Blue Badge Mock Feb 2025 Flashcards
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List the 3 phases of English Gothic in order
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Early English
Decorated
Perpendicular
2
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In architecture, what is blind arcading?
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Arch does not penetrate through to the other side of the wall
3
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Edward Lutyens often worked with a famous female gardener who was she?
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Gertrude Jekyll
4
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Gothic architecture was revived in the UK in which century?
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19th century
5
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Which British architect designed the London millennium footbridge?
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Sir Norman Foster
6
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What is a pediment?
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Triangular shape at top of a building
7
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Long and short work was a method of building used in which period
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Anglo-Saxon
8
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What is the name of the Royal horticultural Society garden in Surrey?
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Wisley
9
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On a building of classical design, where would you find the Entablature
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Above the columns
10
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What are the features of brutalist architecture?
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Naked concrete, bunker like and heavy and solid shapes
11
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Which landscape gardener was known as mother nature’s husband?
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Lancelot capability Brown
12
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Which famous flower show takes place in May
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Chelsea Flower Show
13
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Where did Vita Sackville West create a famous garden?
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Sissinghurst
14
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Which architect designed the Lloyd’s of London building?
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Richard Rogers
15
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What is a Reredos?
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Ornamental screen at the back of an alter
16
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Caravaggio’s work may be described as which type of painting
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Baroque
17
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Which painter was acclaimed as the first professional painter to express the spirit of the industrial revolution?
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Joseph Wright of Derby
18
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Jasleen Kaur won which prestigious prize in 2024
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Turner prize
19
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What is a fresco?
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A painting on plaster
20
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Paint made from the yolk of an egg is known as what?
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Tempera
21
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In art, what is a Diptych?
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A two part painting
22
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What effect does Chiaroscuro produce in a painting?
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Light and dark
23
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Who wrote the work the lives of the artists?
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Vasari
24
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In art, what is a cartoon?
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A tracing from which a painting is created
25
Which artist painted the swing?
Fragonard
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Who painted a rake‘s progress?
William Hogarth
27
Holman Hunt, Millais, Rossetti and Burne-Jones were collectively known as what?
Pre-Raphaelite painters
28
Which artist is famous for painting scenes of Venice and was widely collected by Aristocats on the grand tour?
Canaletto
29
Name the creator of the angel of the North
Anthony Gormley
30
The Ardabil carpet is found in which gallery of the Victoria and Albert Museum
Jameel Gallery
31
Name the leader of the Virgin group of companies
Sir Richard Branson
32
Name one industrial heritage UNESCO site in the UK
Maritime Greenwich
Royal botanical Gardens Kew London
33
Men who worked to build the railways in Victorian times were commonly known as what?
Navvies
34
What is a Luddite?
A machine smasher
35
In which city was Titanic built?
Belfast
36
The industrial landscape of the West Midlands is commonly known by what name?
Black country
37
Who developed a time piece for use at sea?
John Harrison
38
Who is the current Secretary of State for business in trade?
Jonathan Reynolds
39
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
40
In which Midlands town was the manufacturer of pottery, the key industry in the 19th century?
Stoke on Trent
41
What is the current base rate of lending set for the Bank of England?
4.5%
42
Which event took place in 1851 showcasing British innovation at the time?
The great exhibition
43
In the field of science, what do the initials FRS stand for when following a person’s name?
Fellow of the Royal Society
44
How many MPs are entitled to sit at one time?
650
45
Give one example of a tort
Negligence
Defamation
Trespass
Nuisance
46
In England and Wales, most criminal cases are brought by which agency
Crown Prosecution Service
47
What is the basis for an offence being classified as being triable only in a magistrates court?
Maximum sentence is six months imprisonment or less
48
Name the current president of the Supreme Court of the UK
Lord Reed of Allermuir
49
What name is given to a magistrate who is paid?
Stipendiary magistrate/District judge
50
Name the leader of the SNP (Scottish national party)
John Swinney
51
In Anglo-Saxon England, what name was given to the Kings group of advisors?
Wittan
52
Name three Courts which sit at the Royal Courts of Justice
High court of appeal (civil)
and CA (criminal)
53
What title is given to the longest serving member of the House of Commons?
Father/mother of the house
54
Name the current foreign secretary
David Lammy
55
What is an either way offence?
TRIAL in magistrates or Crown Court
56
What is the role of SIS?
Secret intelligence service – foreign intelligence
57
What is a scotch egg?
Hard boiled egg covered in sausage meat and breadcrumbs
58
What is the licensing act 2003 particularly important?
No hours and no bell for last orders
59
Relating to food, what does PDO stand for?
Protected designation of origin
60
Beer is made from which main ingredient
Hops
61
What is CAMRA
Campaign for Real Ale
62
Which alcoholic drink was known as mother’s ruin?
Gin
63
What is draft beer?
Pumped up from a barrel
64
How old must you be to buy alcohol in the UK?
18
65
Of all UK wine production, which type is most commonly produced?
