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- 1. As a resident of the UK your responsibilities should be
(Choose any 2 answers) - Vote for the government in power
- Respect and obey the law
- Take in and look after stray animals
- Treat others with fairness
- 2. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are appointed
- by the local council
- through a public election
- 3. Which of the following is not proof of identity?
- Bank statement
- Recent gas bill
- Letter from a friend
- Home Office document
- 4. Pantomime productions are staged in theatres during ______
- Easter
- Christmas
- Summer
- St David's Day
- 5. In 2003, ______ by JRR Tolkien was voted the country's best-loved novel
- The Sound and the Fury
- The Heart of the Matter
- Lord of the Flies
- The Lord of the Rings
- 6. The Crown Jewels are kept at the Tower of London
- True You can see the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
- False
- 7. ______ was the longest-serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century
- John Major
- Sir John Major
- Margaret Thatcher
- Tony Blair
- 8. The court systems in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are same
- True
- False There are some differences in different parts of the UK
- 9. If you have purchased a faulty item and made a legal complaint that is an example of a civil law case
- True Civil law cases relate to disputes between groups or individuals
- False
- 10. The capital cities of the nations of the UK are:
(Choose any 4 answers) - Swansea
- London
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Belfast
- Dublin
- Cardiff
- 11. The Wars of the Roses were between the Houses of
(Choose any 2 answers) - Windsor
- Lancaster
- York
- Tudor
- 12. Sheriff Courts and Crown Courts deal with cases of
- Serious offences
- Small claims procedures
- Minor criminal cases
- Youth cases
- 13. 20th century British inventions or discoveries are:
(Choose any 2 answers) - Mobile phone
- Television
- Diesel engine
- World Wide Web
- 14. The title of the UK National Anthem is ______
- Long Live the Queen
- Almighty is the Queen
- God Save the Queen
- Long Live the Monarch
- 15. During the First World War the British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of ______
- The Somme
- El Alamein
- Waterloo
- Agincourt
- 16. Shakespeare is renowned as an English playwright
- True
- False
- 17. Robert Burns (1759-1796) is associated with ______
- England
- Scotland He was a poet
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- 18. National Insurance Contributions are paid by
- all those aged 50 and under who is in paid work
- everybody in the UK who is in paid work
- single people with no dependents
- people who work full time
- 19. The group of refugees that settled in England before 1720 were ______
- Bretons
- Welsh
- Huguenots
- Germans
- 20. Famous horse-racing events are:
(Choose any 2 answers) - Royal Ascot
- The Grand National
- The Six Nations
- The Cup Final
- 21. Germany invaded ______ in 1939 that led to the UK declaring war on Germany
- Finland
- France
- Poland
- Austria
- 22. Famous British film directors are:
(Choose any 2 answers) - Thomas Gainsborough
- Evelyn Waugh
- Ridley Scott
- Sir Alfred Hitchcock
- 23. Famous Paralympians are:
(Choose any 2 answers) - Dame Ellen MacArthur
- Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
- Jessica Ennis
- Ellie Simmonds
- 24. The Habeas Corpus Act became law in ______
- 1679
- 1689
- 1699
- 1709
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The test is based on the offical book "Life in the UK Handbook 3rd Edition: A Guide for New Residents #ad"