TEST 26

The Proms is an eight-week summer season of orchestral classical music that takes place in various venues, including the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The Queen Elizabeth II has reigned since her father’s death in 1952 till her dead in 2022

The Chartists, demanded the vote for the working classes and other people without property.

Located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, the Giant’s Causeway is a land formation of columns made from volcanic lava.

This statement is true.

A constitution is a set of principles by which a country is governed. It includes all of the institutions that are responsible for running the country and how their power is kept in check.

Emmeline Pankhurst died in 1928. Shortly before Emmeline’s death, women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.

The Wars of the Roses were fought between the supporters of two families: the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

The National Anthem of the UK is ‘God Save the King’.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, led the Conservative government from 1979 to 1990.

MEPs stands for Members of the European Parliament.

Mount Stewart is located in Northern Ireland, Bodnant Garden in Wales and Sissinghurst and Hidcote in England.

The Mercury Music Prize is awarded each September for the best album from the UK and Ireland.

To apply to become a permanent resident or citizen of the UK, you will need to have a good understanding of life in the UK and be able to speak and read English.

In the 1960s, James Goodfellow (1937-) invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’. The first of these was put into use by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London in 1967.

The Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only ‘Grand Slam’ event played on grass.

Habeas corpus is Latin for ‘you must present the person in court’. The Habeas Corpus Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully. Every prisoner has a right to a court hearing.

Hanukkah is in November or December and is celebrated for eight days. On each day of the festival a candle is lit on a stand of eight candles (called a menorah) to remember the story of the festival, where oil that should have lasted only a day did so for eight.

It is against the law to treat a pet cruelly or to neglect it.

Anne of Cleves was a German princess who married Henry VIII for political reasons.

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

Drinking in public: some places have alcohol-free zones where you cannot drink in public. The police can also confiscate alcohol or move young people on from public places. You can be fined or arrested.

The language spoken during the Iron Age was part of the Celtic language family.

The National Trust works for the preservation of important buildings, coastline and countryside in the UK.