Life in the UK Test

All questions

Values and Principles49
What is the UK?34
British History368
Modern Society311
Government and Law258

Values and Principles

  1. Which of these is one of the fundamental principles of British life?
  2. What does the rule of law mean in the UK?
  3. Which of these is a responsibility of everyone living in the UK?
  4. Which responsibility is listed for people living in the UK?
  5. Which of these is a freedom that people in the UK enjoy?
  6. Which right is protected for people in the UK?
  7. Freedom of belief in the UK means that people can
  8. Which activity is an example of taking part in community life?
  9. What is jury service?
  10. Which of these is part of the pledge made at a citizenship ceremony?
  11. In the citizenship oath, to whom does the new citizen promise allegiance?
  12. What can a new citizen do if they prefer not to swear a religious oath?
  13. Which Act brought the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law?
  14. Which of these is illegal in the UK?
  15. What must be true for a marriage to be lawful in the UK?
  16. Which statement about women in UK law is correct?
  17. What is a trade union?
  18. Which test must most adult applicants pass before applying to become British citizens?
  19. How many questions does the Life in the UK test contain?
  20. What does democracy mean in the UK?
  21. What does individual liberty mean?
  22. Which of these is a responsibility of everyone living in the UK?
  23. Why should people treat others with tolerance in the UK?
  24. Who does the law of the UK protect against unfair discrimination at work?
  25. Which of these must a person do to become a naturalised British citizen at a ceremony?
  26. What is the main purpose of the Human Rights Act 1998?
  27. Which of these is a way to help improve your local community?
  28. Which of these best describes how the UK treats religion?
  29. Which of these is a duty you might be called for as a UK citizen?
  30. Which principle of British life is about respecting people who hold different faiths and beliefs?
  31. What does the handbook say has no place in British society?
  32. In the citizenship pledge, what do new citizens promise to uphold?
  33. In the citizenship pledge, what do new citizens promise to observe faithfully?
  34. Which of these should you do if you wish to be a permanent resident or citizen?
  35. What does the UK give to residents in return for their responsibilities?
  36. Which of these is a freedom offered to people living in the UK?
  37. How are the questions in the Life in the UK test chosen?
  38. In which languages other than English may the Life in the UK test be taken by special arrangement?
  39. Where can you take the Life in the UK test?
  40. Approximately how many Life in the UK test centres are there around the UK?
  41. How can you book a place for the Life in the UK test?
  42. What must you take with you to the Life in the UK test?
  43. What level of English do the test questions require?
  44. What can you do if your English is below ESOL Entry Level 3?
  45. From October 2013, which English level did settlement applicants need to show, as well as passing the test?
  46. Who normally must pass the Life in the UK test to become permanent residents?
  47. What does the handbook say about the 'Check that you understand' boxes?
  48. Where in the handbook can you find key words and phrases explained?
  49. Which website does the handbook give for booking the Life in the UK test?

What is the UK?

  1. Which countries are included in the United Kingdom?
  2. What is the official political status of the 'rest of Ireland' outside of Northern Ireland?
  3. What is the official name of the country described in the handbook?
  4. Which of the following is the correct geographical definition of 'Great Britain'?
  5. Which collective terms are used throughout the handbook to refer to everyone in the UK?
  6. What is the official status of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man?
  7. Where is the parliament that governs the entire United Kingdom located?
  8. Which of these are named in the chapter as examples of British overseas territories?
  9. Which parts of the UK have their own parliaments or assemblies with devolved powers?
  10. How are the governments of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man described?
  11. What kind of power is held by the parliaments or assemblies of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
  12. Which of the following describes the relationship between British overseas territories and the UK?
  13. In the context of the UK, what does 'Great Britain' NOT include?
  14. Which location serves as the meeting place for the UK's central governing body?
  15. Which island is specifically listed alongside the Channel Islands as a 'Crown dependency'?
  16. What is the capital city of Scotland?
  17. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
  18. Which plant is the emblem of Northern Ireland?
  19. Which flower is the national emblem of England?
  20. Which plant is the emblem of Scotland?
  21. Which flower is a national emblem of Wales?
  22. Who is the patron saint of England?
  23. Which saint is Scotland's patron?
  24. On what date is St George's Day?
  25. On what date is St Patrick's Day?
  26. On what date is St Andrew's Day?
  27. Which flag shows a white diagonal cross on a blue background?
  28. Which of these is a language spoken in Wales alongside English?
  29. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
  30. Which countries share the island of Ireland?
  31. In which ocean are the Falkland Islands?
  32. What is the Union Flag sometimes called?
  33. What is the largest religion in the UK by number of followers?
  34. Which colour is the cross on the flag of England?

British History

  1. Roughly how long ago did the Channel permanently cut Britain off from mainland Europe?
  2. Where is the prehistoric monument Stonehenge located?
  3. Which of the following is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe?
  4. During which period did people first learn to make objects out of bronze?
  5. Where can an impressive Iron Age hill fort still be seen today?
  6. In which year did Julius Caesar lead the first (unsuccessful) Roman invasion of Britain?
  7. Which Roman Emperor led the successful invasion of Britain in AD 43?
  8. Which Iceni queen led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain?
  9. What was the primary purpose of Hadrian's Wall?
  10. Which of these are the names of forts found along Hadrian's Wall?
  11. In what year did the Roman army leave Britain to defend other parts of the Empire?
  12. Which tribes from northern Europe invaded Britain after the Romans left?
  13. Where was an Anglo-Saxon king buried with treasure in a ship?
  14. Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
  15. From which countries did the Vikings originate?
  16. Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Vikings?
  17. What was the 'Danelaw'?
  18. Who was the first Danish king to rule England?
  19. Which king first united the people in the north under the name Scotland?
  20. In what year did the Norman Conquest take place?
  21. Which battle saw William, the Duke of Normandy, defeat King Harold?
  22. Which record, ordered by William I in 1085, listed who owned land across England?
  23. The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates which event?
  24. What was the purpose of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284?
  25. Which Scottish leader defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
  26. By 1200, the English ruled an area of Ireland around Dublin known as what?
  27. What was the name of the long war between England and France that lasted 116 years?
  28. At which 1415 battle did King Henry V defeat the French despite being outnumbered?
  29. What was the 'Black Death'?
  30. What did the Magna Carta establish in 1215?
  31. Which of these were the two parts of the English Parliament by the end of the Middle Ages?
  32. Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' in the 14th century?
