Test 9

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

The official Church of the state is the Church of England (called the Episcopal Church in Scotland and the United States).

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) was directed by Mike Newell.

The population of the UK in 1951 was 50 million people.

Diwali normally falls in October or November and lasts for five days. It is often called the Festival of Lights. It is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs.

Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports called Hansard.

This statement is TRUE.

Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858. She set up the women’s Franchise League in 1889, which fought to get the vote in local elections for married women. In 1903 she helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU).

There are five ski centres in Scotland, as well as Europe’s longest dry ski slope near Edinburgh.

The public can listen to debates in the Palace of Westminster from public galleries in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

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. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only ‘Grand Slam’ event played on grass.

The Harrier jump jet, an aircraft capable of taking off vertically, is a British invention of the 20th century.

This statement is true.

During the 17th century there were two main groups in Parliament, known as the Whigs and the Tories.

The Eden Project is located in Cornwall, in the south west of England.

Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858. She set up the women’s Franchise League in 1889, which fought to get the vote in local elections for married women. In 1903 she helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU).

Ulster fry – a fried meal with bacon, eggs, sausage, black pudding, tomatoes, mushrooms, soda bread and potato bread – is a traditional Northern Ireland.

The Mousetrap, a murder-mystery play by Dame Agatha Christie, has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history.

In 1801, Ireland became unified with England, Scotland and Wales after the Act of Union of 1800. This created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1969, the voting age was reduced to 18 for men and women.

April Fool’s Day is on the 1st of April.

Bradford is located in England.

The cross of St George, patron saint of England, is a red cross on a white ground.

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