Test 2 Flashcards
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Name a country in the European Union that is not adopted the euro as it’s currency
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Denmark
2
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What is a Palister
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a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.
3
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What style of mediaeval architecture is generally only found in Britain?
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Georgian architecture ?
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Two subjects that are mandatory for children studying at primary School
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English and mathematics
5
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Name the flag that has flown over war residence when the king is there
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The Royal standard
6
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In which century did Alfred the Great reign
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The ninth century
7
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Name the speaker of the House of Commons
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Lindsey hoyle
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Name an English county where you can find the fens
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Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire
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Name one of the products made by William Morris arts and crafts company
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Furniture and architectural carvings
10
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Tell me about the Easter rising of 1916
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Irish Republican cause to make an independent Irish republic
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Which 19 century scientist journal is often called the voyage of the beagle after the ship he travelled on
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Charles darling 1839
Hms beagle
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When was the Iron Age approximately?
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It began around 750 BC until the Romans arrived in 43ad
13
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What is the national Eiseteddfod
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A national gathering of poets and singers they back from the 12th century
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What type of Court has inquest into unexplained deaths?
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A coroners court
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In which decade did the last execution in the 20th century? Take place?
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At 8am on 13 August 1964, the 60s
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How many times did William Gladstone serve as prime?
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Four times
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In which year was the last population census for England
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March 2021
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Name the working class movement for political reform that existed from 1838 to 1857
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Chartism
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For which performing arts is Margot Fonteyn known?
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ballet
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What name is given to the triangular upper part of the front of a classical building typically above a portico? I
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A pediment
21
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What is the approximate population of the United Kingdom?
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66.8 million
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Which organisation fixes the base rate of interest for the UK?
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MPC monetary policy committee
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Nine the 19 century English Cardinal who was canonised by the pope in 2019
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John Henry Newman leader of the Oxford movement
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Name Queen Victoria’s father
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Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Stratham
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Namely organisation created in 2003 which promotes Britain as a tourist destination
Vista Britain
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What is the name given to the upper story of a church that forms a gallery below the clerestory
Triforium
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Name the woman who led the woman’s social political union for campaigning for the vote for women
Emmaline Pankhurst
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90 agreement made by European countries in 1985 to allow passport free travel across the shared boulders
The Schengen agreement
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What would you use a radar key for?
To access a disabled toilet
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What name is given to the openings beneath a power pit in a mediaeval tower through which defenders could throw stones and boiling water, et cetera?
Machicolation
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What would you call a garden where the hedges are cut into
A knot Garden
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What breed of cow is black in the front white in the middle and black at the back?
Galloway cattle
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In the art world, what do letters YBA stand for?
Young British artists
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In mediaeval art before the introduction of oil paint what medium did painters normally use?
Egg tempera
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What name is given to the national mapping agency of Great Britain?
Ordinance survey
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What was the function of a hypocaust in a villa?
allowed hot air to circulate beneath the floor and through the walls of buildings.
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Name the first English martyr
Saint Alban
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Name the new welfare scheme which replaces several existing benefits which with one single monthly payment
Universal credit
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Name the president of the Supreme Court in the UK
Lord Robert John Read
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Which woodintroduce from South America became the material of choice for furniture designers in the 18th
Mahogany
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What type of material are brutalist buildings most commonly made of?
Concrete
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Give another name for the architectural style we call Norman
Romanesque
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Name the two materials used to make a wattle and daub wall
a woven lattice of wooden strips (the "wattle") and a mixture of wet materials like mud, clay, sand, and straw (the "daub").
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An 18 century landscape Gardner known for his famous red books of designs
Humphrey repton
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What part of a building would you find a purlin a hammer beam and a Queen’s post?
The roof
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What is grown in a physic garden?
Mediaeval plants
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What is a pilaster
flat, rectangular architectural column that projects from a wall, resembling a half-pier and serving both decorative and structure purpose
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In which century did Bay windows become a common feature of houses in towns?
19 century
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In a church, what name is given to the gallery below the clerestory
triforium
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Name the architecture designed Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace
Sir John Vanenburg
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Name the father and son who are gardeners and plant collectors in the 17th century
Tradescant
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What name is given to the space enclosed by a curtain wall of a mediaeval church?
A Bailey or ward
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What does the letters RIBA stand for?
