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Which two of the following policies are not controlled by the devolved administrations?
Health
Education
Defence
Immigration
Defence
Immigration
How did the Government promote policies of free trade during the Victorian Age?
Abolishing a number of taxes on imported goods
Abolishing the exportation of local produce
Preventing the importation of cheap raw materials
Preventing the importation of cheap grain
Abolishing a number of taxes on imported goods
Who was Admiral Nelson?
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans
A British officer in charge of the British army at the Battle of Waterloo
A British general who established the authority of the English Parliament
A British officer in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar against the Spanish fleet
A British officer in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar against the Spanish fleet
What movement challenged the authority of the Pope?
he Swinging Sixties
The Reformation
The Suffragettes
The Enlightenment
The Reformation
What English King introduced the Domesday Book?
King Henry V
King Henry IV
William the Conqueror
Harold, the Saxon king of England
William the Conqueror sent people all over England to draw up lists of all the towns and villages. The people who lived there, who owned the land and what animals they owned were also listed. This was called the Domesday Book.
What did ‘the Butler Act’ introduce in 1944?
Free primary education in England, Wales and Scotland
Free university fees in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Free primary and secondary education in England, Wales and Scotland
Free secondary education in England and Wales
Free secondary education in England and Wales
What building was constructed in Hyde Park to hold the Great Exhibition of 1851?
The Crystal Palace
Buckingham Palace
Kensington Palace
Apsley House
crystal palace
What stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?
The Cambridge Tales
The Eastbourne Tales
The Canterbury Tales
The London Tales
the canterbury tales
how many members does the welsh government have?
150
120
90
60
There are 60 members of the Welsh government or members of the Senedd (MSs) and elections are held every four years using a form of proportional representation.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, a large fleet of ships was sent to England to conquer the country and to restore Catholicism, where did this fleet come from?
France
Portugal
Spain
Italy
spain
Elizabeth I became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships), which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism.
What did Emmeline Pankhurst fight for?
The right to liberty and security
The right for women to vote
Freedom of expression
The right to a fair trial
Emmeline Pankhurst she set up the women’s Franchise League in 1889, which fought to get the vote in local elections for married women. In 1903 she helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). This was the first group whose members were called ‘suffragettes’. The group used civil disobedience as part of their protest to gain the vote for women. In 1918, women over the age of 30 were given voting rights and the right to stand for Parliament, partly in recognition of the contribution women made to the war effort during the First World War.
When was the Domesday Book written?
After the Viking invasion
After the Norman conquest
After the last Roman invasion
After the Anglo-Saxon invasion
After the Norman conquest
Who was the architect that rebuilt Saint Paul’s cathedral after the Great Fire in 1666?
Robert Adam
Sir Christopher Wren
Sir Norman Foster
Dame Zaha Hadid
Sir Christopher Wren
How many members does the Northern Ireland Assembly have?
12
60
90
108
90
Who was in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Oliver Cromwell
The Duke of Wellington
Robert the Bruce
Admiral Nelson
Admiral nelson
(he also died at this battle)
The version of the Bible created by King James I is known as:
Authorised version
Reformed version
Approved version
Unique version
authorised version
Which Scottish king defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?
King Charles I
King James I
Admiral Nelson
Robert the Bruce
In 1314 the Scottish, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn, and Scotland remained unconquered by the English.
Boudicca, was a tribal leader who fought against which foreign invaders?
The Normands
The Vikings
The Anglo-Saxons
The Romans
the romans
Who defeated the Vikings?
Harold
Edward I of England
King Arthur
King Alfred the Great
King alfred the Great
During the rebellion of the clans in Scotland, Bonnie Prince Charlie was supported by clansmen from which Scottish region?
Glasgow
Galloway
Highlands
Edinburgh
highlands
James I was King of which country before becoming King of England?
Wales
Ireland
France
Scotland
scotland
Who was a famous Art Deco ceramic designer?
