Life in the UK Test 40

1. Who is the author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

2. Where did the ancestors of the first farmers come from?

3. When did the Parliament begin developing into the institution it is now?

4. What type of painter was Joseph Turner?

5. Who founded a monastery on the Island of Iona?

6. The Boer War of 1899 to 1902 established the idea that the British Empire is a force for good

7. What percentage of the total population lives in Scotland?

8. Who should you write to if you wish to make a complaint about the Police?

9. How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?

10. Who set up the first formal anti-slavery campaigns?

11. When was Charles I executed?

12. When was the Magna Carta established?

13. What is the system that automatically deducts tax called?

14. What is the Mercury Music Prize awarded for?

15. When is Christmas Eve?

16. When were films first shown in the UK?

17. In which year did John Logie Baird make the first TV broadcast between Glasgow and London?

18. Who wrote the popular operas HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and the Mikado?

19. Which stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?

20. What kind of event is The Wimbledon Championship?

21. Where is Loch Lomond located?

22. The BBC is controlled by the UK government

23. James Watt was famous for his work on what?

24. Local councils, in the UK, are often called local authorities