British Citizenship Test 13

St George’s day, patron of England is celebrated on the 23rd of April.

The Lake District is England’s largest national park.

One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni.

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. The people decided to tell each other stories on the journey, and the poems describe the travellers and some of the stories they told. This collection of poems is called The Canterbury Tales.

There are public holidays each year called bank holidays, when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day.

Charles II escaped from Worcester, famously hiding in an oak tree on one occasion, and eventually fled to Europe.

The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England united under King Alfred the Great, who defeated the Vikings.

William Caxton was the first person in England to print books using a printing press.

Beefeaters serve as tour guides at the Tower of London.

Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) was supported by clansmen from the Scottish highlands.

Elizabeth the I was a protestant.

Charlie Chaplin became famous in silent movies for his tramp character.

The Royal Air Force.

The present voting age of 18 was set in 1969 and (with a few exceptions) all UK-born and naturalised adult citizens have the right to vote.

British poets, including William Wordsworth, were inspired by nature.

In 1815, the French Wars ended with the defeat of the Emperor Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.

William Wilberforce, an evangelical Christian and a member of Parliament, also played an important part in changing the law. Along with other abolitionists (people who supported the abolition of slavery), he succeeded in turning public opinion against the slave trade.

The spiritual leader of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

When Elizabeth I died, her cousin James VI of Scotland became King James I of England, Wales and Ireland and Scotland remained a separate country.

Most shops in the UK are open seven days a week, although trading hours on Sundays and public holidays are generally reduced.

Elizabeth became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships), which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism.

There is a National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Crathes Castle is located in Scotland.

Britain has produced many great designers, from Thomas Chippendale (who designed furniture in the 18th century) to Clarice Cliff (who designed Art Deco ceramics) to Sir Terence Conran (a 20th-century interior designer).