Royal Institute of British architecture
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What is the name of cutting evergreen shrubs into animal or geometric shapes?
Topiary
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The first two phases of English Gothic architectural called early English and decorated what name is given to the third phase
Perpendicular Gothic
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What is a misericord
a small, carved wooden ledge or bracket on the underside of a folding seat in a church, designed to provide support whilst standing
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Main the 18 century portrait painter who was a Joshua Reynolds contemporary great revival
Thomas Gainsborough
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Which group of 19 century painters frequently used Linzie Siddle and Jane Morris as models for their paintings?
The pre-Raphaelite
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What name is given to a type of window formed of two panels which slide up and down?
Sash windows
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Name a technique of painting directly onto usually wet plaster
Fresco
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Which British fashion designer designed the miniskirt?
Dame Mary Quant
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Name the 20th century movement which led by Pisco and Braque which used geometric shapes
Cubism
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Which British artist dying words were said to have been the Sun is God
Joseph Mallard William Turner
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What material did Jacob Epstein mostly use for his sculptures?
bronze
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Name one artist who has been commissioned to paint a picture of Elizabeth the second
Christian furr
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Which English county do you associate Barber Hepworth and Patrick Herron and Naum Gabbo?
Cornwall
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Name the contemporary of Christopher Van famous for his wood carvings
Grinling Gibbons
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For what are Alice temperley and Sarah Burton known?
They’re both fashion designers
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Name the contemporary British artist is famous for his diamond in crusted skull entitled for the love of God
Damon hirst
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What nationality was the Tudor Court painter hans Holbein?
German
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Name one of the heritage’s steam railway lines in England
North Yorkshire Moores Railway Line
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Which supermarket chain has the largest market share in the United Kingdom?
Tesco
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Name the 18th century famous Potter and manufacturer who was Auto grandfather of Charles Darwin
Joshua Wedgewood
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What is the name given to the marketing on a ship that denotes the maximum safe load named after a British MP who campaign for it?
The Plimsoll line
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When is steam engines were first invented what would they use for?
To pump water out of minesS
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Name the British scientist who studied laws of motion and wrote principals mathematical
Isaac Newton
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In which county was Britain’s Cotton industry based in the 19th century?
Lancashire
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What is the book title made by science? Is Stephen Hawkins a household name?
A Brief history of time
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Nine the 20th century Site is who appears on a £50 note
Scientist Alan Turing on the new polymer £50
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Give two reasons for to decline the UK coal mining industry
discovery of cheaper energy sources like North Sea gas and oil, coupled with government policies favoring renewable energy and stricter environmental regulations
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Find the 18th 19th century Scottish engineer nicknamed the colossus of roads
Thomas Telford
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Name one town in England or city where cars are produced
Coventry and Oxford
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What is the name given to the belief held by Charles the first that Monarch power came directly from God
The Divine right of Kings
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The Lord’s spiritual of a Church of England bishops and art bishops who have a seat in the house of lords how many of them are there?
26
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Name the Home Secretary later Prime Minister who created the first Metropolitan police force in 1829
Sir Robert peel
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What job are was given to a member of Parliament who has responsibility for the government department? These aren’t more health or defence?
Minister
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Aafter a bill has been passed through both houses of Parliament what makes it become law?
Royal ascent
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There are three divisions of the High Court in England, the kings bench the chancery and a name another
Family
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What is the age of voting in Scotland?
16
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What is the highest length of the British army?
Field Marshall
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How many judges in the Supreme Court?
12
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Name the Chancellor of the exchequer
Raechel Reeves
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Give one example of a citizen over the age of 18 who is not allowed to vote in elections in the UK
Peers with seats in the House of Lords and illegal aliens
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In the police, what is the role of officers in the CID?
To investigate serious crimes
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What is the exact date that England United Kingdom officially left the European Union?
31st of January 1 February 2020
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What was the main ingredient used on Christmas cake marzipan as sweet meats in
Almonds and sugar
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Give an example of British food product with PGI status protected geographical indication
Meat products
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What is the main ingredient of black pudding?
Pigs blood
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Two cheese named after the county of region which they are produced
Cheshire cheese, Lancashire cheese
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What is Darjeeling and lapsang andsouchong and oolong
Teas
101
What type of fish would you normally be served if you ordered
Cod
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What is the main ingredients of marmite?
