Practice test 7: 24 questions from all five chapters, as in the real test, where you need 18 correct answers out of 24. Pick an answer and check yourself straight away.
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Correct answer: D — 18
Why? In most cases you must be 18 to gamble in Great Britain, including in betting shops, casinos and online.Source
Correct answer: C — England
Why? Most people in the UK live in England, which has several times as many people as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together.Source
Correct answer: B — False
Why? False. Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister and led a Conservative government from 1979 to 1990.Source
Correct answer: C — NATO
Why? NATO was created in April 1949 by 12 countries from Europe and North America, and the UK was one of them.Source
Correct answer: A — Haggis
Why? Haggis is often called Scotland's national dish and is at the centre of the table at a Burns supper.Source
Correct answer: A — True
Why? True. After the 1997 referendum, the Scotland Act 1998 set up the Parliament, which first met on 12 May 1999.Source
Correct answer: C — An Iron Age hillfort
Why? Maiden Castle near Dorchester is one of Europe's largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts, with huge earth ramparts begun about 2,400 years ago.Source
Correct answer: B — False
Why? False. Hogmanay is the Scottish name for New Year's Eve, not Christmas Day.Source
Correct answer: D — The bills it plans to bring forward
Why? The King's Speech lets the government announce its legislative programme: the bills it intends to bring to Parliament in the coming session.Source
Correct answer: A — True
Why? True. Britain was once joined to the Continent by a land bridge, until rising seas flooded it and made Britain an island.Source
Correct answer: A — Edinburgh
Why? Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city, with Edinburgh Castle standing above it.Source
Correct answer: D — All Saints' Day
Why? All Saints' Day, also called All Hallows Day, is on 1 November, so 31 October became All Hallows' Eve, or Hallowe'en.Source
Correct answer: A — The Iceni
Why? Boudica, queen of the Iceni, led a rebellion against Roman rule in East Anglia in AD 60.Source
Correct answer: D — Democracy and the rule of law
Why? The fundamental British values are democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.Source
Correct answer: B — The State Opening of Parliament
Why? Each session of Parliament begins with the State Opening, which includes the King's Speech, and ends with prorogation.Source
Correct answer: C — Shrove Tuesday
Why? Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, and people traditionally make pancakes to use up rich foods such as eggs and sugar.Source
Correct answer: D — Julius Caesar
Why? Julius Caesar led two expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC, but the Romans did not stay; the full conquest came later, under Claudius.Source
Correct answer: B — St Augustine
Why? St Augustine arrived in Kent in 597, sent by Pope Gregory the Great to bring Christianity to the pagan Anglo-Saxons.Source
Correct answer: A — The largest party not in government
Why? By law, the Leader of the Opposition leads the party in opposition to the government that has the most members in the House of Commons.Source
Correct answer: B — False
Why? False. Mothering Sunday always falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent, so its date changes every year.Source
Correct answer: D — Holyrood
Why? The Scottish Parliament's home is at Holyrood in Edinburgh.Source
Correct answer: D — Iona
Why? St Columba came to Iona, a small island beside Mull, in AD 563, and his monastery became a great centre of Christianity in Scotland.Source
Correct answer: B — 14 February
Why? Valentine's Day, the feast of St Valentine, is on 14 February.Source
Correct answer: A — 10 Downing Street
Why? 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the British Prime Minister and also their office.Source