  33. Who was the first person in England to use a printing press?
  34. What were the symbols of the two families in the Wars of the Roses?
  35. Which battle in 1485 ended the Wars of the Roses?
  36. Who was the first king of the House of Tudor?
  37. Which wife of Henry VIII gave him the son he wanted (Edward) but died shortly after?
  38. What was the 'Reformation'?
  39. Which monarch re-established the Church of England as the official Church?
  40. In what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
  41. Which explorer's ship was named the 'Golden Hind'?
  42. Where was William Shakespeare born?
  43. Who inherited the English throne after Elizabeth I died in 1603?
  44. What was the 'Divine Right of Kings'?
  45. In the English Civil War, what were the supporters of the King and Parliament called?
  46. In what year was King Charles I executed?
  47. What title was given to Oliver Cromwell when he ruled the republic?
  48. What was the 'Restoration' in 1660?
  49. Who designed the new St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?
  50. What did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 guarantee?
  51. Which scientist showed that sunlight splits into the colours of the rainbow?
  52. Why was the event in 1688 called the 'Glorious Revolution'?
  53. At which battle in 1690 did William III defeat James II?
  54. Who were the 'Jacobites'?
  55. The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed which of the following?
  56. Who were the Huguenots?
  57. In what year did the Act of Union create the Kingdom of Great Britain?
  58. Who is considered the first 'Prime Minister' of Britain?
  59. At which 1746 battle was Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated?
  60. Who wrote 'Auld Lang Syne'?
  61. Which Enlightenment thinker is famous for his work on economics?
  62. Richard Arkwright is remembered for his work in which industry?
  63. Sake Dean Mahomet is famous for what achievement?
  64. Who was the evangelical Christian and MP who played a key role in the abolition of the slave trade?
  65. In what year was the slave trade abolished in British ships?
  66. In what year did the American colonies declare their independence from Britain?
  67. Who was in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
  68. Where was Napoleon defeated by the Duke of Wellington in 1815?
  69. The Union Flag consists of the crosses of which three patron saints?
  70. Why does the Welsh dragon not appear on the Union Flag?
  71. Which laws prevented the import of cheap grain and were repealed in 1846?
  72. Which engineer built the Great Western Railway?
  73. What was the 'Crystal Palace' built for in 1851?
  74. Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of what profession?
  75. What did the 'Chartists' campaign for in the 19th century?
  76. In what year were women over 30 given the right to vote in the UK?
  77. Who was the founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), known as the 'suffragettes'?
  78. Who wrote 'The Jungle Book' and 'Just So Stories'?
  79. The assassination of whom triggered the outbreak of the First World War?
  80. On what date did the First World War end?
  81. What happened in Ireland in 1922?
  82. The BBC began the first regular public television service in which year?
  83. Who became Prime Minister and Britain’s war leader in 1940?
  84. What were the names of the most important RAF fighter planes used in the Battle of Britain?
  85. What is the name given to the evacuation of 300,000 men from the beaches of France in 1940?
  86. On what date did the Allied forces land in Normandy (D-Day)?
  87. Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
  88. Who was the Prime Minister that introduced the welfare state after the Second World War?
  89. Who was the Minister for Health responsible for establishing the NHS in 1948?
  90. The 1944 Education Act, which introduced free secondary education, is often called what?
  91. Which Scotsman developed the television in the 1920s?
  92. Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?
  93. Who was the UK's first woman Prime Minister?
  94. In 1982, the UK fought a war to recover which British overseas territory?
  95. Which Roman emperor ordered a great wall to be built across the north of Britain?
  96. Which language did the Norman rulers speak?
  97. Which king was forced to accept the Magna Carta in 1215?
  98. Which English king was known as 'the Lionheart'?
  99. Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?
  100. Which queen was nicknamed 'Bloody Mary' for burning Protestants?
  101. Which Scottish queen was imprisoned and then executed by Elizabeth I?
  102. Which translation of the Bible, still used today, was published in 1611?
  103. The Great Fire of London happened in which year?
  104. Which disease killed thousands of Londoners in 1665?
  105. Which scientific society was founded in 1660 and counted Isaac Newton among its members?
  106. What were the Highland Clearances?
  107. Which industry was Manchester famous for during the Industrial Revolution?
  108. Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire in which year?
