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