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The
Speaker also represents Parliament on ceremonial occasions?
True
Easter
eggs often given as presents at Easter as a symbol of new life?
True
10
Downing street is the official residence of ____?
The
Prime Minister
Many
theatres produce a ____ at Christmas time?
Pantomime
The
Council of Europe has no power to make laws?
True
Choose
TWO examples of civil law?
Unfair
dismissal or discrimination in the workplace,Disputes
between landlords and tenants
What can
be done to protect a person from being forced into a marriage, or to protect a
person in a forced marriage?
Court
orders can be obtained by a potential victim or someone acting for them
There is
no place in British society for extremism or intolerance?
True
Thistle
is the national flower of ____?
Scotland
Select
TWO popular social networking websites?
Facebook,Twitter
There
are 13 National Parks in the UK?
False
When did the First World War end?
1918
What is the National Citizen Service?
It helps you build your skills for work and life
Adult citizens of the UK, and citizens of the Commonwealth
and the Irish Republic who are resident in the UK, can vote in all public
elections?
True
To be able to vote in a parliamentary, local or European
election, you must have your name on the electoral register?
True
It is an offence not to have an MOT certificate if your
vehicle is more than ____ years old?
3
Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC but
this was unsuccessful and for nearly ____ years Britain remained separate from
the Roman Empire?
100
There will be a fresh election, called a by-election, in his
or her constituency if an MP ____ Choose TWO answers?
Resigns,Dies
How is the Speaker elected?
By fellow MPs
The London Eye is situated on the southern bank of the River
____?
Thames
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was
Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now ____?
Eastern England
The Scottish Parliament ____( Finish the sentence )?
May pass legislation on anything not specifically reserved
to the UK Parliament
The members of the armed forces can stand for public office?
False
What is the Shadow Cabinet?
Senior members of the main opposition party who 'shadow'
Government ministers in different departments
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