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Life in the UK Test 10

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1. How did people in Britain get to the continent during the Stone Age? Mark one answer
A By a land bridge
B By car
C By horse
D By plane
Correct Answer: A By a land bridge
2. Some of the first farmers arrived 6,000 years ago, which of the following did they build? Mark one answer
A Big Ben
B Buckingham Palace
C Stonehenge
D Windsor Castle
Correct Answer: C Stonehenge
3. True or False: Henry VIII's second wife (Anne Boleyn) was executed at the Tower of London as she was said to have taken lovers. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.
4. The final wife of Henry VIII was a widow named Catherine Parr. Who died first, her or King Henry VIII? Mark one answer
A Catherine Parr
B King Henry VIII
Correct Answer: B King Henry VIII
5. True or False: After returning from France to Scotland, Mary was suspected to be involved in the murder of her husband. She then fled to England, giving the throne to her Protestant son James VI of Scotland. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.
6. What was the name of the ship Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world? Mark one answer
A The Silver Hind
B The Conqueror
C The Drake
D The Golden Hind
Correct Answer: D The Golden Hind
7. When Charles II's Scottish army attacked England, Cromwell defeated them. Where did Charles II famously hide during his escape from Worcester? Mark one answer
A Inside a cave
B Inside a fishing boat
C Inside a peasant's home
D Inside a tree
Correct Answer: D Inside a tree
8. In 1679, which important act was introduced? Mark one answer
A The Habeas Corpus
B The Magna Carta
Correct Answer: A The Habeas Corpus
9. What did the Glorious Revolution achieve? Mark one answer
A It led to many peasants leaving the country
B It meant there was no threat of the Monarchy having total control
Correct Answer: B It meant there was no threat of the Monarchy having total control
10. True or False: After William of Orange invaded England during the Glorious Revolution, James fled to France. Later he wanted to regain the throne, so he attacked Ireland with the help of a French army and won the battle of Boyne in 1960. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: While James did flee to France and he did return to attack Ireland, he lost the Battle of Boyne. King William III re-conquered Ireland and James again fled back to France. The Battle of Boyne is still celebrated in Northern Ireland to this day.
11. Before the 18th Century, agriculture was the biggest source of employment in Britain. Which of the following became the biggest source of employment during the 18th and 19th Century? Mark one answer
A Fashion
B Finance
C Industrials
D Sports
Correct Answer: C Industrials
12. Who mapped the coast of Australia? Mark one answer
A Charles Darwin
B James Bond
C James Cook
D Sir Edmund Hillary
Correct Answer: C James Cook
13. True or False: At this time, the slave trade was legal in Britain. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: It was illegal but still happened overseas with Britain playing a large role in it.
14. Victoria was queen for almost 64 years, this time was a time of increasing power and financial opulence known as: Mark one answer
A The Bronze Age
B The Empire Age
C The Stone Age
D The Victorian Age
Correct Answer: D The Victorian Age
15. During Victoria's rule, the British Empire expanded to have a population of roughly how many people? Mark one answer
A 1.3 billion
B 130 million
C 40 million
D 400 million
Correct Answer: D 400 million
16. Which is the other biggest denomination of Christianity in the British Isles, aside from the Church of England (Anglican Church)? Mark one answer
A Evangelical
B Orthodox
C Quakers
D Roman Catholic
Correct Answer: D Roman Catholic
17. Eid al-Fitr celebrates what? Mark one answer
A Prophet Ibrahim
B The end of Ramadan
Correct Answer: B The end of Ramadan
18. On which day does April Fool's Day take place? Mark one answer
A April 1.
B April 13.
C April 31.
D April 8.
Correct Answer: A April 1.
19. Snowdonia is a national park covering 823 square miles, which country is it located in? Mark one answer
A England
B Northern Ireland
C Scotland
D Wales
Correct Answer: D Wales
20. In which year was power devolved to give people in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland more power to govern the matters which directly affect them? Mark one answer
A 1977
B 1991
C 1997
D 2000
Correct Answer: C 1997
21. When was the Northern Ireland Assembly created? Mark one answer
A 1922
B 1969
C 1978
D After the Belfast Agreement in 1998
Correct Answer: D After the Belfast Agreement in 1998
22. True or False: The UK is a place of equal opportunity for all. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.
23. If anybody is trying to force a marriage, they can go to jail for how long? Mark one answer
A 10 days
B 10 years
C 2 years
D 6 years
Correct Answer: C 2 years
24. Why is recycling important in the UK? Mark one answer
A It means we don't need to extract more materials from the earth
B You receive tax benefits for recycling
Correct Answer: A It means we don't need to extract more materials from the earth