BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY
What are the two types of law that legal cases are divided into?
Civil and criminal
Which politician was responsible for seeing through legislation that created the Welfare State?
Clement Attlee
Which political parties made up the 'Coalition' after the 2010 election?
Conservatives and Liberal Democrats
What is the name for someone who is pro the EU and Britain's membership of the EU?
Europhiles
What is the term for religion-based primary and secondary schools?
Faith schools
Which type of voting system is used for general elections for the UK parliament?
First-Past-The-Post
Through what sources does the UK get most of its energy for electricity?
Fossil fuels
What does 'legal aid' refer to?
Free legal representation in criminal and civil matters
What does the term 'bail' mean?
Freedom from custody
What language did the Normans speak?
French
In which subject did the recent coalition government alter the National Curriculum?
HISTORY
Choose three non-Christian religions that are practiced by people in Britain today.
Henry VIII (še ena možnost je Henry VII, pazi, da so 3 črtice, torej Henry 8.!)
Just prior to the 2015 election what were voters' main issue of concern?
Immigration
What was an important reason for the early Anglo-Saxon kings adoption and promotion of the Christian faith?
That the hierarchical example of the church would support their royal authority.
Who is the most senior figure in the Church of England?
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The government department known as 'DEFRA' is responsible for which four areas of policy?
a) Agriculture b) Rural communities c) Fisheries d) Environmental protection
Names the two main types of practicing lawyers in England and Wales.
a) Barristers b) Solicitors
What two things limit fishermen's freedom of operation?
a) British Government rules b) The EU's Common Fisheries Policy
Name three sources of English/Welsh law.
a) Common law b) EU law c) Statute law
Which three areas of Britain were populated by Celtic tribes from Iberia?
a) Cornwall b) Isle of Man c) Western Scotland
Names two types of criminal courts.
a) Crown court b) Magistrate's court
Which of these monarchs were Protestants?
a) Elisabeth I b) James VI and I c) Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Which three languages are spoken in Scotland?
a) English b) Scots c) Gaelic
In what three ways was the Scandinavian presence reflected in Britain?
a) Language b) Farming methods c) Political institutions
Which two basic concerns have conditioned British legal history?
a) Law should be administrated by the state. b) Judges should be independent of royal and political control.
In which three cities did the majority of Indian and Pakistani immigrants settle to work in the textile and iron industries?
a) Leeds b) Bradford c) Leicester
During the period from about 600 BC-1066 AD which peoples invaded and settled in the British Isles?
a) Normans,Romans b) Germanic Tribes (Anglo-Saxons)
Give three examples of 'high culture'.
a) Opera b) Classical music performance c) A Shakespeare play
Which islands are part of the UK?
a) Scilly Isles b) Shetland Islands c) Isle of Wight d) Anglesey
Choose four countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
a) South Africa b) Canada c) Australia d) Tanzania
Which four elements are part of the uncodified British Constitution?
a) Statute law b) EU Law c) Magna Carta d) Common law
What are the three main institutional bodies of the European Union?
a) The European Council b) The European Commission c) The European Parliament
What are the names of the two main chambers in the Houses of Parliament?
a) The House of Lords b) The House of Commons
Name three national parks in the UK.
a) The Peak District b) The Lake District c) The Cairngorms
Name three arable crops grown in the UK.
a) Wheat b) Barley c) Sugar beet
What were the names of the first two political parties in the UK?
a) Whigs b) Tories
Which area of London attracted newcomers and immigrants in the early twentieth century?
East End
What percentage of British adults agreed that humans are purely material beings with no spiritual element?
13
In what year was the Battle of Bannockburn between Scotland and England?
1314
In which year was the 'Union of Crowns', the dynastic union between England and Scotland?
1603
Between which years was Britain a republic?
1649-1660
When were the two Acts of Union between (1) England and Scotland, and then (2) Great Britain and Ireland, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, enacted?
1801 AND 1707
From which period did Britain become an increasingly industrialized and urban society?
18th century
In which year did India and Pakistan become independent from the British Empire?
1947
In which year was the Suez Canal Crisis?
1956
In which year did Britain join the EU (formerly the EEC)?
1973
In which year was British Telecom privatized?
1984
In which year was British Airways privatized?
1987
In which year was the Channel rail tunnel opened between Britain and France?
1994
In which century did the industrial revolution reach its height?
19th
In which century did Britain's relative economic decline begin?
19th century
In which year was incitement to religious hatred made a criminal offence?
2006
In which year was the Supreme Court created?
2009
How many separate elements are there in Britain's legal system?
3
How long are the fixed-term parliaments in the UK?
5 years
How old are the oldest human remains, known as the Boxgrove Man, found in Britain?
500,000 yrs
How many independent police forces are there in the UK?
52
What percentage of British prisoners reconvict after being released from prison?
60%
How many members of parliament (MPs) sit in the House of Commons?
650
How many years does an individual need to be resident in the UK in order to become a citizen?
8
What was the Domesday Book?
A survey of the wealth and people of England.
In which year did the Romans withdraw from the British Isles?
AD 409
Statute law is created by what?
Acts of Parliament
What is another term for the Church of England?
Angelican Church
What does the term 'ASBO' stand for?
Anti-Social Behavioural Order
The 1982 Falklands War was between the UK and who?
Argentina
Which is a highland zone in England?
Ben Nevis
What was the highest sources of UK emissions in 2012?
Business
What is the name of a campaign group for rural issues?
Countryside Alliance
Which European Association did Britain help to create in 1959 but which Britain left in 1973?
EFTA
Who was responsible for the founding of the Church of Scotland in 1560?
John Knox
What does the term JP stand for?
Justice and Peace
Which English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John
What is another name for the Church of Scotland?
Kirk
What is the name of the company that owns all of the UK's railway lines?
Network Rail
Is the UK a member of the Eurozone?
No
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What proportion of schools in Britain do not hold daily religious ceremony?
One third
What proportion of the UK population live in the south-east of England (where London is located)?
One third
Britain is a _____ member of the UN Security Council? (find the missing word)
Permanent
What is seen as 'a safety valve against more serious social and political disruption'?
Political protest
What is the name for legislation that applies to the whole of the UK and not just the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies?
Reserved matters
What was the name of the first prime minister?
Robert Walpole
The UK's air force is known as the RAF, what does this stand for?
Royal Air Force
Today is being British seen as largely the first or second national identity by British people?
Second
What are 'food banks'?
Stores of food where people on low or little income can get free food.
What in particular gives the UK the more temperate climate than it otherwise might have?
The Gulf Stream.
What was the name of the first fully representative English Parliament?
The Model Parliament
What is the name of the umbrella organization for the representation of Muslims in Britain?
The Muslim Council of Britain
Which country was William of Orange from?
The Netherlands
What is the title of a book written by a British author which caused significant outrage in the Muslim community in Britain and across the world?
The Satanic Verses
What is the term often used for the conflicts in Northern Ireland that started in 1968-69?
The Troubles
The Unionists in Northern Ireland believe in what?
The Union of Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK.
What is 'binge drinking'?
The extensive consumption of alcohol over a relatively short period of time.
What is the meaning of the term 'secularization'?
The historical process by which religion loses significance in social and cultural terms.
What cut off mainland Britain from the European continent?
The melting of glaciers and the rising of sea levels
Who chooses and appoints the prime minister?
The monarch
What is the UK's nuclear deterrent called?
Trident
With which other nation does Britain have a 'special relationship'?
USA
What does UKIP stand for?
United Kingdom Independence Party