  109. What did the Reform Act of 1832 do?
  110. In which year did Victoria become queen?
  111. In which war did Florence Nightingale nurse wounded soldiers?
  112. Which country was often called the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire?
  113. Where was the Boer War fought?
  114. What caused the Irish famine of the 1840s?
  115. Which 1916 battle in France caused huge British casualties?
  116. In which year did women gain equal voting rights with men in the UK?
  117. Which event led Britain to declare war on Germany in 1939?
  118. What was the Blitz?
  119. What were evacuees during the Second World War?
  120. Which two countries were formed when India gained independence in 1947?
  121. The UK became a member of the European Economic Community in which year?
  122. What was the period of conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s called?
  123. What were the first people to live in Britain, in the Stone Age?
  124. For much of the Stone Age, how was Britain connected to the continent?
  125. How long ago did the first farmers arrive in Britain?
  126. What was Stonehenge probably used for?
  127. Around how long ago did people in Britain learn to make bronze?
  128. In what kind of homes did people live in the Bronze Age?
  129. What were the sites called that were sometimes defended in the Iron Age?
  130. Which language family did people speak in Iron Age Britain?
  131. What did people in Iron Age Britain produce for the first time?
  132. For about how long did Britain remain separate from the Roman Empire after Julius Caesar's failed invasion?
  133. Where is there a statue of Boudicca?
  134. Which people did Hadrian's Wall keep out?
  135. Which of these forts can still be seen on Hadrian's Wall?
  136. For about how long did the Romans remain in Britain?
  137. What did the Romans build in Britain?
  138. Christianity first took root in Britain during which centuries?
  139. What is the basis of modern-day English?
  140. In which English county was the Sutton Hoo burial place?
  141. Which saint founded a monastery on the island of Iona?
  142. Which missionary led a group from Rome to spread Christianity in the south?
  143. In what year did the Vikings first visit Britain to raid?
  144. Which two Viking place names in England are given in the handbook?
  145. Which king united the people of the north, so that the term Scotland began to be used?
  146. What happened to King Harold at the Battle of Hastings?
  147. How long is the Bayeux Tapestry?
  148. What was special about the Norman Conquest of England?
  149. Which language of the new ruling class influenced the development of English?
  150. What are the years of the Middle Ages, according to the handbook?
  151. Which two huge castles were built in Wales to maintain English power?
  152. During the Middle Ages, who fought in the Crusades?
  153. How did the Normans organise land ownership?
  154. What were most peasants in the Middle Ages?
  155. What happened after the Black Death because there were fewer people?
  156. What does 'Magna Carta' mean?
  157. Who sat in the House of Lords in the Middle Ages?
  158. What were the three Houses of the Scottish Parliament called?
  159. How did English judges develop 'common law'?
  160. In which of these did the Scottish legal system differ from the English?
  161. By 1400, which language was the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament in England?
  162. Who wrote 'The Bruce' about the Battle of Bannockburn?
  163. Which of these castles is still in use today?
  164. Which cathedral is famous for its medieval stained glass?
  165. Which product became a very important English export in the Middle Ages?
  166. In which year did the Wars of the Roses begin?
  167. Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
  168. Who did Henry VII marry to unite the families of Lancaster and York?
  169. What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?
  170. How did Henry VII strengthen his position as king?
  171. For what two things was Henry VIII most famous?
  172. Which of Henry VIII's wives was a Spanish princess?
  173. Where was Anne Boleyn executed?
  174. Which of Henry VIII's wives was a German princess?
  175. Which of Henry VIII's wives survived him?
  176. Why did Henry VIII establish the Church of England?
  177. In the new Church of England, who had the power to appoint bishops?
  178. What did Protestants read in their own languages instead of Latin?
  179. What was created by the Act for the Government of Wales under Henry VIII?
  180. What was written during the reign of Edward VI to be used in the Church of England?
  181. How old was Edward VI when he died?
  182. How did Elizabeth I avoid serious religious conflict in England?
  183. What happened in Scotland in 1560?
  184. How was the Church of Scotland different from the Church of England?
  185. How long did Elizabeth I keep Mary, Queen of Scots prisoner?
  186. Who was Mary, Queen of Scots' son who became James VI of Scotland?
  187. What did Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, do?
  188. Which of these is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays?
  189. Which London theatre is a modern copy of the theatres where Shakespeare's plays were first performed?
  190. Which of these lines comes from Hamlet?
  191. Over which countries did James VI of Scotland become king as James I?
  192. What is the King James Bible also known as?
  193. Which Tudor king took the title 'King of Ireland'?
  194. What were the settlements of Scottish and English Protestants in Ulster called?
  195. Where did many of the settlers in the Ulster plantations come from?
  196. Why was Elizabeth I successful in managing Parliament?
  197. For how many years did Charles I rule without calling Parliament?
  198. What unrest was caused by Charles I's attempt to impose a revised Prayer Book?
  199. What were the Puritans?
  200. What did Charles I do in the House of Commons before the Civil War began?
  201. In which year did the English Civil War begin?
  202. At which two battles was the king's army defeated in the Civil War?
  203. What was England called after the execution of Charles I?
  204. What did Charles II famously hide in to escape after the Battle of Worcester?
  205. For how many years was Britain a republic?
  206. Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector?
  207. From where did Parliament invite Charles II to return in May 1660?
  208. Who wrote a diary about the plague and the Great Fire that is still read today?
  209. What does 'habeas corpus' mean in Latin?
  210. What is the oldest surviving scientific society in the world?
  211. What did Sir Edmund Halley successfully predict?
  212. What did Newton's Principia Mathematica show?
  213. Which religion did King James II follow?
  214. Who was William of Orange?
  215. Where did James II flee after William reached England in 1688?
  216. Which event is still celebrated by some in Northern Ireland today?
  217. What happened to the MacDonalds of Glencoe?
  218. How often did the Bill of Rights require a new Parliament to be elected at least?
  219. What was the religion that Parliament declared the king or queen must follow?
  220. What were the two main groups in Parliament after the Glorious Revolution?
  221. From which year were newspapers allowed to operate without a government licence?
  222. What were 'rotten boroughs'?
  223. Who could vote for Members of Parliament after the Glorious Revolution?
  224. When did the first Jews to come to Britain since the Middle Ages settle in London?
  225. Which of these did Scotland keep after the Act of Union in 1707?
  226. Why did George I need to rely on his ministers?
  227. How long was Sir Robert Walpole Prime Minister?
  228. Who was 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'?
  229. What were 'crofts'?
  230. What is Robert Burns known as in Scotland?
  231. Which three Scots are named among the Enlightenment thinkers and scientists?
  232. What was one of the most important principles of the Enlightenment?
  233. Which sector employed the most people in Britain before the 1700s?
  234. What did the Industrial Revolution depend on?
  235. What did the Bessemer process lead to the development of?
  236. What was Richard Arkwright's original job?
  237. Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?
