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1
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Which form of comedy became very famous in the 19th century?

A

Satirical magazine

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2
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Which are 2 protestants Christian groups?

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Baptists and Methodists

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3
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During which period did John Barbour and other poets begin to write in Scotts?

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Middle Ages

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4
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Which of the following is correct?

A

By 1400, the preferred language of the royal court was English

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5
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During the Great Depression, which 2 major industries developed?

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Automobiles and aviation

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6
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Which of the following is a famous garden in Scotland?

A

Inveraray Castle

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7
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Who appoints the life peers in the House of Lords?

A

Monarch

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8
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When Queen Anne died in 1714, parliament chose a German to be the next king of England

A

True

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9
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Who elects the Police and Crime Commissioners?

A

Public

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10
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Which of the following were introduced in the early 20th century?

A

Old age pensions and free school meals

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11
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Where do the Laurence Olivier awards take place?

A

London

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12
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Which of the following is correct?

A

The Highland Clearances took place in Scotland

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13
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Which of the 2 following were major welfare changes introduced from 1945 and 1950?

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NHS and a national systems of benefits

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14
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In which period did people live in roundhouses and bury their dead in tombs called round barrows?

A

Bronze age

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15
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Who wrote the Daffoldils?

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William Wandsworth

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16
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Several Church of England bishops sit in the House of Lords

A

True

17
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Who was the first man in the world to run 1 mile under 4 minutes?

A

Sir Roger Bannister

18
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Who did the Britain fight against in the Crimean war?

A

Russia

19
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James I was king of which other country before he became King of England?

A

Scotland

20
Q

Where is the National Horseracing museum?

A

Newmarket, Suffolk

21
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Which of the following castle is in Scotland?

A

Crathes castle

22
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Who was a famous art deco designer?

A

Clarice Cliff

23
Q

In England, Wales and NI Youth cases are normally held by

A

Up to 3 especially trained magistrates and a district judge

24
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Who won gold medals for ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984?

A

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

25
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Which court deals with the most serious cases in Scotland?

A

High Court

26
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Where are the Hidcote and Sissinghurt located?

A

England

27
Q

Where are the Crathes Castle and Inveraray Castles?

A

Scotland

28
Q

Where is the Bodnant Garden?

A

Wales

29
Q

What of these words are coming from Norman French?

A

Pork, beautiful, demand

30
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Where did Knights and wealthy people from towns sit in the Middle Ages?

A

House of Commons

31
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Who sat in the House of Lords in the Middle Ages?

A

The nobility, great landowners and bishops

32
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What was the Bessemer process?

A

For the production of steel