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Life in the UK Test 3
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- Question 1 of 24
1. Question
In which British county is the ‘Eden Project’ located?
CorrectIncorrectThe Eden Project is located in Cornwall.
- Question 2 of 24
2. Question
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state in the UK.
CorrectIncorrectThis statement is TRUE.
- Question 3 of 24
3. Question
When do British celebrate Boxing Day?
CorrectIncorrectBoxing Day is celebrated on the 26th of December.
- Question 4 of 24
4. Question
What was the population of the United Kingdom in 1851?
CorrectIncorrectThe population of the United Kingdom in 1851 was 20 million people.
- Question 5 of 24
5. Question
Who invented the World Wide Web?
CorrectIncorrectThe inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), is British. Information was successfully transferred via the web for the first time on 25 December 1990.
- Question 6 of 24
6. Question
Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth?
CorrectIncorrectThe Gambia left the Commonwealth in 2013.
- Question 7 of 24
7. Question
The police force is a private service that helps and protects everyone.
CorrectIncorrectThe police force is a public service that helps and protects everyone, no matter what their background or where they live.
- Question 8 of 24
8. Question
Which of the following lines belongs to William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet?
CorrectIncorrect‘To be or not to be’ is a line from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.
- Question 9 of 24
9. Question
During which century did modern tennis evolve in England?
CorrectIncorrectModern tennis evolved in England in the late 19th century.
- Question 10 of 24
10. Question
Whose of Henry VIII’s wives was executed at the Tower of London?
CorrectIncorrectAnne Boleyn was executed at the tower of London.
- Question 11 of 24
11. Question
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of British life?
CorrectIncorrectThe fundamental principles of British life include: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and participation in community life.
- Question 12 of 24
12. Question
When did the BBC start the world’s first regular television service?
CorrectIncorrectThe BBC started radio broadcasts in 1922 and began the world’s first regular television service in 1936.
- Question 13 of 24
13. Question
Which of the following countries did NOT belong to the Allies during World War I?
CorrectIncorrectBulgaria was not part of the Allies during the First World War.
- Question 14 of 24
14. Question
The ‘Concorde’ aircraft was developed by:
CorrectIncorrectBritain and France developed the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner, Concorde.
- Question 15 of 24
15. Question
Which court deals with serious criminal offences in Wales?
CorrectIncorrectIn England, Wales and Northern Ireland, serious criminal offences are tried in front of a judge and a jury in a Crown Court.
- Question 16 of 24
16. Question
In which British city was Emmeline Pankhurst born?
CorrectIncorrectEmmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858.
- Question 17 of 24
17. Question
What British King introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England in 1284?
CorrectIncorrectIn 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
- Question 18 of 24
18. Question
Which flag has a red cross on a white ground?
CorrectIncorrectThe cross of St George, patron saint of England, is a red cross on a white ground.
- Question 19 of 24
19. Question
What was Dolly the sheep famous for?
CorrectIncorrectIn 1996, two British scientists, Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell, led a team which was the first to succeed in cloning a mammal, Dolly the sheep.
- Question 20 of 24
20. Question
Which of the following charities helps sick animals?
CorrectIncorrectThe People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is a charity that helps animals.
- Question 21 of 24
21. Question
St Helena is a Crown dependency.
CorrectIncorrectThere are also several British overseas territories in other parts of the world, such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands. They are also linked to the UK but are not part of it.
- Question 22 of 24
22. Question
Which TWO of the following film directors were British?
CorrectIncorrectEminent British directors included Sir Alexander Korda and Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
- Question 23 of 24
23. Question
Who campaigned for every man to have the vote, elections to be held every year, all regions to be equal in the electoral system, secret ballots, any man to be able to stand as an MP and for MPs to be paid?
CorrectIncorrectThe Chartists campaigned for every man to have the vote, elections every year, for all regions to be equal in the electoral system, secret ballots, for any man to be able to stand as an MP and for MPs to be paid.
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24. Question
During which time did the first Christian communities begin to appear in Britain?
CorrectIncorrectIt was during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD that the first Christian communities began to appear in Britain.