Test 10 Flashcards
(24 cards)
True or False:
Shakespeare was a playwright and actor
True
Which TWO of the following are famous British film directors
A - Sir Alfred Hitchcok and Evelyn Waugh
B - Evelyn Waugh and Thomas Gainsborough
C - Sir Alfred Hitchcock and Sir Ridley Scott
D - Evelyn Waugh and Sir Ridley Scott
C
True or False: Sir Isaac Newton was a famous musician from the 18th Century
False
Which TWO of the following would you contact for help on a legal matter?
A - A sollicitor and Citizens Advice
B - A soclicitor and a local councillor
C - A local councillor and your MP
D - Citizens advice and your local MP
A
Which TWO new national bodies began operating in 1999?
A - Welsh Assembly and Scottish parliament
B - Scottish Parliament and English Parliament
C - House of Lords and Welsh Assembly
D - House of Lords and Scottish Parliament
A
Which is correct?
A - Sir Andy Murray is the first British man to sail around the world
B - Sir Andy Murray is the first British man to win a singles tennis title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936
B
Which two are associated with Sir Francis Drake?
A - Defeating the Spanish Armada and early flight
B - Defeating the Spanish Armada and sailing around the world
C - Early flight and the Titanic
D - The Titanic and sailing around the world
B
Which of the following is a responsibility you will have as a citizen or permanent resident of the UK?
A - using your car as much as possible
B - visiting your local pub regularly
C - keeping an allotment
D - Looking after the area in which you live and the environment
D
Which TWO are famous British authors?
A - Gustav Holst and JK Rowling
B - Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
C - Sir Steve Redgrave and Gustav Holst
D - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and JK Rowling
D
True or False:
The British Constitution is contained in a single written documents
False
Which TWO people are famous UK sports stars?
A - Sir Chris Hoy and Dame Kelly Holmes
B - Lucien Freud and Jane Austen
C - Dame Kelly Holmes and Jane Austen
D - Sir Chris Hoy and Lucien Freud
A
Which of the following is correct?
A - The first person to use the title PM was Sir Robert Walpole
B - The first person to use the title PM was Sir Christophen Wren
A
Why is Sir Edwin Lutyens famous?
A - He won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics
B - He was the first UK PM
C - He invented the Web
D - He was a 20th century architect
D
True or false?
Sir Mo Farrah and Dame Jessica Ennis Hill are well known athletes who won gold at the 2012 olympics in London
True
What did St Augustine and St Columba do during the Anglo Saxon period?
A - They invented new farming techniques
B - They led an uprising in Wales
C - The helped to spread Christianity across Britain
D - They fought courageously against the Romans
C
Which is correct?
A - The Chancellor of the Exchequer is responsible for crime, policing and immigration
B - The Chancellor of the Exchequer is responsible for the economy
B
True or False:
In the 1830s and 1840s a group named the Charists campaigned for reform of the voting system
true
Whih of the following is a stone age monument?
A - Globe Theatre
B - Nelson’s Column
C - Stonehenge
D - Windsor Castle
C
True or False:
Snowdonia is a national park in Northern Ireland
False
Which two are famous gardens in the UK?
A - Sissihurst and Snowdonia
B - London Eye and Sissinghurst
C - London Eye and Snowdonia
D - Sissinghurst and Bodnant Garden
D
Which is correct?
A - The Swinging Sixties was a period of religious change
B - The swinging sixties was a period of social changes
B
which TWO groups are associated with King Charles I and parliament during the English Civil War?
A - Tories and roundheads
B - Cavaliers and Luddites
C - Cavaliers and Roundheads
D - Roudheads and Luddites
C
St Andrews is the St patron of:
A - England
B - Scotland
C - Wales
D - Northern Ireland
B
Which is correct?
A - Plymouth, Norwich and Leeds are cities in England
B - Newport, Swansea and Cardiff are cities in Scotland
A
