British Citizenship Test 15

The Middle Ages saw the development of a national culture and identity. After the Norman Conquest, the king and his noblemen had spoken Norman French and the peasants had continued to speak Anglo-Saxon.

In 1776, 13 American colonies declared their independence, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments.

When Charles I was executed, England declared itself a republic, called the Commonwealth. It no longer had a monarch.

Some of the most commercially successful films of all time, including the two highest-grossing film franchises (Harry Potter and James Bond), have been produced in the UK.

The first farmers arrived in Britain 6,000 years ago.

The First World War ended at 11.00 am on 11th November 1918 with victory for Britain and its allies.

Court orders can be obtained to protect a person from being forced into a marriage, or to protect a person in a forced marriage.

Born in Manchester, Mary Peters moved to Northern Ireland as a child. She was a talented athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon in 1972.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, if an accused person is aged 10 to 17, the case is normally heard in a Youth Court in front of up to three specially trained magistrates or a District Judge.

A Turing machine is a theoretical mathematical device invented by Alan Turing (1912-54), a British mathematician, in the 1930s.

William sent people all over England to draw up lists of all the towns and villages. The people who lived there, who owned the land and what animals they owned were also listed. This was called the Domesday Book. It still exists today and gives a picture of society in England just after the Norman Conquest.

Scientists led by Ernest Rutherford, working at Manchester and then Cambridge University, were the first to ‘split the atom’ and took part in the Manhattan Project in the United States, which developed the atomic bomb.

The song Auld Lang Syne, which is sung by people in the UK and other countries when they are celebrating the New Year (or Hogmanay as it is called in Scotland).

The Civil war between the king and Parliament began in 1642. The country split into those who supported the king (the Cavaliers) and those who supported Parliament (the Roundheads).

Parts of Hadrian’s Wall, include the forts of Housesteads and Vindolanda.

The Puritans were a group of Protestants who advocated strict and simple religious doctrine and worship.

The Irish Nationalist movement had grown strongly through the 19th century. Some, such as the Fenians, favoured complete independence.

The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change. It was known as the ‘swinging sixties’. There was growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music. Two well-known pop music groups at the time were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

In the UK, you must be at least 17 years to drive a car or motorcycle and you must have a driving licence to drive on public roads.

The members of the House of Lords, known as peers, are not elected by the people.

In 1833 the Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire.

The Home Secretary is responsible for crime, policing and immigration.

Nick Park won four Oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring Wallace and Gromit.

Anyone who is violent towards their partner – whether they are a man or a woman, married or living together – can be prosecuted.