Practice Test 16
In the Middle Ages, who sat in the House of Commons in England?
When did Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes, fail in their plan to kill the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament?
Who was the organist at Westminster Abbey during the 17th century?
What type of operas did Gilbert and Sullivan write in the 19th century?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The Channel Islands are an official part of the United Kingdom.
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century.
What did the Act of Union, also known as the Treaty of Union in Scotland, create?
When did Concorde, the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft, first fly?
When is Vaisakhi celebrated?
In the UK, how do self-employed individuals pay their income tax?
After the Dunkirk evacuation, which phrase rose to fame?
When did John Logie Baird make the first television broadcast between London and Glasgow?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The national flower of Wales is the daffodil.
Which British pop bands from the 1960s continue to have an influence on music both in the UK and abroad?
Which sources of income are taxable in the UK?
How many times has the UK hosted the Olympic Games?
Which language is spoken in parts of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland?
What is the 18th-century period of new ideas in politics, philosophy, and science called?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
In the 1830s and 1840s, the Chartists campaigned for electoral reforms.
Which of the following can suggest amendments or propose new laws, which are then discussed by MPs?
Which German princess did Henry VIII marry?
Who was Queen Elizabeth II married to?
Which cousin of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, did Henry VIII marry?
Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?
Scotland’s largest national park is the Lake District.
When is Hannukah celebrated?
Which British actor are the Laurence Olivier Awards named after?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Before 1215, there were very few formal limitations to the power of the English king.
Who won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon?
What was England's only international football tournament victory?
How old was Mary Stuart when she became Queen of Scotland?
Who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for the discovery of penicillin?
Who are civil servants accountable to?
When did the UK formally leave the EU (European Union)?
What had greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote?
Which of the following plays was written by Shakespeare?
The set of poems written by Geoffrey Chaucer describing the people of Canterbury going on pilgrimage is known as the:
How often is the electoral register updated in the UK?
Who appoints senior MPs to become ministers in charge of departments?
Where do elected members, known as MLAs, meet in Northern Ireland?
If you have a driving licence from a country outside the EU, how long can you use it to drive in the UK?
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