Take this Quiz: Mock test 1 | Zestly

Question 1

Which four countries make up the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Answer

England, Scotland and Wales only

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England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

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England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland

Question 2

Is the Isle of Man part of the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

No — it is a Crown dependency with its own government

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No — it is part of the Republic of Ireland

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Yes, it is part of England

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Yes, it is a fifth country of the UK

Question 3

Which of these is a British overseas territory?

Accepted Answer

The Falkland Islands

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Jersey

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Northern Ireland

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The Isle of Man

Question 4

Which ancient monument on Salisbury Plain was built around 5,000 years ago?

Answer

Stonehenge

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Hadrian's Wall

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Sutton Hoo

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The Tower of London

Question 5

Who led a revolt against the Romans in Britain?

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Alfred the Great

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William Wallace

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Boudicca

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Emperor Claudius

Question 6

Where did the Vikings first come from?

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Ireland and Scotland

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Denmark and Norway

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Northern France

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Germany and the Netherlands

Question 7

What does the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 protect against?

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Being held in prison unlawfully and without trial

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Being taxed without the consent of Parliament

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Being forced to change religion

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Being conscripted into the navy

Question 8

What did the Bill of Rights of 1689 establish?

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A written constitution for the United Kingdom

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The right of every man to vote

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The separation of church and state

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That the monarch must govern with the consent of Parliament

Question 9

Who is generally regarded as the first British Prime Minister?

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Benjamin Disraeli

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Sir Robert Walpole

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William Pitt the Younger

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The Duke of Wellington

Question 10

What event in 1914 triggered the outbreak of the First World War?

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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The German invasion of Poland

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The sinking of the Lusitania

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The Russian Revolution

Question 11

When did women in Britain first get the right to vote in general elections?

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1969, when the voting age was lowered to 18

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1918, for women over 30 who met a property qualification

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1918, for all women over 21 on the same terms as men

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1900, at the start of the century

Question 12

What happened to most of Ireland in 1922?

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It joined the UK for the first time

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It was divided between Britain and France

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It became part of the Commonwealth only in name

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It became the Irish Free State, separate from the UK