Flashcards Exam 11

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<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Is St Helena part of the UK?</b></span>
No
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Where is Theatreland?</b></span>
London’s west end
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What is the name of the UK currency?</b></span>
Pound Sterling
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What other name is given to Diwali?</b></span>
The Festival of Lights
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What is the Enlightenment?</b></span>
A period when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which of the following charities helps the environment?</b></span>
Friends of the Earth
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which of the following was a crucial aerial battle fought between Germany and Britain during WWII?</b></span>
The Battle of Britain
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What was Margaret Thatcher famous for?</b></span>
She was the first woman Prime Minister of the UK
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which two languages combined to become one English language?</b></span>
Anglo-Saxon
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>By law, radio and television coverage of the political parties must be balanced and so equal time has to be given to rival viewpoints.</b></span>
True
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Where did the Spanish Armada come from?</b></span>
Spain
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What is the name of the War Memorial located in Whitehall?</b></span>
Cenotaph
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>The UK government has never suspended the Northern Ireland Assembly.</b></span>
False
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What kind of church did Scotland establish in 1560? </b></span>
A Protestant church
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>When was the Domesday Book written?</b></span>
After the Norman conquest
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>The Northern Ireland Assembly cannot make decisions on which two of the following issues?</b></span>
Immigration
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What should you do to make a complaint about the police (choose two answers)?</b></span>
Go to the Police station directly
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What flower did William Wordsworth write about?</b></span>
Daffodil
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>When is St Andrew’s day celebrated?</b></span>
30th November
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was the architect that rebuilt Saint Paul’s cathedral after the Great Fire in 1666? </b></span>
Sir Christopher Wren
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>When were the first coins in Britain made?</b></span>
The Iron Age
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?</b></span>
A suffragette
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who did Britain fight against in the Crimean War?</b></span>
Russia
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>How old do you have to be to buy alcohol in the UK?</b></span>
18
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