Exam 15

Question 1

Which two languages were used across England during the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

The Anglo-Saxon

Norman French

Question 2

In 1776, which British colonies declared their independence because they demanded that there should be ‘no taxation without representation’.

Answer 2

North American

Question 3

When was England ruled by a republic and not by a monarch?

Answer 3

When Charles I was executed

Question 4

Which film produced in the UK was one of the most commercially successful films of all time and one of the highest-grossing film franchises?

Answer 4

Harry Potter

Question 5

When did the first farmers come to Britain?

Answer 5

6000 years ago

Question 6

When did the First World War end?

Answer 6

At 11 am on 11 November 1918

Question 7

Can court orders be obtained to protect a person from being forced into a marriage?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What medal did Mary Peters win in the 1972 Olympics?

Answer 8

Gold

Question 9

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland Youth Court cases are normally heard by (choose TWO answers)?

Answer 9

Up to 3 specially trained magistrates

A District Judge

Question 10

What was invented by Alan Turing in the 1930s?

Answer 10

The Turning machine

Question 11

Which of the following tells us about how people lived in England just after the Norman Conquest?

Answer 11

The Doomsday book

Question 12

Who led a team of scientists to ‘split the atom’ for the first time?

Answer 12

Ernest Rutherford

Question 13

What song is sung by people in the UK and other countries when they are celebrating the New Year?

Answer 13

Auld Lang Syne

Question 14

Who fought in the English Civil war of 1642?

Answer 14

The Cavaliers and the Roundheads

Question 15

Which two of these forts were part of Hadrian’s wall?

Answer 15

Vindolanda

Housesteads

Question 16

What was the religion of the Puritans?

Answer 16

Protestant

Question 17

What is the name of Irish people who favoured complete independence from the UK in the 19th century?

Answer 17

Fenians

Question 18

Which two British pop music groups were famous during the Swinging Sixties?

Answer 18

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Question 19

What is the minimum age required to drive a motorcycle?

Answer 19

17years old

Question 20

The members of the House of Lords, known as peers, are elected by the people.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

When did the Emancipation Act abolish slavery throughout the British Empire?

Answer 21

1833

Question 22

Who is responsible for crime, policing and immigration?

Answer 22

The Home Secretary

Question 23

What kind of genre was the film Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park?

Answer 23

An animated movie

Question 24

Anyone who is violent towards their partner – whether they are a man or a woman, married or living together – can be prosecuted.

Answer 24

True