Life in the UK Test 3

1. The Victoria Cross medal was introduced during which war?

2. When were the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms established in England?

3. Who wrote about their experiences in the First World War?

4. When did the BBC begin the world's first regular TV service?

5. Whom did the serfs serve?

6. Discrimination in the workplace is a criminal offence

7. When did the English civil war begin?

8. Other than London universities, which university was credited with the discovery of the DNA molecule in 1953?

9. What is the Giant's Causeway made of?

10. During the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, where did the English government encourage Scottish and English Protestants to settle?

11. What can the Laws made by the EU also be called?

12. Which of these is not a music festival?

13. Which architectural style are the famous London buildings of the 19th century, such as the House of Parliament and St Pancras Station, associated with?

14. Which TWO things happened when Mary Stuart's husband got murdered?

15. What is the Shadow Cabinet?

16. What destroyed London in year 1666?

17. Satirical magazines began to be published in the 19th century. When was 'Punch' first published?

18. What did Henry VII do?

19. Conditions in Ireland in the 19th century were much better than in the rest of the UK

20. The Scottish Parliament (after the Magna Carta was established in England) was split into two estates: the Lords and the Commons

21. Radar was developed by Scotsman Sir Robert Watson-Watt

22. Who is responsible for crime and immigration?

23. In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.

24. What is the 'Divine Right of Kings?