1. Who was executed, accused of plotting against Elizabeth I?
2. What marks the beginnings of British history?
3. Many Huguenots were educated and skilled and worked as scientists, in banking, or in weaving or other crafts.
4. In which country of the UK do minor criminal offences go to a Justice of the Peace Court?
5. What are JPs?
6. Remembrance Day is on
7. Children send cards or buy gifts for their mothers on
8. Who decides the hours that the pub or night club is open?
9. On each day of Hannukah,
10. Prime Minister’s Questions take place
11. Why is House of Commons regarded as the more important of the two chambers in Parliament?
12. The devolved administrations each have their own civil service.
13. Who are responsible for interpreting the law and ensuring that trials are conducted fairly?
14. In August 1945, the United States dropped atom bombs on the Japanese cities of
15. Name two popular British poets from the 20th century.
16. It is important for anyone facing domestic violence to get help as soon as possible. Who can explain the available options?
17. World’s only supersonic aircraft, Concorde, was developed in the 1960s by
18. Peter Grimes and Billy Budd are
19. The principle that judges are independent of the government began to be established in
20. Joseph Turner was
21. If you are facing domestic violence, you can call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline.
22. What organisation represents the views of British businesses?
23. Many civilian volunteers in small pleasure and fishing boats from Britain helped the Navy during the Dunkirk rescue operation.
24. The Northern Ireland Assembly has 108 elected members.