The UK has hosted the Olympic games on three occasions: 1908, 1948 and 2012.

In 1969, the voting age was reduced to 18 for men and women.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for constructing the Great Western Railway, which was the first major railway built in Britain.

The ‘Concorde’ was retired from service in 2003.

Recent British winners of the Formula 1 World Championship include Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.

Court orders can be obtained to protect a person from being forced into a marriage, or to protect a person in a forced marriage.

To drive a car in the UK you need a driving licence, a valid motor insurance, a MOT certificate (for cars over three years old) and the road tax.

James I and his son Charles I both believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’.

The monarch is the head of the Church of England.

A non-UK national living in the UK and looking for work, starting work or setting up as self-employed will need a National Insurance number.

Touching the Void was directed by Kevin MacDonald in 2003.

The National Museum of Wales is located in Cardiff.

Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC.

When Queen Anne died in 1714, Parliament chose a German, George I, to be the next king, because he was Anne’s nearest Protestant relative.

This statement is TRUE.

In 1455, a civil war was begun to decide who should be king of England. It was fought between the supporters of two families: the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

Everyone who is summoned to do jury service must do it unless they are not eligible (for example, because they have a criminal conviction) or they provide a good reason to be excused, such as ill health.

The queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, was only a week old when her father died and she became queen.

Henry Purcell (1659-95) was the organist at Westminster Abbey. He wrote church music, operas and other pieces, and developed a British style distinct from that elsewhere in Europe.

The population of Northern Ireland is less than 3% of the total British population.

Any man who forces a woman to have sex, including a woman’s husband, can be charged with rape.