Practice test 8

Question 1Not answered

What did the government nationalise after 1945?

1. Railways, coal mines, and gas, water and electricity supplies
2. Banks and newspapers
3. Schools and universities
4. The Church of England

Question 2Not answered

By what nickname was the Duke of Wellington known?

1. The Iron Duke
2. The Grand Duke
3. The Black Prince
4. The Lionheart

Question 3Not answered

Which Iceni queen led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain?

1. Boudicca
2. Queen Margaret
3. Anne Boleyn
4. Mary Stuart

Question 4Not answered

Which annual horse-racing event is a major fixture of the social calendar, held in June in Berkshire?

1. The Grand National
2. Royal Ascot
3. The Derby at Epsom
4. The Boat Race

Question 5Not answered

What is a menorah?

1. A Jewish prayer book
2. A Muslim prayer mat
3. A stand of eight candles lit during Hannukah
4. A Sikh symbol

Question 6Not answered

Who took over as Prime Minister in 2007?

1. Tony Blair
2. David Cameron
3. John Major
4. Gordon Brown

Question 7Not answered

Who inherited the English throne after Elizabeth I died in 1603?

1. James VI of Scotland
2. Oliver Cromwell
3. Mary, Queen of Scots
4. Charles I

Question 8Not answered

At which battle in 1690 did William III defeat James II?

1. Battle of Waterloo
2. Battle of Trafalgar
3. Battle of the Boyne
4. Battle of the Somme

Question 9Not answered

Which novel is Evelyn Waugh perhaps best known for?

1. Lucky Jim
2. Brighton Rock
3. Brideshead Revisited
4. Scoop

Question 10Not answered

What does the cross of St Patrick on the Union Flag look like?

1. A red cross on a white ground
2. A diagonal white cross on a blue ground
3. A diagonal red cross on a white ground
4. A blue cross on a red ground

Question 11Not answered

Which composer wrote the opera 'Dido and Aeneas'?

1. Henry Purcell
2. Edward Elgar
3. Ralph Vaughan Williams
4. Gustav Holst

Question 12Not answered

Which flag shows a white diagonal cross on a blue background?

1. The flag of Scotland
2. The flag of England
3. The flag of Wales
4. The flag of Northern Ireland

Question 13Not answered

How long is the Bayeux Tapestry?

1. About 7 metres
2. About 700 metres
3. About 20 metres
4. Nearly 70 metres

Question 14Not answered

What does the handbook say has no place in British society?

1. Political debate and disagreement
2. Charity work in local areas
3. Extremism and intolerance
4. Foreign customs and languages

Question 15Not answered

What is the role of the Speaker of the House of Commons?

1. To lead the largest party
2. To chair debates impartially
3. To advise the Cabinet
4. To appoint judges

Question 16Not answered

What do solicitors do?

1. Judge criminal cases in the Crown Court
2. Decide the sentences for those found guilty
3. Give legal advice, take action for clients and represent them in court
4. Arrest suspects and hold them in custody

Question 17Not answered

How are the questions in the Life in the UK test chosen?

1. They differ for each person taking the test at that session
2. Every candidate at a session gets the same 24 questions
3. They are chosen by the manager of the test centre
4. They are the same for everyone in the same region

Question 18Not answered

In the UK, what is the minimum age for buying tobacco products?

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

Question 19Not answered

Who was the UK's first woman Prime Minister?

1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Queen Victoria
3. Emmeline Pankhurst
4. Teresa May

Question 20Not answered

What is a 'town centre'?

1. The local council building
2. A shopping centre outside town
3. The main railway station
4. The central shopping area of a town

Question 21Not answered

What is the approximate share of the UK population living in Scotland?

1. Just over 8%
2. About 5%
3. About 15%
4. Less than 3%

Question 22Not answered

Which novelist wrote 'Sense and Sensibility'?

1. Charlotte Brontë
2. George Eliot
3. Elizabeth Gaskell
4. Jane Austen

Question 23Not answered

At which 1746 battle was Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated?

1. Battle of Culloden
2. Battle of the Boyne
3. Battle of Marston Moor
4. Battle of Bannockburn

Question 24Not answered

What does democracy mean in the UK?

1. The monarch chooses the government
2. Judges decide who governs
3. People choose their representatives by voting
4. The Church appoints MPs