Alexander McQueen
Thomas Chippendale
Clarice Cliff
Mary Quant
Britain has produced many great designers, from Thomas Chippendale (who designed furniture in the 18th century) to Clarice Cliff (who designed Art Deco ceramics) to Sir Terence Conran (a 20th-century interior designer).
Who was the first British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
Earl of Wilmington
Henry Pelham
Sir Robert Walpole
sir robert walpole
Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports known as:
Canvassing
Hansard
Cabinets
Domesday Book
hansard
Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Patrick
St Augustine
St Andrew
St Columba
st augustine
When was England ruled by a republic and not by a monarch?
When Elizabeth I died without any successor
When Charles I was executed
When the Carta Magna restricted the king’s power
When kind Harold died after the Battle of Hastings
When Charles I was executed
When did the first farmers come to Britain?
10,000 years ago
6,000 years ago
15,000 years ago
2,000 years ago
6000 yrs ago
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland Youth Court cases are normally heard by (choose TWO answers)?
Up to 3 specially trained magistrates
A District Judge
A sheriff
Up to 5 specially trained magistrates
Up to 3 specially trained magistrates
A District Judge
Who fought in the English Civil war of 1642?
The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
The House of Fraser and the House of Stuart
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
What is the name of Irish people who favoured complete independence from the UK in the 19th century?
Fenians
Quakers
Highlanders
Suffragettes
The Irish Nationalist movement had grown strongly through the 19th century. Some, such as the Fenians, favoured complete independence.
When did the Emancipation Act abolish slavery throughout the British Empire?
1835
1823
1807
1833
1833
When did Ireland become a republic?
1925
1939
1949
1927
1949
Under which king did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England unite to defeat the Vikings?
William of Orange
King Alfred the Great
Henry VIII
Robert the Bruce
King Alfred the King
When was the Magna Carta created?
1514
1215
1415
1314
1215
How many members does a jury have in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
9
12
15
20
12
Who was the first person in England to print books using a printing press?
William Shakespeare
John Barbour
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Caxton
Wiliam Caxton
What did the Scottish John Logie Baird develop?
Television
Radar
Personal computer
Radio
Television
Who was supported by clansmen from the Scottish highlands and raised and army in 1745?
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Robert Burns
Oliver Cromwell
Kenneth MacAlpin
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Who was the first man in the world to run 1 mile in under 4 minutes?
Sir Chris Hoy
Sir Roger Bannister
David Weir
Mo Farah
Sir Roger Bannister
When did women get the right to vote at the same age as men?
1918
1928
1938
1948
1928
Who is the head of the Church of England?
The Prime Minister
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Pope
The monarch
monarch
Who supported King Charles I during the Civil War?
Roundheads
Suffragettes
Quakers
Cavaliers
cavaliers
Who developed the radar?
John Logie Baird
Sir Frank Whittle
Sir Christopher Cockrell
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Watson-Watt
What sort of church is the Church of Scotland?
Catholic
Baptist
Presbyterian
Methodist
presbyterian
What king was defeated by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War and hid in an oak tree before escaping to Europe?
Richard III
Charles II
James I
Henry IV
Charles II
Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth I?
Edward I
Henry V
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
What is the name of the period when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed?
The Enlightenment
The Glorious Revolution
The Swinging Sixties
The Reformation
The enlightenmend
Which of the following statements is TRUE:
Mary Stuart (‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Protestant
Mary Stuart (‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Catholic
Catholic
In which battle did Admiral Nelson die?
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Bannockburn
Traflagar
William of Orange was asked by Protestants to invade England and proclaim himself king. But, when William reached England, there was no resistance and he took over the throne. This event was later Known as:
The ‘Glorious Revolution’
The Restoration
The ‘Great Depression’
The ‘Blitz’
The Glorious Revolution
Who was reigning in England when English settlers first began to colonise the eastern coast of America?
Queen Victoria
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Charles II
Elizabeth i
What sort of battle was the ‘Battle of Britain’, fought between Germany and Britain in the summer of 1940?
A battle in the sea
An aerial battle
A battle in the mountains
A battle without rifles
Aerial battle
Which court deals with minor criminal offences in Scotland?