  238. What were working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?
  239. Which explorer mapped the coast of Australia?
  240. Which company gained control of large parts of India?
  241. What did Sake Dean Mahomet open in 1810?
  242. Which group set up the first formal anti-slavery groups in the late 1700s?
  243. Where did most slaves transported on British ships come from?
  244. Which Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833?
  245. After 1833, which workers were employed to replace the freed slaves?
  246. What slogan did American colonists use about British taxes?
  247. In which year did Britain recognise American independence?
  248. What was Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, which can be visited in Portsmouth?
  249. Where is the monument to Admiral Nelson in London?
  250. By what nickname was the Duke of Wellington known?
  251. In which year did Ireland become unified with England, Scotland and Wales?
  252. What does the cross of St Patrick on the Union Flag look like?
  253. When was the first Union Flag created?
  254. How old was Victoria when she became queen?
  255. For how long did Queen Victoria reign?
  256. About how many people lived in the British Empire under Victoria?
  257. Roughly how many Britons emigrated overseas in the sixty years from 1853?
  258. In which year were the Corn Laws repealed?
  259. What limit was placed on the hours women and children could work in factories in 1847?
  260. Who pioneered the railway engine just before Victoria came to the throne?
  261. Which railway did Brunel construct as the first major railway built in Britain?
  262. Which London station is the start of the Great Western Railway?
  263. Which bridge designed by Brunel spans the Avon Gorge?
  264. What did the UK produce more than half of in the 19th century?
  265. Which glass and steel building in Hyde Park housed the 1851 Great Exhibition?
  266. Which countries did Britain fight alongside against Russia in the Crimean War?
  267. What was special about media coverage of the Crimean War?
  268. Which medal did Queen Victoria introduce during the Crimean War?
  269. Where was Florence Nightingale born?
  270. In which hospital in London did Florence Nightingale establish her Training School?
  271. How many people died in the Irish famine?
  272. Where did many Irish emigrants go after the famine?
  273. What did the Irish nationalist Charles Stuart Parnell advocate?
  274. Which group of Irish nationalists favoured complete independence?
  275. What did the Reform Act of 1832 abolish?
  276. What were campaigners for working-class votes called?
  277. In which year did a second Reform Act create many more urban seats?
  278. What was true of married women's property until 1870?
  279. Where was Emmeline Pankhurst born?
  280. In which year was the WSPU founded?
  281. What did the suffragettes do as part of their civil disobedience?
  282. At what age did women get the vote on equal terms with men in 1928?
  283. How long did the Boer War last?
  284. What was the Boers' origin?
  285. What did the Empire gradually become by the second half of the 20th century?
  286. Which Nobel Prize did Rudyard Kipling win in 1907?
  287. Which of Kipling's poems begins 'If you can keep your head'?
  288. Which measure was introduced in the early 20th century to help more people take part in public life?
  289. On what date was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
  290. Which of these was part of the Allied Powers in the First World War?
  291. About how many Indians fought on behalf of Britain in the First World War?
  292. How many British casualties were there on the first day of the Somme?
  293. At what time did the First World War end?
  294. What was promised to Ireland by the British government in 1913?
  295. What was the Easter Rising?
  296. What was the rest of Ireland called after 1922?
  297. What happened to living conditions in the 1920s?
  298. In which year did the world enter the Great Depression?
  299. Which two industries developed in the 1930s?
  300. Who published influential new theories of economics in the inter-war period?
  301. In which year did Hitler come to power in Germany?
  302. Which countries were the main allies of the UK in the Second World War?
  303. What did Churchill say in his first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister?
  304. In which year was Churchill voted the greatest Briton of all time?
  305. How many men were rescued from the beaches around Dunkirk?
  306. Which phrase arose from the Dunkirk evacuation?
  307. Which British city was almost totally destroyed by bombing during the Blitz?
  308. What did the phrase 'the Blitz spirit' describe?
  309. Which event led the United States to join the war in December 1941?
  310. Which German attack in 1941 was described as the largest invasion in history?
  311. When was Germany comprehensively defeated by the Allies?
  312. How did the war against Japan end in August 1945?
  313. Which British scientist led the team that first 'split the atom'?
  314. Which two scientists developed penicillin into a usable drug?
  315. In which year did Alexander Fleming win the Nobel Prize in Medicine?
  316. What was outlined in the Beveridge Report?
  317. What did the NHS guarantee?
  318. What did the government nationalise after 1945?
  319. How many countries were granted independence in 1947?
  320. What is Ceylon called today?
  321. Which Prime Minister was famous for the 'wind of change' speech?
  322. Which organisation did the UK join to resist the perceived threat from the Soviet Union?
  323. Which government was in office from 1951 to 1964?
  324. What did William Beveridge identify as the five 'Giant Evils'?
  325. Who oversaw the introduction of the Education Act 1944?
  326. Where was Dylan Thomas born?
  327. Which of these is Dylan Thomas's radio play?
  328. From where were workers invited to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War?
  329. What were the 1960s known as?
  330. Which two pop groups were well known in the 1960s?
  331. What did Parliament pass in the 1960s to help women at work?
  332. Which supersonic airliner did Britain and France develop?
  333. How many people of Indian origin did Britain admit from Uganda in the early 1970s?
  334. Who developed the television in the 1920s?
  335. Who developed radar?
  336. Which radio telescope did Sir Bernard Lovell build?
  337. What is a Turing machine?
  338. Which scientist was co-discoverer of insulin?
  339. In which year was the structure of DNA discovered?
  340. Who developed the jet engine in the 1930s?
  341. Who invented the hovercraft?
  342. In which year did Concorde begin carrying passengers?
  343. Which aircraft capable of taking off vertically was designed and developed in the UK?
  344. Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM, or 'cashpoint'?
  345. Where was the world's first 'test-tube baby' born in 1978?
  346. What did British scientists Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell lead a team to achieve in 1996?
  347. Which British scientist co-invented the MRI scanner?
  348. When was information first successfully transferred via the World Wide Web?
  349. What problem affected the UK economy in the late 1970s?
  350. What happened to the Northern Ireland Parliament in 1972?
  351. Which sport did Mary Peters win an Olympic gold medal in, in 1972?
  352. In which year was the European Economic Community formed?
  353. How long did Margaret Thatcher lead the Conservative government?
  354. What did the Thatcher government do to nationalised industries?
  355. Which Prime Minister followed Margaret Thatcher and helped start the Northern Ireland peace process?
  356. Where was Margaret Thatcher from?
  357. Which American President did Margaret Thatcher work closely with?
  358. Where was Roald Dahl born?
  359. Which Prime Minister led the Labour government elected in 1997?
  360. What did the Blair government introduce in 1997?
  361. Which agreement was signed in 1998 as part of the Northern Ireland peace process?
  362. When was the Northern Ireland Assembly reinstated after being suspended in 2002?
  363. Who took over as Prime Minister in 2007?
  364. What did Britain help to liberate in the 1990s after the Iraqi invasion?
  365. When did British combat troops leave Iraq?
  366. What is ISAF?
  367. What happened in the May 2010 General Election?
  368. Who became Prime Minister of the coalition government in 2010?

Modern Society

  1. What is the longest distance on the UK mainland?
  2. What is the capital city of Wales?
  3. Which of these is a denomination of UK currency?
  4. In which part of the UK is Gaelic spoken by some people in the Highlands and Islands?
  5. Approximately what percentage of the UK population lives in England?
  6. Which figure is regarded as the spiritual leader of the Church of England?
  7. Which of these countries has no established Church?
  8. When is St David's Day celebrated?
  9. Which of these patron saints' days is a public holiday in Northern Ireland?
  10. What is the name of the period of 40 days before Easter?
  11. Which festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs and is known as the 'Festival of Lights'?
  12. On which date is Vaisakhi celebrated each year by Sikhs?
  13. What is the traditional name for New Year's Eve in Scotland?
  14. Until what time on April Fool's Day are jokes traditionally played?
  15. Which historical event is remembered on Bonfire Night (5 November)?
  16. Where are wreaths laid by the Royal Family and politicians on Remembrance Day?
  17. Who was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes?
  18. Which doctor is credited with founding the Paralympic Games?
  19. In which city were the 2012 Olympic Games held?
  20. What is the name of the famous cricket series played between England and Australia?
  21. Where is the Grand National horse race held?
  22. Which Scottish town is known as the 'home of golf'?
  23. Where does a famous yearly rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities take place?
  24. The 'Proms' is an eight-week summer season of what type of music?
  25. Who composed the 'Water Music' for King George I?
  26. Which composer is famous for 'The Planets' suite?
  27. Which Agatha Christie play has been running in London since 1952?
  28. Who wrote the music for shows such as 'Cats' and 'The Phantom of the Opera'?
  29. What is the name of the prestigious visual art award established in 1984?
  30. Which 18th-century Scottish architect influenced architecture in the UK, Europe, and America?
  31. Who designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall?
  32. Who was the 18th-century landscape designer known as 'Capability'?
  33. Which author wrote the 'Harry Potter' series?
  34. Which poet wrote "The Tyger"?
  35. Which of these is the national flower of Scotland?
  36. Who was a famous British actor in silent movies known for his 'tramp' character?
  37. What does a television licence fund?
  38. At what age can a person be bought wine or beer to drink with a meal in a restaurant if they are with someone over 18?
