Blue Badge Exam April 2023 Flashcards
1
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Name the organisation that manages gardens at Harlow car and Rosemoor
A
Royal Horticultural Society
2
Q
What was the main contribution of Carl Linnaeus to botany?
A
Creating a system for naming plants and animals
3
Q
Give two features of an arts and crafts garden
A
Natural Materials
Water features
4
Q
Name the UK’s annual architectural prize
A
RIBA Sterling prize
5
Q
Name one area Where slate has been quarried for roof tiles
A
Wales
6
Q
Which king appointed Lancelot capability Brown as master Gardner at Hampton Court?
A
King George III
7
Q
Name one of Humphrey Repton’s garden designs
A
Kenwood house
8
Q
Name two buildings in London designed by Sir Christopher Wren
A
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea
9
Q
In which month is the Chelsea Flower Show usually held?
A
May
10
Q
What is a park pale?
A
A enclosure to keep deer in a defined area
11
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Name the architect who designed the K6 telephone box
A
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
12
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Name the well-known artist duo who have just opened a gallery about themselves in East London
A
Gilbert and George
13
Q
Name the city which hosted the Turner prize 2024
A
London
14
Q
During which century was the powdered wig fashionable for men?
A
The 18th century
15
Q
How did the introduction of paint in tubes change how painters worked in the 19th century?
A
Enabled artists to paint en plein air (outdoors)
16
Q
Name one country house (not art gallery) that has a painting by JMW Turner
A
Petworth House
17
Q
Name the 18th century artist famous for his etchings beer Street and gin Lane
A
William Hogarth
18
Q
Name the art movement dating from approximately 1400 to 1600
A
Renaissance art
19
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Name the punk and new wave fashion designer who died in December 2022
A
Vivienne Westwood
20
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What is the main ingredient of tempera used as the main medium for painting before 1400?
A
Egg yolk
21
Q
Salts mill gallery in Saltaire houses many paintings by which Bradford Born artist
A
David Hockney
22
Q
Name one artist of the surrealism period
A
Salvador Dalí
23
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Name the British Indian sculptor whose work includes the Arcelor Mittal orbit in the Stratford Olympic Park
A
Sir Anish Kapoor
24
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What name is given to a thin layer of fine or decorative wood glued to the surface of a piece of furniture?
A
A veneer
25
Name one company listed on the stock exchange FTSE 100 index
Astrazeneca
26
Name one place in the UK where ship building was a major industry
Newcastle
27
Charles Darwin is most famous for which theory?
Evolution by natural selection
28
At which UK university was graphene developed?
University of Manchester
29
How were industrial war materials mainly transported during the late 18th century?
Canal Boat
30
Name one industrial museum not in your training region
Science and industry Museum in Manchester
31
Name the designer of the Menai suspension bridge
Thomas Telford
32
What does the Royal Society promote?
Excellence in science
33
Service industries make up what percentage of the U.K.’s GDP (gross domestic product).
(2021 House of Commons library)
72.5%
34
Name one invention that accelerated the Industrial Revolution
The steam engine
35
Name the main industry established in the Stoke-on-Trent area in the late 18th century
Pottery manufacturing
36
Why was the SS Great Britain so important?
first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean
37
How many members of Parliament are there in the House of Commons?
650
38
Name two of the five senior regiments in the British Army
The Grenadier guards
The Coldstream guards
39
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
12
40
What new requirements for voting will be introduced at the May 2023 elections?
Valid photo ID
41
Name the most recent country to join NATO
Sweden
42
In what type of court would the cause of a suspicious death be investigated?
A coroner’s court
43
Name the newly elected leader of the SNP (Scottish national party)
John Swinney
44
In Anglo-Saxon England, what name was given to the Kings group of advisors?
The Witan
45
Name two police forces in England or Wales
Metropolitan police
British transport police
46
What name was given to King Charles I’s belief that his power came directly from God?
Divine rights of kings
47
Name the current foreign secretary
David Lammy
48
On what specific day are local council elections usually held?
1st May
49
What is the role of GCHQ (government communications headquarters?)?
keep the UK and its citizens safe, both online and offline
50
What is the difference between cottage pie and shepherds pie?
One is beef one is Lamb
51
Name 2 food products that have PDO or PGI status
Champagne
Feta cheese
52
In which part of the UK might you be served Cockaleekie or Cullen skink
Scotland
53
What is cider made with pears called?
Perry
54
What is the main ingredient of the marzipan used on Christmas cake and as sweet meats in Tudor times?
Sugar and ground almonds
55
Give one reason for shortages of staff in the hospitality sector
Long hours and unsociable shifts
56
What does it mean if food is gluten-free?
Does not contain wheat, rye or barley
57
What is one of the top three most common pub names in the UK?
The Red lion
58
How does high tea differ from afternoon tea?
Afternoon tea - lighter more elegant affair served mid afternoon
High tea - heartier more substantial meal served late afternoon early evening
59
Name two garments traditionally worn by a British student at their graduation
Gown
Cap
60
What percentage of children are educated at private schools? (Institute for fiscal studies 2023).
