Life in the UK Mock Exam 39

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 39

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1. Which 18th-century Scottish architect influenced buildings such as the Royal Crescent in Bath?

   • Christopher Wren
   • Robert Adam
   • Norman Foster
   • Inigo Jones
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   B. Robert Adam

2. Which Anglo-Saxon king united the kingdoms and defeated the Vikings?

   • Kenneth MacAlpin
   • Edward the Confessor
   • Cnut
   • Alfred the Great
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   D. Alfred the Great

3. All young people in the UK are sent a National Insurance number just before their:

   • 18th birthday
   • 21st birthday
   • 16th birthday
   • 14th birthday
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   C. 16th birthday

4. Which is the only 'Grand Slam' tennis tournament played on grass?

   • The Australian Open
   • Wimbledon
   • The US Open
   • The French Open
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   B. Wimbledon

5. Who was Elizabeth I's cousin, kept prisoner for 20 years and eventually executed?

   • Catherine of Aragon
   • Anne Boleyn
   • Lady Jane Grey
   • Mary, Queen of Scots
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   D. Mary, Queen of Scots

6. What is the currency of the UK?

   • Pound Scots
   • Pound sterling
   • The Euro
   • Crown
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   B. Pound sterling

7. William defeated James II at which 1690 battle in Ireland?

   • Battle of Culloden
   • Battle of the Boyne
   • Battle of Killiecrankie
   • Battle of Bannockburn
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   B. Battle of the Boyne

8. Which is the highest mountain in Wales?

   • Scafell Pike
   • Cadair Idris
   • Ben Nevis
   • Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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   D. Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

9. True or false: the Republic of Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

   • False
   • True
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   A. False

10. True or false: every candidate sits exactly the same 24 questions.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

11. Who is the ceremonial Head of the Commonwealth?

    • The UK Prime Minister
    • The UN Secretary-General
    • The King
    • The Speaker
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    C. The King

12. The Scottish Parliament, formed in 1999, sits in:

    • Edinburgh
    • Stirling
    • Aberdeen
    • Glasgow
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    A. Edinburgh

13. Which is the highest mountain in the whole UK?

    • Scafell Pike
    • Snowdon
    • Ben Nevis
    • Slieve Donard
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    C. Ben Nevis

14. Who is the current head of state of the UK?

    • The Speaker
    • The Lord Chancellor
    • King Charles III
    • The Prime Minister
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    C. King Charles III

15. Roughly how many approved test centres are there across the UK?

    • About 10
    • About 300
    • About 30
    • About 100
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    C. About 30

16. Which patron saint's day is celebrated on 30 November?

    • St George
    • St David
    • St Andrew
    • St Patrick
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    C. St Andrew

17. Which of these is explicitly listed as a freedom offered by the UK?

    • Freedom from taxation
    • Freedom of belief and religion
    • Freedom to bear arms
    • Freedom from jury service
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    B. Freedom of belief and religion

18. True or false: the Romans remained in Britain for around 400 years.

    • True
    • False
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    A. True

19. Who was the first person in England to print books using a printing press?

    • William Caxton
    • John Barbour
    • William Wren
    • Geoffrey Chaucer
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    A. William Caxton

20. In the 2011 Census, what percentage of people in the UK identified as Christian?

    • 25%
    • 59%
    • 40%
    • 75%
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    B. 59%

21. Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 after Hitler invaded:

    • France
    • Austria
    • Poland
    • Belgium
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    C. Poland

22. School governors must be aged at least:

    • 25
    • 16
    • 21
    • 18
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    D. 18

23. The longest distance on the British mainland, from John O'Groats to Land's End, is about:

    • 1,400 miles
    • 870 miles
    • 1,240 miles
    • 400 miles
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    B. 870 miles

24. Since 2012, who is directly elected in England and Wales to set local policing priorities and budgets?

    • Chief Constables
    • Magistrates
    • Justices of the Peace
    • Police and Crime Commissioners
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    D. Police and Crime Commissioners