THE UK TEST 35

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THE UK TEST 35

http://www.theuktest.com/life-in-the-uk-test/35

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Thomas Hardy is a famous author who wrote 'Far from the Madding Crowd'?

True

The small claims procedure?

Is an informal way of helping people to settle minor disputes

When is the electoral register updated?

Every year in September/October

What do The National Trust do?

Preserves important buildings and places

20th century British discoveries or inventions are:(Choose any 2 answers)?

Cloning a mammal, ATMs/Cash machines

______ is a British overseas territory?

 The Falkland Islands

Gilbert and Sullivan?

Wrote many comic operas

The money from TV licences is used to pay for the ______?

BBC

The Tower of London is built by?

William the Conqueror

A fundamental principle of British life is?

Individual liberty

What do pressure and lobby groups do?(Choose any 2 answers)?

Influence government policy,Represent the views of British businesses

What festival is celebrated on 31 October in the UK?

Halloween

Mary, Queen of Scots was ______ Queen Elizabeth I?

A cousin of

In 1969, what important change to our voting rights took place?

The voting age was reduced to 18 for men and women

What international organisation is working to prevent war and to maintain international peace?

 United Nations

______ developed ideas about human nature continue to influence philosophers?

 David Hume

The National Assembly has ______ Assembly members?

 60

The Head of the State and the monarch in both ceremonial and symbolic sense is?

The Queen

Political parties in the UK are:(Choose any 2 answers)?

Conservative Party,Labour Party

British scientists were the first to clone a mammal successfully and the animal was a rabbit?

 False(The British team used a sheep for the first mammal cloning and the sheep was called Dolly)

There are a variety of foods that are traditionally associated with England:(Choose any 2 answers)?

Roast beef, which is served with potatoes, vegetables, Yorkshire puddings,Fish and chips

The patron saint's days are no longer public holidays in England and Wales?

True

The Union Flag comprises ______ crosses, one for each part of the United Kingdom?

Three

In order to vote in a parliamentary, local, or European election, you must have your name on the register of electors, known as the electoral register?

True