Life in the UK Test 19
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1. How often are the general elections held in the UK?
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2. Where is the Grand National horse racing event celebrated?
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3. What was Charles Chaplin famous for?
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4. What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for?
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5. What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK as a result of post-war immigration?
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6. When was the hovercraft invented?
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7. Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’?
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8. What animal was cloned by scientists Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell?
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9. What is the name of the building where the Northern Ireland Assembly meet?
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10. Which of the following is NOT a function of the House of Lords?
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11. Which of the following is NOT a World Heritage Site?
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12. Which famous murder-mystery play has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history?
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13. When was the Giant’s Causeway formed?
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14. Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world without stopping?
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15. What British writer created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
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16. How can you visit the Senedd?
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17. How were Elizabeth I and ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ related?
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18. Choose the correct answer. The Middle Ages were:
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19. What does the NATO stand for?
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20. What characterised the people from the Bronze Age?
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21. Where is the National Horseracing Museum located?
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22. In which of the following matters the Scottish Parliament CANNOT legislate?
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23. Which of the following is a popular showcase of mainly theatre and comedy performances and the biggest and most well-known festival that takes place during the Edinburgh Festival?
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24. Does Britain have a constitutional monarchy?
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