Life in the UK test

Question 1

Before 1944 you had to pay for a secondary education.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which record tells us about England during the time of William I?

Accepted Answer

Domesday Book

Question 3

Who was given the title Lord Protector in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

Question 4

Which plague killed a third of the populations of England, Wales and Scotland in 1348?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death

Question 5

Which of the following was a British invention?

Accepted Answer

TV

Question 6

Which case is heard in a County Court?

Accepted Answer

Divorce

Question 7

Who built the Tower of London?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

Question 8

Which of these events doesn't happen in November?

Accepted Answer

Valentines Day

Question 9

Winston Churchill was voted the Greatest Briton of all time in 2002.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which was a British invention?

Accepted Answer

Cash machine

Question 11

St David is the patron saint of which country in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Wales

Question 12

Which of these is Henry VIII remembered for?

Accepted Answer

Married six times

Question 13

In the UK, April 1 is a day when people play jokes on each other.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Channel Islands are part of the UK

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Who celebrates Diwali?

Accepted Answer

Sikhs

Question 16

What is the name of a novel by Jane Austen?

Accepted Answer

Sense and Sensibility

Question 17

Textile and engineering firms recruited workers from which country after the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Question 18

When walking your dog in a public place, what must you do?

Accepted Answer

Put your dog in a collar showing the owners name and address

Question 19

George of Hanover, a German, became king when Queen Anne died.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

It is compulsory to vote in UK elections

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

How many people serve on a jury in Scotland?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 22

Which of the following is a famous Stone Age site in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge

Question 23

Which of these is linked to cricket?

Accepted Answer

The Ashes

Question 24

Where is the National Assembly for Wales based?

Accepted Answer

Cardiff

Question 25

At what age can you vote in a general election in the UK?

Accepted Answer

18

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