Untitled Deck

Question 1

Name the house where Henry Fox-Talbot took his first photograph

Answer 1

Laycock Abbey

Question 2

In art what does “chiaroscuro”mean?

Answer 2

Strong light/dark contrasts
origin in renaissance drawing

Question 3

name TWO street artists woking in Britain today

Answer 3

Banksey
Stix

Question 4

name 5 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artists

Answer 4

Dante Gabriel Rossiti
John Everett Millias (Ophelia 1851, Tate Britain)
John William Waterhouse
William Morris

Question 5

Who were the ig three furniture makers of the 18th century

Answer 5

Thomas Sheraton
Thomas Chippendale
George Hepplewhite

Question 6

Name the newest member of NATO

Answer 6

Sweden (2024)
32 states (from original 9 in 1949)
Belgium, Canada, Denmark,Luxomburg, Netehrlands, Norway, Portugal, UK, USA

Question 7

How many MP’s and how many Lords?

Answer 7

650 MP’s
836 Lords

Question 8

Give an example of the legal system in Scotland differs from England and Wales

Answer 8

1) Majority verdicts
2) verdict of “not proven”
3) Not solely on “common law”

Question 9

Why are policemen called “Bobbies”

Answer 9

Robert Peel
Met police 1829

Question 10

Name the first ministers of Scotland, Wales & NI

Answer 10

Scotland: John Swiney (SNP)
Wales: Elund Morgan (Lab)
NI: Michelle O’Neil (Sin Fein)

Question 11

Who was Queen Victorias mother and father

Answer 11

Prince Edward Duke of Kent
Victoria of Saxe Coburg
John Conway (from 1820)

Question 12

When was Charles investiture as prince of wales

Answer 12

1st July 1969