TEST 32

This statement is true.

It was during the 3rd and 4th centuries AD that the first Christian communities began to appear in Britain.

There are three devolved administrations in the UK, this include: the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Areas of what is now Scotland were never conquered by the Romans, and the Emperor Hadrien built a wall in the north of England to keep out the Picts (ancestors of the Scottish people).

Edinburgh Castle is looked after by Historic Scotland, a Scottish government agency.

This statement is true.

IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) therapy for the treatment of infertility was pioneered in Britain by physiologist Sir Robert Edwards (1925-) and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe (1913-88). The world’s first ‘test-tube baby’ was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1978.

In 1948, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, the Minister for Health, led the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS), which guaranteed a minimum standard of health care for all, free at the point of use.

In 1947, independence was granted to nine countries, including India, Pakistan and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

In the UK, bank holidays of no religious significance are celebrated at the beginning of May in late May or early June, and in August:

Admiral Nelson’s ship, HMS Victory, can be visited in Portsmouth.

The Puritans were a group of Protestants who advocated strict and simple religious doctrine and worship. They did not agree with the king’s religious views and disliked his reforms of the Church of England.

There are two different types of rugby, which have different rules: union and league.

Poetry was very popular in the 19th century, with poets such as William Blake, John Keats, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Robert and Elizabeth Browning.

The Laurence Olivier Awards take place annually at different venues in London.

In the UK, some people rent additional land called ‘an allotment’, where they grow fruit and vegetables.

In 1314 the Scottish, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn.

Henry VIII was succeeded by his son Edward VI.

It is a criminal offence to carry a weapon of any kind, even if it is for self-defence. This includes a gun, a knife or anything that is made or adapted to cause injury.

Freedom of thought, conscience and religion is one of the principles included in the European Convention of Human Rights

Two well-known pop music groups in the 1960s were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Words such as Grimsby and Scunthorpe come from the Viking languages.

The day when Muslims thank Allah for giving them the strength to complete the fast is called Eid a-Fitr.

A non-UK national living in the UK and looking for work, starting work or setting up as self-employed will need a National Insurance number. However, you can start work without one.