  39. Which organization was founded in 1895 to preserve important buildings and coastline?
  40. What was 'Big Ben' renamed in 2012 to honour the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee?
  41. Where is the Eden Project located?
  42. Which land formation of 50-million-year-old volcanic lava columns is in Northern Ireland?
  43. Which of these is England's largest national park?
  44. What is the date of Boxing Day?
  45. Which day of the Christian year remembers the death of Jesus?
  46. What are people traditionally given at Easter?
  47. What food is traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday?
  48. On what date is Valentine's Day?
  49. What do many children do on Halloween, 31 October?
  50. Which Scottish poet is celebrated on 25 January at Burns Night?
  51. Which traditional Scottish dish is served at Burns Night?
  52. What is the Eisteddfod?
  53. Which city holds a major arts festival each August?
  54. Which sport is played at Wimbledon?
  55. Which annual horse-racing event is a major fixture of the social calendar, held in June in Berkshire?
  56. In which year did England win the football World Cup?
  57. Who in 2013 became the first British man since 1936 to win the Wimbledon singles title?
  58. Who in 2012 became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France?
  59. Which British runner won gold in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the 2004 Olympics?
  60. Which two ice dancers won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics with their 'Bolero' routine?
  61. Which British swimmer won two Paralympic gold medals at the age of 13?
  62. Which sport is played at Lord's ground in London?
  63. Which stadium in London is known as the home of English football?
  64. Which British driver won his first Formula One world championship in 2008?
  65. Which painter is famous for 'The Hay Wain'?
  66. Which sculptor is best known for large, abstract reclining figures?
  67. Which composer wrote the 'Pomp and Circumstance' marches?
  68. Which composer wrote the opera 'Dido and Aeneas'?
  69. Which pop group from Liverpool was hugely successful in the 1960s?
  70. Who wrote the comic operas 'The Mikado' and 'HMS Pinafore'?
  71. Which London theatre is a reconstruction of Shakespeare's original playhouse?
  72. Which novelist wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?
  73. Which Victorian author wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations'?
  74. Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?
