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TEST 20
- One of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, where King Henry V’s vastly outnumbered English army defeated the French.
- Clement Attlee’s government undertook the nationalisation of major industries (like coal and steel), created the National Health Service and implemented many of Beveridge’s plans for a stronger welfare state. Attlee also introduced measures to improve the conditions of workers.
- Forced Marriage Protection Orders were introduced in 2008 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland under the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007.
- The Welsh government has 60 Senedd members (SMs)
- and elections are held every four years
- using a form of proportional representation.
- Catherine Howard was a cousin of Anne Boleyn.
- County Courts deal with a wide range of civil disputes. These include people trying to get back money that is owed to them, cases involving personal injury, family matters, breaches of contract, and divorce. In Scotland, most of these matters are dealt with in the Sheriff Court.
- The symbol of York during the Wars of the Roses was a white rose.
- According to the 2011 Census, less than 0.5% of people identify themselves as Jewish.
- The Swinging Sixties was a time when the Parliament passed new laws giving women the right to equal pay and made it illegal for employers to discriminate against women because of their gender.
- Members of the House of Lords, known as peers, are not elected by the people and do not represent a constituency.
- There is a statue of Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni, on Westminster Bridge in London, near the Houses of Parliament.
- Britain was a republic under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell for 11 years.
- Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) are members of the local community.
TEST 21
- Captain James Cook mapped the coast of Australia and a few colonies were established there.
- In England, Wales and Northern Ireland a jury has 12 members, and in Scotland a jury has 15 members.
- There is a famous celebration of Diwali in Leicester.
- There are two ways to arrange a visit to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont. You can either contact the Education Service (details are on the Northern Ireland Assembly website at http://www.niassembly.gov.uk) or contact an MLA.
- DOUBLE CHECK SCOTLAND / WALES / ENGLAND WAY OF GOING
- When is the electoral register updated? SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
- Elizabeth I became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships), which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism.
- The population of the UK in 1700 was 5 million people. (17:00)
- When did the ‘Concorde’ aircraft retired from service? 2003 JED
- Following victory on the beaches of Normandy, the allied forces pressed on through France and eventually into Germany. The Allies comprehensively defeated Germany in May 1945.
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park covers 720 square miles (1,865 square kilometres) in the west of Scotland. 7+2 =9
- Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969-) is an athlete who uses a wheelchair and won 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 gold medals, in races over five Paralympic Games. She won the London Marathon six times and broke a total of 30 world records.
- Sir Ian Botham (1955-) captained the English cricket team and holds a number of English Test cricket records, both for batting and for bowling.
TEST 22
- Sir Francis Drake, one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, was one of the founders of England’s naval tradition. His ship, the Golden Hind, was one of the first to sail right around (‘circumnavigate’) the world.
- Henry married Anne of Cleves for political reasons but divorced her soon after.
- A Formula 1 Grand Prix event is held in the UK each year and a number of British Grand Prix drivers have won the Formula 1 World Championship.
- To visit the UK Parliament, you can write to your local MP in advance to ask for tickets or you can Queue on the day at the public entrance.
- Forced marriage is where one or both parties do not or cannot give their consent to enter into the partnership.
- In 1776, 13 American colonies declared their independence, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments.
- Many of the Viking invaders stayed in Britain – especially in the east and north of England in an area known as the Danelaw (many place names there, such as Grimsby and Scunthorpe come from the Viking languages).
- Drugs such as heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis are illegal in the UK.
- The Speaker is chosen by other MPs in a secret ballot.
- Roast beef and fish and chips are traditional British foods.
- A Northern Ireland Parliament was established in 1922, when Ireland was divided, but it was abolished in 1972, shortly after the Troubles broke out in 1969.
- Throughout the 1990s, Britain played a leading role in coalition forces involved in the liberation of Kuwait, following the Iraqi invasion in 1990, and the conflict in the former Republic of Yugoslavia: TRUE
- The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change. It was known as the ‘swinging sixties’. There was growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music.
- Skara Brae on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe, and has helped archaeologists to understand more about how people lived near the end of the Stone Age.
- The Parliament developed in Scotland in the Middle Ages had three Houses, called Estates: the lords, the commons and the clergy.
- In the 18th century,In the 18th century, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown designed the grounds around country houses so that the landscape appeared to be natural, with grass, trees and lakes. He often worked with Edwin Lutyens to design colourful gardens around the houses he designed.designed the grounds around country houses so that the landscape appeared to be natural, with grass, trees and lakes. He often worked with Edwin Lutyens to design colourful gardens around the houses he designed.
- The UN Security Council, which recommends action when there are international crises and threats to peace.
- Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn were the parents of Elizabeth I.
- The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency. : TRUE
- The NSPCC is the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
TEST 23
- Catherine of Aragon was a Spanish princess.
- Motor-car racing in the UK started in 1902.
- The Commonwealth is based on the core values of democracy, good government and the rule of law.
- In the late 1970s, the post-war economic boom came to an end.
- During its government, Margaret Thatcher made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers: TRUE
- In the Middle Ages, Knights, who were usually smaller landowners, and wealthy people from towns and cities were elected to sit in the House of Commons.
- The words ‘Apple’ and ‘summer’ are based on Anglo-Saxon words.
- Local authorities provide a range of services in their areas. They are funded by money from central government and by local taxes.
- The total British population located in Wales is around 5%.
- Scientists led by Ernest Rutherford, working at Manchester and then Cambridge University, were the first to ‘split the atom’ and took part in the Manhattan Project in the United States, which developed the atomic bomb.
- During the Second World War, British movies (for example, In Which We Serve) played an important part in boosting morale.
- The Harrier jump jet, an aircraft capable of taking off vertically, was also designed and developed in the UK.
- Jessica Ennis (1986-) won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon, which includes seven different track and field events. She also holds a number of British athletics records.
- The National Eisteddfod of Wales is an annual cultural festival which includes music, dance, art and original performances largely in Welsh. It includes a number of important competitions for Welsh poetry.
- The Super League is the most well-known rugby league (club) competition.
- The Laurence Olivier Awards take place annually at different venues in London.
TEST 24
- The queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart (often now called ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Catholic. She was only a week old when her father died and she became queen.
- The first tennis club was founded in Leamington Spa in 1872.
- Poems which survive from the Middle Ages include Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and a poem called Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, about one of the knights at the court of King Arthur.
- The longest distance on the mainland is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land’s End in the south-west corner of England. It is about 870 miles (approximately 1,400 kilometres). 8+7 =15
- In the years leading up to 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. The people decided to tell each other stories on the journey, and the poems describe the travellers and some of the stories they told. This collection of poems is called The Canterbury Tales.
- The Laurence Olivier Awards recognise achievements in the area of theatre.
- Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were accused of taking lovers and executed.
- The population of the UK in 1600 was just over 4 million people.
- Vaisakhi (also spelled Baisakhi) is a Sikh festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community known as the Khalsa. It is celebrated on the 14th of April each year with parades, dancing and singing.
- St Pancras Station was built in the 19th century.
- Popular programmes in the UK include regular soap operas such as Coronation Street and EastEnders.
TEST 25
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- The queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart (often now called ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Catholic. She was only a week old when her father died and she became queen.
- Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Damon Hill have won the Formula 1 World Championship.
- The people of the Iron Age had a sophisticated culture and economy. They made the first coins to be minted in Britain, some inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings.
- The jury has to listen to the evidence presented at the trial and then decide a verdict of ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ based of what they have heard. In Scotland, a third verdict of ‘not proven’ is also possible.
- The Prime Minister has a country house outside London called Chequers.
- A very impressive hill fort can be seen today at Maiden Castle, in the English county of Dorset.
- A National Insurance number does not on its own prove to an employer that you have the right to work in the UK.
- If you have a licence from another country, you may use it in the UK for up to 12 months.
- The Turing machine is a theoretical mathematical device invented by Alan Turing (1912-54), a British mathematician, in the 1930s. The theory was influential in the development of computer science and the modern-day computer.
- In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, serious criminal offences are tried in front of a judge and a jury in a Crown Court.
- The day before Lent starts is called Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day.
- The ‘Concorde’ began carrying passengers in 1976.
- The UK is one of five permanent members of the Security Council.
- Loch Lomond is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain and probably the best-known part of the park.
- Andrew Lloyd Webber has written the music for shows which have been popular throughout the world, including, in collaboration with Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, and also Cats and The Phantom of the Opera.
- The Chartists campaigned for every man to have the vote, elections every year, for all regions to be equal in the electoral system, secret ballots, for any man to be able to stand as an MP and for MPs to be paid.
TEST 26
- The Proms is 8 week summer season of orchestral classical music that takes place in various venues, including the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- The Chartists, demanded the vote for the working classes and other people without property.
- Located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, the Giant’s Causeway is a land formation of columns made from volcanic lava.
- A constitution is a set of principles by which a country is governed. It includes all of the institutions that are responsible for running the country and how their power is kept in check.
- Emmeline Pankhurst died in 1928. Shortly before Emmeline’s death, women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
- Mount Stewart is located in Northern Ireland, Bodnant Garden in Wales and Sissinghurst and Hidcote in England.
