Blue Badge Exam July 2024 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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What do the initials HMRC stand for?
A
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
2
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What is the standard rate of VAT?
A
20%
3
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Which order of classical architecture, sits between Doric and Corinthian?
A
Ionic
4
Q
Describe or draw a lancet window
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A tall narrow window with a pointed arch
5
Q
In Motte and Bailey castles what is a Motte?
A
A mound
6
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In which month did the Chelsea Flower Show take place this year?
A
May
7
Q
Name one use a long gallery had in a Tudor country house
A
Entertaining guests
Exercise
Displaying art
8
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With which garden is Vita Sackville-West most closely associated?
A
Sissinghurst Castle
9
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Name one British architect who built in the classical Palladian style
A
Inigo Jones
10
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Cathedrals in Ely, Rochester and Durham are built in which architectural style
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Romanesque
11
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Name the garden designer who worked with Edwin Lutyens at Munstead Wood and great dixter
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Gertrude Jekyll
12
Q
Describe or draw a spandrel
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Roughly triangular space or surface found between a curved figure and a rectangular boundary
13
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In which century did knot Gardens become popular in England?
A
15th century
14
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Name the organisation that awards the Sterling prize
A
The Royal Institute of British architects
RIBA
15
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Name one architect associated with the English Baroque style
A
Sir Christopher wren
16
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Name one garden owned by the Royal Horticultural
Society
A
RHS Wisley
17
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The artist Nicholas Hilliard painted during the reigns of two monarchs name one
A
Elizabeth I
18
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With which art movement were Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso associated?
A
Cubism
19
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Name the main court painter of Charles I
A
Anthony van Dyke
20
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Name the artist who created the angel of the North in Gateshead
A
Anthony Gormley
21
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Who is the subject of the portrait by Jonathan Yeo which was unveiled in May 2024
A
King Charles III
22
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Which English artists dying words are said to be the Sun is God
A
JMW Turner
23
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Which type of wood was imported from the Caribbean and favoured in the construction of fine furniture in the 1700s?
A
Mahogany
24
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What is the occupation of Dame Zandra Rhodes?
A
Fashion and textile designer
25
Name the renowned 18 century Yorkshire furniture designer
Thomas Chippendale
26
With which area of the visual arts are David Bailey Cecil Beaton and Alan Warren associated?
Photography
27
Which member of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood painted Ophelia?
Sir John Everett Millais
28
With which decorative arts movement was William Morris most associated?
Arts and crafts
29
Which British sculpturess had a main studio in St Ives?
Barbara Hepworth
30
In which coastal town did Dame Tracy Emin open TKE Studios in 2023?
Margate
31
The national (formally known as the Scottish national Gallery) is in which city?
Edinburgh
32
Which scientist published the mathematical principles of natural philosophy in 1687?
Isaac Newton
33
Which engineer designed the Caledonian Canal and the Menai suspension bridge?
Thomas Telford
34
Name the naturalist who travelled on HMS beagle from 1831 to 1836
Charles Darwin
35
Where was the first iron Bridge built in England?
Shropshire
36
Joseph Roundtree founded the model village of new Earswick on the outskirts of which city
York
37
Give one example of an open air industrial heritage museum in Britain
Beamish Museum
38
What did James Watt improve which provided power for the industrial revolution?
The steam engine
39
The names Crick, Watson, Franklin and Wilson are associated with which important discovery
DNA
40
Which British brand is a major manufacturer of aircraft engines?
Rolls-Royce
41
Name the mathematician whose portrait is on a £50 bank note
Alan Turing
42
Name one British town in which cars are produced
Coventry
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What did Josiah Wedgewood’s factory produce?
Stoneware
44
Name one ship constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
SS great Western
45
Some senior barristers become KC’s what do the letters KC stand for?
Kings counsel
46
The UK officially left the European Union on the 31st of January of which year?
2020
47
What is the minimum voting age for UK general elections?
18
48
How many members of Parliament get elected to the House of Commons?
650
49
What do the letters MI stand for in MI5 and MI6?
Military intelligence
50
Name the current first Lord of the treasury
Sir Keir Starmer
51
On what day of the week is Prime Minister’s question time?
Wednesday
52
Which organisation enshrines the principle of collective defence in its article 5
The north Atlantic Treaty
NATO
53
Name one area outside London, which has a Metro mayor
Greater Manchester
54
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
12
55
Statute law is created by Parliament who or what creates common law
Judges
56
What is the maximum period of time between two general elections in the UK?
4 years
57
Who founded the Metropolitan police?
Sir Robert Peel
58
Which distilled alcoholic drink is flavoured with Juniper berries?
Gin
59
Name the dish composed of fried leftover potatoes, cabbage, and meat
Bubble and squeak
60
Name the accompaniment for roast beef which is made from a batter of eggs, milk and flour
Yorkshire pudding
61
What is the name for a smoked herring?
Kippers
62
Jerk is a style of cooking native to which country?
Jamaica
63
Nyetimber Denbies and Chapel down are examples of what?
