Life in the UK Test Questions and Answers

How are opposition MPs collectively referred to?

Which areas can the Scottish Parliament legislate on?

Where is the best-preserved ancient village in Northern Europe located (Skara Brae)?

Which scarcity led to the Irish famine?

Which country did the UK have trade disputes with in the 18th century?

What title is given to the group of senior opposition members tasked with putting forward alternative policies?

In which discipline did David Hume make his mark during the Enlightenment?

Who served as Prime Minister the longest in the 20th century?

What ultimately happened to Charles I?

What are TWO main obligations of Members of Parliament?

Who was requested to conquer and govern England in 1688?

Which King was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne?

Each of the UK countries is associated with a flower symbol, which country is associated with the rose?

How old do you have to be to drive a moped in the UK?

What is the maximum amount you can claim through the small claims procedure in Scotland and Northern Ireland?

What percentage of the UK population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK?

Who was the leader of the Labour Party who introduced a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly?

Who came from the Netherlands to become the British monarch?

Nick Park has won four Oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring which one?

Which Paralympic athlete has won gold medals for swimming at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games?

Who was the British scientist who co-discovered the structure of the DNA molecule in the 1950s?

What happened to Mary, Queen of Scots, after being sent to prison for 20 years by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I?

Who can apply for the National Citizen Service programme?

When was the United Nations set up?

What did Isaac Newton discover?

Which historical monument did William the Conqueror build?

Where is the Giant's Causeway located?

Who can hear cases in Youth Courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (two answers)?

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for which one?

What is the Commonwealth?

Who should you contact to report a terrorist activity?

Under which name was the movement of opinion against the authority of the Pope during the times of Henry VIII known?

What is one of the highest-grossing film franchises produced in the UK?

What kind of movies did Academy Award winner Nick Park specialise in?

Who became Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher and played an important part in the Northern Ireland peace process?

Which tribe came to Britain from northern Europe after the Romans left in AD 410?