Blue Badge Exam Nov 2022 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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Name one landscape designed by Lancelot capability Brown
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Blenheim Palace
2
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Name the organisation that manages the gardens at Hyde Hall Harlow car Rosemoor Bridgewater and Wisley
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Royal horticultural Society
3
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What is the family name of 3 generations of architects? Who worked from the 1830’s to the 1960s?
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Gilbert Scott
4
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Why were Norman Motte and Bailey castles originally made of wood?
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It was quick cheap and readily available material
5
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In a country house, what was a long gallery used for?
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Entertaining guests
Exercise
Displaying art collections
6
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Where is the millennium seed bank containing 2 .5 billion seed from around the world?
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Kew Gardens
7
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Describe or draw the crossing in a typical church
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The point where the naive(main body of the church) and the transept’s(the arms of the cross) intersect.
8
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Name two main characteristics of a henge
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- A ring shaped bank on the outside
- A ring shaped ditch on the inside.
9
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Name 1 building designed by Sir Christopher Wren
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St Paul’s Cathedral
10
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In what age were Hill forts built?
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Iron age
11
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In England, what is another name for Romanesque architecture?
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Norman architecture
12
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Name one of the Tates four galleries
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Tate Britain
Tate modern
13
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Name the artist who painted The Hay wain and Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
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John constable
14
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Name one artist who has painted an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
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Lucian Freud
15
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Name the fashion designer who won British designer of the year four times between 1996 and 2003
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Lee Alexander Mcqueen
16
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Name one location where you can see a work by Barbara Hepworth
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Barbara Epworth Museum and sculpture Garden - St Ives
17
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Name one of the four artists shortlisted for the 2022 Turner prize
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Heather Phillipson
18
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Henry Fox Talbot was a 19th century pioneer of what
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Photography
19
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Name one founding member of the Royal Academy of arts in 1768
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
20
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Name two members of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood
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John Everett Millais
William Holman Hunt
21
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Name a historic house or castle that is famous for its permanent art collection
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Windsor Castle
22
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What name is given to a panel painting of three pieces often seen on an altar?
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A Triptych
23
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Name one painting by Leonardo da Vinci that is on display in Britain
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The virgin of the rocks
The National Gallery
24
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Thomas Chippendale George HeppelWhite and Thomas Sheraton specialised in which craft
A
Furniture makers
25
Name 2 pioneering railway engineers
George Stevenson
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
26
Name one town or city where car making is a major industry
Coventry
27
Name the woman who worked with James Watson and Francis Crick on the discovery of the structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
28
Name the town where Charles Darwin was born and went to school
Shrewsbury
29
Name the inventor of the worldwide web
Tim berners Lee
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Name one location where ship building was a major industry
Newcastle
31
Name the British inventor who is famous for vacuum cleaners
Sir James Dyson
32
Name one museum specialising in industrial Heritage
Tower Bridge
33
What was Humphrey Davy’s main invention?
The miners safety lamp
A.k.a. the Davy lamp
34
What was established at the international Meridian conference in 1884?
The Greenwich Meridian as the International standard
35
Give two reasons why the industrial revolution developed in Britain earlier than any other countries
Coal abundance
Financial stability
36
What title did Car manufacturer manufacturer William Morris take when he became a Lord?
Viscount Nuffield
37
Name the organisation that promotes science, founded in 1660
The Royal Society
38
Name two things that have already changed now that we have a king instead of a queen
Bank notes
The national anthems lyrics
39
What is the minimum voting age for UK Parliamentary elections?
18
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Give one clause in Magna Carta that is still part of English law today
No free man shall be seized imprisoned or exiled except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land
41
name one of the three largest government departments (by number of employees)
Department for work and pensions (DwP)
42
name the speaker of the House of Commons
Lindsay Hoyle
43
In which year did Great Britain and Ireland join to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
1801
44
Why are British police officers sometimes called Bobbies
It is an abbreviation of Robert
Sir Robert peel
45
What is statute law?