The Sheriff Court
The Magistrates’ Court
The Crown Court
The Justice of the Peace Court
Justice of the peace court
Which Scottish clan was killed for not taking the oath?
The MacLaine of Lochbuie
The McDowalls of Garthland
The Macpherson of Cluny
The MacDonalds of Glencoe
Macdonald of glencoe
Which two of the following are Civil War Battles?
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Agincourt
Marston moor
Naseby
What UK landmark was voted as Britain’s favourite view in 2007?
The Big Ben
Lake District
Snowdonia
The London Eye
Lake district
What is the name of the movement against the authority of the Pope and the ideas of the Catholic Church that took place during the reign of Henry VIII?
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
The Glorious Revolution
The Renaissance
Reformation
How many members form a jury in Scotland?
12
14
15
20
15
When is st David’s day celebrated?
1 march
17 march
23 April
17 April
1 march - patron of wales
Who designed the Cenotaph?
Sir Norman Foster
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Sir edwin lutyens
How often are the members of the Welsh government elected?
Every 5 years
Every 2 years
Every 4 years
Every 3 years
4 yrs
What is the Turner Prize?
A literature award
A music award
A contemporary art award
A theatre award
contemporary art award
Why is 1928 an important year in women’s voting history?
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 18, the same as men.
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 25.
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 30.
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
Incorrect
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
Age 21
During the Middle Ages, who were the serfs?
Peasants who had a small area of their lord’s agricultural land
Soldiers who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar
Noblemen who formed part of the king’s council of advisers
A group of skilled people from Holland who came to England during the Middle Ages
Peasants
What movement challenged the authority of the Pope?
The Swinging Sixties
The Reformation
The Suffragettes
The Enlightenment
Reformation
What did ‘the Butler Act’ introduce in 1944?
Free primary education in England, Wales and Scotland
Free university fees in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Free primary and secondary education in England, Wales and Scotland
Free secondary education in England and Wales
Free secondary education in England and Wales
Where is the Scottish grand national held?
Ayr
What did the Habeas Corpus Act introduce?
That every prisoner has a right to a court hearing
A salary for members of Parliament (MPs)
Financial help for the unemployed, old-age pensions and free school meals
Measures to improve the conditions of workers
Court hearing
Does Britain have a written constitution?
Yes
No
No
The British constitution is not written down in any single document, and therefore it is described as ‘unwritten’.
What did Sir Frank Whittle invent in the 1930s?
Radar
Hovercraft
Jet engine
Ballpoint pen
Incorrect
Thejet enginewas developed in Britain in the 1930s bySir Frank Whittle.
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
Incorrect
Bobby Moorecaptained the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966.
Who was given the title of Lord Protector?
Charles I
Charles II
Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Olly C
Where did the first farmers come from?
South-west Europe
South-east Europe
North-east America
North-west Asia
Incorrect
The first farmers arrived in Britain 6,000 years ago. The ancestors of these first farmers probably came from south-east Europe.
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Who was an important contributor to the ‘pop art’ movement of the 1960’s?
David Hockney
Lucian Freud
John Petts
Henry Moore
Incorrect
David Hockneywas an important contributor to the ‘pop art’ movement of the 1960s and continues to be influential today.
Who made the first coins to be minted in Britain?
The people of the Stone Age
The Anglo-saxons
The people of the Iron Age
The Romans
Iron age
Who built the Tower of London?
William the Conqueror
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Oliver Cromwell
William
How often are ‘Prime Minister’s Questions’ held in the parliament?
Every day
Every week
Every two weeks
Once a month
Weekly
Which two of the following records give us information about England during the reign of William I?
The Magna Carta
The Domesday Book
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Canterbury Tales
Bayeux
Domesday
What battle is commemorated in the Bayeux Tapestry?
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Britain
Hastings
when is st george’s day?
23 april
when is st david’s day?
1st march
Who defeated the Vikings?
Harold
Edward I of England
King Arthur
King Alfred the Great
king alfred the great
During the rebellion of the clans in Scotland, Bonnie Prince Charlie was supported by clansmen from which Scottish region?
