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- Question 1 of 24
1. Question
1 pointsAs part of the citizenship ceremony, new citizens pledge their loyalty to the United Kingdom and to respect its rights and freedoms.
CorrectIncorrectThis statement is true.
- Question 2 of 24
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth?
CorrectIncorrectGreece is not a member of the Commonwealth.
- Question 3 of 24
3. Question
1 pointsThe National Assembly has 30 Assembly members.
CorrectIncorrectThe National Assembly has 60 Assembly members.
- Question 4 of 24
4. Question
1 pointsWho was the first person to print books using a printing press in England?
CorrectIncorrectWilliam Caxton was the first person in England to print books using a printing press.
- Question 5 of 24
5. Question
1 pointsIn England, Wales and Scotland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court:
CorrectIncorrectIn England, Wales and Northern Ireland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court. In Scotland, minor criminal offences go to a Justice of the Peace Court.
- Question 6 of 24
6. Question
1 pointsWhen did the UK sign the European Convention of Human Rights?
CorrectIncorrectThe UK was one of the first countries to sign the Convention in 1950.
- Question 7 of 24
7. Question
1 pointsWhich is the most famous rugby union competition?
CorrectIncorrectThe most famous rugby union competition is the Six Nations Championship between England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy.
- Question 8 of 24
8. Question
1 pointsAfter Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scottish army in the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester, Charles II escaped from Worcester, famously hiding in an oak tree on one occasion, and eventually fled to Europe:
CorrectIncorrectThis statement is true.
- Question 9 of 24
9. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following is an ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter?
CorrectIncorrectHalloween, 31 October, is and ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter.
- Question 10 of 24
10. Question
1 pointsWhich TWO British kings believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’?
CorrectIncorrectJames I and his son Charles I both believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’: the idea that the king was directly appointed by God to rule. They thought that the king should be able to act without having to seek approval from Parliament.
- Question 11 of 24
11. Question
1 pointsWho led the Labour Government from 2007 to 2010?
CorrectIncorrectNew Labour was a period in the history of the British Labour Party from the mid to late 1990s until 2010 under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. The name dates from a conference slogan first used by the party in 1994, later seen in a draft manifesto which was published in 1996 and titled New Labour, New Life for Britain. It was presented as the brand of a newly reformed party that had altered Clause IV and endorsed market economics. The branding was extensively used while the party was in government between 1997 and 2010.
- Question 12 of 24
12. Question
1 pointsBy 1200, the English ruled an area of Scotland known as the Pale, around Edinburgh:
CorrectIncorrectBy 1200, the English ruled an area of Ireland known as the Pale, around Dublin.
- Question 13 of 24
13. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following British poets was inspired by nature?
CorrectIncorrectWilliam Wordsworth was inspired by nature.
- Question 14 of 24
14. Question
1 pointsWhich Act incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law?
CorrectIncorrectThe Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law.
- Question 15 of 24
15. Question
1 pointsAfter the Second World War, the UK was exhausted economically.
CorrectIncorrectAlthough the UK had won the war, the country was exhausted economically after WWII.
- Question 16 of 24
16. Question
1 pointsWhat percentage of the total British population is located in Northern Ireland?
CorrectIncorrectNorthern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland’s population and about 3% of the UK’s population.
- Question 17 of 24
17. Question
1 pointsBonfire Night remembers the day when a group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes killed the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament:
CorrectIncorrectBonfire Night remembers the day when a group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes failed in their plan to kill the Protestant king with a bomb in the Houses of Parliament.
- Question 18 of 24
18. Question
1 pointsWho was Florence Nightingale?
CorrectIncorrectFlorence Nightingale was a nurse who worked in military hospitals, treating soldiers who were fighting in the Crimean War.
- Question 19 of 24
19. Question
1 pointsWhere is the Scottish Grand National horse racing event celebrated?
CorrectIncorrectThe Scottish Grand National horse racing event is celebrated at Ayr.
- Question 20 of 24
20. Question
1 pointsArranged marriages are not acceptable in the UK:
CorrectIncorrectArranged marriages, where both parties agree to the marriage, are acceptable in the UK.
- Question 21 of 24
21. Question
1 pointsWho was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951?
CorrectIncorrectClement Attlee was Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 and led the Labour Party for 20 years.
- Question 22 of 24
22. Question
1 pointsWho represents the UK to the rest of the world?
CorrectIncorrectThe King represents the UK to the rest of the world.
- Question 23 of 24
23. Question
1 pointsGreat Britain refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland.
CorrectIncorrectThis statement is true.
- Question 24 of 24
24. Question
1 pointsQueen Elizabeth I was a Catholic:
CorrectIncorrectQueen Elizabeth I was a Protestant.