THE UK TEST 13

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THE UK TEST 13

http://www.theuktest.com/life-in-the-uk-test/13

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The Northern Ireland Assembly has powers to decide on matters such as education, agriculture, environment, health, and social services?

True

The National Trust was founded in ______ by three volunteers?

1895

Anne Boleyn the wife of Henry VIII was a ______ princess, she and Henry had one daughter, Elizabeth?

English

You will receive a fine of up to ______ if you watch TV but do not have a TV licence?

£1,000

What is the leader of the party that wins the election called?

Prime Minister

When did hereditary peers lose the automatic right to attend the House of Lords?

1999

You can buy alcohol if you are 17 years old?

 False

For most people, the right amount of income tax is automatically taken from ______ and paid directly to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)?

The income from employment by their employer

The capital city of Wales is ______?

Cardiff

Catherine of Aragon the wife of Henry VIII was a ______ princess?

Spanish

People of the Iron Age sometimes defended sites called?

Hill forts

Parts of the west of Britain, including much of what is now ______, remained free of Anglo-Saxon rule (Choose any 2 answers)?

Scotland,Wales

In England, parents and other community groups can apply to open a ______ school in their local area?

Free

Stonehenge is in the English county of?

Wiltshire

Charities that work for the homeless are (Choose any 2 answers)?

Crisis,Shelter

Who does not have to pay for a TV licence?

People aged 75 or over

John Constable was?

A landscape painter, most famous for his works of Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border in the East of England

Who has an important ceremonial role in this country?

The Queen

These ministers form the cabinet, a committee which usually meets ______ and makes important decisions about government policy?

Weekly

If judges find that a public body is not respecting someone's legal rights, they can?

Order that body to change its practices and/or pay compensation

You can find copies of Hansard report in large libraries and on the Internet?

 True

What percentage of people identified themselves as Sikh in the 2009 Citizenship Survey?

1%

One TV licence covers all of the equipment at one address, but people who rent different rooms in a shared house must buy a separate TV licence?

True

What sport is played at Wimbledon Championships?

Tennis