An act of parliament(also called a statute) is a law made by the UK parliament
46
How many members of Parliament are elected to the House of Commons?
650
47
What is the role of a coroners court?
Investigate deaths which are unnatural violent or where the cause is unknown
48
Name one town or city with a
Royal Navy base
British Army base
Portsmouth
Aldershot
49
Name one country which has applied to become a member of NATO
Finland
50
What is a micro brewery?
a small independent brewery that produces limited quantities of beer
51
Name two ingredients of Bakewell pudding
Puff pastry
Ground almonds
52
How many public houses (pubs) are there in the UK?
(5000 either way)
45,350
53
Since April 2022, what new information must restaurants legally put on their menus?
Calorie information
54
name one British television cookery program
The Great British Bake Off
55
Name one area of the UK well known for Hop growing
Kent
56
What is a farmers market?
A marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers
57
Name one product that carries PDO status
Champagne
58
Formal education in Saxon and mediaeval England began in what type of institution?
Monasteries and cathedral schools
59
Which political party used the slogan education education education in the 1990s?
Labour
60
Name one person who has founded both a school and a university college
William of Wykeham
61
At what age do children normally move from primary to secondary school?
11
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Name the creator of the Sunday School movement
Robert Raikes
63
Name the exams that children normally sit at age 17/18
A levels
64
How do most students pay for their university education?
Student finance
65
What is the current bank of England base rate of interest?
4.5%
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Name one product or service that is exempt from VAT
Books
67
Why does King Charles head face left not right on new coins?
A long-standing tradition where each monarch faces the opposite direction to the one who came before them
68
What is the national living wage (minimum wage) for workers over the age of 23?
£11.44
£12.21 from April 2025
69
Name the current Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rachel Reeves
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Name the person who is the 1st to describe the circulation of blood in the 1620s
William Harvey
71
Name the charity that saves lives at sea
Royal National lifeboat Institute
RNLI
72
What telephone number would you ring for advice on a non-life-threatening injury or illness?
111
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Name one group of people that is exempt from prescription charges
Under 16
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What do the initials GP mean in the context of medicine?
General practitioner
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Name the organisation responsible for managing the annual poppy appeal
The Royal British Legion
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Name the health secretary who led the creation of the NHS in 1948
Aneurin Bevan
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Most castles and monasteries in England were built after which invasion
The Norman invasion of 1066
78
Name one major battle of the English Civil War (1642/1651)
The Battle of Naseby
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Name the creator of the fascist defence force in England during the 1930s “The black shirts”
Oswald Mosley
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Name Two sea captains knighted by Queen Elizabeth I
Sir Francis Drake
Sir, Walter Raleigh
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Name the French president who blocked Britain’s entry into the EC (European Union) in 1963
Charles de Gaulle
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Name one of the Iron Age tribes living in Britain when the Romans arrived
Iceni
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Name Britain’s king at the time of the American War of independence
George III
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Name the two people fighting for the English crown in the anarchy of the 1130s and 1140s
Empress Matilda
King Stephen
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What title did Pope Leo X give to King Henry VIII in 1521?
Defender of the faith
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Who said of William Gladstone?
He speaks to me as if I were a public meeting
Queen Victoria
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Castlerigg and Avebury Stone circles were constructed during which era
Neolithic and early bronze age
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Name Queen Elizabeth II’s first prime minister
Sir Winston Churchill
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Wat Tyler’s rebellion in 1381 is better known by what name?
The peasants revolt
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Name one effect of the reform act of 1832
Re-distribution of Parliamentary seats
Giving representation to industrial towns like Birmingham
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Name the missionary who brought Christianity to Canterbury in 597AD
St Augustine
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Name one major change during the agricultural revolution of the 18th century
Shift to new crop rotation systems
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Name 1 leader of the suffragist or suffragette movement
Emmeline Pankhurst
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Name the Roman Road from Exeter to Lincoln
The fosse way
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Name the Northern Ireland peace treaty of April 1998
The Belfast agreement
A.k.a. the Good Friday agreement
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What new technology did William Caxton introduced to England in 1476?
