Test 3 Flashcards
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What name do UK Christians give to the day before lent when pancakes are traditionally eaten?
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Shrove Tuesday
2
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In thecensus 2011 census what percentage of the population of England and Wales said they followed no religion?
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25.1%
3
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Which UK city is scheduled to host the next Commonwealth Games?
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Glasgow
4
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In which sport do players compete in the Ryder Cup Wikipedia
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Golf
5
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Name the current manager of the England football team
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Thoma tuchel
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What sport is played in the America’s Cup?
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Sailing typically yacht racing in
7
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Name the major horse racing event that the Queen attended Wrigley in June
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Royal Ascot
8
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Name a bird which are bred for game shooting in England and Scotland
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A pheasant
9
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Name an English cricket brand which host international matches
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Lords
10
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What do hAdrian‘s wall the city of Bath Ironbridge gorge all having in common?
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They’re all UNESCO world Heritage sites
11
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Two ports in England that have a cruise terminals
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Southampton
Tilbury
12
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What does the letters YHA in a green triangle stand for?
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Youth hostel Association
13
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Which government department is responsible for tourism?
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DCMS department for culture, media and sports
14
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Name the charity for places of historic interest and natural beauty
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The National trust
15
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A name a building or Garden designed by William Kent.
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Rousham House in Oxfordshire
16
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Name the man who created a system for classifying plants
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Carl Linnaeus
17
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What does RIBA stand for?
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Royal Institute of British architect
18
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True Royal Gardens managed by the below Harry cultural Society RHS
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Wisley Garden, near Wisley in Surrey; Rosemoor Garden in Devon
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name the architectural style of the 1920s and 19
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Art deco
20
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Name a garden designer who often work with and when Lutyens
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Gertrude Jekyll
21
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Give two characteristics ofromanseque Norman architecture
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Thick walls and rounded arches
22
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Which king employed Lancelot capability round as the master gardener at Hampton Court?
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George the third
23
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Name one building designed by Richard Rogers
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Lloyd’s building and the millennium dome
24
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Name the architect well known for his Victorian Gothic style of Roman Catholic churches
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Augustus Pugin
25
George Stubbs was famous for painting what animals?
Horses
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What products are made or were made by Spode crown Derby and Emma Bridgewater?
Pottery
27
2 locations where you can visits Works of anthony Gormley
the Angel of the North in Gateshead, "Another Place" at Crosby Beach in Liverpool
28
In which town is the Turner contemporary Gallery?
Margate
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What type of painting is most associated with Nicola Hillard?
Landscape
30
Name the three big furniture makers in the 18th century
Thomas Chippendale, George Hepplewhite, and Thomas Sheraton
31
Who last won the turner prize
Jasleen Kaur, who won in 2024
32
Who were the Court painters of Charles the first and Henry the eighth?
Henry ………………Henry Holbein
Charlie…, sir Anthony van Dyke
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The phase 15 minutes of fame is associated with which artist?
Andy Warhol
34
Who made the wedding dress for Princess Elizabeth in 1947?
Norman Hartnell
35
John Everard Millais and Daniel Dan Gabriel Rosetti were two members of which 19 century artistic movement
The Pre-Raphaelite movement
36
Describe the process of etching
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design
37
Julia Margaret Cameron was a 19th century pioneer of what?
Portrait photography
38
In which cities would you find HMS victory and SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is in a great Western dockyard Bristol
HMS victory Portsmouth
39
Name 1 of the three biggest employers in the UK
The National health service NHS
40
Who was the first president of the Institute of civil engineers and had a nickname? The colossus of roads?
Thomas Telford
41
Nine the organisation responsible for protecting trademarks and designs
The IPO the intellectual property office
42
Who invented the seed drill in the 18th century?
Jethro Tull
43
Nine the inventor of the difference engine and only type of computer in 1822
Charles Babbage
44
Name one world heritage site in the UK particular associated with science or industry
The derwent valley mills
The Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire
45
Which area of science is Michael Faraday known for?
Electromagnetism and electrochemistry
46
Huntley and Palmer’s founded in the 1822 was at one time the worlds largest producer of what Food
Biscuits
47
Name one type of World War II bomber aircraft named after UK town or city
The Bristol bomber
The Lancashire bomber
48
In the Anglo Saxon period what was the name of the Kings council?
Witan
49
What is the minimum age you can apply to become a magistrate?
Between 18 and 74
50
What is the 6th of December 1921 significant date for Irish people?
It might be establishment of the Irish free state
51
What is the title of a person who summons members to the House of Commons to the House of Lords to hear the king speech?
The black rod
52
Name the organisation that decides whether a criminal case should be brought to trial
The crown prosecution service
53
What is the highest rank in the Royal Navy?
Admiral of the fleet
54
Name the current home secretary
Yvette Cooper
55
How many members of the House of Lords are hereditary peers?