  75. Which author created the spy James Bond?
  76. Which author wrote 'The Lord of the Rings'?
  77. Which Welsh poet wrote 'Under Milk Wood'?
  78. Which English poet is famous for writing about daffodils in the Lake District?
  79. Which Scottish author wrote 'Treasure Island'?
  80. Which literary prize, first awarded in 1969, is given each year to a novel written in English?
  81. Which film director made 'Psycho' and 'The 39 Steps'?
  82. Which British animator created Wallace and Gromit?
  83. Who developed the process that made steel much cheaper to produce in the 19th century?
  84. Who invented the jet engine?
  85. Who developed radar in the 1930s?
  86. What was special about Dolly the sheep, born in Scotland in 1996?
  87. Which mathematician helped break German codes and is regarded as a founder of computer science?
  88. What is stored in the Tower of London?
  89. In which national park are Scafell Pike and Windermere?
  90. Which charity looks after historic houses, gardens and coastline?
  91. What does National Insurance help to pay for?
  92. Which festival marks the end of the Muslim fast of Ramadan?
  93. Which Christian festival celebrates the birth of Jesus?
  94. What is the Church of Scotland?
  95. Which of the following is a traditional Sunday meal in England?
  96. At what age can someone buy alcohol in a UK shop?
  97. Which type of event is the Chelsea Flower Show?
  98. Which sport is the 'Six Nations' championship?
  99. About what proportion of the UK population has a parent or grandparent born outside the UK?
  100. Where in Europe is the UK located?
  101. About how long is the longest distance on the UK mainland?
  102. How many pence are there in a pound?
  103. Which of these is a UK banknote denomination?
  104. What is true of banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern Ireland?
  105. In which UK country do many people speak Welsh?
  106. Which language do some people in Northern Ireland speak?
  107. About how large was the UK population in 1801?
  108. About how large was the UK population in 1998?
  109. What is the approximate share of the UK population living in Scotland?
  110. Why are people in the UK living longer than ever before?
  111. What is the most common ethnic description chosen in surveys in the UK?
  112. About what proportion of the UK workforce is made up of women?
  113. Which is true of girls' and boys' school results?
  114. What percentage of people identified themselves as Christian in the 2009 Citizenship Survey?
  115. What percentage of people in the 2009 Citizenship Survey said they had no religion?
  116. Which of these is a Hindu place of worship?
  117. Since when has the Church of England existed?
  118. What is the Church of England called in Scotland and the United States?
  119. Who is the head of the Church of England?
  120. Who usually chooses the Archbishop of Canterbury?
  121. Which Church of England members sit in the House of Lords?
  122. How is the Church of Scotland governed?
  123. For how long is the Moderator of the Church of Scotland appointed?
  124. Which of these is another Protestant Christian group in the UK?
  125. What is the biggest Christian denomination in the UK apart from the Protestant Churches?
  126. In which parts of the UK are patron saints' days official holidays?
  127. Which church has been the coronation church since 1066?
  128. How many monarchs are buried in Westminster Abbey?
  129. What does Christmas Day celebrate?
  130. Which foods often feature in a traditional Christmas meal?
  131. Who do very young children believe brings them presents at Christmas?
  132. Which two days of Easter are public holidays?
  133. How is the day before Lent starts known?
  134. What is marked on the forehead on Ash Wednesday?
  135. What do Easter eggs symbolise?
  136. How long does Diwali last?
  137. Which city has a famous celebration of Diwali?
  138. How many days does Hannukah last?
  139. What is a menorah?
  140. What does Eid al-Fitr celebrate?
  141. What does Eid ul Adha remember?
  142. Where must animals be sacrificed in Britain during Eid ul Adha?
  143. What does Vaisakhi celebrate?
  144. Which day is also a public holiday in Scotland after New Year?
  145. What do some people send on Valentine's Day?
  146. When is Mothering Sunday?
  147. When is Father's Day?
  148. What are Halloween's roots?
  149. What do many people carve for Halloween?
  150. Who led the group of Catholics behind the 1605 plot commemorated on Bonfire Night?
  151. What happens at 11.00 am on Remembrance Day?
  152. What do people wear for Remembrance Day?
  153. When was the Cenotaph unveiled?
  154. What are bank holidays?
  155. Which anniversary is also a public holiday in Northern Ireland in July?
  156. Which of these sports began in Britain?
  157. In which years has the UK hosted the Olympic Games?
  158. In which part of London was the main Olympic site for the 2012 Games?
  159. Where did the Paralympics originate?
  160. What was Ludwig Guttman's origin?
  161. In which year did Roger Bannister run the first mile in under four minutes?
  162. How many times did Sir Jackie Stewart win the Formula 1 world championship?
  163. Who captained the English football team that won the 1966 World Cup?
  164. For which sport is Sir Steve Redgrave famous?
  165. How many Paralympic medals did Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson win?
  166. For what achievement is Dame Ellen MacArthur known?
  167. How many Olympic gold medals had Sir Chris Hoy won according to the handbook?
  168. Who won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres?
  169. How many different events are in the heptathlon?
  170. In 2012, which Scottish tennis player won the US Open?
  171. How long can a game of cricket last?
  172. Which of these is an expression that has passed into everyday usage from cricket?
  173. Which is the UK's most popular sport?
  174. What is England's only international football tournament victory?
  175. When did rugby originate in England?
  176. Which countries compete in the Six Nations rugby union championship?
  177. How long is the Royal Ascot race meeting?
  178. Where is the Scottish Grand National held?
  179. Where is the National Horseracing Museum?
  180. Where can the modern game of golf be traced back to?
  181. Which golf tournament is the only 'Major' held outside the United States?
  182. Where was the first tennis club founded, in 1872?
  183. What is special about the Wimbledon Championships among Grand Slam events?
  184. Which British yachtsman first circled the globe alone in 1966 and 1967?
  185. Where is the most famous sailing event held in the UK?
  186. When did motor-car racing in the UK start?
  187. Which of these has won the Formula 1 World Championship?
  188. Where is Europe's longest dry ski slope?
  189. Since when has the BBC organised the Proms?
  190. Which composer was the organist at Westminster Abbey and developed a British musical style?
  191. When did Handel become a British citizen?
  192. For whom did Handel write the 'Water Music'?
  193. Which oratorio by Handel is sung regularly by choirs, often at Easter?
  194. Which hymn tune did Holst adapt from Jupiter in The Planets?
  195. Where was Sir Edward Elgar born?
  196. Which piece by Elgar is usually played at the Last Night of the Proms?
  197. By what was Ralph Vaughan Williams strongly influenced?
  198. For which two coronations did Sir William Walton write marches?
  199. Which composer is best known for operas such as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?
  200. Which piece by Britten introduces the sections of the orchestra?
  201. Which British music movement emerged in the late 1970s?
  202. Where is the O2 arena?
  203. Which of these is a famous UK music festival?
  204. When is the Mercury Music Prize awarded?
  205. What is London's West End also known as?
  206. Which of these did Gilbert and Sullivan write?
  207. Who wrote the music for Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita in collaboration with Tim Rice?
  208. What is a pantomime?
  209. Which traditional pantomime character is a woman played by a man?
  210. What is the biggest and best-known part of the Edinburgh Festival?
  211. After whom are the Laurence Olivier Awards named?
  212. Which two painters from abroad worked in Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries?
  213. Which painter is most famous for Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border?
  214. Which artist is considered to have raised the profile of landscape painting?
  215. What did the Pre-Raphaelites paint?
  216. Which sculptor is best known for large bronze abstract sculptures?
  217. Which British painter helped shape 1960s pop art?
  218. Where is the Tate Modern based?
  219. How many works are shortlisted each year for the Turner Prize?
  220. Which building in the Tower of London is a Norman keep ordered by William I?
  221. Which of these cathedrals is a great medieval example named in the handbook?
  222. Which great country house in Derbyshire is mentioned in the handbook?
  223. Which architect took inspiration from classical architecture to design the Queen's House at Greenwich?
  224. Which architect helped develop a British version of the ornate European styles, in the new St Paul's Cathedral?
  225. In which English city was the Royal Crescent built, influenced by Robert Adam's ideas?
  226. Which architectural style became popular again in the 19th century?
  227. Which city did Sir Edwin Lutyens design to be the seat of government in India?
  228. Which of these architects is named among modern British architects working on major projects worldwide?
  229. Who designed landscapes so that they appeared natural, and was known as 'Capability'?
  230. Which garden designer often worked with Edwin Lutyens on colourful gardens?
  231. What does the annual Chelsea Flower Show showcase?
  232. Who designed furniture in the 18th century?
  233. Which designer is known for Art Deco ceramics?
  234. Which British fashion designer is named among leading designers of recent years?
  235. Which British writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
  236. Which book was voted the country's best-loved novel in 2003?
  237. Since when has the Man Booker Prize for Fiction been awarded?
  238. Which novelist wrote 'Sense and Sensibility'?
  239. Which of Dickens's characters is used to describe a mean person?
  240. Which of these did Robert Louis Stevenson write?
  241. Which novelist focused on rural society in books such as 'Far from the Madding Crowd'?
  242. Where was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from?
  243. Which novel is Evelyn Waugh perhaps best known for?
  244. Which novel by Sir Kingsley Amis is his most well known?
  245. Which author wrote 'Brighton Rock' and 'Our Man in Havana'?
  246. What does the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf tell of?
  247. How many lines must a sonnet have?
  248. Which poet wrote 'Paradise Lost'?
  249. Which poet was inspired by nature and wrote about daffodils?
  250. Which writer wrote poems and novels inspired by Scotland and the borders?
  251. Which two poets wrote about their experiences of the First World War?
  252. Where in Westminster Abbey are many famous poets buried or commemorated?
  253. Which poem begins 'Oh, to be in England now that April's there'?
  254. What is an allotment?
  255. Which of these is a famous garden mentioned in the handbook?
  256. Which flower is associated with Wales?
  257. How are shops in the UK generally open on Sundays?
  258. What is a 'town centre'?
  259. Which dish is traditionally associated with England?
  260. What are Welsh cakes?
  261. What is an Ulster fry?
  262. When were films first shown publicly in the UK?
  263. For what did British film makers become famous from the beginning?
  264. Which two directors were prominent in British studios in the 1930s?
  265. Which British directors found success in the UK and internationally after the Second World War?
  266. Which British comedies were a high point of the 1950s and 1960s?
  267. Which are the two highest-grossing film franchises produced in the UK?
  268. Which studio may be the world's oldest continuously working film studio?
  269. How many Oscars has Nick Park won?
  270. Which British actor won an Oscar according to the handbook?
  271. What does BAFTA stand for?
  272. Which Hitchcock film of 1935 is listed as a famous British film?
  273. Who directed 'Brief Encounter' and 'Lawrence of Arabia'?
  274. What did medieval kings and rich nobles have to tell jokes and make fun of people at court?
  275. Which satirical magazine was first published in the 1840s?
  276. Which pair performed in music halls and later became television stars?
  277. What type of comedy did Monty Python's Flying Circus introduce in 1969?
  278. Which of these is a British soap opera?
  279. Who must have a television licence in the UK?
  280. Who can apply for a free TV licence?
  281. What is the maximum fine for watching TV without a licence?
  282. What is special about the BBC?
  283. How are other UK TV channels mainly funded?
  284. How are BBC radio stations funded?
  285. What is a 'local' in the UK?
  286. Which of these is a traditional pub game?
  287. What is the legal age to buy alcohol in a pub or night club?
  288. At what time do pubs usually open during the day on Sundays?
  289. Who decides the opening hours of a pub or night club?
  290. What is the minimum age to go into a betting shop or gambling club?
  291. How often are National Lottery draws made?
  292. What must all dogs in public places wear?
  293. Is it against the law to treat a pet cruelly or neglect it?
  294. Who provides vaccinations and medical treatment for animals?
  295. Roughly how many national parks cover England, Wales and Scotland?
  296. Who lives and works in the national parks?
  297. When was the National Trust founded?
  298. Approximately how many volunteers help to keep the National Trust running?
  299. What is 'Big Ben' the nickname for?
  300. What does the Eden Project house in its biomes?
  301. Which agency looks after Edinburgh Castle?
  302. About how long ago was the Giant's Causeway formed?
  303. Which is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?
  304. Where is the London Eye?
  305. For what was the London Eye originally built?
  306. Which mountain is the most well-known landmark of Snowdonia?
  307. Who first built the Tower of London?
  308. By what other name are the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London known?
  309. What can people see at the Tower of London?
  310. What is the biggest stretch of water in the Lake District?
  311. Which lake was voted Britain's favourite view by television viewers in 2007?

Government and Law

  1. At the turn of the 19th century, which group of people had the right to vote in Britain?
  2. Which political group campaigned for reform in the 1830s and 1840s, demanding changes such as secret ballots and paid MPs?