6%
61
What is a Madrasa
A Muslim school
62
During which century were Oxford and Cambridge universities founded?
Oxford 11th
Cambridge 13th
63
Name the prime minister whose government changed former polytechnics to universities
John Major
64
Name one academic requirement to train as a teacher in England
English maths and science GCSEs
65
Name the current education secretary
Bridget Phillipson
66
Name one product that is exempt from VAT
Books
67
What is the current rate of inflation?
3%
68
What is the current national minimum wage for workers over 25?
£11.44
£12.21 from April 2025
69
Approximately what percentage of UK GDP is spent on defence?
2%
70
Name the conservative party chairman who was dismissed in January 2023 due to his unpaid tax
Nadhim Zahawi
71
In which year was the National health service founded?
1948
72
Name one of the top 10 most supported charities in the UK
( By money given)
Cancer research UK
73
In early medicine until the 19th century, which animal was used as a blood sucker?
Leech
74
What is one of the main issues facing the NHS today?
Insufficient funding
75
Name the charity that organise’s an annual BBC appeal in December
St Martin in the fields charity
76
Give one reason why the state pension age for men and women is increasing
People are living longer
77
Name the forgotten woman who worked with Crick and Watson on their discovery of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
78
In which year was the doomsday book compiled?
1086
79
Name 1 17th century colony in North America apart from Plymouth plantation
Virginia
80
What event in 1851 was designed to show off British and Empire skills?
The Great exhibition
81
In which year were same sex unions (civil partnerships) legalised
2005
82
Name one of the nurses who became famous during the Crimean war
Florence Nightingale
83
What is another term for neolithic?
New Stone Age
84
Name the British prime minister at the time of the partition of Ireland in 1921
David Lloyd George
85
Wat Tyler’s rebellion or the great rising in 1381 is more commonly known as what?
The peasants revolt
86
Where was Lady Jane Grey executed in 1554?
Tower green at the Tower of London
87
Name one objective of the 1832 reform act
Extended the right to vote to industrial towns such as Manchester and Birmingham.
88
Name the Roman road from Exeter to Lincoln
The Fosse way
89
Name the ship wrecked off Norfolk in 1682 and carrying James Duke of York which is the subject of a major exhibition in Norwich this year
HMS Gloucester
90
For how long was the original Magna Carta of 1215 valid until annulled by the pope
10 weeks
91
Name the parents of the princes in the tower
King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville
92
In which year did India and Pakistan gain independence from the UK?
1947
93
Name one area of the country occupied by the Angles
East Anglia
94
Name the person regarded as Britain’s first prime minister
Sir Robert Walpole
95
In which year did Britain join the EEC (European economic community)?
1973
96
What development was William Caxton famous for?
The printing press
97
Name one country where Britain established penal Colonies during the 18th century
Australia
98
What disease is King George III thought to have had that caused his mental illness?
Porphyria
99
Name the northern revolt against King Henry VIII in 1536
Pilgrimage of Grace
100
Name the canal that runs from London to Birmingham
The grand union Canal
101
Name one train timetable and booking app
National Rail app
102
Name the prime minister whose government introduced the right to buy council houses in the 1980s
Margaret Thatcher
103
Name 2 national rail operators
Avanti West Coast
Greater Anglia
104
what percentage of UK fuel is supplied by nuclear power?
(UK government 2022)
14.2%
105
What percentage of homes are privately rented?
( Statista 2022)
19%
106
What speed limit normally applies in built-up areas with street lights?
30 mph
107
Name one place where a road toll (not congestion charge) applies
M6
108
Name one port where you could catch a ferry to Ireland
Liverpool
109
South Wales was a major producer of what raw material in the 19th and 20th centuries
Coal
110
Name two new towns developed since 1945
Stevenage
Welwyn Garden City
111
Name the author of Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette
Charlotte Brontë
112
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14 lines
113
Name one work by Michael Morpurgo
Warhorse
114
Which language do these English words come from?
Breeze incognito, tomato embargo
Spanish
115
Name the annual prize for the best novel written in English
The booker prize
116
Name two locations associated with William Shakespeare
The globe
Stratford upon Avon
117
Name the former poet laureate who lived for much of his life at Dove cottage in the Lake District
William Wordsworth
118
Give the meaning of the word “wold”
A piece of higher open uncultivated land
119
Name one poem by John Keats
Ode to a Nightingale
120
name the children’s author who has recently had his stories partly rewritten
Roald Dahl
121
In which part of the UK might you hear phrases such as? ”bore da” “diolch” and “croeso
Wales
122
Name one book festival taking place in April
Ealing book festival
123
Which county of England would you associate with Beatrix Potter?
Cumbria
124
Name the children’s author who has also written for adults as Robert Galbraith
J. K. Rowling
125
Name one international profession that uses English as the standard language for communication
Flight attendant
126
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her silver jubilee
1977
127
Who owns Sandringham house?
King Charles III
128
What were the nicknames of these Kings of England?
