Life in the UK Test 20

1. English laws and the English language were introduced in Wales by the middle of which century?

2. Where is the Royal Crescent is located?

3. St Augustine led missionaries from Rome. Where did he spread Christianity?

4. Where can you find the ship HMS Victory now?

5. Who invented the World Wide Web?

6. Which court deals with the most serious cases in Scotland?

7. The people of the Bronze Age were accomplished glassworkers

8. Which TWO are associated with rugby?

9. When William of Orange re-conquered Ireland (in 1690) he took the title 'William the Conqueror'

10. How long can you use an EU driving licence for?

11. The band called Beatles was popular and some alteration to social laws occurred during which period?

12. Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen are famous writers

13. Whose powers were increased by the Bill of Rights of 1689?

14. Who discovered Insulin?

15. What was the 'Black Death'?

16. Which pair won gold medals for Ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984 and in four consecutive world championships?

17. The Bill of Rights confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the King's power

18. When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?

19. Why is 1928 an important date for women's rights?

20. What is Diwali?

21. What does the Turner Prize celebrate?

22. What Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851?

23. Which of these is an Anglo-Saxon poem?

24. What percentage of the population has a grandparent born outside of the UK?