TEST 30

The action of handing out leaflets in the street or knocking on people’s doors to ask for their political support is known as canvassing.

King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrated in 2012.

During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Canal builders came from Holland.

This statement is TRUE.

The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are ‘Crown dependencies’.

Age UK is a charity that works with old people.

The modern game of golf can be traced back to the 15th century in Scotland.

The Union Flag has three crosses.

The suffragettes were a group who used civil disobedience to gain the vote for women.

A right to a fair trial is the correct answer.

Ulster fry is a fried meal from Northern Ireland with bacon, eggs, sausage, black pudding, tomatoes, mushrooms, soda bread and potato bread.

Living people can donate blood and a kidney.

The MP’s office is located at The House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A OAA.

In England, Wales and Scotland Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) usually work unpaid and do not need legal qualifications.

The Fringe is a showcase of mainly theatre and comedy performances.

In Scotland, the 1st of January and the 2nd of January are bank holidays.

The House of Lords is normally more independent of the government than the House of Commons.

A Turing machine is a theoretical mathematical device invented by Alan Turing (1912-54), a British mathematician, in the 1930s.

In the Middle Ages, the numbers attending Parliament increased and two separate parts, known as Houses were established. These were the House of the Commons and the House of the Lords.

Lent is a time when Christians take time to reflect and prepare for Easter.

In the new Church of England, the king, not the Pope, would have the power to appoint bishops and order how people should worship.

In Wales, many people speak Welsh – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities.

In 1837, Queen Victoria became queen of the UK at the age of 18. She reigned until 1901, almost 64 years.