Sparkling wine
64
From what age can you legally purchase alcohol in the UK?
18
65
What is the term for a person who avoids eating all animal products?
Vegan
66
Which long coiled sausage has a protected geographical food status in the UK?
Cumberland sausage
67
What is the maximum yearly fee that English universities can charge English students to study on full-time undergraduate courses?
£9535
68
When applying for undergraduate degree through UCAS how many courses can applicants choose?
Five
69
Which university was the 1st to award degrees to women in England?
The university of London
70
In which year was the elementary education act (or Forsters act) first past?
1870
71
At what age do children normally start studying for an A-level or a T level?
16
72
At what age do most children start state secondary education in the UK?
11
73
Name 2 of the three core subject of the national curriculum
English
Maths
74
What is the target inflation rate that the government sets the bank of England?
2%
75
The national living wage of £11.44 applies to workers from what age
21 or over
76
Name the tax that was reduced from 10% to 8% in the April 2024 budget
National insurance
77
Which organisation may act as the lender of last resort
Central banks
The IMF
78
Which charity has been saving life’s at sea for 200 years?
RNLI
Royal National lifeboat Institute
79
What is the prescription charge for one item of medication?
£9.90
80
What did Edward Jenner pioneer?
Vaccines
81
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Alexander Fleming
82
Name the monthly benefits payment to help low income working age people
Universal credit
83
What is the state pension age for anybody retiring now?
66
84
Name one national charity which is involved in cancer care or cancer research
Macmillan
Cancer research UK
85
In which year did the D-Day landings take place?
1944
86
Which Roman emperor invaded Britain in A.D. 43?
Claudius
87
In which year did the acts of union bring England and Scotland together under one Parliament?
1707
88
Queen Boudicca was the leader of which tribe?
iceni
89
In which year did rationing finally cease in Britain after the World War II?
1954
90
Where is the stone of destiny/scone exhibited now?
Perth museum
91
In which year was the marriage same-sex couples act passed in England?
2013
92
Name one of Mary Queen of Scots husbands
Francis II of France
93
Name the mother of King George I
Sophia
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In which city is King Cnut buried?
Winchester
95
Name 2 countries which provided troops to support Britain at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo
Spain
Portugal
96
Which metal mined in the Mendip Hills was found in the ruins of Pompeii?
British lead
97
Who did Winston Churchill succeeded as prime minister in 1940?
Neville Chamberlain
98
Name the king maker who played a crucial part in the war of the roses
Richard Neville Earl of Warwick
Warwick the kingmaker
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Name the only prime minister who has been assassinated
Spencer Perceval
100
Name one country that gained independence from British rule in 1940s
India
101
Which monarch said I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king
Elizabeth I
102
In which year did King William I commission the doomsday book?
1085
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Name the person who formed a parliament in 1265
Simon de Montfort
104
In which monarchs reign did a rebellion known as the pilgrimage of Grace take place?
Henry VIII
105
What was a penny Black?
A postage stamp
106
Where is Cape Trafalgar?
Cadiz
Spain
107
Name two of the main sources of renewable energy in the UK
Wind
Solar
108
In the context of housebuying what does shared ownership mean?
Buy a share of property and pay rent on the rest
109
Name 1 international passenger Airport in the north of England
Newcastle
110
Name one new town created after World War II
Stevenage
111
The sustrans charity established a national network of routes to promote what activity
Walking and cycling
112
What colour are the road signs for
motorways?
Primary non-motorway routes ?
Blue
Green
113
Give one difference between a leasehold and a freehold property
A leasehold you only own the building but not the land
114
Name the longest Canal in Britain
The Grand Union canal
115
Name 1 operational nuclear power station in Britain
Dungeness
116
Where do cars and coaches board the Euro tunnels LeShuttle train in England?
Folkestone
117
Name 1 low carbon heating system that the government would like homeowners to replace old gas boilers with
Heat pumps
118
On motorways what is the speed limit for coaches over 12 m long?
60 mph
119
A.A Milne created which fictional bear
Winnie the Pooh
120
Name the author of Mrs. Dalloway and Orlando.
Virginia Woolf
121
Geoffrey Chaucer’s famous tales described journeys by pilgrims from London to which destination
Canterbury
122
Which major literary festival took place between the 23rd May and 2nd June this year?
The Hay festival
123
Name the playwright who wrote Tamburlaine in the 1580s
Christopher Marlowe
124
Name two plays by William Shakespeare as follows
A tragedy
A comedy
Hamlet
The merchant of Venice
125
What is the first folio published in 1623 by John Heminges and Henry Cordell
A collection of plays by William Shakespeare
126
Give the title of one children’s fiction novel written by Roald Dahl
The twits
127
Who lived in Chawton Hampshire from 1809 to 1817 where she wrote or revised her six novels
Jane Austen
128
What genre of books can win the booker prize?
Fiction
129
Name 2 of the Brontë sisters
Charlotte
Emily
130
What position does Simon Armitage currently hold?
