Paper 1H: Theme 4 - Changing Quality of Life, 1918-1979

Question 1

What percentage of households owned a television in 1950, and how had this changed by 1979?

Accepted Answer

1950 = 4% / 1979 = 95%

Question 2

Which of the following British films was not an 'Ealing Comedy' produced after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Get Carter

Question 3

Which of the following films covered social issues relating to everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

Question 4

Which of the following statistics related to car ownership/transport from 1918-79 is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Speed limits were in place on all roads by 1934

Question 5

Which Prime Minister declared that "most of our people have never had it so good"?

Accepted Answer

Harold MacMillan

Question 6

What was the scale of home ownership and car ownership by 1970 in Britain?

Accepted Answer

Home = 50% Car = 52%

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of the austerity years?

Accepted Answer

Bread rationing ended in 1949

Question 8

Which of the following is not true of the housing situation following WWII?

Accepted Answer

Tower blocks were built as a solution to shortages

Question 9

Which term is used to describe the genre of plays shown in the 1960s such as Cathy Come Home?

Accepted Answer

Social Realism

Question 10

Which of the following sporting events was unlikely to be covered by the BBC before 1939?

Accepted Answer

Greyhound Racing Derby

Question 11

Which of the following was not a consequence of the 1962 Pilkington Report?

Accepted Answer

Banned ITV from showing imported American shows

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of the Beatles in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Had 13 hits in the US Billboard Hot 100 at the same time

Question 13

Which music genre is most closely associated with Vivienne Westwood?

Accepted Answer

Punk

Question 14

Which of the following was not a pop music programme for young people in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Five-Six Special

Question 15

When and where was the first out-of-town supermarket opened, changing shopping habits forever?

Accepted Answer

1964 - Nottingham

Question 16

What percentage of leisure time was estimated to be spent watching television?

Accepted Answer

23%

Question 17

Which of the following was not a consequence of cheaper package holidays in the 60s and 70s?

Accepted Answer

Wine consumption trebled

Question 18

Which of the following did not happen in 1967 in connection to radio broadcasting?

Accepted Answer

Radio Caroline stopped broadcasting

Question 19

Which of the following details related to the railway industry from 1918-79 is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

There were 5 main companies following the 1921 Railway Act

Question 20

Which of the following comparative statistics from the 1930s is not true?

Accepted Answer

Weekly food spend = £2.88 South-east; £2.95 North

Question 21

Which of the following isn't used to explain a decline in live attendances of football by 1979?

Accepted Answer

All-seater stadiums restricted attendances

Question 22

Which piece of information is incorrect in relation to the Holidays with Pay Act?

Accepted Answer

Britain was the 7th country to have such an Act

Question 23

Which of the following is not true of youth culture from 1955-1979?

Accepted Answer

Mods and Rockers famously clashed at Blackpool in 1964

Question 24

Which 1960s satirical show provided a genuine challenge to the deference to authority figures?

Accepted Answer

That Was The Week That Was

Question 25

When were credit cards first used in Britain?

Accepted Answer

1966

Question 26

What were the comparative unemployment rates in South Wales and the South East in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

40% - 13.2%

Question 27

What percentage of men and women respectively participated in sport on a weekly basis by 1979?

Accepted Answer

Men = 30% / Women = 17%

Question 28

How many people were estimated to be living beneath the poverty line in 1967?

Accepted Answer

7.5 million

Question 29

How many Britons holidayed at home and abroad in 1951?

Accepted Answer

25 million at home / 2 million abroad

Question 30

How many times a year on average did Britons go to the cinema in 1950?

Accepted Answer

28

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Paper 1H: Theme 4 - Changing Quality of Life, 1918-1979

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