LIFE IN THE UK TESTS 16

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PRACTICE TEST :16
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When the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain they established Christianity?

False

Who was the first Danish king in England?

Cnut

How long did the Hundred Years War last?

116 years

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

Queen Mary was a Protestant and persecuted Catholics (for this reason, she became known as ‘Bloody Mary’ )?

False

During the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I , the English government encouraged Scottish and English Protestants to settle in which Irish province?

Ulster

What Monarch entered the House of Commons to arrest 5 parliamentary leaders?

Charles I

The Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire was signed in ____?

1833

The BBC began the world’s first regular TV service in ____?

1936

Who was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?

Mary Peters

What is the % of Sikh living in the UK?

1%

The chairperson of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Moderator, who speaks on behalf of the Church?

True

The patron saints’ days are NOT public holiday in which TWO countries?

England,Wales

Mothering Sunday is the third Sunday in June?

False

The UK has hosted the Olympic Games three times. In the 20th century it hosted the games in what TWO years?

1908,1948

Which of these athletes is a Paralympian who won gold medals for swimming?

Ellie Simmonds

Motor-car racing started in the UK in ____?

1902

Satirical magazines began to be published in the 19th century. In what year was ‘Punch’ first published in?

1840s

People over 70 can apply for a free TV licence and blind people can get a 75% discount?

False

Crown Jewels can be seen in ___?

The Tower of London

Britain became fully democratic in the 19th century?

False

The Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, is also know as the Duke of ____?

Edinburgh

Who’s name are acts of Parliaments made in?

The Queen

Who appoints life peers to the house of Lords?

The Monarch