Poet laureate
131
Wilfred Owen was a poet and soldier during which conflict
World War I
132
Name the prime minister who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1953
Winston Churchill
133
Name one of the three books by Hillary Mantle about the life of Thomas Cromwell
Wolf hall
134
Name one official residence of the monarch outside England
Balmoral
135
Who is the third in the line of succession to the throne?
Princess Charlotte
136
Name the current Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward
137
Name the head of the armed forces in Britain
Admiral sir Tony Radakin
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Which monarch changed the Royal family name to Windsor?
King George V
139
How many countries belong to the Commonwealth?
56
140
In which Welsh Castle was King Charles III invested as Prince of Wales in 1969?
Caernarfon castle
141
In which university did the Prince and Princess of Wales meet?
St Andrews
142
At which annual ceremony will the king usually wear the imperial state crown?
State opening of parliament
143
Give the exact date of the Coronation of Charles III
6th May 2023
144
Who organises state funerals and coronations?
The Earl Marshall
145
In which year of the 20th century were their 3 reigning kings?
1936
146
Name the film which won seven BAFTAs including best film in 2024
Oppenheimer
147
Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain were headlining to play at which music festival in June this year
Glastonbury
148
Name one public service broadcaster in the UK other than the BBC
ITV
149
Which singers life story is told in the 2024 film back to Black
Amy Winehouse
150
In which year did William Shakespeare die?
1616
151
Which institution has the motto, ‘nation shall speak peace unto nation’?
BBC
152
Name the British historical drama set in the early 20th century with 6 TV series and two films
Downton Abbey
153
In the reign of which king were women first allowed to act on a theatre stage?
Charles II
154
Name the composer of the enigma variations
Edward Elgar
155
Name 1 UK based ballet company
The Royal Ballet
156
Name the longest river in Britain
Severn
157
There are 16 national walking trails in England and Wales name one
The Cotswold Way
158
Name one type of edible wild berry found in Britain which may be used to make jams or jellies
Strawberry
159
Which material found in chalk was used to make prehistoric tools
Flint
160
Name one British native breed of cattle
Angus
161
Name two national parks in England
The Lake District
The Peak District
162
What is the name of the range of hills sometimes called the backbone of England?
The Pennines
163
Name one place in England where you can see white chalk cliffs
Dover
164
What effect does the Gulfstream have on British weather?
Makes it relatively mild
165
Quarries in North Wales and Cumbria produced which stone widely used in roofing
Slate
166
Name the Moorland plant that is an important food source for grouse
Heather
167
Name one area in the UK where you might see red squirrels
Scotland
168
Which cereal crop is required to make beer and whiskey?
Barley
169
What is an Oast house?
A building for drying hops
170
In which month is most British wheat harvested?
August
171
Name one area of Britain where you can see long expenses of dry stone walls
Yorkshire Dales
172
Other than for clothing and textiles name one use for wool in recent times
Blankets
173
State one of the months in which most lambs are born in the UK
February
March
174
Which port in Britain catches the largest quantity of fish?
Peter head
North East Scotland
175
Name one part of Britain where coastal erosion is a major problem
Norfolk
176
What colour are the flowers of rape seed?
Yellow
177
Pannage is the practice of releasing which animal to eat acorns in a forest
Pigs
178
What caused u-shaped valleys hanging valleys and ribbon lakes?
Glaciers
179
Which religious community uses the greeting of Eid Mubarak?
Muslim
180
Which religious group celebrates Diwali?
Hindus
181
In which religion is Vaisakhi celebrated?
Sikh
182
In 597 who did Pope Gregory send to Britain to spread Christianity?
St Augustine
183
Which ceremony is usually performed by the monarch on the Thursday before Easter Sunday?
Royal Maundy service
184
Name the current archbishop of Canterbury
Justin welby
185
What is the Torah
The compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
186
Name one Premier League football club in the 20 23/2024 season
Tottenham
187
Test matches are played in which sport?
Cricket
188
Name one of the venues where the British Open golf championship has been held in the UK
St Andrews
189
Which award did football goalkeeper Mary Earps win in December 2023?
Sports personality of the year
190
Name the major Formula One Grand Prix circuit used in the UK
Silverstone
191
In which month do the Wimbledon tennis championships take place in 2025
June/July
192
Name one British city that has hosted the Commonwealth Games in the 21st century
Manchester
193
Name the government department, which is responsible for tourism
The department for digital culture media and sports
194
What is the maximum length of stay for most visitors to the UK entering with a standard visitor Visa?
Six months
195
Which city is the Next UK city of culture in 2025?
Bradford
196
What do the letters DM stand for in DMO and DMC?
Destination management
197
Name the organisation created in 1983 to secure the preservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings in England
English Heritage
Formally the historic buildings and monuments commission for England
198
Name one UNESCO world Heritage site in the UK outside London
Stonehenge
199
Areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB’s) were renamed in 2023
What is the new name?
National landscapes
200
Name this Architectural feature
Flying buttress
