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Question 1

British constitution

Answer 1

Is unwritten. It’s not contained in a single written document

Question 2

hereditary peers in House of Lords in 1999

Answer 2

lost their automatic right to attend House of Lords

Question 3

how often do PMQs occur when Parliament is sitting

Answer 3

once a week

Question 4

protestant christian groups

Answer 4

baptists, methodists, CHoE, ChoS, Presbyterians, Quackers

Question 5

1918

Answer 5

women over 30 were given right to vote

Question 6

William Shakespeare wrote…

Answer 6

plays and sonnets

Question 7

1588

Answer 7

England defeated a Spanish invasion fleet of ships – Spanish Armada

Question 8

English Civil War battles

Answer 8

Marston Moor, Naseby (both won)

Question 9

1928

Answer 9

women over 21 were given right to vote

Question 10

what does National Citizen Service do

Answer 10

outdoor activiteis + community project for teens

Question 11

Mary, Queen of Scots

Answer 11

cousin of Elizabeth I, executed on her orders

Question 12

main groups in Parliament in 18th Century

Answer 12

Whigs and Tories

Question 13

Geoffrey Chaucer

Answer 13

The Canterbury Tales

Question 14

1969

Answer 14

voting age reduced to 18

Question 15

government formed in 2010 Gen Ele

Answer 15

Coalition: Conservatives and Lib Dems

Question 16

1066

Answer 16

The Norman invasion, William the Conqueror defeated Harold, Saxon king at the battle of Hastings

Question 17

members of public in Youth Court hearings

Answer 17

not allowed

Question 18

5th Nov 1605

Answer 18

Guy Fawkes > Bonfire Night

Question 19

associated with King Charles I during English Civil War

Answer 19

Cavaliers

Question 20

associated with parliament during English Civil War

Answer 20

Roundheads

Question 21

The Restoration

Answer 21

Re-establishment of monarchy in 1660 when Charles II returned from exile

Question 22

civil law

Answer 22

disputes between individuals and groups

Question 23

Scottish Parliament can

Answer 23

pass laws for S on matters that are not reserved to UK parliament

Question 24

Gillbert and Sullivan

Answer 24

comic opera writers; HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado

Question 25

1999

Answer 25

Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament established

Question 26

crosses on Union Flag

Answer 26

crosses of St George, St Andrew (S), St Patrick

Question 27

min age for National lottery tickets

Answer 27

18

Question 28

Magna Carta

Answer 28

limited power of the monarch

Question 29

cases in County Courts

Answer 29

family matters, breaches of contract

Question 30

Industrial Revolution – when

Answer 30

18th and 19th cen

Question 31

who built Tower of London

Answer 31

William the Conqueror

Question 32

race on Thames

Answer 32

rowing, between Oxford and Cambridge

Question 33

1805

Answer 33

Battle Of Trafalgar, Nelson defeated Spanish and French fleet, got killed

Question 34

Wales united with E during reign of…

Answer 34

King Henry VIII, by the Act for the Government Of Wales

Question 35

1660

Answer 35

Charles, king of Scotland was restored as King Charles II of England

Question 36

who fought in wars against Napoleon

Answer 36

Horatio Nelson, Duke Wellington

Question 37

1815

Answer 37

battle of Waterloo