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- 1. When do you need a National Insurance number?
- When you want to use public transport
- When you start work
- When you finish your work
- After you start work
- 2. Women do not work after having children
- True
- False
- 3. When did the War of the Roses start?
- 1425
- 1455
- 1465
- 1473
- 4. People aged 18 to 70 on the electoral register are ______ to serve on a jury
- nominated by the local authority
- randomly selected
- kindly asked
- selected in the order of their birth date
- 5. When did women receive voting equality with men?
- 1838
- 1882
- 1983
- 1928
- 6. How many member countries are in the European Union?
- 15
- 17
- 20
- 27Croatia became a member state in 2013 so there are now 28 EU member states but the official book says 27
- 7. The opposition party points out what they see as the government's
(Choose any 2 answers) - achievements
- failures
- weaknesses
- accomplishments
- 8. What is the National Anthem of the UK?
- Early Day Motion
- God Save the Queen
- God Defend United Kingdom
- The Power of UK
- 9. There is a food that is traditionally associated with Scotland is ______
- Roast beef, which is served with potatoes, vegetables, Yorkshire puddings
- Fish and chips
- Ulster fry
- Welsh cakes
- Haggis - a sheep's stomach stuffed with offal, suet, onions and oatmeal
- 10. What do people do on April 1st
- Go horse-racing
- Attend church
- Play tricks on each other
- Have demonstrations in Trafalgar Square
- 11. What is the purpose of National Insurance?
- It pays for retirement homes
- It pays for holiday insurance abroad
- It pays for the army and navy
- It pays for pensions and the national health service
- 12. St Andrew's Day is the national day of ______
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- 13. Population growth has been faster in more recent years because ______ have played a part in population growth
(Choose any 2 answers) - Improved weather conditions
- Migration into the UK
- Increase in the unemployment benefit
- Longer life expectancy
- 14. During Charles II's reign, in 1665, there was a major outbreak of plague in ______ where thousands of people died, especially in poorer areas
- Derby
- Gloucestershire
- Hertfordshire
- London
- 15. Ealing Studios has a claim to being the ______ continuously working film studio facility in the world
- oldest
- newest
- best
- 16. The UK originally decided not to join the European Union but it became a member in 1973
- Yes, this is correct
- No, it became a member in 1989
- 17. Motor-car racing in the UK started in ______
- 1802
- 1852
- 1902
- 1952
- 18. Northern Ireland Assembly has ______ elected members
- 90 This was updated in 2022
- 180
- 200
- 19. ______ is particularly remembered for the efficient and profitable way that he ran his fabric factories
- Adam Smith
- Richard Arkwright
- James Watt
- Howard Florey
- 20. The Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry in Britain in the
- 15th and 16th centuries
- 15th and 17th centuries
- 16th and 17th centuries
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 21. The UK is historically a ______ country
- Jewish
- Christian
- Muslim
- Buddhist
- 22. The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in ______ united under King Alfred the Great, who defeated the Vikings
- England
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- 23. The Scots and the Normans fought on the border between
(Choose any 2 answers) - England
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- 24. Charles II escaped from ______, famously hiding in an oak tree on one occasion, and eventually fled to Europe
- Bosworth Field
- Dunbar
- Hastings
- Worcester
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The test is based on the offical book "Life in the UK Handbook 3rd Edition: A Guide for New Residents #ad"