TEST 33

Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales.

The Vikings came from Denmark and Norway.

Charles II was crowned king of Scotland and led a Scottish army into England. Cromwell defeated this army in the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester.

There are 100 pence in a pound.

For most local authorities, local elections for councillors are held in May every year.

In the years leading up to 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. The people decided to tell each other stories on the journey, and the poems describe the travellers and some of the stories they told. This collection poems is called The Canterbury Tales.

Rugby originated in England in the early 19th century and is very popular in the UK today.

Long live our noble Queen! is the second sentence of the National Anthem of the UK.

UK laws ensure that people are not treated unfairly in any area of life or work because of their age, disability, sex, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexuality or marital status.

The Reform Act of 1832 had greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote. The act also abolished the old pocket and rotten boroughs and more parliamentary seats were given to the towns and cities.

This statement is true.

Bangladesh is a member of the Commonwealth.

During the Middle Ages many knights took part in the Crusades, in which European Christians fought for control of the Holy Land.

‘To be or not to be’ is a line from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

This statement is true.

Prohibition of immoral thoughts is not one of the principles included in the European Convention of Human Rights.

Scientists led by Ernest Rutherford, working at Manchester and then Cambridge University, were the first to ‘split the atom’ and took part in the Manhattan Project in the United States, which developed the atomic bomb.

A civil war between the king and Parliament began in 1642. The country split into those who supported the king (the Cavaliers) and those who supported Parliament (the Roundheads).

Sir Walter Scott wrote poems inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on the borders of Scotland and England.

Democracy is a system of government where the whole adult population gets a say. This might be by direct voting or by choosing representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

Arranged marriages refer to marriages where both parties agree to the marriage.

Devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have the power to legislate on certain issues.

All of the elected MPs form the House of Commons.

The open championship is the only ‘Major’ tournament held outside the United States.