  3. In what year was the voting age in the UK reduced to 18 for both men and women?
  4. Which of the following best describes the British constitution?
  5. How are members of the House of Commons chosen?
  6. Until 1958, which of the following groups were members of the House of Lords?
  7. What are 'life peers' in the House of Lords?
  8. Who is the chief officer of the House of Commons, responsible for keeping order during debates?
  9. What is the name of the system used for electing MPs in a General Election?
  10. What is the official home of the Prime Minister?
  11. Which Cabinet minister is responsible for the UK's economy?
  12. Why does the main opposition party form a shadow cabinet?
  13. Which of these is a core value of the UK Civil Service?
  14. Which city is the base for the Welsh government and the National Assembly for Wales?
  15. Where does the Scottish Parliament meet?
  16. What was the name of the agreement that led to the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998?
  17. What are the official reports of everything said in Parliament called?
  18. Who can vote in UK General Elections if they are resident in the UK?
  19. Which of these groups is NOT allowed to stand for public office as an MP?
  20. Which international organization was set up by the Treaty of Rome in 1957?
  21. The UK is one of five permanent members of which international body?
  22. In the UK, what is the minimum age for buying tobacco products?
  23. Which of the following is an example of a civil law dispute?
  24. What was the purpose of the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) elected in 2012?
  25. In Scotland, serious criminal cases such as murder are heard in which court?
  26. A jury in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is made up of how many people?
  27. Which verdict is uniquely possible in the Scottish legal system, in addition to 'guilty' and 'not guilty'?
  28. The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated which international document into UK law?
  29. In the UK, what is the legal status of female genital mutilation (FGM)?
  30. Which government department is responsible for collecting taxes in the UK?
  31. When are young people in the UK usually sent their National Insurance number?
  32. What is the minimum age to drive a car or motorcycle in the UK?
  33. How long is a driving licence valid for once a driver reaches the age of 70?
  34. What is the purpose of the 'MOT' test for vehicles?
  35. Which of the following is a key role of a school governor?
  36. What is the age group for the National Citizen Service programme?
  37. Who formally appoints the Prime Minister?
  38. What is the monarch's position in the Commonwealth?
  39. What is a constituency?
  40. What is a by-election?
  41. What is the maximum time between general elections?
  42. Which two parties formed a coalition government in 2010?
  43. What is the role of the Speaker of the House of Commons?
  44. What can the House of Lords do with a bill passed by the Commons?
  45. Which Cabinet minister is responsible for policing and immigration?
  46. Which Cabinet minister is responsible for the UK's relations with other countries?
  47. What is the Leader of the Opposition's role?
  48. What is the electoral register?
  49. How does a person vote in a UK general election?
  50. Which political parties have formed most governments since 1945?
  51. Who elects local councillors?
  52. What are members of the Scottish Parliament called?
  53. What are members of the Northern Ireland Assembly called?
  54. What is the leader of the Scottish Government called?
  55. Which of these matters is reserved to the UK Parliament at Westminster?
  56. Which court in England and Wales hears the most serious criminal cases?
  57. Which courts deal with most minor criminal cases in England and Wales?
  58. Who sits in a youth court?
  59. What is a solicitor?
  60. What is a barrister?
  61. Which organisation gives free, independent advice on legal and money problems?
  62. Which organisation is the UK's main public service broadcaster?
  63. Which military alliance was formed in 1949 between North America and Europe?
  64. Where is the head office of the United Nations?
  65. Which court in Strasbourg hears cases about the European Convention on Human Rights?
  66. Which of these is a way to have your say on a national issue?
  67. What is a special constable?
  68. What does a school governor do?
  69. What does the UK Parliament do?
  70. Which building houses the Houses of Parliament?
  71. In which street is the Prime Minister's office and residence in London?
  72. What is the main job of the police in the UK?
  73. Which of these is a duty of the Prime Minister?
  74. What is the job of the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
  75. What is the minimum age for standing as a candidate in a UK general election?
  76. What is Hansard?
  77. Which of these must a person do after moving home to keep voting rights?
  78. What kind of state is the UK described as being?
  79. How does the handbook describe democracy?
  80. What did the Chartists campaign for in the 1830s and 1840s?
  81. Which of these was one of the Chartists' demands?
  82. In which year was the voting franchise extended to men and women over 21?
  83. In the handbook, what is a constitution?
  84. Why is the British constitution described as 'unwritten'?
  85. Why has the UK never had a single written constitution, according to the handbook?
  86. Which of these is one of the main parts of government in the UK?
  87. What does 'constitutional monarchy' mean?
  88. Whom does the monarch invite to become Prime Minister?
  89. What can the monarch do in regular meetings with the Prime Minister?
  90. What does the monarch do when a new parliamentary session opens?
  91. In whose name are all Acts of Parliament made?
  92. Which of these does the monarch do to represent the UK to the rest of the world?
  93. What important role does the monarch provide?
  94. On which occasions is the National Anthem played?
  95. What are the two options at a citizenship ceremony for pledging allegiance?
  96. How does a UK general election choose the government?
  97. Which is regarded as the more important chamber in Parliament?
  98. Where do the Prime Minister and almost all the cabinet sit?
  99. Which of these is a responsibility of MPs?
  100. How do members of the House of Lords get their seats?
  101. Until 1958, which of these were peers?
  102. What is a 'life peer'?
  103. What has happened to hereditary peers since 1999?
  104. What can the House of Lords do with laws passed by the Commons?
  105. How is the Speaker of the House of Commons chosen?
  106. What does the Speaker guarantee the opposition?
  107. How often must a General Election be held?
  108. What happens if an MP dies or resigns?
  109. How are MPs elected in the UK?
  110. Where can you find contact details for your representatives, according to the handbook?
  111. What is a 'surgery' held by an MP?
  112. Who is the Prime Minister?
  113. What is the name of the Prime Minister's country house outside London?
  114. What usually happens if the Prime Minister's party loses a General Election?
  115. About how many senior MPs does the Prime Minister appoint as ministers in charge of departments?
  116. Which cabinet minister is responsible for crime, policing and immigration?
  117. What are Secretaries of State responsible for?
  118. How often does the cabinet usually meet?
  119. What is the 'opposition' in the House of Commons?
  120. How often does Prime Minister's Questions take place?
  121. Who are 'shadow ministers'?
  122. Which of these is one of the major political parties named in the handbook?
  123. What are MPs called who do not represent any of the main political parties?
  124. What do pressure and lobby groups try to do?
  125. Which pressure group represents the views of British business?
  126. To whom are civil servants accountable?
  127. How are civil servants chosen?
  128. What are the core values of the civil service?
