Blue Badge Exam Mar 2024 Flashcards
Name two of the three main periods of Gothic architecture
Early
High
Late
Name one of the castles built by King Edward I during his North Wales campaign
Conwy
What is a knot garden?
A formal garden with a symmetrical design of interlining lines
What was the contribution of Carl Linnnaeus to botany?
He created a system of naming plants and animals
In a Norman castle what is a motte
A mound
Name one architect apart from Christopher Wren known for their English Baroque style
Nicholas Hawksmoor
What is a Charnel house?
A building or vault where human remains are stored
In which century was it fashionable to add exotic plants from around the world to gardens?
18th century
Name one landscape designer (apart from capability brown) who was working during the 18th century
William Kent
Name one property that is a member of historic houses (association)
Blenheim Palace
What is the open house festival also known as the open house weekend?
A annual wide celebration of architecture neighbourhoods and special sites
Name one building designed by Sir Norman Foster
The gherkin
Name the winner of four British designer of the year awards who committed suicide in 2010
Lee Alexander Mcqueen
Name 2 19th century British portrait painters
Sir John Everett Millais
Sir Edward Coley - burne Jones
Name two well-known Street artists active in England today
Banksy
Stick
Why could 19th century artists start to paint outside?
’en plein air’
Due to improvements in paint and easels
What is the national Gallery celebrating this year by sending 12 of its paintings around the country?
200 year anniversary
What is the name of a mediaeval Headwear for women?
A Wimple
In art, what does chiaroscuro mean?
Light and shadow
Name the sculpture of the angel of the North
Anthony Gormley
Name the painter born 300 years ago who is famous for his paintings of horses?
George Stubbs
Name the house where Henry Fox Talbot took his first photograph
Laycock Abbey
Name one of the members of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood
John Everett Millais
What name was given to a trip to Europe by Young Aristocats to learn about the arts (approximately 1660 to 1840)?
The grand tour
Name one of the big 3 English furniture makers of the 18th century
Thomas Chippendale
Name the sugar merchant who gave away most of his money for education, hospitals and art galleries
Henry Tate
Name the first president of the Royal Academy of arts
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Name one British winner of a Nobel prize for science
Norman Ramsey
What does Astrazeneca manufacture?
Pharmaceutical and biotech technology products
Name the worlds largest aircraft manufacturer whose wings are made in Britain
Airbus
With what do we associate Balfour Beatty and the Kier group?
Construction services
Give two reasons why the industrial revolution started in Britain
Coal abundance
Financial stability
Name one company founded by Quakers
Cadbury
Tim Berners-Lee is known for what invention
Worldwide web
In which town/city did William Morris start car manufacture in 1910?
Oxford
Name one town or region traditionally associated with coal mining
Sunderland
How is Josiah Wedgewood related to Charles Darwin?
Josiah Wedgewood was Charles Darwin’s grandfather
Name two museums dedicated to science and industry
The science museum
The science and industry museum in Manchester
Name the company founded by Anita Roddick that has been in the news recently
The body shop
Name one of the railway builders of the early 19th century
George Stephenson
Name the council which advised the Saxon Kings
Witan
Give one example of ID, you need to be able to vote
Passport
Name the current foreign secretary
David Lammy
What is another name for a JP?
(Justice of the peace)
A magistrate
Name the newest country to join NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
Sweden
Name the prime minister of the first Labour government in 1924
James Ramsay McDonald
What is the role of the boundary commission for England?
Review the boundaries of Parliamentary constituencies in England
Give one example of how the legal system in Scotland differs from that in England and Wales
In Scotland juries consist of 15 members in England and Wales juries have 12 members
Why were policeman called Bobby’s?
An abbreviation of Robert
(Peel)
Name the new first minister of Northern Ireland
Michelle O’Neill
Name one place where you can see an original Magna Carta
Salisbury Cathedral
What is the role of MI5?
Protects the UK from national security threats
Name two cities that have an elected mayor
London
Manchester
Name two of the top five supermarkets
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
What meat would you serve with horseradish sauce?
Beef
Which drink traditionally has Worcestershire sauce in it?
Bloody Mary
What are free range chickens?
Chickens that roam freely outdoors
What is the name of the traditional British dish of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter
Toad in the hole
What drink is traditionally serve with stilton cheese?