- The Mercury Music Prize is awarded each September for the best album from the UK and Ireland.
- In the 1960s, James Goodfellow (1937-) invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’. The first of these was put into use by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London in 1967.
- Habeas corpus is Latin for ‘you must present the person in court’. The Habeas Corpus Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully. Every prisoner has a right to a court hearing.
- Hanukkah is in November or December and is celebrated for eight days. On each day of the festival a candle is lit on a stand of eight candles (called a menorah) to remember the story of the festival, where oil that should have lasted only a day did so for eight.
- Anne of Cleves was a German princess who married Henry VIII for political reasons.
- The Scottish Parliament can legislate on: civil and criminal law, health, education, planning and additional tax-raising powers.
- The language spoken during the Iron Age was part of the Celtic language family.
TEST 27
- Henry VIII died on the 28th of January 1547. 1+5+4+7=17
- ‘The darling buds of May’ is a line from William Shakespeare’s play Sonnet 18 – Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day.
- The queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart (often now called ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’) was a Catholic. / She spent most of her childhood in France / She gave her throne to her Protestant son, James VI of Scotland. / She was kept her prisoner for 20 years
- In 1801, Ireland became unified with England, Scotland and Wales after the Act of Union of 1800. This created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- On Remembrance Day at 11.00 am there is a two-minute silence and wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- Life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- The radar was developed by Scotsman Sir Robert Watson-Watt (1892-1973), who proposed that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves. The first successful radar test took place in 1935.
- The Prime Minister appoints about 20 senior MPs to become ministers in charge of departments.
- Royal Ascot, a five-day race meeting in Berkshire attended by members of the Royal Family.
- During the Middle Ages, great landowners and bishops sat in the House of Lords.
- The UN was set up after the Second World War and aims to prevent war and promote international peace and security.
TEST 28
- In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
- The first tennis club was founded in Leamington Spa in 1872. 1+8+7+2=18
- Unfair dismissal or discrimination in the workplace is classified as a civil offence.
- Henry VIII was king of England from 21 April 1509 until his death on 28 January 1547.
- In May 2010, and for the first time in the UK since February 1974, no political party won an overall majority in the General Election. The Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties formed a coalition and the leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, became Prime Minister.
- There is a popular yearly rowing race on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
- Admiral Nelson’s ship was known as the HMS Victory.
- The Lord of the Rings is not the British film.
- It is a criminal offence to cause harassment, alarm or distress to someone because of their religion or ethnic origin.
- The Old Bailey is probably the most famous criminal court in the world.
- Ealing Studios has a claim to being the oldest continuously working film studio facility in the world.
- London’s west end is also known as ‘Theatreland’.
TEST 29 (passed)
- The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are closely linked to the UK but are not part of it.
- Jane Seymour gave Henry VIII the son he wanted, Edward.
- The period after the Norman Conquest up until about 1485 is called the Middle Ages (or the medieval period). 1+4+8+5=18
- Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, was Known in Scotland as ‘The Bard’.
- ‘D-Day’ refers to the 6th of June 1944, when allied forces landed in Normandy aiming to attack Hitler’s forces in Western Europe during World War II.
- The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years. They built roads and public buildings, created a structure of law, and introduced new plants and animals.
- Zimbabwe is not a member of the Commonwealth.
- The laws passed after the Glorious Revolution are the beginning of what is called ‘constitutional monarchy’.
- Eid a-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, when Muslims have fasted for a month.
- Dame Ellen MacArthur is a yachtswoman and in 2004 became the fastest person to sail around the world single-handed.
- The most famous sailing event in the UK takes place at Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
TEST 30
- The action of handing out leaflets in the street or knocking on people’s doors to ask for their political support is known as canvassing.
- The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are ‘Crown dependencies’. IM + CI = CD
- The modern game of golf can be traced back to 15th century Scotland.
- The suffragettes were a group who used civil disobedience to gain the vote for women.
- The MP’s office is located at The House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A OAA.
- In England, Wales and Scotland Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) usually work unpaid and do not need legal qualifications.
- The House of Lords is normally more independent of the government than the House of Commons.
- A Turing machine is a theoretical mathematical device invented by Alan Turing (1912-54), a British mathematician, in the 1930s.
- In the Middle Ages, the numbers attending Parliament increased and two separate parts, known as Houses were established. These were the House of the Commons and the House of the Lords.
- Lent is a time when Christians take time to reflect and prepare for Easter.
- In the new Church of England, the king, not the Pope, would have the power to appoint bishops and order how people should worship.
- In Wales, many people speak Welsh – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities.
- In 1837, Queen Victoria became queen of the UK at the age of 18. She reigned until 1901, almost 64 years.
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