1. How often are the general elections held in the UK?

2. Where is the Grand National horse racing event celebrated?

3. What was Charles Chaplin famous for?

4. What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for?

5. What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK as a result of post-war immigration?

6. When was the hovercraft invented?

7. Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’?

8. What animal was cloned by scientists Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell?

9. What is the name of the building where the Northern Ireland Assembly meet?

10. Which of the following is NOT a function of the House of Lords?

11. Which of the following is NOT a World Heritage Site?

12. Which famous murder-mystery play has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history?

13. When was the Giant’s Causeway formed?

14. Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world without stopping?

15. What British writer created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?

16. How can you visit the Senedd?

17. How were Elizabeth I and ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ related?

18. Choose the correct answer. The Middle Ages were:

19. What does the NATO stand for?

20. What characterised the people from the Bronze Age?

21. Where is the National Horseracing Museum located?

22. In which of the following matters the Scottish Parliament CANNOT legislate?

23. Which of the following is a popular showcase of mainly theatre and comedy performances and the biggest and most well-known festival that takes place during the Edinburgh Festival?

24. Does Britain have a constitutional monarchy?