Blue Badge Pre-entry 2020/2022 Flashcards
1
Q
Name the Queen of the Iceni tribe who led a revolt against the Romans in A.D. 61 and whose statue stands by the river in Westminster
A
Boudicca
2
Q
Give the date of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Month and year
A
June 1953
3
Q
Name the church in London where Monarchs have been crowned for the last 950 years
A
Westminster Abbey
4
Q
How many members of Parliament (House of Commons) are there?
A
650
5
Q
Name the battle which was fought against the French on the 18th of June 1815
A
Battle of Waterloo
6
Q
What do the initials QC stand for in the legal system?
A
Queens Council
7
Q
Name the country residence of the prime minister
A
Chequers
8
Q
In which season of the year can visitors see a pantomime in the UK?
A
Christmas
9
Q
Which of the King’s family is?
third in line to the throne
a world champion horse rider
A
Princess Charlotte
Zara Phillips
10
Q
Name the first Scottish king of England
A
James VI
11
Q
Is the Holstein Frisian cow bread for its milk or its meat?
A
Dairy
12
Q
On which Date each year is Burns night celebrated
A
25th of January
13
Q
In which part of London are the black cultural archives?
A
Brixton
14
Q
Westminster Abbey is Home to which order of chivalry
A
Order of the bath
15
Q
Name the longest river in Britain
A
The river Severn
16
Q
What date in 2020? Did the UK leave the EU?
A
January 31
17
Q
What is the name of the bishops chair in a cathedral?
A
Cathedra
18
Q
Which school did Boris Johnson attend?
A
Eton
19
Q
Name the first national park in England
A
The Peak District
20
Q
From which Duchy does Prince Charles receive a large proportion of his income?
A
Cornwall
21
Q
In which month does the Grand National take place?
A
April
22
Q
To which court are ambassadors accredited to in the UK?
A
The court of St James
23
Q
Who lived with his merrie men in Sherwood Forest?
A
Robin Hood
24
Q
Name the patron saint of
Wales
Ireland
A
Saint David
Saint Patrick
25
In which sport would you bowl a maiden over?
Cricket
26
Name two English breweries
Green King
Fullers
27
What age must a child legally start school in England?
Five
28
Name the first Lord of the treasury
Sir Robert Walpole
29
What was the most watched program on television on Christmas Day 2019 in the UK?
Gavin and Stacey
30
Which literary family is associated with Howarth in Yorkshire?
The Brontë sisters
31
For Chinese New Year 2025 it is the year of which animal
Snake
32
Who was the Roman goddess of Love?
Venus
33
Name the character which Daniel Radcliffe played in a series of films between 2001 and 2011
Harry Potter
34
Who is the patron of the National portrait Gallery?
HRH the Prince of Wales
35
Name the famous scientist whose ashes were placed in Westminster Abbey in 2018
Stephen Hawking
36
Name the residence where the queen usually spends Christmas
Sandringham
37
In which county is holy Island?
Northumberland
38
What are the faithful required to do during Ramadan in the Islamic lunar calendar?
Fast
39
What is a Cotswold lion?
Sheep
40
Name one month in which London fashion week takes place
February
September
41
Name the U.K.’s largest sculpture created by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond
The Arcelor Mittal orbit
42
Which is the only poisonous snake native to Britain?
Adder
43
Which trade did William Wilberforce fight to abolish?
Slave trade
44
Which 17 century figure has a statue outside the houses of Parliament?
Oliver Cromwell
45
In which Park is speakers corner
Hyde Park
46
A play based on a book by Agatha Christie has been running in London theatre for over 68 years name it
Mouse trap
47
Usually in which month do the following events take place?
Trooping of the colour
The Lord Mayor show
June
November
48
What are the colour of the benches in the House of Lords?
Red
49
Name the nearest underground station
Borough market
Natural history museum
London Bridge
South Kensington
50
What was the Roman name for London?
Londinium
51
What is the oyster card single bus fare in central London?
£1.75
52
In which building do the Proms concerts take place each year?
The Royal Albert Hall
53
At which London station would you catch the following trains?
The Gatwick express
The Hogwarts express
Victoria station
Kings Cross Station
54
With which profession or trade do you associate the following?
Billingsgate
Smithfield
Fish
Meat
55
Which London football club plays at the Emirates Stadium?
Arsenal
56
Name the tallest building in London, which is open for viewing on London Southbank
The Shard
57
Where was Charles I executed?
The banqueting house
58
Name the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
59
Name the central criminal court
The old Bailey
60
In which year was the great fire of London
1666
61
At what time does the British Museum open on weekdays?
10 am
62
In which London Street can you see a memorial dedicated to Edith Cavell?
St Martin’s Place
63
Where is the Tutankhamun exhibition currently taking place?
The British Museum
64
Outside, which recording studios is the zebra crossing made famous by the Beatles?
Abbey Road Studios
65
What was the name of the group of artists who included William Holman Hunt Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais
The pre-Raphaelite brotherhood
66
Name the architect who designed the cenotaph
Sir Edwin Lutyens
67
In which gallery can you see the laughing Cavalier?
The Wallace collection
68
Which two musicians are commemorated by a blue plaque in Brook Street, Mayfair?
Jimmy Hendrix
George Frederick Handel
69
In which London Museum Gallery are the following?
