Practice Test 10 (24 questions):


1. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? During the Second World War, there was a famous evacuation of 300,000 men from the beaches around the Crimea.

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2. Gertrude Jekyll is famous for her designs in which field?

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3. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? A rebellion began in Ireland during the reign of Charles I because Catholics feared the growing power of the Puritans.

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4. Income tax is paid on which of the following forms of income?

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5. Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Bonnie Prince Charlie won the Battle of Culloden and claimed the throne back from George II.

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6. Which of the following is one of the Queen's important ceremonial roles?

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7. Which of the following was the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams strongly influenced by?

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8. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The first Union Flag was created in 1606.

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9. Which of the following is a core value of the Commonwealth?

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10. Who took over from Tony Blair as Prime Minister in 2007?

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11. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Sir Mo Farah was the first person to sail around the world single-handed.

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12. Is the following following statement TRUE or FALSE? Population growth in the UK has been faster in recent years, thanks in part to migration and longer life expectancy.

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