British Citizenship Test 12

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are closely linked with the UK but are not part of it. They have their own governments and are called ‘Crown dependencies’.

The BBC is the largest broadcaster in the world. It is the only wholly state-funded media organisation that is independent of government.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has 90 elected members, known as MLAs (members of the Legislative Assembly).

Admiral Nelson was in charge of the British fleet at Trafalgar and was killed in the battle.

The people of the Iron Age made the first coins to be minted in Britain, some inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings.

Towns, cities and rural areas in the UK are governed by democratically elected councils, often called ‘local authorities’.

The Tate Britain and Tate Modern are in London.

One achievement of King James’ reign was a new translation of the Bible into English. This translation is known as the ‘King James Version’ or the ‘Authorised Version’.

Between 1680 and 1720 many refugees called Huguenots came from France.

The most famous tournament hosted in Britain is The Wimbledon Championships, which takes place each year at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

You can contact MPs by letter or telephone at their constituency office, or at their office in the House of Commons. In addition, many MPs, Assembly members, MSPs and MEPs hold regular local ‘surgeries’, where constituents can go in person to talk about issues that are of concern to them.

April Fool’s Day, 1 April, is a day when people play jokes on each other until midday. The television and newspapers often have stories that are April Fool jokes.

In 1314 the Scottish, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn, and Scotland remained unconquered by the English.

The inventor of the World Wide Web was Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Civil servants are chosen on merit and are politically neutral – they are not political appointees.

During WWII as France fell, the British decided to evacuate British and French soldiers from France in a huge naval operation. Many civilian volunteers in small pleasure and fishing boats from Britain helped the Navy to rescue more than 300,000 men from the beaches around Dunkirk.

Anyone who is on the electoral register and is aged 18 to 70 can serve on a jury.

If you wish to be a permanent resident or citizen of the UK, you should: respect the rights of others, including their right to their own opinions, look after yourself and your family, respect and obey the law, treat others with fairness and look after the area in which you live and the environment.

The UK has hosted the Olympic games on three occasions: 1908, 1948 and 2012.

Charles I believed in the ‘Divine Right of Kings’: the idea that the king was directly appointed by God to rule. He thought that the king should be able to act without having to seek approval from Parliament and he tried to rule without the Parliament at all.

The Union Flag is also known as the Union Jack.

In 2002 Winston Churchill was voted the greatest Briton of all time by the public.

Women in Britain today make up about half of the workforce.