Red wine
What is served if you order a cream tea?
Tea and scones, clotted cream and jam
What is a free house?
A pub
Name two food products with PGI or PGO status
Champagne
Stilton
What are the national tests called which are taken by (School) children in year six?
Key stage two
Which was the first university to award degrees to women (1878)
The university of London
What did Robert Raikes promote?
Prison reform and Sunday school’s
How many compulsory subjects are there at GCSE?
3
Why are many schools named for King Edward VI?
During his reign, he actively promoted the establishment of grammar schools across England
What is the maximum annual tuition fee that a university in England can charge a British student?
£9535
What title does the government senior finance minister have?
Chancellor of the Exchequer
What is the current main rate of VAT?
20%
Name the agency which holds driver and vehicle records
DVLA
Which organisation issues coins
The Royal mint
Why do barbers traditionally display a barber pole outside?
It symbolises the practice of blood letting
Give one example of support given by social care
Home care to the elderly
What is Alexander Fleming famous for?
He found penicillin
Name the charity founded in 1824 with the letters RSPCA
Royal Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
Name the organisation that regulates charities in England and Wales
The charity commission
What is a GP?
General practitioner
Why is the state pension age rising?
To account for longer life expectancy
What was the approximate percentage split of the Brexit referendum results in 2016?
52–48
Name the company which traded with south and Southeast Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries
East India company
Which English king was the grandfather of Bonnie Prince Charlie?
King James II
In which year was homosexuality decriminalised (made legal) in England and Wales?
1967
Give approximate dates for the iron age in Britain
800 BC
Who is regarded as Britain’s first prime minister
Robert Walpole
In which year was the doomsday book completed?
1086
Millicent Garrett Faucett was a leading member of which political movement
The suffragettes
Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord protector in 1658?
Richard Cromwell, his son
Which king created the first permanent navy?
Henry VIII
Name the Queen of France who married King Henry II of England
Eleanor of Aquitaine
In which year was the Irish free state created?
1922
From which part of Europe did angles originate?
Germany
Name the sea captain who finished a game of bowls before leaving to fight the Spanish Armada
Sir Francis Drake
What do we call the bubonic plague which reached England in 1348?
The black death
The Boer war took place in which modern day country
South Africa
Name the king who promised the English throne to both William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson
Edward the Confessor
What event led to Britain declaring war on Germany on third of September 1939?
The German invasion of Poland
Who formed a parliament in 1265?
Simon de Montfort
What title did Pope Leo X give King Henry VIII in 1521?
Defender of the faith
Give one objective of the various factory acts between 1802 and 1847
Regulate and improve the working conditions of children in factories
What is William Caxton known for?
Introducing the printing press to England
What is social housing?
Affordable housing that’s rented from a housing association or council
Name one Canal engineer of the 18th or 19th centuries
John Rennie
Thomas Telford
What is the type of paving with dimples that approaches a crossing
Partially sighted or blind people
Name one nuclear power plant in the UK
Dungeness
What date has the government set for all new cars to be electric powered?
2035
What are buildings called which are protected because of special architectural or historical interest?
Listed
What are the panels often seen in fields called?
Solar panels
In which decade was the first motorway built in Britain?
1950s
Name one port with a ferry service to the Netherlands
Hull to Rotterdam
Between which towns was the worlds first passenger railway?
Liverpool to Manchester
What is a freehold property?
Own the property and the land
Name 2 new towns established by the new towns act of 1946
Stevenage
Welwyn Garden City
How many people across the world speak English as a first language?
380 million
Which Saints shrine were Chaucer’s pilgrims travelling to Canterbury to visit?
Thomas a Beckett
Name two books of Jane Austen
Pride and prejudice
Sense and sensibility
In which year was the first folio of plays by William Shakespeare published?
1623
Name two of the Lake poets
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which language did the following English words come from?
Avatar bungalow juggernauts jungle shampoo
Indian
Name the author who was made a Dame in the recent New Year’s honours list
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Name one book said to be the first novel written in English
Virtue rewarded
Name the British poet and musician of West Indian Heritage who died in 2023
Benjammin Zephaniah
Which famous author wrote under the pen name Boz?
Charles Dickens
What language was spoken by King William I and his court?
French
Name the last Harry Potter book
The deathly Hallows
In which month this year will the hay festival of literature and arts take place?
