PART II: TEST 1

What are two responsibilities that

you will have as a British citizen or
permanent resident of the UK? Ans:

• To look after the area in

•  To look after the area in which you which you live and the
live and the environment environment
•  To look after yourself and your family • To look after yourself and
•  To stay in the UK forever your family
•  To promote work in your local
community
Where is Big Ben located?

•  Buckingham Palace
•  The Tower of London
•  Trafalgar Square
•  The Houses of the Parliament

Big Ben is found in the Elizabeth Tower at

the north end of The Houses of Parliament
in Westminster, Central London.
Ans: The Houses of the
Parliament
When were men and women given
the right to vote at the age of 21?

•  1918
•  1903
•  1928
•  1923

Ans: 1928
Where is the UK geographically
located?

•  South west of Europe

•  North east of Europe
•  North west of Europe
•  South east of Europe

Ans: North west of Europe

Who is the patron Saint of Scotland?

•  St David
•  St Patrick
•  St George
•  St Andrew

Ans: St Andrew
Which two houses fought in the War
of the Roses?

•  The House of Chester

•  The House of York
•  The House of Lancaster
•  The House of Newcastle
The War of the Roses was fought
between the supporters of two
families: the House of Lancaster and
the House of York.

Ans: The House of York

 The House of Lancaster
The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed
the right to vote for all adult men.

•  True The Bill of Rights, 1689, confirmed the

•  False rights of Parliament and the limits of the
king’s power.

Ans: False
What is the Cenotaph?

•  A flower
•  A Christian church
•  A war memorial
•  A theatre

Ans: A war memorial

Who was the first female Prime
Minister of the UK?

•  Mary Stuart
•  Theresa May
•  Margaret Thatcher
•  Florence Nightingale

Ans: Margaret Thatcher

Who chairs the debates at the
House of Commons?

•  A bishop
•  The Prime Minister
•  The Speaker
•  The archbishop of Canterbury

Ans: The Speaker

Who was the captain of the English
football team that won the World
Cup in 1966?

•  Sir Roger Bannister

•  Sir Jackie Stewart
•  Sir Ian Botham
•  Bobby Moore

Bobby Moore captained the English football

team that won the World Cup in 1966.

Ans: Bobby Moore

When did the English defeat the
Spanish Armada?

•  1466
•  1066
•  1254
•  1588

Ans: 1588
Anyone can make a complaint about
the police by writing to the Chief
Constable of the police force
involved.

•  True
•  False

Ans: True
What is the minimum age required
to serve on a jury?

•  16
•  18
•  21
•  25

Ans: 18
How is a jury selected?

•  From the NHS registration system

•  Randomly from the electoral
register
•  Alphabetically from the telephone
directory
•  From a postcode selection
As well as getting the right to vote,
people on the electoral register are
randomly selected to serve on a jury.
Anyone who is on the electoral register and
is aged 18 to 70 can be asked to do this.

Ans: Randomly from the electoral register

What is a bank holiday?

•  A public holiday when banks are open all

day
•  A public holiday for people working in
banks
•  An additional day off that every worker in
the UK is entitled to
•  A public holiday when banks and many
other businesses are closed for the day

Ans:  A public holiday when banks and many

other businesses are closed for the day
What will you be given to vote
before a general election takes
place?

•  A poll tax relief

•  A number to queue at the polling
station
•  A poll card
•  An specific time for you to vote

Ans:  A poll card

Which of the following statements is
correct?

Solicitor- the chief law officer of a city,

•  Solicitors' charges are usually based town, or government department.
on how much time they spend on a
case

•  Solicitors' charges are usually based

on the nature of a case and its
importance

Ans:  Solicitors' charges are usually based on

how much time they spend on a case
By law, which TWO types of media
have to give a balanced coverage of
all political parties and equal time to
rival viewpoints before an election?

•  Television
•  Internet
•  Newspapers
•  Radio

Ans:   Television and radio

Which of the following territories is
a Crown dependency but is NOT
part of the UK?

•  Northern Ireland
•  Wales
•  The Channel Islands
•  Scotland

Ans:   The Channel Islands

What did Sir Frank Whittle invent in the 1930s?

•  Radar
•  Hovercraft
•  Jet engine
•  Ballpoint pen

The jet engine was developed in Britain in

the 1930s by Sir Frank Whittle.

Ans:   Jet engine

Who wrote ‘The Daffodils’?

•  William Blake
•  Robert Browning
•  Lord Byron
•  William Wordsworth

Ans:   William Wordsworth

Who was given the title of Lord
Protector?

•  Charles I
•  Charles II
•  Winston Churchill
•  Oliver Cromwell

Ans:   Oliver Cromwell

What are the 40 days before Easter
called?

•  Diwali
•  Lent
•  Hannukah
•  Vaisakhi

Ans:   Lent