The turbine hall
The Hintze hall
The Tate modern
The natural history museum
70
Where can you see the sculpture of Newton by Eduardo Paolozzi
The British library
71
In which London gallery can you see the following?
The fighting Temraire
The Seagram murals
The National Gallery
The Tate modern
72
Which art gallery famous for its impressionist works will reopen in 2021
The courtauld Gallery
73
What type of event takes place at WOMAD latitude and wireless?
Music events
74
Which movie was recently released based on the poetry of TS Elliott?
Four quartets
75
From which location in Westminster did Churchill give his radio broadcasts for the BBC during World War II?
The Churchill war rooms
76
Name the musical currently running at the Victoria Palace
Hamilton
77
Name 2 of the three theatres at the National Theatre
Olivier theatre
Lyttleton theatre
78
Name one member of the Bloomsbury group
Virginia Wolf
79
Who was born in Stratford upon Avon married there lived in London and died in Stratford upon Avon
William Shakespeare
80
Name the author of book of dust who lives in Oxford
Philip Pullman
81
Name 2 London locations you would take someone interested in Charles Dickens
Dickens Museum
Saffron Hill
82
Which bear from Peru loves marmalade sandwiches
Paddington
83
Which British actress has been nominated for an Oscar this year for the movie little women?
Florence Pugh
84
Hilary Mantel has won the booker prize twice for two of her novels
Which historical character do they principally portray?
Who played him in the BBC series?
Thomas Cromwell
Mark Rylance
85
Lovers of which literary character might visit Kings Cross Station
Harry Potter
86
Name the architectural style of Westminster Abbey
Gothic
87
What is a Buttress
A support
88
Rounded Arches and heavy pillars are features of what style of architecture
Romanesque
89
Name a building in London by the architect Charles Barry
The houses of Parliament
90
Name the principal architect of
The shard
The gherkin
Renzo piano
Norman Foster
91
Describe or draw a pediment
Triangular space that forms the gable of a low pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture
92
Which East London Park became Europe’s largest new urban park for 150 years
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
93
In the grounds of which building is the Chelsea Flower Show held?
The Royal Hospital
94
Name the female garden designer who worked frequently with the architect Edwin Lutyens
Gertrude Jekyll
95
What do the letters RHS stand for?
Royal horticultural Society
96
In which county is RHS Wisley located?
Surrey
97
Name Britain’s first labour party Prime Minister
James Ramsey McDonald
98
Name the most recent labour party Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
99
What are the current names for the following cities of Roman Britain?
Aquae sullis
Camullodunum
Bath
Colchester
100
Who was secretary at the Admiralty and kept a diary between 1660 and 1669?
Samuel Pepys
101
In which city was Richard III body discovered in 2013?
Leicester
102
Which English monarch was on the throne when the Spanish armada took place?
Elizabeth I
103
Who built Hampton Court Palace in 1515?
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
104
Which of Henry VIII’s six wives gave him his son Edward VI
Jane Seymour
105
Name the period of rapid technological advance which began with the innovation of steam power
The industrial revolution
106
Which future King was victorious at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485
Henry VII
107
In whose reign did England win the Battle of Blenheim?
Queen Anne
108
Which king abdicated in 1936?
Edward VIII
109
Which significant battles took place in these years?
1815
1066
Waterloo
Hastings
110
Name the politician who founded the London Metropolitan police in 1829
Sir Robert peel
111
When did women gain the vote in Britain?
1918
112
Name the prime minister of Britain during World War II from 1940 onwards
Winston Churchill
113
Which powerful trading company essentially governed India on behalf of Britain in the 18th century?
East India company
114
Name the Roman wall which can be visited in the north of England
Adrian’s wall
115
From which London train station would you go to take a train to Bath?
Paddington
116
What is the population of the UK to the nearest 5 million?
65 million
117
Name the Queen’s Private summer residence in Scotland
Balmoral
118
In which UK country is the Giants Causeway?
Northern Ireland
119
Which creature appears on the national flag of Wales
Dragon
120
Name the second biggest city in the UK
Birmingham
121
Name the highest mountain in the UK
Ben Nevis
122
What is the area between England and Wales known as?
The Welsh marshes
123
Name the Atlantic ocean current which makes the English climate relatively mild
The Gulfstream
124
How many countries will make up the EU after the UK leaves?
27
125
Who is Ursula von der leyen
President of the European commission
126
Where will the next Summer Olympics be held?
Los Angeles
127
How many countries are in the Commonwealth?
56
128
Name the two main political parties in the USA
Democrats
Republicans
129
When will the next football World Cup take place?
2026
130
Name 2UK airports where flights from Beijing land
Heathrow
Gatwick
131
Where does the Pope live?
The Vatican
132
When did the Elizabeth line open?
May 2022
133
Name the current home secretary
Yvette Cooper
134
Which is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases and for criminal cases in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The Supreme Court
135
Name the recently appointed speaker of the House of Commons
Lindsay Hoyle
136
How much is the U.K.’s annual TV license?
£169.50
137
Name any app which might be helpful to London visitors
Google Maps
138
Which constituency does the current prime minister represent?
Holborn and St pancreas
139
Name the planned rail network to link London with the Midlands and north of England
HS2
140
Which political party is the official opposition in the House of Commons?
Conservative
141
Which month was the most recent state opening of Parliament?
July
142
Name the first minister of Scotland
John Swinney
143
Approximately how many peers sit in the House of Lords?
834