May/June
Who is the current poet laureate?
Simon Armitage
What sort of books did Beatrix Potter write?
Children’s books
Name the Saxon King who came to the phone in 924 and is regarded as the first king of England
Athelstan
Where does Archie Harrison Sussex come in the line of succession?
Six
How much Maundy money per person will be distributed this year?
Two purses containing Maundy coins worth the value of the Kings age
Which university did the Prince and Princess of Wales both attend?
St Andrews
Who now has the title Duke of Edinburgh?
Prince Edward
Which king expelled the Jews from England in 1290?
Edward I (Longshanks)
Name two of the official residences of the monarch (not private residences)
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her silver jubilee?
1977
Which Peerage rank is immediately below that of Duke?
Baron
Why was Sophia electress of Hanover the heir to the British throne in the early 1700s?
She was the granddaughter of King James I and the nearest Protestant heir to the throne
Why was the official name of the royal family changed to Windsor in 1917?
As a result of anti-German feeling during the first world war
Name the acting company to which William Shakespeare belonged
The Lord Chamberlain’s men
Name one British nominee in any category for the recent academy awards (Oscars)
Emily Blunt
Name the singer who was made a dame in the recent New Year’s honours list
Shirley Bassey
What was a mediaeval mystery play?
A dramatised Bible story performed in churches
Who is the best selling British female singer?
Adele
Name one way in which performing arts are funded
National Lottery grants
Where was Oscar Wilde imprisoned from 1895 to 1897?
Reading Gaol Berkshire
For what is Cecil Sharp known?
Collector of English folk music
What did the BBC broadcast for the first time on fifth February 1924 still in daily use today?
The pips
6 short tones known as the Greenwich time signal
Name the range of hills that forms the backbone of England
The Pennines
Areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) have a new name what is it?
National landscapes
Give two examples of loss of services in rural areas
Name one part of the British Isles where sandstone rocks are found
The Pennines
Name two national parks one in Wales and one in England
Snowdonia
The Lake District
What is the tree with cones on?
Pine tree
What percentage of UK land is used for agriculture?
70%
What do the letters on the side of fishing boats indicate?
Port letters and numbers this will identify the port at which a boat is registered
What makes a place suitable to build a wind farm?
Consistently strong and steady winds
What is the breed of sheep mainly found in the Lake District?
The Herdwick sheep
What does the term right to roam mean?
Your rights to access this land
What is the estimated population of the UK?
68 million
Give two reasons why arable farming tends to be found on the eastern side of the country
The summers are warm
The land is low flat and fertile
When would spring wheat normally be sown
March
Name one area of the country where Slate production was a major industry
The Lake District
Farmers get subsidies for green farming give one example
Farming equipment and technology fund
A grant for equipment to improve efficiency
What name was given to dividing common land into smaller areas mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries?
Enclosure
What is market gardening?
A small scale farming method
What is dry stone walling?
A building technique that uses stones without mortar to create walls
Where was a synod (church meeting) held in 664? That determined the date of Easter?
Whitby Abbey
Whitby, England
In the 2021 census, which was the largest ethnic group after white
Asian
What is the name of a Jewish place of worship?
Synagogue
Name one of the founders of methodism
John Wesley
Name two members of Parliament from minority ethnic groups
Priti Patel
Suella Braverman
Which religions celebrate the following?
Eid Al-fitr
Diwali
Muslim
Hindu
Name one Church of England diocese served by a female bishop
Derby
Mary Earps won the BBC sports personality of the year in December 2023 which sport does she play?
Football
Name one golf course, which has held the British Open golf tournament
St Andrews
At what age is it legal to bet on sport?
18
With which sport do you associate McLaren Williams and Red Bull?
Motor racing
In which month will the 2025 FA Cup finals be held?
May
What is the glorious 12th?
August 12, the day that marks the start of the red grouse shooting season
Which sport is played at Edgbaston Trent Bridge and Edingley?
Cricket
Name one organisation that promotes tourism in your region of study
VISIT Britain
What is a RADAR key?
Disabled toilet key
What do the letters ABTA mean?
Association of British travel agents
What is the speed limit for a coach on a single carriageway road?
50 mph
Name one site where Harry Potter was filmed, which can be visited by tourists today
Leadenhall market
Give an example of green tourism within your region of study
A walking tour
