Test 1 Flashcards
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In a mediaeval castle, what name is given to the mound on which the Cape is situated?
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Motte
2
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Give two examples of internationally important buildings which are built using Portland stone
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The British Museum and Somerset house
3
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Which architect born 150 years ago is particularly well known for his war memorials for that Britain
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Edwin luytons
4
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Name the royal horticulture Society flagship garden in Surrey
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RHS garden wisely
5
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What name is given to the triangle upper part of the front of a classic building typically above a portico
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Pediment
6
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Name the Swedish botanist who created the universal scientific system for nameing plants
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Carl linnaeus
7
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James Athenian Stewart and Robert Adam are associated with which architectural style
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Neoclassical
8
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In mediaeval architecture, what is a guarderobe
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A toilet or a closed store
9
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Name the founder of the Bauhaus school who died 56 years ago
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Walter Gropius
10
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What was grown on Walled Gardens during the 19th century?
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Fruits and flowers and vegetables
11
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Name one of the founders of the pre-Raphael brotherhood
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William Holman Hunt, John Everett millais
12
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What is the name is given to a Fine layer of wood decorative wood glued to the surface of a piece of furniture?
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Veneer
13
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Name the Stanley Home of the Duke of Devonshire where Joseph Paxton was employed as a head gardener in the 19th century
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Chatsworth house
14
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Name the first president of the Royal Academy
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
15
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Name the British sculpture born in Bombay in 1954 who specialises in the insulation of our and often works with still
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Anish kapoor
16
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Salvador Dalí René Marguerite and Joan Miro are associated with which 20th century art movement
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surrealist
17
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Name the Flemish artist who become the leading Court painter to King Charles the first
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Sir Anthony Van Dyke
18
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What is a diptych
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I work of art typically a carving or painting of two parts hinge together like a book
19
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Name the artist and who painted everyone I’ have ever slept with
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Tracy emin
20
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For which art or craft are Mariotestino Annie leibovitz and Cecil Beaton famous?
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Photography
21
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Name the tate galleries, annual competition, which celebrates contemporary art
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Turner prize
22
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Name of 20th century British sculpture known for his abstract reclining human forms
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Henry Moore
23
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Name the British fashion designer who is credited with creating punk style in the 70s
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Vivienne Westwood
24
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Nine the 18th century artist is famous for etchings Bay Street and gin Lane
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William Hogarth
25
What was Edward Jenner famous for developing?
He pioneer the conception of vaccines and created the smallpox vaccination
26
Name the world heritage site based in the seventh River Valley which is often called the birthplace of the industrial revolution
Ironbridge gorge
27
Name the modern industrial engineer best known for the development of the bag less vacuum cleaner
5127 prototypes James Dyson
28
What percentage of the U.K.’s wealth the GDP is produced from the what percentage of the U.k financial sector?
8.8
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What metal that results from the Bimmer process painted it in 1856 by William Bessemer
Steel
30
Which Yorkshire based chocolate manufacturer founded by two brothers in 1862 was taken over by Nestlé 1988
Rowntrees
31
Nine the longest canal in the UK, which links London to Birmingham
The grand union Canal
32
Which 19 century scientifis journal is often called voyage of the beagle after the ship he travelled on
Charles Darwin
33
Name the World War II fighter aircraft designed by Reginald J Mitchell
The Spitfire
34
Name one of the pioneers of the steam engine in the UK
Thomas newcome George Stevenson
35
in which prehistoric period were metals first made in Britain?
bronze age
36
In the judicial system, what do the initials CPS
Crown prosecution services
37
Name the material from which Leagle wigs are normally made
Traditionally, horses hair but now sympathetic materials
38
What is the name given to the official written record of the debates in Parliament?
Hansard it is named after Thomas Carson Hansard a London printer and publisher who is first official printer to the parliament of Westminster
39
When is sitting, where does the Northern Ireland assembly meet?
Stormont Castle
40
Name the new speaker of the House of Commons
Lindsey Hoyle
41
Name the current leader of the liberal Democrats party
Ed davey
42
In the house of laws who sits on the wall sack
The lord speaker
43
Number 11 Downing Street who lives there
The Chancellor
44
name the president of the Supreme Court in the UK
Lord reed
45
GCHQ? (Government communication headquarters) It’s the governments monitoring and intelligence security headquarters, is where
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
46
What is the voting age in England and Wales?
18
47
Name the condiment commonly served with roast lamb
Mince sauce
48
What does it mean when a pub is called a free house?
It’s not attached to a Rory or partnered to a Rory and can sell beers from where ever at wants
49
What is a kipper?