White(sparkling wine)
66
A school which is structured as a self governing nonprofit making charitable trust which does not have to follow the national curriculum is characterised as what type of school
An academy
67
There were originally seven public schools Eton, Charterhouse, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Winchester, and two more. name them
Westminster and Harrow
68
in England to which body would a student apply if that student wishes to obtain finance to study?
Student finance, England
69
The education reform act 1988 introduced the national curriculum and divided education into key stages how many stages?
Four
70
Many new universities were created in 1992 from educational establishments which already existed what were these known as before 1992
Polytechnics
71
How many universities are in the Russell group?
24
72
What did the government introduced to private school fees in January 2025?
VAT
73
Lloyd’s of London operates in which sector?
Insurance
74
What does FTSE stand for?
Financial times stock exchange
75
Income tax is charged at 40% on earnings over what amount? (to within +/- £1000)
£50,270
76
Name an event which would trigger a charge of stamp duty
Purchase of a house
77
What is the current rate of inflation?
3%
78
What does the nursing and midwifery Council do?
Regulates the nursing profession
79
The BBC hosts 2 large scale fundraising events each year. name them
Comic Relief
Children in need
80
What is a GP?
Doctor/general practitioner
81
For what was Edward Jenner famous?
Creation of first smallpox vaccine
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Which is the biggest fundraising event in the UK?
London Marathon
83
At what age are men now entitled to claim the state pension?
66
84
Name the forgotten woman who worked with Crick and Watson on their discovery of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
85
Which King died when he was assaulted (allegedly) with a red hot poker?
Edward II
86
Of whom was George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham a lover
King James I
87
In 1846 a landmark piece of legislation split the Conservative Party, what was this?
Repeal of the corn laws
88
Which two of Henry VIII’s wives were beheaded on his orders?
Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard
89
Who said I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole?
Benjamin Disraeli
90
What does the word Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
91
At which battle was William Wallace defeated?
Battle of Falkirk
92
In which year was Magna Carta sealed?
1215
93
Who was the first person to translate the Bible into English?
William Tyndale
94
Who was prime minister at the end of World War I?
David Lloyd George
95
What was the Roman name for Chester?
Deva
96
Two sons of King Henry II became kings of England. Name them.
Richard I
John
97
Who led the peasants revolt in 1381?
Wat Tyler
98
What was the triangle trade in the 1700s?
Slave trade routes
99
Who wrote the ecclesiastic history of the English people?
Venerable bede
100
Name the three largest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex
101
In which year was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
1815
102
By which names were the two opposing sides of the English civil War known?
Cavaliers and Roundheads
103
What was the name of the last battle on English soil in 1685?
Battle of Sedgmoor
104
Who invented the atmospheric steam engine?
Thomas Newcomen
105
Emmeline Pankhurst led which organisation
Women’s social and political union
106
Name the northern revolts against King Henry VIII in 1536
Pilgrimage of Grace
107
Name the canal that runs from London to Bristol
Kennet and Avon Canal
108
Which train company has a franchise to run trains between London and Manchester?
Avanti West Coast
109
High speed 2 is under construction, but where was high speed 1?
Between London and the Channel Tunnel
110
What is the main characteristic of leasehold land?
It is owned for a period of years
111
If Housing is subsidise in any way, it is known as what type of Housing
Social housing
112
What is the green belt?
An area around a built-up area in which no building should take place
113
Why is Section 106 of the town and country planning act 1990 useful to local authorities?
Developers have to pay for/contribute to the cost of infrastructure projects
114
What major change to speed limits was introduced in Wales in 2023
20 mph in built-up areas
115
How much is the London congestion charge? (Daily)?
£15
116
Name one tunnel which connects Liverpool and the Wirral
Mersey Tunnel
Birkenhead tunnel
117
South Wales was a major producer of what raw material in the 19th and 20th centuries
Coal
118
Which colour forms the background of the majority of signs on British motorways
Blue
119
Which children’s author bought and then gave a vast amount of land in the Lake District to the National Trust?
Beatrix potter
120
A person born and brought up in the Northeast, if he/she has a local accent may well be described as having what type of accent
Geordie
121
The poetry of George Herbert and John Donne may be described as what type of poetry
Metaphysical
122
What post does Simon Armitage occupy?
Poet laureate
123
What is the name of the private detective created by J. K. Rowling under a pseudonym?
Comoron strike
124
Name two locations associated with William Shakespeare
Globe
Stratford on Avon
125
Which poet famous for setting poems to music or setting poems to the beat of reggae music died in 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah
126
Orbital was the novel which won the booker prize in 2024 name the author
Samantha Harvey
127
Who wrote Ode to a Nightingale?
John Keats
128
Who wrote the Faerie Queen?
Edmund Spencer
129
Who wrote far from the Madding crowd?
Thomas Hardy
130
Name 1 novel by Jane Austen
Pride and prejudice
Sense and sensibility
Persuasion
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Who wrote a diary in the 1600s which described the plague and the great fire of London?
