Flashcards Exam 14

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<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>When is St Patrick’s day celebrated?</b></span>
17th March
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>How are the members of the Northern Ireland Parliament elected?</b></span>
By a system of proportional representation
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was the first British Prime Minister?</b></span>
Sir Robert Walpole
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which THREE British actresses were awarded an Oscar?</b></span>
Emily Watson
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>During the Enlightenment, Adam Smith developed ideas about:</b></span>
Economics
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who died at the Battle of Trafalgar?</b></span>
"Admiral Nelson "
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>When is Hogmanay celebrated?</b></span>
31st of December
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports known as:</b></span>
Hansard
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which of the following is a rugby competition?</b></span>
The Six Nations Championship
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who appoints life peers in the House of Lords?</b></span>
The monarch
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who mapped the coast of Australia?</b></span>
James Cook
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What was the first war to be extensively covered by the media?</b></span>
The Crimean War
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What monuments is located in Wiltshire?</b></span>
Stonehenge
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?</b></span>
St Augustine
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>How old do you have to be to go into betting shops or gambling clubs?</b></span>
18
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>The system of government in the UK is a parliamentary democracy.</b></span>
True
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>What is the traditional food of Northern Ireland?</b></span>
Ulster Fry
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was elected as British Prime Minister in 1945?</b></span>
Clement Attlee
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>How many times has the UK hosted the Olympic games?</b></span>
3
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?</b></span>
To link the factories to towns and cities and to the ports
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Are civil servants appointed by the government?</b></span>
No
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which countries helped Britain to develop the Concorde?</b></span>
France
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Which invention led to the development of Britain during the Industrial Revolution?</b></span>
Steam power
<span style="color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica Neue;font-size: medium"><b>Who was the tribal leader who fought against the Romans?</b></span>
Boudicca
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