Exam 5

Question 1

When does Easter take place?

Answer 1

March or April

Question 2

Which of the following is not a valid UK coin?

Answer 2

25p

Question 3

Where is the Eden Project located?

Answer 3

Cornwall

Question 4

St Helena and the Falkland Islands are part of Great Britain.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which two of the following are fundamental principles of British life?

Answer 5

Rule of law

Democracy

Question 6

Where should you register if you want to become part of a jury?

Answer 6

The electoral register

Question 7

What sort of church is the Church of Scotland?

Answer 7

Presbyterian

Question 8

Where does golf come from?

Answer 8

Scotland

Question 9

When do the television and newspapers have stories that are jokes until midday?

Answer 9

April Fool’s day

Question 10

What king was defeated by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War and hid in an oak tree before escaping to Europe?

Answer 10

Charles II

Question 11

Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth I?

Answer 11

Henry VIII

Question 12

Complaints against the police can only be made by writing to the Police Complaints Commissioner.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Who is the patron Saint of Northern Ireland?

Answer 13

St Patrick

Question 14

What is the name of the period when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed?

Answer 14

The Enlightenment

Question 15

Which of the following statements is TRUE:

Answer 15

Mary Stuart (‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Catholic

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of civil law?

Answer 16

Discrimination in the workplace

Question 17

In which battle did Admiral Nelson die?

Answer 17

The Battle of Trafalgar

Question 18

William of Orange was asked by Protestants to invade England and proclaim himself king. But, when William reached England, there was no resistance and he took over the throne. This event was later Known as:

Answer 18

The Glorious Revolution

Question 19

What sort of charity is ‘Friends of the Earth’?

Answer 19

An environmental charity

Question 20

If a husband forces his wife to have sex he can be charged with rape.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

In which country of the British Empire did the Boer War (1899-1902) take place?

Answer 21

South Africa

Question 22

Which of the following actions is known as “canvassing”?

Answer 22

Persuading people to vote for a political party

Question 23

Which novel written by JRR Tolkien was voted the country’s best-loved novel in 2003?

Answer 23

The Lord of Rings

Question 24

When did Germany invade Poland?

Answer 24

1939