Samuel Pepys
132
Who wrote a poem inspired by the statue of Ramses II?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
133
Boz was the pen name of which author?
Charles Dickens
134
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her golden Jubilee?
2002
135
What is the name of the property in Gloucestershire which was the home of King Charles III before he became King?
Highgrove house
136
What place in the line of succession to the throne is occupied by HRH Princess Charlotte?
3rd
137
In which month is the Commonwealth day service usually held?
March
138
The king is head of state of a number of countries in addition to the United Kingdom. Collectively These are known as what?
Commonwealth realms
139
Which rank of the peerage comes above Marquis
Duke
140
What is the occupation of Queen Camilla’s son?
Food critic
141
Queen Anne was a member of which dynastic house?
Stuart
142
In the honours system, what do the letters MBE stand for?
Member of the British Empire
143
Where does the king actually live when in London?
Clarence house
144
HM Queen Elizabeth declared in 2011 that’s if Prince William and his wife should have a daughter born before a son she would not be displaced in the line of succession by the younger son. Where did she make this declaration?
Perth
145
Which Royal house occupied the throne after the Stuarts?
Hanover
146
From the 10th to 14th century plays performed in towns and cities based on the Bible were called what?
Mystery plays
147
Who won the best actress BAFTA in 2024?
Emma Stone
148
Who wrote the play Dr. Faustus?
Christopher Marlowe
149
At which London Theatre is the ENO based currently?
Coliseum
150
What type of performance take place at Glyndebourne?
Opera
151
Name the theatre situated on Sloane Square famous for presenting plays by unknown writers
Royal Court
152
Shakespeare’s plays are divided into three categories name the categories
Comedy tragedy, history
153
Who wrote the play Lady Windermere’s fan?
Oscar Wilde
154
Who hosts the podcast the rest is politics?
Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell
155
In which month of the year does the Glastonbury Festival usually take place?
June
156
Applying a decorative waterproof plaster to a wall is known as what?
Pargeting
157
Southern England is made up almost entirely of which type of rock
Sedimentary
158
When referring to land, what do the initials UAA stand for?
Utilised agricultural area
159
In which part of England will you find the national park the Broads?
East Anglia
160
Name one material commonly used in thatching
Water Reed
161
Give one reason why dry stone walling is common in the north of England
Land too high to grow hedges
Rocks plentiful
162
Approximately how many islands are inhabited within the British Isles? (within +/-25)
160-210
163
What is DEFRA?
Department of the environment food and rural affairs
164
What is AONB an abbreviation for?
Area of outstanding natural beauty
165
Name one of the 3 founders of the National Trust
Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley
166
Which of the four nations of the United Kingdom has the biggest fishing/aqua-culture industry?
Scotland
167
In which month of the year does lambing usually begin?
March
168
What was the aim of project Neptune launched in 1964 by the National trust?
Preservation of Heritage coastline
169
How many acres are there in an hectare?
2.4
170
The RSPB owns a substantial amount of land in the UK. What is RSPB?
Royal Society for the protection of birds
171
What does the abbreviation SSSI mean?
Sites of special scientific interest
172
A mass trespass at which beauty spot led to the national parks and countryside act 1949
Kinder Scout
173
Approximately how far is it from lands end to John O’ Groats (KM or Miles) (within 50/75)
847 miles
174
What name was given to the change from large common fields to smaller individual fields in the 19th century?
Enclosure
175
OoLithic limestone is commonly found in which part of the country?
Bath and the Cotswolds
176
Would chalk make a soil acidic or alkaline
Alkaline
177
Which is the second most common religion in the UK?
Islam
178
Which religion combines an Abrahamic faith and way of life with mysticism and a pan African political consciousness?
Rastafarianism
179
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma are the principal gods of which religion?
Hinduism
180
What is a royal peculiar?
Church under the authority of the monarch
181
In Christianity, how many gospels are there?
Four
182
Name the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
183
What is ordination?
Taking holy orders to become a priest
184
In which sport does a winning team receive the Webb Ellis trophy?
Rugby union
185
Which football club is based at Stamford Bridge?
Chelsea
186
How many football clubs are there in the Premier League?
20
187
Name the 2024 winners of rugby unions six Nations championship
Ireland
188
Which teams won the men’s and women’s Oxford V Cambridge boat races in 2024
Cambridge
189
In which month is most of the Wimbledon championship held?
July
190
Name the oldest rowing race in the world
Doggett’s coat and badge race
191
What is a DMC?
Destination management company
192
Residents of which country accounted for the largest number of overseas visitors in 2023
USA
193
How many UNESCO world Heritage sites are in the UK?
32
194
On which racecourse is the Grand National run
Aintree
195
Draw the logo for English Heritage
196
What is B&B?
Bed and breakfast accommodation
197
Name the largest national park in the UK
The Cairngorms
198
Name this breed of cattle
Holstein Frisian
199
From what type of tree is this leaf?
Sycamore
200
Name this national park
Peak District
