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Life in the UK Test 12

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1. Which King was killed in the Battle of Hastings, by William the Duke of Normandy? Mark one answer
A Churchill
B George
C Harold
D Louis
Correct Answer: C Harold
2. King William created a list of who owned all the land and the animals that people owned in England. What was this list called? Mark one answer
A Book of Living and Livestock
B Domesday Book
C Government Land List
D Population of England Book
Correct Answer: B Domesday Book
3. In which country in Britain do you find the castles of Caernarvon and Conwy? Mark one answer
A England
B Northern Ireland
C Scotland
D Wales
Correct Answer: D Wales
4. True or False: The English mostly left France in the 1450s? Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.
5. True or False: Scotland also had two houses in their Parliament. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: They had three houses, the Lords, the Commons, and the Clergy.
6. Foreigners also came from Europe to England to work. Where did the engineers come from? Mark one answer
A France
B Germany
C Holland
D Italy
Correct Answer: B Germany
7. Why was Elizabeth I such a popular monarch? Mark one answer
A She defeated the Spanish Armada (a fleet of ships) in 1588
B She gave people land
C She gave people livestock
D She gave people money
Correct Answer: A She defeated the Spanish Armada (a fleet of ships) in 1588
8. What scientific principle did Isaac Newton famously discover and demonstrate? Mark one answer
A Gravity
B Particle energy
C The spinning ball earth
D Thermodynamics
Correct Answer: A Gravity
9. True or False: The Whigs are now referred to as the Conservative Party. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: The Tories are today officially called the Conservative Party.
10. True or False: This was now a time of democracy where anybody could vote on laws and bills in Parliament. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: Only a small number of wealthy land owners had the power to vote, and women could still not participate. Constituencies were split into what we called pocket boroughs and rotten boroughs.
11. True or False: The clans became landlords and the chieftains became their paying tenants. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: The clans had to pay rent for the land they used to the chieftains as the chieftains had the English King's favour.
12. True or False: There is a 5-pound coin in the UK. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
13. True or False: St. George's Day is an official holiday in England. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: Only Scotland and Northern Ireland have their Patron Saint Day as an official holiday.
14. True or False: London's west end is also known as ‘Theatreland'. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.
15. Which famous English novelist wrote Sense and Sensibility as well as Pride and Prejudice? Mark one answer
A Eveleyn Waugh
B Graham Greene
C JK Rowling
D Jane Austen
Correct Answer: D Jane Austen
16. What is the British equivalent of the Oscars? Mark one answer
A The BAFTA's
B The Emmy
C The Logie Award
D The Mercury Awards
Correct Answer: A The BAFTA's
17. What is the address of the Prime Minister? Mark one answer
A 10 Downing Street
B 10 Royal Road
C 14 Downing Street
D 14 Royal Road
Correct Answer: A 10 Downing Street
18. True or False: The Scottish Parliament members are also elected by proportional representation, they can vote on every matter. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: A False.
Explanation: They can vote on every matter except for those reserved by the UK Parliament.
19. What is the goal of the Commonwealth? Mark one answer
A To destroy the British Empire
B To recruit new countries
C To reform the British Empire
D To work to common goals and help each other
Correct Answer: D To work to common goals and help each other
20. How much power does the Commonwealth have over its members? Mark one answer
A Absolute power
B None
C None, but it can stop membership
D Sufficient power to oversee the affairs of its members
Correct Answer: C None, but it can stop membership
21. If somebody in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland between 10-17 commits a serious crime, Answer - False, the Judge makes this decision which court would they go to? Mark one answer
A A Juvenile Court
B Crown Court
C Dedicated Youth Court
D Magistrates Court
Correct Answer: B Crown Court
22. Which court deals with civil disputes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland? Mark one answer
A The County Courts
B The Crown Courts
C The Magistrates Court
D The Sheriff Court
Correct Answer: A The County Courts
23. When did the UK sign the European Human Rights Convention? Mark one answer
A 1940
B 1950
C 1960
D 1970
Correct Answer: B 1950
24. True or False: Moped drivers can begin to learn at age 16. Mark one answer
A False.
B True.
Correct Answer: B True.