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Life in the UK Test 34 Take the test 1 / 24 1. As part of the citizenship ceremony, new citizens pledge their loyalty to the United Kingdom and to respect its rights and freedoms. True False 2 / 24 2. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth? Ghana Cyprus Greece Sierra Leone 3 / 24 3. The Welsh government has 30 Senedd members. True False 4 / 24 4. Who was the first person to print books using a printing press in England? William Caxton Geoffrey Chaucer John Barbour Jane Austen 5 / 24 5. In England, Wales and Scotland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court: True False 6 / 24 6. When did the UK sign the European Convention of Human Rights? 1940 1945 1950 1955 7 / 24 7. Which is the most famous rugby union competition? The Grand National The Six Nations Championship The All England Championship The Super League 8 / 24 8. After Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scottish army in the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester, Charles II escaped from Worcester, famously hiding in an oak tree on one occasion, and eventually fled to Europe: True False 9 / 24 9. Which of the following is an ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter? Lent Easter Halloween Hogmanay 10 / 24 10. Which TWO British kings believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’? Richard I James I Charles I Henry V 11 / 24 11. What was the name of the European Union when it was first established? European Political Union Union of European Countries European Economic Community Europe United 12 / 24 12. By 1200, the English ruled an area of Scotland known as the Pale, around Edinburgh: True False 13 / 24 13. Which of the following British poets was inspired by nature? Geoffrey Chaucer William Blake Sir Walter Scott William Wordsworth 14 / 24 14. Which Act incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law? The Discrimination Act 1995 The Equality Act 2010 The Freedom Act 2012 The Human Rights Act 1998 15 / 24 15. After the Second World War, the UK was exhausted economically. True False 16 / 24 16. What percentage of the total British population is located in Northern Ireland? 30% 5% 8% Less than 3% 17 / 24 17. Bonfire Night remembers the day when a group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes killed the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament: True False 18 / 24 18. Who was Florence Nightingale? A nurse who worked in military hospitals, treating soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans A scientist who proposed that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves A mathematician who was influential in the development of computer science 19 / 24 19. Where is the Scottish Grand National horse racing event celebrated? St Andrews Ayr Fife Glasgow 20 / 24 20. Arranged marriages are not acceptable in the UK: True False 21 / 24 21. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951? Margaret Thatcher John Major Clement Attlee Oliver Cromwell 22 / 24 22. Who represents the UK to the rest of the world? The Prime Minister Prince Harry Prince William The King 23 / 24 23. Great Britain refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland. True False 24 / 24 24. Queen Elizabeth I was a Catholic: True False Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
Life in the UK Test 34
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1. As part of the citizenship ceremony, new citizens pledge their loyalty to the United Kingdom and to respect its rights and freedoms.
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2. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth?
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3. The Welsh government has 30 Senedd members.
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4. Who was the first person to print books using a printing press in England?
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5. In England, Wales and Scotland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court:
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6. When did the UK sign the European Convention of Human Rights?
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7. Which is the most famous rugby union competition?
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8. After Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scottish army in the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester, Charles II escaped from Worcester, famously hiding in an oak tree on one occasion, and eventually fled to Europe:
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9. Which of the following is an ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter?
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10. Which TWO British kings believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’?
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11. What was the name of the European Union when it was first established?
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12. By 1200, the English ruled an area of Scotland known as the Pale, around Edinburgh:
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13. Which of the following British poets was inspired by nature?
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14. Which Act incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law?
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15. After the Second World War, the UK was exhausted economically.
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16. What percentage of the total British population is located in Northern Ireland?
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17. Bonfire Night remembers the day when a group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes killed the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament:
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18. Who was Florence Nightingale?
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19. Where is the Scottish Grand National horse racing event celebrated?
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20. Arranged marriages are not acceptable in the UK:
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21. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951?
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22. Who represents the UK to the rest of the world?
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23. Great Britain refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland.
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24. Queen Elizabeth I was a Catholic:
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