British Citizenship Test 8

The Second World War started when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. Britain and France declared war in order to stop his aggression.

The flower associated with Scotland is the thistle.

Anyone can make a complaint about the police by going to a police station and writing to the Chief Constable of the police force involved. Complaints can also be made to an independent body: the Independent Police Complaints Commission in England and Wales, the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland or the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

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

St David’s day, patron of Wales, is celebrated on the 1st of March.

Mary was eventually executed, accused of plotting against Elizabeth I.

The first verse of the National Anthem is: ‘God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen!’

This statement is true.

There are 15 national parks in England, Wales and Scotland.

‘Great Britain’ refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland.

All dogs in public places must wear a collar showing the name and address of the owner.

Easter takes place in March or April. It marks the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday and his rising from the dead on Easter Sunday.

Prince Charles (the Prince of Wales), is the heir to the throne.

The Magna Carta established the idea that even the king was subject to the law. It protected the rights of the nobility and restricted the king’s power to collect taxes or to make and change laws. In future, the king would need to involve his noblemen in decisions.

This statement is true.

In 1918, women over the age of 30 were given voting rights and the right to stand for Parliament, partly in recognition of the contribution women made to the war effort during the First World War.

There are several British overseas territories, such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands. They are linked to the UK but are not part of it.

In 1588 the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships).

Sir Edwin Lutyens was responsible for designing many war memorials throughout the world, including the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

The National Assembly has 60 Assembly members (AMs) and elections are held every four years using a form of proportional representation.

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. It was also a time when social laws were liberalised, for example in relation to divorce and to abortion in England, Wales and Scotland. The position of women in the workplace also improved.

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for the best fiction novel (literature) written by an author from the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe. It has been awarded since 1968. Past winners include Ian McEwan, Hilary Mantel and Julian Barnes.

If an MP dies or resigns, there will be a fresh election, called a by-election, in his or her constituency.

The Turner Prize was established in 1984 and celebrates contemporary art. The Turner Prize is recognised as one of the most prestigious visual art awards in Europe.