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Life in the UK Test » Test 30

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1. Everyone who is summoned to do jury service must do it unless they (Choose any 2 answers): want to go to work; are not eligible for example, because they have a criminal conviction; provide a good reason to be excused, such as ill health; want to attend a wedding party

2. Richard Arkwright originally trained and worked as a: zoo keeper; barber; farmer; teacher

3. The UN was set up: before the first World War; after the First World War; before the Second World War; after the Second World War

4. Cocaine and Heroin are ______: Medicines; Drugs; Name of the European famous places; Famous Hotels

5. Arranged marriages, where both parties agree to the marriage, are not acceptable in the UK: Yes, it's correct; No, it is acceptable

6. Shakespeare wrote: 'To be or not to be'; 'We will fight them on the beaches'

7. In 1998 the Good Friday Agreement: devolved powers to Wales; led to the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly; devolved powers to Scotland

8. The UK belongs to international bodies which includes: (Choose any 2 answers): The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); The Arab League; The Commonwealth

9. Famous British fashion designers are: (Choose any 2 answers): Vivienne Westwood; Mary Quant; Capability Brown; Edwin Lutyens

10. Developments associated with the 'Swinging Sixties' are: (Choose any 2 answers): Divorce law reform; Children's rights law reform; Decimal currency; Abortion law reform

11. St Helena is a Crown dependency: True; False St Helena is a British overseas territory

12. Henry VII established the House of Tudor, ______ rose became the Tudor emblem: Red and white; Pink and red; White; Pink and white

13. Where can people see the Crown Jewels?: Edinburgh Castle; The Lake District; The Eden Project; The Tower of London

14. Important 20th-century inventors were: (Choose any 2 answers): Anders Celsius; George Stephenson; Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (1955-); Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Alan Turing invented an early mathematical device that led to the development of the computer (1912-1954); Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

15. King Henry VIII created the Church of England when the Pope refused to grant him a divorce: True; False

16. By the middle of the ______ the last Welsh rebellions had been defeated: 14th century; 15th century; 16th century; 17th century

17. An example of a criminal offence is: breaches of contract; being in debt; carrying a weapon

18. People vote in elections at (Choose any 2 answers): local school; polling stations; local library; polling places in Scotland

19. In the Battle of ______ the Scottish army were defeated by the army led by Cromwell: Bosworth Field; Dunbar and Worcester; Hastings; Marston Moor

20. If you are an EU citizen living in the United Kingdom you can vote in all British public elections: True; False All elections except General Elections

21. The Church of Scotland is a ______ Church: Presbyterian; Quaker; Methodist; Roman Catholic

22. St David is the Patron Saint of ______: England; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales

23. The Reform Act of 1832 ______ the number of voters: decreased; leveled; increased

24. Henry VIII is an important English monarch because: He re-established the Catholic Church in England; He broke from the Church of Rome; He established the RAF; He invaded Sweden

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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"