  129. How are local authorities funded?
  130. What is the role of many local mayors?
  131. How many local authorities does London have?
  132. When are local elections for councillors usually held?
  133. Since what year has power been devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?
  134. Which of these matters remains under central UK government control?
  135. Where are the Welsh government and Welsh Assembly based?
  136. How many Assembly members did the National Assembly for Wales have?
  137. In which languages can members of the Welsh Assembly speak?
  138. In how many areas can the National Assembly for Wales make laws?
  139. Which of these is an area where the Welsh Assembly can make laws?
  140. Where does the Scottish Parliament sit?
  141. How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?
  142. Which of these can the Scottish Parliament make laws about?
  143. When did a Northern Ireland Parliament first meet before the modern Assembly?
  144. What is a power-sharing agreement in the Northern Ireland Assembly?
  145. How many elected members were there in the Northern Ireland Assembly, according to the handbook?
  146. Which issues can the Northern Ireland Assembly make decisions on?
  147. What can the UK government do if local political leaders find it hard to work together in Northern Ireland?
  148. What is a 'free press' in the UK?
  149. What does the law require about broadcast coverage of political parties?
  150. Since which year has the UK had a fully democratic voting system?
  151. How often is the electoral register updated?
  152. What is different about registering to vote in Northern Ireland?
  153. Who can look at the electoral register?
  154. What is a 'poll card'?
  155. What are the opening hours of polling stations on election day?
  156. What is the purpose of the polling booth?
  157. Who can register for a postal ballot?
  158. Who is among those who cannot stand for election as an MP?
  159. Which members of the Lords are barred from standing for the Commons?
  160. How can the public listen to debates in the Palace of Westminster?
  161. Where does the Northern Ireland Assembly meet?
  162. Where does the Welsh Assembly meet?
  163. What is the Commonwealth?
  164. Is membership of the Commonwealth compulsory?
  165. On which core values is the Commonwealth based?
  166. Which countries first signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957?
  167. What is legally binding in the UK and all EU member states?
  168. What is the Council of Europe responsible for?
  169. Which is the best-known convention drawn up by the Council of Europe?
  170. How many members are there on the UN Security Council?
  171. When was the United Nations set up?
  172. What have NATO members agreed to do?
  173. What happens to people who do not respect the law?
  174. What does 'equal treatment under the law' mean?
  175. What is criminal law about?
  176. What does civil law deal with?
  177. Is it a criminal offence to carry a weapon for self-defence?
  178. Which of these drugs is illegal to buy or sell in the UK?
  179. Which action is a criminal offence in the UK?
  180. Where is it against the law to smoke?
  181. What exception is there to the law forbidding buying alcohol for people under 18?
  182. What are alcohol-free zones?
  183. Which of these is an example of a civil law dispute?
  184. What are the three main jobs of the police?
  185. By whom are police forces headed?
  186. What do Police and Crime Commissioners set?
  187. In which month were Police and Crime Commissioners first elected?
  188. What are PCSOs?
  189. What must the police tell you if you are arrested?
  190. Where can you complain about the police in England and Wales?
  191. What is 'extremism'?
  192. What should you do if someone tries to persuade you to join an extremist or terrorist cause?
  193. What is the role of the judiciary?
  194. What can judges do if the government's actions are found to be illegal?
  195. Who usually works as a magistrate in England, Wales and Scotland?
  196. Who hears minor criminal cases in Northern Ireland?
  197. How is a jury chosen?
  198. How many members does a jury have in Scotland?
  199. What can excuse someone from jury service?
  200. What does the jury decide?
  201. Who normally hears cases involving accused people aged 10 to 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
  202. Who is not allowed into Youth Courts?
  203. What system deals with young offenders in Scotland?
  204. Which is probably the most famous criminal court in the world?
  205. Which court deals with serious civil cases in Scotland?
  206. What is the small claims procedure?
  207. What do solicitors do?
  208. Which organisation can give you names of local solicitors and their specialities?
  209. In what documents do individual rights in Britain have their roots?
  210. In which year did the UK sign the European Convention on Human Rights, being among the first countries to do so?
  211. Which of these is a principle in the European Convention on Human Rights?
  212. Who must follow the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights under the Human Rights Act 1998?
  213. Which of these is a reason a person may not be treated unfairly under UK law?
  214. What is domestic violence in the UK?
  215. What can a husband be charged with if he forces his wife to have sex?
  216. What are 'refuges' or 'shelters'?
  217. Are arranged marriages acceptable in the UK?
  218. What was introduced in 2008 to protect people from forced marriage?
  219. How long can someone who breaches a Forced Marriage Protection Order be jailed for?
  220. What is the money raised from income tax used to pay for?
  221. What does 'Pay As You Earn' (PAYE) mean?
  222. How do self-employed people pay their income tax?
  223. What is National Insurance used to pay for?
  224. What might happen if you do not pay enough National Insurance Contributions?
  225. What is a National Insurance number?
  226. Can a non-UK national start work in the UK before receiving a National Insurance number?
  227. At what age can you ride a moped in the UK?
  228. After what age is a UK driving licence valid for three years at a time?
  229. What must a newly qualified driver in Northern Ireland display for one year?
  230. How long may you use a licence from a country outside the EU in the UK?
  231. Where must a car be registered?
  232. How often must vehicles over three years old go to the MOT test?
  233. Which of these is a shared value and responsibility listed in the handbook?
  234. What does the handbook suggest when you move into a new house?
  235. How can you help avoid conflicts with your neighbours?
  236. Who may be asked to do jury service?
  237. What are the parent-teacher associations (PTAs) often organising?
  238. What is the minimum age to become a school governor?
  239. What are the three key roles of school governors?
  240. What is 'canvassing' at election time?
  241. Do you have to tell a canvasser how you intend to vote?
  242. Which of these can British citizens stand for?
  243. Which kind of citizens may also stand for office, besides British citizens?
  244. What can you volunteer to become with the police?
  245. How long does it take approximately to give blood?
  246. What can registering to be an organ donor make easier?
  247. What is volunteering?
  248. Which is a benefit of volunteering mentioned in the handbook?
  249. Which of these is an example of a volunteer activity?
  250. Which of these is an example of a youth work volunteering activity?
  251. Which charity works with older people?
  252. Which charity works to prevent cruelty to children?
  253. Which charities work with the homeless?
  254. What does the PDSA do?
  255. Which programme gives 16- and 17-year-olds outdoor activities and a community project?
  256. Why is recycling important, according to the handbook?
  257. How does shopping locally help the environment?
  258. Which is a good way to protect the environment when getting around?

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