Glasgow
Galloway
Highlands
Edinburgh
highlnds
Who was William Wilberforce?
A poet
A sportsman
A politician
A musician
politician
William Wilberforce, an evangelical Christian and a member of Parliament, also played an important part in changing the law. Along with other abolitionists (people who supported the abolition of slavery), he succeeded in turning public opinion against the slave trade
Where is the National Horseracing Museum located?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Newmarket, Suffolk
St Andrews, Scotland
Aintree near Liverpool
newmarket, suffolk
Which of the following actresses has not won an Oscar?
Tilda Swinton
Emily Watson
Dame Judi Dench
Kate Winslet
emily watson
Who appoints life peers in the House of Lords?
The Speaker
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Prime Minister
The monarch
the monarch
What was the first war to be extensively covered by the media?
The Boer War
The First World War
The Second World War
The Crimean War
crimean war
Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?
To link the factories to towns and cities and to the ports
To make space for the large fleet of British ships
To increase the number of water mills in the UK
To increase the amount of water in towns and cities
to linke facotires to towns and cities and to ports
Which invention led to the development of Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Steam power
Radar
Hovercraft
steam power
When was England ruled by a republic and not by a monarch?
When Elizabeth I died without any successor
When Charles I was executed
When the Carta Magna restricted the king’s power
When kind Harold died after the Battle of Hastings
when charles 1 was executed
Who fought in the English Civil war of 1642?
The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
The House of Fraser and the House of Stuart
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
Which two of these forts were part of Hadrian’s wall?
Vindolanda
Maiden Castle
Housesteads
Grimsby
vinolanda
houssteads
What was the religion of the Puritans?
Hindu
Catholic
Sikh
Protestant
protestant
What is the name of Irish people who favoured complete independence from the UK in the 19th century?
Fenians
Quakers
Highlanders
Suffragettes
fenians
Which two British pop music groups were famous during the Swinging Sixties?
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
ABBA
Radiohead
roling stones
beatles
What is the minimum age required to drive a motorcycle?
16 years old
17 years old
18 years old
21 years old
17
When did the Emancipation Act abolish slavery throughout the British Empire?
1835
1823
1807
1833
1833
Where is the Giant’s Causeway located?
Scotland
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
northern ireland
Which tribe came to Britain from northern Europe after the Romans left in AD 410?
The Gepids
The Jutes
The Frisians
The Burgundians
jutes
What is one of the highest-grossing film franchises produced in the UK?
James Bond
Star Wars
The Lord of the Rings
Superman
james bond
Who came from the Netherlands to become the British monarch?
William II
Charles II
Edward II
George II
charles II
Who can apply for the National Citizen Service programme?
14- and 15-year-olds
15- and 16-year-olds
16- and 17-year-olds
17- and 18-year-olds
16-17 y/o
What percentage of the UK population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK?
Around 5%
Around 10%
Around 15%
Around 20%
10%
How old do you have to be to drive a moped in the UK?
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
18 years old
16
Who was the leader of the Labour Party who introduced a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly?
James Callaghan
Clement Attlee
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
tony blair
What is the maximum amount you can claim through the small claims procedure in Scotland and Northern Ireland?
£3,000
£5,000
£8,000
£10,000
3000#
The small claims procedure is an informal way of helping people to settle minor disputes without spending a lot of time and money using a lawyer. This procedure is used for claims of less than £10,000 in England and Wales and £3,000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Which historical monument did William the Conqueror build?
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Cenotaph
Dumfries House
The White Tower
white tower
Who became Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher and played an important part in the Northern Ireland peace process?
James Callaghan
John Major
Tony Blair
Harold Wilson
john major
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for:
The construction of the Great Western Railway.
The invention of the television.
The construction of the Tower of London.
The discovery of insulin.
construction of great western railway
Under which name was the movement of opinion against the authority of the Pope during the times of Henry VIII known?
The Spanish Inquisition
The Holy Wars
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
reformation