Edward (reigned 1042 to 1066)
John (reigned 1199 to 1216)
The confessor
Lackland
129
Name the official heraldic authority for England
The college of arms
130
Name two countries excluding the UK for whom King Charles III is head of state
Australia
Canada
131
Which rank of the peerage comes above Baron?
Duke
132
Name one of the universities that King Charles III attended
Trinity College at the University of Cambridge
133
On what date in 1215 did King John and the Barons seal Magna Carta at Runnymede?
15th June
134
Which position does Prince Harry now occupy in the line of succession?
5th
135
What is the title of the monarch’s representative in each county?
Lord lieutenant
136
Name the person responsible for arranging the coronation of King Charles III
The Earl Marshall
137
What act of 1701 defined who would replace Queen Anne?
Act of settlement
138
Phrases such as it’s behind you and oh no, it isn’t are features of what type of performance
Pantomime
139
Name one actress who has starred as a female TV detective
Helen Mirren
140
What was a mystery play in Medieval times?
Dramatic performances of stories from the Bible
141
Name the current director general of the BBC
Tim Davie
142
Where in London is the National Theatre specifically located?
South bank
143
Name one location used for the filming of Harry Potter
Leadenhall Market
144
Name the singer representing the UK at Eurovision in Liverpool this year
Mae Muller
145
Name the playwright whose works include pygmalion and arms and the man
George Bernard Shaw
146
Name one major film studio in the UK
Pinewood
147
In which month of the year does the Glastonbury Festival usually take place?
June
148
Name one game bird usually bred for shooting
Pheasant
149
In which month is spring wheats usually sewn?
March
150
In which area of the UK is granite the main rock?
Devon and Cornwall
151
Which country of the UK was the 1st to complete a footpath along its entire coastline?
Wales
152
Why are hay bales wrapped in plastic?
Protect them from weather elements
153
Name two industries particularly associated with Britain’s coastline
Tourism
Fishing
154
In which county of England are Cobb walls a traditional construction material?
Devon and Cornwall
155
What is tupping?
To cause a Ram to mate with ewe
156
What salad crop is best grown in a chalk stream at between 8 and 10°?
Watercress
157
Name the organisation responsible for lighthouses around the coast
General Lighthouse authority
158
Name the technique of using Reeds or straw to construct roofs
Thatching
159
The vale of Evesham is known for what type of farming
Market gardening
160
Why was the term free range egg temporarily suspended in 2022?
Outbreak of bird flu
161
How many acres are there in a hectare?
2.4
162
What does the abbreviation AONB mean?
Area of outstanding natural beauty
163
In countryside management what is rewilding?
Nature is allowed to take care of itself
164
Name one area of the UK where lead mining was a dominant industry
The Yorkshire Dales
165
What name was given to the change from large common fields to smaller individual fields in the 19th century?
Enclosure
166
Name one of the two types of seal seen regularly off the coast of Britain
Grey seal
167
Excluding new forest and south downs name two national parks in the UK
Peak district
Lake District
168
In the Christian calendar, what day follows Shrove Tuesday?
Ash Wednesday
169
Approximately how many monasteries and other religious institutions were dissolved in the period 1536 to 1541
800
170
Name the current archbishop of York
Stephen Cottrell
171
Name the faith that celebrates nirvana day and Wesak
Buddhism
172
Name two Afro-Caribbean members of Parliament
Diane Abbott
James cleverly
173
In the 2021 census, what percentage of people identified as not born in the United Kingdom?
(Office for national statistics 2022)
16.8%
174
Name the two brothers prominent in the founding of methodism
John Wesley
Charles Wesley
175
The Derby horse race usually takes place in which month
June
176
Name the cricket ground usually regarded as the home of cricket
Lord’s
177
Name one City in the UK that has hosted the Commonwealth Games
Manchester
178
Name the 2025 winners of rugby union six Nations championship
France
179
Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris were pioneers of which sport
Golf
180
Name the men’s grass court tennis event held in London immediately before Wimbledon
Queens club
181
Where is the Formula One British Grand Prix usually held?
Silverstone
182
Name one organisation responsible for promoting tourism in Britain
VISIT Britain
183
Name one tourist venue in your study region that does not allow blue badge guiding
Churchill War rooms
184
Name one city that has been awarded city of culture status
Bradford
185
Name one of the top 10 most visited attractions in Britain in 2022
Natural history museum
186
How many overseas visitors came to Britain during 2024?
41.2 million
187
Give one example of green or ecotourism within your study region
Walking tours
188
Name this type of Greek column
Doric column
189
Name this type of tower near the England/Scottish border
Peel Towers
190
Give a name or a date to this style of Gothic architecture
mid-12th to the 16th century
191
a continuous aisle that allows people to walk around the chancel and apse (The shaded area)
192
tête-à-tête, which is French for "head-to-head"
193
Henry Moore
194
Pharmaceutical and healthcare
195
a tactile signal designed to assist the visually impaired
196
Jacob sheep
197
Mistletoe
198
Beaver
199
Path or bridleway
200
Nature reserve
