Test 7

During the Middle Ages people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work, such as weavers from France, engineers from Germany, glass manufacturers from Italy and canal builders from Holland.

People facing domestic violence can get help from a solicitor or the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Margaret Thatcher worked closely with the United States President, Ronald Reagan, and was one of the first Western leaders to recognise and welcome the changes in the leadership of the Soviet Union which eventually led to the end of the Cold War.

This statement is true.

St Augustine led missionaries from Rome, who spread Christianity in the south. St Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland a jury has 12 members, and in Scotland a jury has 15 members.

To get a UK driving licence you must pass a driving test, which tests both your knowledge and your practical skills.

The Speaker keeps order during political debates to make sure the rules are followed.

They are used for trials of young people aged 10 to 17.

David Lean directed Brief Encounter (1945) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) is located in Glasgow.

The British attack of the Somme in July 1916, resulted in about 60,000 British casualties on the first day alone.

This statement is true.

Britain and France developed the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner, Concorde.

The population of the UK in 1801 was 8 million people.

The UK is located in the north west of Europe.

The Council of Europe is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights in its member countries.

Eminent directors included Sir Alexander Korda and Sir Alfred Hitchcock, who later left for Hollywood and remained an important film director until his death in 1980.

The Scottish physician and researcher John Macleod (1876-1935) was the co-discoverer of insulin, used to treat diabetes.

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

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

Respect and obey the law and look after the area in which you live and the environment are the correct answers.

The law of abortion and the law of divorce were liberalised during the ‘Swinging Sixties’.

Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII had one daughter, Elizabeth I.