Exam 10

Question 1

Who is the patron Saint of England?

Answer 1

St George

Question 2

Where is Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park located?

Answer 2

Scotland

Question 3

Wales has its own established church.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?

Answer 4

The Canterbury Tales (Poems of pilgrims)

Question 5

When is Boxing Day celebrated?

Answer 5

26th December

Question 6

What is the name of the holiday when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day?

Answer 6

Bank holidays

Question 7

Why were women given the right to vote?

Answer 7

In recognition of the contribution women made to the war effort during the First World War

Question 8

What do you need to drive in the UK?

Answer 8

A valid driving license

Question 9

Where does “the Fringe” festival take place?

Answer 9

Edinburgh

Question 10

How many members does the Welsh government have?

Answer 10

60

Question 11

The names or photographs of young people found guilty of a crime can be published in newspapers or used by the media.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What was Edward Elgar famous for?

Answer 12

He was a musician

Question 13

Which of the following is not a British banknote?

Answer 13

25£

Not a coin 25p

Question 14

Where does the Scottish Grand National take place?

Answer 14

Ayr

Question 15

When did the UK join the EU?

Answer 15

In 1973

Question 16

During the reign of Elizabeth I, a large fleet of ships was sent to England to conquer the country and to restore Catholicism, where did this fleet come from?

Answer 16

Spain

Question 17

What did the Habeas Corpus Act introduce?

Answer 17

That every prisoner has a right to a court hearing

Question 18

What did Emmeline Pankhurst fight for?

Answer 18

The right for women to vote

Question 19

What is “the Proms”?

Answer 19

An eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts

Question 20

What was Isaac Newton known for?

Answer 20

The discovery of gravity

Question 21

When did the WWI come to an end?

Answer 21

In 1918

Question 22

Who built a wall in the north of England to keep out the Picts (ancestors of the Scottish people)?

Answer 22

Emperor Hadrian

Question 23

Which two universities participate in an annual rowing race that takes place on the River Thames?

Answer 23

University of Oxford and Cambridge

Question 24

Does Britain have a written constitution?

Answer 24

No