Its a mackle that’s been gutted and split open sorted and then cold smoked
50
What is a Ploughman’s lunch?
A British cold meal typically served in pubs consisting of bread, cheese pickles ect
51
In which county in England is tea commercially grown?
Perthshire
52
What is a laphroaig glenlivet and a macallan
Malt scotch whisky
53
what kind of food is spotty dick?
A pudding
54
What Christmas recipe is usually prepared and a stir up Sunday?
Christmas pudding
55
What is a jersey Royal?
A potato
56
What proportion of children in England attend state funded schools?
93%
57
Name two of the garments traditionally worn by British students at their graduation
Traditional Motarboard hood and gown
58
In which which century was Oxford and Cambridge founded
No clear date Oxford late 12 c Cambridge early 13th century
59
What age is the most students take their GCSE exams
16
60
The Russle group was formed in 1994 what is it?
An association of the 24 leading research intensive universities
61
What type of schools are Marlborough College Harrow School and Winchester College?
Public schools
62
Give the maximum annual tuition fee for an undergraduate course at an English university
£9535
63
Which organisation fixes the base rate of interest for the UK?
The bank of England monetary policy committee
64
What is the current UK inflation rate?
2.8%
65
What does Hmrc stand for?
His majesties revenue and customs
66
Nightly organisation that registers and regulates all charities in the UK
The charity commission
67
What early anaesthetic was used by Queen Victoria at the birth of her youngest two children?
Chloroform
68
British physician whose most famous discovery was pennacilan
Alexander Fleming
69
In mediaeval times who usually perform surgery
Barbers and surgeons
70
What do the initials RSPB stand for
Royal Society protection of birds
71
The beverage report was published in 1942. What did it become a blueprint for?
Britain’s postwar welfare states
72
What do the initials GP stand for?
General practitioner
73
In which decade was the doomsday book completed and presented to King William the first?
11c 1086
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In which year did the Crown colony of Hong Kong revert back to the Chinese?
First of July 1997 and then 156 years of British war LOL it began in 1841
75
The Easter rising of 1916 was in support of which cause
Aiming to establish an independent Irish Republic
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Name the establishment that Robert peel founded in 1829
The Metropolitan police
77
Name the father of Queen Victoria
Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathairn
78
two wives of Henry eighth who outlived him
Annof Cleves and Catherine Parr
79
What name was given to the national speculation craze in England in 1720 in which thousands of people lost their investments?
The south Sea bubble
80
Which English king is sometimes known as the hammer of the Scots?
Edward the first
81
Name the Chancellor of the exchequer who pushed through the peoples budget in 1910
Lloyd George
82
When was the iron age approximately? When was the iron age approximately?
800 BC to 43ad
83
Name one year in which three kings sat on the English thrown
1936 when Edward the eighth abdicated after George the fifth and before George the sixth
84
Name the working class movement for political reform that existed from 1838 to 1857
Chartism
85
Name the mediaeval religious order whose monks were known as grey fires
Tironensian Order
86
What events took place on the 30th of January 1649
King Charles, the first was executed outside banquet in house
87
In which century did Alfred the great reign
9c
88
Name the trading organisation originally founded in the 1600 which accounted for half the world trade by the mid 19th century
The East India company
89
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole established Field Hospital during which convict
The crimean war
90
Which king died in the Battle of Bosworth?
Richard 3rd
91
A early referendum on joining the European Union in 1975 who was the prime minister?
Harold Wilson
92
How many times did William Gladstone serve as Prime Minister?
4 times
Libral
93
Name the house represented by red and white rose
The house of Tudor
94
2/ 20th century new towns in England
Crawley Milton Keynes Stevenage
95
What is the method of obstructing oil or gas which has been banned recently?
Fracking
96
Complete the phrase an English man is Home
Castle
97
From which port in England can you catch a ship to chewbourge
Portsmouth
98
The menia suspension Bridge connect Wales to
Anglesea
99
The UK electricity, how much of it is generated by nuclear power
15%
100
Name the system where people own their house but pay ground rent
Leasehold
101
Which percentage of home owners own a house in England?
64.8%
102
In which sea of the English coast is the largest wind farm being?
North Sea
103
What does IATA mean?
International air transport Association
104
What is a sleeping policeman?
A hump in the road to reduce speed
105
Poet who lived in Dove cottage Glass
William Hogarth
Ands sister dorothy
106
In which county is the TV series Poldark set?
Cornwall
107
Who is the author who wrote novels of Wessex where he spent most of his life?
Thomas Hardy
108
Who wrote the old book of possums of practical cats and lead some musical?
TS Elliott
109
Name the book by Terry Deery that lead kids to learn about
Horrible histories
110
The Celtic word Avon
Means river or water
111
What 19 century author created the character Scrooge?
Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol
112
Which invaders introduced a word husband slaughter and Thursday?
Old Norsk vikings
113
Where is the hound of the basketball set in Sherlock Holmes?
Dartmore national park Devon
114
For the record is a memoirs of which English prime minister?
David Cameron
115
Name the author of the unfinished novel sanction
Jane Austen
116
English and Welsh are the most common languages in England but 200,000 people speak another language what is
Arabic
117
How many lines does a Sonnet have?
14 lines
118
Who wrote his darkest materials?
Philip Pullman
119
Name a comedy and a tragedy by William Shakespeare
The 12th night
Romeo and Juliet
120
What is the surname of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son?
Mountbatton Windsor
121
Name a house that a king owns
Sandringham Norfolk
122
Which member of the Royal family founded poundbury Dorset?
Charles the third when Prince of Wales
123
The royal family changed their name to Windsor under which member?
George the fifth changed from
Saxe coburg gotha
124
Name Prince Andrew’s two children
Princess Eugene and Princess Beatrice
125
Name the crown that is used for Coronation services only
Saint Edwards Crown
126
Name one charity supported by Prince Harry
Invictus
127
Name the first English queen to be crowned by right
Mary 1
128
On what date was Elizabeth the second born?
21/4/26
3/6/53 crowned
129
In which year did Queen and Victoria celebrate her? Golden jubilee
Born 24/5/1819
Crowned 28/6/38
Died 22/1/1901
1887
130
Who is the commander in chief of the British armed forces
Charles the third the monarch
131
what other title is Princess Ann known by?
Princess Royal
132
In 1969, the Beatles released an album named after a studio where it was recorded what was it
Abbey Road
133
Who is the film Rocketman about
Elton John
134
Name two compositions by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates of penance and Mikado
135
Name the playwright born in the same year as William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
136
In the reign of which monarch was women allowed to act
Charles the second
137
What is eistedfod
A poetry and music festival
138
What do the initials AONB stand
Area of outstanding natural beauty
Now known as a national landscape
139
What is Pollarding
A pruning technique
140
Which capital city stands on the Lagan river?
Belfast
141
Name one of the English county where you will find a Jurassic coast
Devon
142
Nine the National Trail that runs from Chipping Camden to Bath
The Cotswolds Way
143
Why is hat bales wrapped in plastic?
To preserve them and stop spoilage
144
Where in England will you find fens
On the eastern coast
Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
145
The most visited tourist attraction in northern Island
The Giants Causeway
146
There are three natives conifers to England name 1
Scotch Pine, yew
147
The highest mountain in the UK
Ben Nevis
148
What fuel was traditionally used in Woodlands in large kilns to remove impurities and water?
Charcoal
149
UK land percentage is used for agriculture
69%
150
2 Materials used to thatch a roof
Straw And water weed
151
birds bread in captivity and reduced for shooting
Around 60 million are released every year
Pheasants
red legged partridges
152
Name of the mapping survey of uk
The ordinance survey
Os
153
Gm Food
Genetically Modified
154
How many acres are there in a hectare?
Approximately 2.471
155
A fish farmed in the uk. UK
Salmon
156
ice age end in Britain
Began 33000
Ended 12000 years ago
157
Which animals spread tuberculosis to cattle?
Wild deer and badgers
158
Traditionally acorns are fed to which animals
Pigs Liberian
159
Is commonly used to make beer and is used as a health food these days
Malted barley
160
Jewish festival of lights more commonly known
Hanukkah
161
Founder Of the Salvation Army
William Booth
162
Where would you find a mihrab
In a mosque
163
What time of the day is Martin said in a Christian Church?
Traditionally, 2 am but it can be said at any time these days
164
Name the founder of the Methodist movement
John Wesley
165
What time is the Hindu festival of lights celebrating the goddess lakshmi known?
Diwali
166
In which month does the Henley Royal regatta take place?
The first week of July
167
Which two teams played for the ashes?
England and Australia
168
Which sport is played at the Royal ancient Saint Andrews?
Golf
169
Where was the last rugby World Cup held?
France
170
What is the maximum speed? A passenger coach can travel on the motorway?
60 mph
171
Which county contributes the highest spend to the UK inbound tour
London
172
How many years does a chosen city act as the UK city of culture?
One calendar year
173
Name the organisation created in 2003 which promotes Britain as a tourist
Vista Britain
174
Which Long established British tour operator which Cs trading in September has been bought by Hayes Travel at
Thomas Cook
175
If a museum or project has been HLF (heritage lottery fund) funded, where has the money come from?
From The National Lottery