The printing press
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Name one major battle of the Napoleonic wars
Battle of Waterloo
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Name the Roman Emperor who led the invasion of Britain in 43AD
Claudius
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Name one of the new towns built in the 20th century
Stevenage
100
Which new form of transport led to the decline of the canals in the 19th century?
The railways
101
Name one location where coal mining was a dominant industry
Newcastle
102
What is a freehold property?
You own both the building and the land it sits on
103
What is the next category of road below motorway?
A road
104
What legal process is needed before a new building can be built?
Planning permission
105
Name the London terminus of Eurostar
St Pancras
106
What percentage of the U.K.’s energy is imported?
(2% either way)
37.3%
107
What percentage of housing in the UK is owned outright (without a mortgage or loan?)?
(Accept 2% either way)
Source: office for national statistics
32.6%
108
Name one national vehicle rental company
Enterprise
109
Name the busiest airport in Northern Ireland
Belfast International
110
Name one online train timetable and booking system
National rail
111
Name the author of the wolf hall trilogy who died recently
Hilary Mantel
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In which year was the first folio of William Shakespeare’s collected works published?
1623
113
Name one of Agatha Christie’s detectives
Hercule Poirot
114
Hay-on-wye has a famous annual literary festival. Name one other.
Cheltenham literature festival
115
which language do these English words come from: ballet, chauffeur, detour, apostrophe
French
116
name the literary group founded in Oxford in the 1930s by JRR tolkien, CS Lewis and others
The inklings
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name the poet laureate who wrote a poem “floral tribute” in honour of the late Queen
Simon Armitage
118
Dr. Watson was the assistant to which fictional detective character
Sherlock Holmes
119
Where would someone with a Geordie accent come from?
Newcastle
120
Name two of the three Brontë sisters
Charlotte
Emily
121
Name the author of the satanic verses who was severely injured in an attack in New York State in August 2022
Salman Rushdie
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Name the 19th century poet who wrote the Lady of shallot and the charge of the light brigade
Alfred Lord Tennyson
123
Who wrote the first English dictionary in the 18th century?
Samuel Johnson
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Name the author of the Paddington Bear stories
Michael Bond
125
How many people across the world speak English as their first language?
(50,000,000 either way)
380 million
126
Where was King Charles III born?
St James’s Palace
127
Name two countries (excluding the United Kingdom) for whom King Charles III is head of state
Australia
Canada
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Name the mother of James I of England and VI of Scotland
Mary Queen of Scots
129
How many grandchildren did Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have?
8
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Who did William I (the Conqueror) defeat at the battle of Hastings in 1066?
Harold Godwinson
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In the honour system, what do the letters OM stand for?
Order of merit
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Who owns Balmoral Castle and Sandringham house?
King Charles III
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During the reign of which monarch was the Royal family’s name changed to Windsor?
King George V
134
The people pulling the Queen’s funeral gun carriage were from which branch of the armed forces
The Royal Navy
135
How many countries are members of the Commonwealth?
56
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Why did George elector of Hanover become king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1714?
He was the closest protestant relative to Queen Anne who died without an heir
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Who is the Duke of Cornwall?
Prince William
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Name one company of players that William Shakespeare wrote or performed for
The King’s men
139
Mick Jagger formed and performs with which band
The Rolling Stones
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Where are the Harry Potter (Warner Brothers) studios?
Leavesden
141
How is the BBC? Mainly funded?
License fee
142
What is a mystery play?
A dramatised play based on biblical stories
143
What do the letters BAFTA stand for?
British Academy of film and television arts
144
Sir Edward Elgar is associated with which English area?
Worcestershire
145
What is the recently released? Film the lost King about?
