Hundred Years War
2. The Wars of the Roses
3. The Crusades
4. The Crimean War

Question 18Not answered

What were 'crofts'?

1. Large castles in Scotland
2. Small farms in the Scottish Highlands
3. Scottish fishing boats
4. Irish farm villages

Question 19Not answered

Which of these are named in the chapter as examples of British overseas territories?

1. Jersey and Guernsey
2. St Helena and the Falkland Islands
3. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
4. Orkney and the Shetland Islands

Question 20Not answered

Which countries share the island of Ireland?

1. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
2. Wales and the Republic of Ireland
3. Scotland and Northern Ireland
4. England and Northern Ireland

Question 21Not answered

Which of these is a traditional pub game?

1. Bowls
2. Bingo
3. Chess
4. Darts

Question 22Not answered

What does 'habeas corpus' mean in Latin?

1. Let the law stand
2. You must present the person in court
3. The people have the right
4. Nobody may be punished

Question 23Not answered

What did the Industrial Revolution depend on?

1. Machinery and steam power
2. Horse-drawn ploughs
3. Sailing ships
4. Water wheels alone

Question 24Not answered

In which year was the voting franchise extended to men and women over 21?

1. 1918
2. 1969
3. 1867
4. 1928