Yeast extract
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Technical A-level qualifications what age will our students who study for them?
16 to 18
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Which country in the UK would you sit exams called higher
Scotland
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Name two public schools that only admit boys as pupils
Eton and harrow
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What is a Madrasa
And Islamic School College, etc
107
Why are former pupils of Winchester College known as wykehamists
In memory of the founder, William wakeham
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What is PGCE
Postgraduate certificate in education
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Give one example of goods that are zero rated for VAT
Fruit milk
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Name the newspaper printed on pink paper which focuses on business and Econo
Financial times
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Before the decimal system, the pound sterling was divided into FSD what is represented by S and what is represented by D
S, what the shillings D was for pennies
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Which organisation sets the base rate for interest in the UK?
Bank of England monetary policy committee
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Name the English position who first identified the circulation of the blood
William Harvey
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If you need to speak to a nurse for advice on a health issue, what number would you dial?
111
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Name the labour government minister responsible for creating the NHS in 1948
Aneurin Bevan
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Name the English writer who is usually giving credit for coin in the phrase war of the roses
Sir walter Scott
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Name the year that marked a 400 anniversary of her last sailing of the Mayflower to America and name the final port in England from which she sailed
1620 Plymouth
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Where was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, England 1587
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What relation was Edward the 3rd to Richard the second?
Edward was grandfather to Richard
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Name two of the native tribes living in Britain which Romans invaded in the early first century A.D. day
the Iceni and the Brigantes
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Name the air battle that took place over eighty years ago on the south coast
Battle all of Britain
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Who succeeded King Edward the sixth as Monarch on July 10 1553?
Lady Jane Gray
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Who was prime minister when Queen Victoria came to the phone?
Lord Melbourne 1837
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Why did Edward the first erect the Eleanor crosses?
To commemorate Eleanor, Edward commissioned three tombs and had 12 stone crosses built to mark each place where her body rested overnight on its final journey. He employed the best masons in the land to build them.
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Name the restrictions on grain imports introduced in parliament in 1815
The corn laws
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In which year was the Bank of England founded it?
1694
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What is a tumulus?
A Bronze Age raised ground
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Give one cause of the peasants revolt in 1381
Low pay and tax
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What was the act of the union in 1707?
Making the United Kingdom
The act of the union refers to 2 acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England
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What did Henry the eighth justify his request to the pope for annulment of his marriage to Katherine of aragon
She only had one surviving daughter (Mary) and no son, which Henry saw as God's punishment for marrying his brothers' wife
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What were the Luddites opposed to in the early 19th century?
the introduction of new, automated machinery in the textile industry
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Conflict was a Victoria Cross first awarded
The Crimean war
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91 of the important changes implied as a result of the Magna Carta, which still is in English law today
principle that no one, including the King, is above the law, and the right to a fair trial
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What is the government introducing laws to prevent the sale of wet wood as domestic fuel?
To combat air pollution
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What Is the green belt?
countryside around towns and cities to be protected from most forms of development
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It’s two examples of sustainable energy in great
Solar power and wind power
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Name cities in the north of England, which will be connected to London and Birmingham once the new high-speed Rowlin is completed
Manchester and Leeds
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What services did the National Express and the mega bus?
Transport coaches
139
How is biomass energy produced?
Yes, biomass energy is produced by converting organic matter (biomass) into usable forms of energy like heat, electricity, and fuels, using various methods like direct combustion, thermochemical conversion, and biological conversion.
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How did Cannell barges move before the invention of the steam engine?
primarily relied on horses or manpower to tow them along the canal's towpath.
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Find one English port you can travel to the Netherlands
Harwich
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who is the subject of TS Elliott’s drama murder in the cathedral
Thomas Beckett
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Name the Shakespeare player in which Shylock the Jewish money lender appears
The merchant of Venice
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Name the author of the mirror and the light, which is the final book about Thomas Cromwell
Hillary mantel
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The film Emma is an adaptation of a novel by which author?
Jane Austin
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In 1960 penguin books was taken to court for publishing an obscene book by which author?
DH Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Name the prize awarded for fiction which was controversial in 2019 because it awarded the award to 2 authors
The booker prize for fiction
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Which county in England would you associate with Robin Hood?
