TEST 19

MPs are elected at a General Election, which is held at least every five years.

The Grand National horse racing event is celebrated in Aintree near Liverpool.

Sir Charles (Charlie) Chaplin became famous in silent movies for his tramp character and was one of many British actors to make a career in Hollywood.

One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England.

As of the year ending June 2021, people born outside the UK made up an estimated 14.5% of the UK’s population, or 9.6 million people. The size of the foreign-born population in the UK increased from about 5.3 million in 2004 to over 9.5 million in 2021

Sir Christopher Cockrell (1910-99), a British inventor, invented the hovercraft in the 1950s.

Macbeth is a famous play by William Shakespeare.

In 1996, two British scientists, Sir Ian Wilmot (1944-) and Keith Campbell (1954-2012), led a team which was the first to succeed in cloning a mammal, Dolly the sheep.

The Northern Ireland Assembly building is known as Stormont.

The House of Lords can suggest amendments or propose new laws, which are then discussed by MPs. The House of Lords checks laws that have been passed by the House of Commons to ensure they are fit for purpose. It also holds the government to account to make sure that it is working in the best interests of the people.

The London Eye is not a World Heritage Site.

The Mousetrap, a murder-mystery play by Dame Agatha Christie, has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history.

The Giant’s Causeway was formed about 50 million years ago.

A British sailor, Sir Francis Chichester, was the first person to sail singlehanded around the world, in 1966/67. Two years later, Sir Robin Knox- Johnston became the first person to do this without stopping.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor and writer. He was best known for his stories about Sherlock Holmes, who was one of the first fictional detectives.

‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ was Elizabeth I’s cousin.

The Middle Ages (or the medieval period) was a time of almost constant war.

NATO stands for The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

The people of the Bronze Age were accomplished metalworkers who made many beautiful objects in bronze and gold, including tools, ornaments and weapons.

The National Horseracing Museum is located in Newmarket, Suffolk.

The matters on which the Scottish Parliament can legislate include: civil and criminal law, health, education, planning and additional tax-raising powers.

The Fringe is a showcase of mainly theatre and comedy performances. It often shows experimental work.The biggest and most well-known being the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The UK has a constitutional monarchy.