Search to find King Richard III’s remains
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Name two actors who have played James Bond
Sean Connery
Roger Moore
147
Name one play by George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion
148
Name the highest mountain in England
Scafell pipe
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What is coppicing?
Tree is cut down to ground level encouraging new shoots to grow
150
Approximately how many offshore wind turbines are there around the coast of the UK?
Plus or minus 10%
Source: Wikipedia, October 2023
2695
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Name one English county well known for growing fruit
Kent
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Give two reasons why palm trees are more likely to grow in Southwest England
153
What do the letters AONB stand for?
Area of outstanding natural beauty
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Name two mammals native to Britain
Squirrel
Hedgehog
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Name one of Britain’s urban world Heritage sites
Tower of London
156
Name one breed of pig farmed in the UK
British Landrace
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Name the tree that produces these
Chestnut trees
158
Name two types of rock found in the UK
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
159
Name one species of gamebird bread for shooting
Pheasant
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In which country of the UK is the Giants Causeway?
Northern Ireland
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Give one reason why the west of the country is more suited to sheep farming
Rural countryside and sheep are farmed throughout.
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Why did selling free range eggs temporarily stop in May 2022?
Bird flu
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In which country of the UK is Loch Ness?
Scotland
164
Name the most common fish (by tonnage) caught in UK Waters
Source: statistia 2019
Mackerel
165
Why are many landmarks called Beacon Hill?
They were historically the sites of a warning beacon
166
in which part of the UK is Dartmoor National Park?
Devon
167
Name 1 main farming activity carried out during November
A lot of ploughing goes on in preparation for next years harvest
168
How many people in the UK identify as Jewish?
(Accept 20,000 either way)
Wikipedia
271,327
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Name one English or Welsh diocese that has a female bishop
Derby
170
John and Charles Wesley were founders of which branch of Christianity in the 18th century
Methodism
171
What percentage of UK residents were not born in the UK?
(Accept one percent either way)
ONS June 2021
16.8%
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In the Christian calendar, name the period of four weeks leading up to Christmas
Advent
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In which year was the Roman Catholic emancipation act?
1829
174
The Sikh festival of Guru Nanak takes place in which month
November
175
Name the record-breaking Swiss tennis player (eight time winner of Wimbledon) retired in September
Roger Federer
176
How long (miles or kilometres) is a marathon
26 miles
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Name one player from the England women’s football team that won the European championship
Mary Earps
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In which month does the Henley Royal Regatta usually take place?
July
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From what age can someone bet on a sporting event in the UK?
18
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Name the winners of the men’s cricket county championship in 2024
Surrey County cricket club
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Name the organisation that promotes sport in England
Sport England
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What is the law regarding use of seatbelts on coaches?
Coaches must have seatbelts fitted in all seats
183
What is the current rate of exchange for the pound to:
US dollar
Euro
US$1.29
Euro 1.19
184
Give two examples of how a tourist guide can make reasonable adjustments for visitors with disabilities
Offer shorter walking distances or breaks.
Give alternative formats of information (like large print audio or braille)
185
Name the UK tourism minister
Chris Bryant
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Name one attraction within your area of qualification that you would recommend for a family with young children
The Natural history Museum
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Give an example of green sustainable tourism in the UK
Walking tour
188
Name this style of architecture
Brutalist
189
Name this type of garden
A Knot garden
190
Name this feature?
Rib vault - Vaulted ceiling
191
How many species of butterfly are found in the UK?
(10 either way)
59 species
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On an ordinance survey map, what does this symbol indicate?
A tourist information centre
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Name this bird
Magpie
194
Name this crop
Rapeseed
195
What fruit is being grown here?
Blackberries
196
What is this?
Afternoon tea
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Approximately when was this style of dress fashionable in England?
During the Regency era
Approximately from 1795 to 1820
198
Name this type of chair
A Windsor chair
199
In which age were Hill forts like this built?
Iron age
200
Name of this type of church window
A rose window
