Share Read on Mobile Enter Reading Mode Life in the UK Test 2 Posted on 10/06/2020 by Testrada Life in the UK tests 1. Name a great cathedral built during the Middle Ages.Metropolitan cathedral of LiverpoolSt Paul’s CathedralLincoln Cathedral 2. Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita were written by Andrew Lloyd Weber in collaboration with Tim RiceRichard the ConquerorAlexander FlemingWinston Churchill 3. Women over the age of 30 were given voting rights and the right to stand for Parliament in 1818148019681918 4. The UK is governed by the parliament sitting inWestminsterEdinburghBrightonNottingham 5. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch or head of state of just one country: the United Kingdom.FALSETRUE 6. For a member of the public to listen to the parliamentary debates, it is usually easier to get in to the House of LordsHouse of Commons 7. The first formal anti-slavery groups were set up by theQuakersHuguenotsWhigsJewish refugees 8. What played part in the recent population growth?Migration into the UK and longer life expectancyAn increased birth rate 9. The Prime Minister has a country house outside London calledBuckingham PalaceChequersCheshireExchequer 10. If you are summoned to do jury service you must do it unlessyou are on holidays at the time of the trialyou are not elegible or if you provide a good reason to be excused, such as ill healthyou must be at work at the time of the trial 11. If you are resident in the UK, your car or motor cycle must be registered at the DVLAHMRCthe DWPthe MOT 12. Who was executed, accused of plotting against Elizabeth I?Florence NightingaleAnne BoleynMary StuartOliver Cromwell 13. Home Rule means having own parliament but still being part of the UK.FALSETRUE 14. The UK was one of the first countries to sign the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. FALSETRUE 15. William Shakespeare wasa scientista playwright and actora politiciana painter 16. Who published influential new theories of economics in the 1930’s?Emmeline PankhurstJane SeymourJohn Maynard KeynesSir Edmund Halley 17. The principality of Wales was already united with England before the first Union flag was created.FALSETRUE 18. How many American colonies declared their independence in 1776?5021329 19. Name the first person in England to print books using a printing press.John BarbourGeoffrey ChaucerWilliam Caxton 20. Chief Constables are independent of the governmentdemocratically elected by the publicappointed by the government and must comply with the government’s instructions 21. Wilfred Owen was aadmiralpoetcyclistParalympian 22. Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?an athletea TV personalityan architecta suffragette 23. The fundamental principles of British life includeparticipation in community liferespect of monarchyrespect of religionpassing the Life in the UK test 24. The Best British Group, and The Best British Solo Artist are awards that are part of the National Eisteddfod of Walesthe Mercury prize Awardsthe Brit Awards Loading...