Hereditary hereditary
750 but only 92 may sit in the House of Lords
56
Name the highest court of a pill in the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court
57
50% of local council funding comes from cancel tax and name one of the other sources
Business rates
58
What name is given to small groups of MPs which reviewed the work of the government?
Select committees
59
Name two of the 39 police forces in England
Metropolitan police city of London police
60
Name a Michelin 3 star restaurant
The Ledbury
61
After last orders are called in a pub how long is drinking up time legally allowed?
There is no set legal drinking up time
62
What is tregothnan
Tea
63
What is the difference between shepherds pie and cottage pie?
Shepherds pie use his lamb cottage pie uses beef
64
What do the initials PDO mean?
Protected designation of origin
65
From what age is education compulsory in England, Scotland and Wales?
After your fifth birthday
66
In which decade of the 19th century was school attendance made compulsory
1880
67
Name two public schools in England, not including Eaton
Westminster School and Harrow School
68
Name the exams that children sit at 15 and 16
GCSE general certificate of secondary education
69
Why are many schools named after Edward the sixth?
Because he established numerous grammar schools during his reign
70
What is the most usual qualification to become a teacher?
By obtaining a bachelors degree and then completing a postgraduate teacher training leading into a qualified teacher status QTS
71
What letters UCAS mean?
UCAS is the universal and college administration service in the UK
72
Name the person featured on the reverse side of an English £20 note
Joseph Mallor williamTurner
73
What is a building society?
If financial society institution owned by its members
74
What is the current bank of England interest rate?
4.5%
75
What does Lloyd’s of London do?
Lords of London is the world specialist insurance and reinsurance market
76
What is an Hippocratic oath
An oath stating obligations of proper conduct of doctors
77
the Secretary of State for health and social care
Wes Streeting
78
Why was Sarah Gilbert made a dame in the 2021 birthdays honours list?
She was recognised along six Oxford University colleges involved in the creation of the Astrazeneca vaccine
79
At what age can people claim their state pension in the UK?
66
80
What is the target ambulance response time for a life-threatening injury?
An average of seven minutes
81
What was developed by Benjamin Jesse in 1774 and also by Edward Jenner in 1796
The smallpox vaccine
82
Name two major battles of the wars of the roses
1st St Albans. 1455
Bosworth Fields 1485
83
Which event of 1720 led to Robert Warpole becoming the 1st prime minister?
The financial collapse of the south sea company (the south sea bubble)
84
When was the last hanging in England?
13th of August 1964
85
Where did Queen Elizabeth first deliver the speech to her truth? I know I have the body of a weak and free woman but have the heart and stomach of a king.
Tilbury
86
In which year was the doomsday book completed?
1086
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What is another name for Neolithic
The new Stone Age
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Name the event William the first and the areas of northern England in a 1069 and 1070
The harrying of the North
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Name the mother of Queen Mary the second and queen Anne
Ann hyde
90
During, which war was the charge of the light brigade?
Crimean war the Battle of balaclava
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Join the minor strike of 18 1984 and 1985 who is the prime minister and who is the national leader of the National union Mus?
Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill
92
Name the Bristol businessman slave trader whos statue was pulled down in 2020
Edward Colston
93
Approximately what percentage of the population of England was killed by the Black Death in the 1340s?
Between 30 and 40%
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Name one place in England where Christianity was first introduced
Canterbury
95
Name the kings known as Lionheart and farmer George
Richard the Lionhart and farmer George George the third
96
In which year did food rationing and finally End after World War II?
July 4, 1954
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Who was Queen Victoria‘s first prime minister?
Viscount Melbourne
98
King Alfred Great was the ruler of which Saxon Kingdom
Wessex
99
In which year did the act of the union join England and Scotland?
1707
100
Name the battle near Sterling in 1314 with Edward the second was defeated by the Scots
The battle of bannockburn
101
Where was Boudiccas iceni tribe based.
What is now known as East Anglia?
102
In which decade was the old age pension introduced?
1909
103
Name one Rd Road Tunnel or Road Bridge in the UK that has a toll
Dartford Crossing and the Mersey Gatesway
104
Name the company that runs the UK‘s electricity network
The National Grid electricity transmission
105
Name the company that operates trains between London and Scotland via Cambria
Avanti West Coast
106
Name a port where you can get a ferry to the Isle of Man
Liverpool and haysham
107
What percentage of UK energy comes from nuclear power
Approximately 15%
108
Name two of the busiest container ports
Shanghai, China
109
What percentage of UK house in is privately rented?
19%
110
Not including the ones that serve London name two international airports in Britain
Manchester Airport, Newcastle International, Liverpool, John Lennon Airport
111
What type of transport system did James Brindley and John Rennie build?
Canal networks
112
What is a listed building?
A structure of special architectural historical interest placed on a national register
113
Name the author of Sandition and Lady Susan
Jane Austin
114
Will it Wilfred Owen Seaford Sesson Edward Thomas and Vera Britain all wrote poems about which event?
