TEST 38

England won the World Cup in 1966 when it was captained by Bobby Moore.

Britain’s navy fought against combined French and Spanish fleets, winning the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

The first formal anti-slavery groups were set up by the Quakers in the late 1700s, and they petitioned Parliament to ban the practice.

This statement is TRUE.

In the middle of the century the potato crop failed, and Ireland suffered a famine. A million people died from disease and starvation.

Hitler wanted to invade Britain, but before sending in troops, Germany needed to control the air campaign against Britain, but the British resisted with their fighter planes and eventually won the crucial aerial battle against the Germans, called ‘the Battle of Britain’, in the summer of 1940.

PCCs (Police and Crime Commissioners) set local police priorities and the local policing budget. They also appoint the local Chief Constable.

The money raised from National Insurance Contributions is used to pay for state benefits and services such as the state retirement pension and the National Health Service (NHS).

The British attack of the Somme in July 1916, resulted in about 60,000 British casualties on the first day alone.

The first Union Flag was created in 1606 from the flags of Scotland and England, the Principality of Wales was already untied with England.

The UK comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are several islands which are closely linked with the UK but are not part of it: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

The fundamental principles of British life include: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and participation in community life.

Britain has produced many great designers, from Thomas Chippendale (who designed furniture in the 18th century) to Clarice Cliff (who designed Art Deco ceramics) to Sir Terence Conran (a 20th-century interior designer).

Bradford is located in England.

As well as getting the right to vote, people on the electoral register are randomly selected to serve on a jury. Anyone who is on the electoral register and is aged 18 to 70 can be asked to do this.

In 1066, an invasion led by William, the Duke of Normandy (in what is now northern France), defeated Harold, the Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings. Harold was killed in the battle.

The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change. It was known as the ‘swinging sixties’. There was growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music.

If you wish to be a permanent resident or citizen of the UK, you should: respect and obey the law, respect the rights of others, including their right to their own opinions, treat others with fairness, look after yourself and your family and look after the area in which you live and the environment.

The BBC started radio broadcasts in 1922 and began the world’s first regular television service in 1936.

Women in Britain today make up about half of the workforce.

During WWII as France fell, the British decided to evacuate British and French soldiers from France in a huge naval operation. Many civilian volunteers in small pleasure and fishing boats from Britain helped the Navy to rescue more than 300,000 men from the beaches around Dunkirk. The evacuation gave rise to the phrase ‘the Dunkirk spirit’.

The National Citizen Service programme gives 16- and 17-year-olds the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities, develop their skills and take part in a community project.

In 1837, Queen Victoria became queen of the UK at the age of 18.

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist. Her books include Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.