Share Read on Mobile Enter Reading Mode Life in the UK Test 5 Posted on 10/06/2020 by Testrada Life in the UK tests 1. Who was executed, accused of plotting against Elizabeth I?Florence NightingaleAnne BoleynOliver CromwellMary Stuart 2. What marks the beginnings of British history?Roman invasion in 1066The first coins minted in Britain, inscribed with the names of Iron Age kingsThe separation from the Continent, in AD 410 3. Many Huguenots were educated and skilled and worked as scientists, in banking, or in weaving or other crafts.TRUEFALSE 4. In which country of the UK do minor criminal offences go to a Justice of the Peace Court?Wales Scotland Northern IrelandEngland 5. What are JPs?Jersey Police OfficersJustices of PeaceJoint Peers 6. Remembrance Day is on20th of February11th of November5th of November 7. Children send cards or buy gifts for their mothers on Remembrance DayValentine’s DayMother’s Day 8. Who decides the hours that the pub or night club is open?the licenseethe local authoritythe Home Secretary 9. On each day of Hannukah,a pancake is eatena candle is lit on a menorahan animal is sacrificedan egg is painted 10. Prime Minister’s Questions take placemonthly while Parliament is sittingmonthly weekly while Parliament is sittingweekly 11. Why is House of Commons regarded as the more important of the two chambers in Parliament?Because it is democratically electedBecause it is appointed by the Queen 12. The devolved administrations each have their own civil service.TRUEFALSE 13. Who are responsible for interpreting the law and ensuring that trials are conducted fairly?MPsthe SpeakerJudgesthe Police 14. In August 1945, the United States dropped atom bombs on the Japanese cities ofTokyo and HiroshimaNagasaki and KyotoHiroshima and NagasakiHiroshima and Osaka 15. Name two popular British poets from the 20th century.Sir Walter de la Mare and Ted HughesWilliam Blake and Robert BrowningElizabeth Browning and JK RowlingAnne Boleyn and Jane Austen 16. It is important for anyone facing domestic violence to get help as soon as possible. Who can explain the available options?A Speaker or a Under-Secretary of StateA solicitor or the Citizens Advice BureauA District Judge or a Sheriff 17. World’s only supersonic aircraft, Concorde, was developed in the 1960s byBritain and FranceBritain and GermanyBritain and IrelandBritain and the USA 18. Peter Grimes and Billy Budd arepoems by Robert Burnsnovels by Charles Dickensfounders of the NHSoperas by Benjamin Britten 19. The principle that judges are independent of the government began to be established inthe Reformation the Middle Agesthe Enlightenmentthe Stone Age 20. Joseph Turner was the composer who wrote The Mikadoa painter who raised the profile of landscape paintinga yachtsman who sailed around the worlda painter who is famous for his portraits of the Royal family 21. If you are facing domestic violence, you can call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline.TRUEFALSE 22. What organisation represents the views of British businesses?BCIGreenpeaceCBILiberty 23. Many civilian volunteers in small pleasure and fishing boats from Britain helped the Navy during the Dunkirk rescue operation.FALSETRUE 24. The Northern Ireland Assembly has 108 elected members.TRUEFALSE Loading...