The first world war
115
Box was the pen name of which author
Charles Dickens
116
Name the author known as the Queen of crime
Agatha Christie
117
lol what percentage of people in Wales can speak Welsh?
28%
118
Name one novel by Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
119
Nine the author of trilogy of novels featuring Thomas Cromwell
Hilary Mantel
120
Which languages do these English words come from? Shampoo bungalow, typhoon and guru.
Hindi
121
Who is fourth in line to the phone?
Prince Louis of Wales
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Elizabeth the second was named after her mother grandmother and great mother what are those names?
Elizabeth Alexandra and Mary
123
Who become king of England in 1422 age just nine months?
Henry the sixth
124
Name the Commonwealth country that changed from a monarchy to a republic in 2021
Barbados
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One of the people awarded the order of the garter
Valerie Amos Baroness became the first black companion of the order
126
Name the monarch who made the first televised Christmas message
Queen Elizabeth II
127
Name one school where Prince Charles was educated
Gordonstoun
128
Who was crown King of England in 973?
King Edgar
129
What is the main aim of the act of settlement of 1701
To ensure Protestant succession to the Phone of England
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In the honour system, what does letters MBE stand for?
Member of the most excellent order of the British Empire
131
In which year was the British Broadcasting Corporation founded?
18th of October 1922
132
Which TV period drama series written by Julian fellows
Downton Abbey
133
Name one newspaper owned by Robert Murdoch‘s company news Corporation
The times
134
What do letters RSC
Royal Shakespeare Company
135
In which month does the Glastonbury festival normally take place?
June
136
Name the recent film about an art thief that was used to put test against the TV license fee
The Duke
137
The organisation that distributes government money lottery funding into the arts
ACE arts Council, England
138
The English classical composer associated with the Malvern Hills
Edward Elgar
139
Name two British actors man or female nominated for Oscars this year
Cynthia ervio for best actress in Wicked
Ralph fiennes for best actor in conclave
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What do the letters SSSI stand for?
Site of specific scientific interest
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Name two breed of sheep formed in England
Herdwick and black Welsh mountain sheep
142
Name the highest mountain in wales
Snowdon
143
Name, the government department responsible for agriculture
Defra department for environment food and rural affairs
144
Apart from shops and telephone boxes, give two other examples of village service that are in decline
Pubs and post officers
145
The UK currently controls up to 6 miles from its coast when the Brexit agreement period is completed in 2026 what will be the new distance be?
12 miles
146
Name the world Heritage site in Devon and Dorset
The Jurassic Coast
147
What was the main purpose of the
countryside and rights of way act of 2000?
to give public a right of access on foot to certain types of land
148
Name one AONB area of outstanding natural beauty in Britain
The Cotswolds
149
In which month is winter wheat Usually sewn?
Between late September and early November
150
Osprey red kite castles are what type of birds
Birds of prey
151
Give one reason why the east of England is most suited to producing flowers and vegetables
Warm summers and flat land make it suitable for cropping
152
Name the technique of building field boundaries without mortar
Dry stone
153
Name the wood used to make most cricket bats
English Willow
154
Name a British seaside resort that still has pier
Blackpool
155
What is a Beaconhill used for?
To war of attack or danger
156
What salad crop is best grown in chalk streams at 10 to 8°?
Watercrest
157
In which country is Lockney the largest lake in the UK?
Northern Ireland
158
What percentage of the UK is used for agricultural production?
70%
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What disease led to over 6 million cattle and have a farm man was being slaughtered in 2001
Foot and mouth disease
160
What name is given to the first day of lent?
Ash Wednesday
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What is another name for the religious Society of friends?
Quakers
162
In which month will the Islamic festival of eid al fitr
March
163
Name current Archbishop of York
Stephen cottrel
164
Where would you find a Bimah and an ark
In a synagogue
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Name the event of 664 that standardise the calculation of the date of Easter
The synod of whitby
166
What is the traditional date of the start of the grouse shooting season?
12th of August
167
Name the current caption of the English cricket team
Ben Stokes
168
In which decade did the first football Association FA Cup final take place?
1871 —— 1872
169
In which months is the wimbledon tennis championships usually played?
June and July
170
Name the Roman sculpture in North England that is over 1900 years old
Hadrian’s wall
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Name one English town or city that is hold the UK city of culture
Coventry
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Name the entrepreneur who is widely regarded as the first Tour operator
Thomas Cook
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Tourism is expected to generate what percentage of Britain’s GDP gross domestic products by 2025
12.4%
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Give it two examples of how a tourist guide can make a reasonable adjustments for visitors with disabilities
By making reasonable adjustments and provide an information in alternative format like large print or audio and offering extra time or assistance to those who need it
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Name the horse meeting the queen did in June
Royal ascot
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Regular test cricket ground
Lords
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Name one profession or service that uses English as the official international language
Microsoft
