Civilisation anglophone Flashcards
(30 cards)
When was the BBC founded?
1922
BBC stands for…
British broadcasting Corporation
Why where do you rate radio station created?
Because they wanted the listeners to be example exempted from the license fee
Is it cream please no part in
the supreme court
In which years did the presents monarch exit to the throne?
1952
At the state opening of Parliament, what document does a queen read out?
Queen’a speech
How many MPs does England roughly have ?
650
What is the correct name for the House of Parliament?
Palace of Westminster
What is the name of the official record of parliamentary business?
Hansard
What is another word of “lords”?
Peers
Which of these phrases is true?
Is the British constitution include institution and documents
Approximately how many members does the British cabinet usually have?
20
What important general principle are all cabinet members supposed to respect?
Collective responsibility
When was the last general election held in Britain?
June 2015
What is sinn fein’s principal political aim?
A United ireland
Where was most of the fighting concentrate during the Easter rising?
Dublin
Where is the Protestant population of ireland concentrated?
North east
What was the Scottish rebellion against England at the beginning of the 18th century called ?
The Jacobite rebellion
When was there a first attempt of devolution in Scotland?
1970s
What was the name of the government body established to study problems in the Celtic fringe of the UK?
Kilbrandon commission
Where is the where is the language spoken most today?
North West Wales
Who is Trevor McDonald?
The first black British newsreader
What is award-winning author Salman Rushdie sadly famous for ?
He fiercely criticized British multiculturalism
3 types of school were created in Britain in 1944:
Grammar Schools, secondary moderne Schools and Technicol schools