Nottinghamshire
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Name the Gothic horror novel by Graham Stoker recently adapted as a TV drama
Dracula
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Which English poet was said to be mad and bad and dangerous to know
Lord Byron
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The mysterious affairs at styles was published by which author
Agatha Christie
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old Norman French words to describe colours? What colour is azure an argent
Light blue
Silver white
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In which book will you find the Miller the partner and the wife of Bath?
The wife of baths tale
The Canterbury tales
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Give the meaning of the word wold
A piece of high, open uncultivated land or moor
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Name the multi award winning fantasy TV series based on the song of the Ice and Fi book series by George PR Martyn
Game of phones
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What member of the Royal family is a respected watercolour artist?
King Charles
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Name a senior member of the royal family who celebrated their birthday on 15 of August
Princess Ann
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Why did the Queen miss the state open Parliament in 1959 and 1963?
She was pregnant
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Why did Bonnie Prince Charlie have a legitimate Claim to the phone British phone?
Because he was the grandson of King James the second
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Two senior ranks of the porridgpeerage
Duke and marquess
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Which British king had two mistrises who were nicknamed the elephant and the maypole
George 1
162
How many great grandsons did the Queen have?
Six grandsons
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Who’s titles include Duke rothesly and the duke of Chester?
Prince William
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Which monarch was 1st to give his son the title and revenue from the Dutchie of Cornwall in 1337?
Edward 111
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What is the name of the official Royal Palace in Edinburgh
The palace of holyroodhouse
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Name the organisation which award industry prizes for excellence and film and TV in Britain
The British academy for film and television and arts
BAFTA
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Name the summer festival held at the English County house in Sussex since 1934
ClyndeBourne festival Opera
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Name the British choreographer famous for his all male Swanlake and red shoes
So Matthew Bourne
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Stormzy headlined what famous music festival in 19 2019?
The Glastonbury festival
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Name the composition by JF handle that has been used at every coronation since George the second
Zodak the priest
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The Elizabeth theatre what name was given to a spectator who stood in the pit by the stage?
Groundlings
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Name the actress who plays Princess Margaret in season three of the Crown
Helena Boreham Carter
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What might and Morris dance are holding their hand while dancing?
A handkerchief
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Name the music based on George Bernard Shaws play pygmalion
My Fair lady
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Name two of the three basic Classics of rock that make up the UK
Igneous
sedimentary
Metamorphic
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What type of shark is Wrigley seen of the coast of Britain?
Basking sharks
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What products of the sea has become fashionable vegan health food and beauty products in recent years?
Sea moss seaweed
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Name the town where Pioneering paleontologist Mary Anne made her great discoveries
Lyme Regis
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Name one area in Britain where slate naturally occurs
The Lake District
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What does the letters SSSI stand for?
Site of special scientific interest
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Name the bright yellow flowering crop introduced to this country from France in1960s
Rape seed
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In countryside management, what is re-wilding
The large scale restoration allowing nature to take the lead
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What colour are the flowers of a wild gorse bush?
Bright yellow
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Name two of the national parks in England
The Lake District and the Peak District
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What is the name given to the technique of cutting trees back to their stumps to allow them to grow new shoots from the side?
Coppicing
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Give one example of non-native insects or bird which now lives in England and breed successfully
Rose ringed parakeets?
187
Name the 69 mile stretch of coastline between Devon and Dorset which is protected by the Welsh Heritage site
The Jurassic Coast
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What is the name given to mediaeval practice of planting crops in long narrow plots?
Open field system
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Which organisation is responsible for lighthouses around Britain?
Trinity house
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Who has the flag with three legs on a red background?
Isle of Man
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Name a native flower of Britain, which is poisonous
Deadly nightshade
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Which organisation monitors flooding on Britain rivers?
The environment agency
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What material is shaped by the process of napping and then used to make tools as a building material?
Fflint or other conchoid fracturing stone
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Name the religious group that worships in gudwara
Sikh
195
What nationality are the largest group of non-UK citizens living in the UK?
Polish
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Name the Christian Saints who is usually shown holding a sword and a book
Saint Paul
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What is the holy book of the Islamic faith?
The qur’an
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Which animal represents the 2025 in the Chinese zodiac sign?
Year of the snake
