Test 5

People under 16 are not allowed to participate in the National Lottery.

Royal Ascot, the five-day race meeting  attended by members of the Royal Family, takes place in Berkshire.

Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC.

The Lord of the Rings was written by JRR Tolkien.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court. In Scotland, minor criminal offences go to a Justice of the Peace Court.

During the Bronze Age people lived in roundhouses and buried their dead in tombs called round barrows.

The Northern Ireland Assembly can make decisions on issues such as education, agriculture, the environment, health and social services. It cannot make decisions on defence.

In the 2011 Census, 59% of people identified themselves as Christian. Much smaller proportions identified themselves as Muslim (4.8%), Hindu (1.5%), Sikh (0.8%), Jewish or Buddhist (both less than 0.5%).

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold medals for ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984 and is one of Britain’s greatest Olympians.

The first verse of the National Anthem of the UK is ‘God save our gracious Queen!.

Radioactivity is not a British invention.

During the Second World War, Winston Churchill made many famous speeches including lines which you may still hear:  ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat’. This was Churchill’s first speech to the House of Commons after he became Prime Minister, 1940.

Bulgaria was not part of the Allies during the First World War.

Charities that work with homeless people include Crisis and Shelter.

The thistle is the flower associated with Scotland.

The money from TV licences is used to pay for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This is a public service broadcaster providing television and radio programmes. The BBC is the largest broadcaster in the world. It is the only wholly state-funded media organisation that is independent of government.

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

The Commonwealth is an association of countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development. Most member states were once part of the British Empire, although a few countries which were not have also joined.

In 1666, a great fire destroyed much of the city of London, including many churches and St Paul’s Cathedral. London was rebuilt with a new St Paul’s, which was designed by a famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren.

The fundamental principles of British life include: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and participation in community life.

Mozambique.

Almost everybody in the UK who is in paid work, including self-employed people, must pay National Insurance Contributions.

This statement is TRUE.

The Cenotaph, the Centrepiece to the Remembrance Day service, is located in Whitehall, London.