🇬🇧 Life in the UK Test Practice 2021 🇬🇧 Exam 14 of 16

life in the uk exam 14. when is saint patrick's day celebrated 23rd of april 30th of november 1st of april or 17th of march the correct answer is st patrick's day patron saint of northern ireland is on the 17th of march how are the members of the northern ireland parliament elected by a system of proportional representation using a system of ranked voting using the first pass the post system or using a run-off system the correct answer is the northern ireland assembly has 108 elected members known as mlas members of the legislative assembly they are elected with a form of proportional representation who was the first british prime minister winston churchill earl of wilmington henry pelham sir robert walpole the correct answer is sir robert walpole was prime minister from 1721 to 1742 which of the following actresses has not won an oscar tilde swinton emily watson dame judi dench or kate winslet the correct answer is british actors who have won oscars include colin firth sir anthony hopkins dame judy dench kate winslet and tilda swinton emily watson has not won an oscar yet during the enlightenment adam smith developed ideas about physics economics science or engineering the correct answer is during the enlightenment adam smith developed ideas about economics which are still referred to today who died at the battle of trafalgar admiral nelson henry viii oliver cromwell or napoleon the correct answer is admiral nelson was in charge of the british fleet at the battle of trafalgar against the spanish fleet and was killed in the battle when is hogmanay celebrated 25th of december 2nd of january 1st of january or 31st of december the correct answer is in scotland the 31st of december is called hogmanay proceedings in parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports known as canvassing hansard cabinets or doomsday book the correct answer is proceedings in parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports called hansard which of the following is a rugby competition the scottish grand national the wimbledon championships the ashes or the six nations championship the correct answer is the most famous rugby union competition is the sixth nations championship between england ireland scotland wales france and italy who appoints life peers in the house of lords the speaker the archbishop of canterbury the prime minister or the monarch the correct answer is life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister who mapped the coast of australia james cook admiral nelson isaac newton or saki dean mohammed the correct answer is captain james cook mapped the coast of australia what was the first war to be extensively covered by the media the boer war the first world war the second world war or the crimean war the correct answer is the crimean war was the first war to be extensively covered by the media through news stories and photographs which of the following monuments is located in wiltshire hadrian's wall saint paul's cathedral nelson's column or stonehenge the correct answer is stonehenge stands in what is now the english county of wiltshire who was the first archbishop of canterbury saint patrick saint augustine saint andrew or saint columba the correct answer is saint augustine led missionaries from rome who spread christianity in the south saint augustine became the first archbishop of canterbury how old do you have to be to go into betting shops or gambling clubs 18 20 16 or 21 the correct answer is in the uk you have to be 18 to go into betting shops or gambling clubs the system of government in the uk is a parliamentary democracy true or false the correct answer is this statement is true what is the traditional food of northern ireland haggis pancakes paella or ulster fry the correct answer is ulster fry a fried meal with bacon eggs sausage black pudding tomatoes mushrooms soda bread and potato bread is a traditional food from northern ireland who was elected as british prime minister in 1945 clement atlee winston churchill harold wilson or harold macmillan the correct answer is in 1945 the british people elected a labour government the new prime minister was clement adley how many times has the uk hosted the olympic games five three four or eight the correct answer is the uk has hosted the olympic games on three occasions 1908 1948 and 2012. why were canals built during the industrial revolution to link the factories to towns and cities and to the ports to make space for the large fleet of british ships to increase the number of water mills in the uk or to increase the amount of water in towns and cities the correct answer is canals were built to link the factories to towns and cities and to the ports particularly in the new industrial areas in the middle and north of england are civil servants appointed by the government yes or no the correct answer is civil servants are chosen on merit and are politically neutral they are not political appointees which of the following countries helped britain to develop the concorde germany norway italy or france the correct answer is britain and france developed the world's only supersonic commercial airliner the concorde which invention led to the development of britain during the industrial revolution magnetic resonance imaging steam power radar or hovercraft the correct answer is the industrial revolution was the rapid development of industry in britain in the 18th and 19th centuries britain was the first country to industrialize on a large scale it happened because of the development of machinery and the use of steam power who was the tribal leader who fought against the romans columba claudius hadrian or boudicca the correct answer is buddhica was one of the tribal leaders who fought against the romans if you liked this video or have any questions please comment below for more videos like this you can subscribe to this channel good luck with your test

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Published: Mon Dec 07 2020