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During what years did a large number of Jewish people come to Britain to escape racist attacks (pogroms), and from what countries did they flee?
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1880-1910, from the countries now known as Belarius, Ukraine and Poland.
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In 1972, which immigrants where the UK able to help?
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Those of Indian origin who had been forced to leave Uganda.
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In what year were women allowed to divorce their husbands?
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1857.
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Before this year, when a woman got married, her earnings, property and money automatically belonged to her husband. What was the year?
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1882.
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In what year were women over the age of 30 allowed to vote?
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1918.
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In what year were women given equal voting rights (ate the age of 21)?
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1928.
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Women in Britain today make up how much of the population, and how much of the workforce?
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51% and 45%, respectively.
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What percentage of women with school-age children are in paid work?
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Almost 3/4 (three-quarters).
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How much less is the average hourly pay for women in comparison to that for men?
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20%
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When did the Irish Famine happen, and what did many Irish men do once they had immigrated to Britain?
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In the mid-1840's. Many Irish men became labourers and helped to build canals and railways across Britain.
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How many million children and young people up to the age of 19 are there in the UK?
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15 million.
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What percentage of children live with both birth parents?
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65%
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What percentage of children live with only one parent/in a lone-parent family?
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25%
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What percentage of children live within a step-family/foster-family?
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10%
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Is there any evidence that the danger for child molestation by strangers is increasing?
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No, though there is increased concern over it.
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The law states that children between what ages must attend school?
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5-16, except in Northern Ireland, where it is 4-16.
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At what ages do children take national tests?
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At ages 7, 11 and 14. The exception to the rule is Wales, where the only national test is at 14, and teachers access the students at ages 7 and 11.
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At what age do children take GCSEs and/or SQAs (Scottish Qualification Authority)?
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16.
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At what ages do children take AGCEs (General Certificates of Education at an Advanced level), AS level units or Higher/Advanced Higher Graces?
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17 or 18.
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One in five young people now go on to higher education.
True or False? |
False. It's one in three.
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It is thought that there are how many children at work at any one time?
A: 5 million B: 2 million C: 3 Million |
B: 2 Million
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What is the earliest legal age for a child to take paid work?
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13, with the exceptions of certain jobs, such as modeling.
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Since when is it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under 18?
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Since 1 October, 2007.
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Half of all young people, and about 1/3 of the population as a whole have used illegal drugs at one time or another.
True or False? |
True.
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How many first time voters actually used their vote in 2001?
A: 1 in 8 B: 3 in 5 C: 1 in 5 D: 2 in 7 |
C: 1 in 5.
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The national minimum wage for those under 16 is £3.30 an hour.
True or False? |
False. There is no national minimum wage for those under 16. £3.30 is the national minimum wage for 16-17 year olds.
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Any child under school leaving age (16) must apply for a licence to do paid work.
True or False? |
True.
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How many consecutive weeks a year, during the school holidays, must a child legally have off work?
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2 weeks minimum.
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How many hours can a child work on a school day or a Sunday?
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2 hours.
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In 2003, what percentage of young people took part in some form of community event?
A: 51% B: 86% C: 22% |
B: 86%
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13-16 year olds can work no more than 8 hours on Saturday (or weekdays during school holiday).
True or False? |
False.
13-14 year olds may only work FIVE hours on a Saturday, while 15-16 year olds may work up to 8. |
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Children may not work before 7am or after 7pm.
True or False? |
True.
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What is the maximum number of hours a child can work in one week?
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12.
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How many hours a week can 13-14 and 15-16 years old work per week during school holidays?
A: 25 and 35. B: 20 and 30 C: 25 and 28. |
A: 25 and 35.
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How much has the population grown since 1971?
A: 6.1% B: 8.8% C: 7.7% |
C: 7.7%
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What parts of England have seen a decline in population growth?
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North East and North West England.
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There are more people over 60 than there are children under 16.
True or False? |
True.
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The United Kingdom's population in 2005 was 59.8 million. What percentage of this number was in England?
A: 50.1% B: 84% C: 92% |
B: 84%
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What percentage of the population is in Wales?
A: 3% (1.7 million) B: 5% (2.9 million) C: 8% (5.1 million) |
5% (2.9 million)
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What percentage of the population is in Scotland?
A: 3% (1.7 million) B: 5% (2.9 million) C: 8% (5.1 million) |
C: 8% (5.1 million)
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What percentage of the population is in N. Ireland?
A: 3% (1.7 million) B: 5% (2.9 million) C: 8% (5.1 million) |
A: 3% (1.7 million)
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When is the next census?
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2011.
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What percentage of the UK population is NOT white?
A: 8.3% B: 9.2% C: 5.9% |
A: 8.3%
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The largest ethnic minorities live in which country? What is the percentage?
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England, at 9%. 45% of all ethnic minorities live in London, which equals 1/3 of the city's total population.
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What percentage of the population of Wales is made of of ethnic minorities?
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2%
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What percentage of the population of Scotland is made of of ethnic minorities?
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2%
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What percentage of the population of North Ireland is made of of ethnic minorities?
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Less than 1%
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What are the two largest ethnic minority groups?
A: Bangladeshi and Pakistani B: Pakistani and Indian C: Black Caribbean and Indian |
B: Pakistani and Indian.
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The longest distance on mainland UK, from John O'Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land's End in the southwest corner of England, is what?
A: 1,431 miles B: 951 miles C: 870 miles |
C: 870 miles
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Where is the english dialect Geordie spoken?
A: Tyneside B: Liverpool C: London |
A: Tyneside
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Where is the english dialect Cockney spoken?
A: Liverpool B: London C: Tyneside |
B: London
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Where is the english dialect Scouse spoken?
A: London B: Liverpool C: Tyneside |
B: Liverpool
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Ulster Scots is spoken in which country?
A: Scotland B: Wales C: North Ireland |
Northern Ireland
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75% of people said they had a religion in the 2001 census.
True or False? |
True
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What percentage of those who said they had a religion said they were Christian (and what percentage of THOSE were Roman Catholic?)
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71.6% (7 out of 10), and 10% were Roman Catholic.
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What percentage of the population attend religious ceremonies?
A: 50% B: 20% C: 10% D: 35% |
C: 10%. Most of these are also in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Muslim is the second most common religion in England. What is the percentage?
A: 3.5% B: 2.7% C: 1.8% |
B: 2.7%
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15.5% of the population said they had no religion.
True or False? |
True.
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What percentage of the population is Hindu?
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1%
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What percentage of the population are Sikh?
A: 0.6% B: 1.0% C: 0.3% |
A: 0.6%
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What percentage of the population are Jewish?
A: 0.6% B: 0.3% C: 0.5% |
C: 0.5%
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What percentage of the population are Buddhist?
A: 0.6% B: 0.3% C: 0.5% |
B: 0.3%
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There is NO constitutional link between church and state.
True or False? |
False.
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The Church of England is known as the Anglican Church and the Episcopal Church.
True or False? |
True.
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The Church of England has existed since the Reformation in the 1430's.
True or False? |
False. It has existed since the 1530's.
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The Monarch is not allowed to marry anyone who is not:
A: Protestant B: Catholic C: Athiest |
A: Protestant
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Who usually selects the Archbishop of Canterbury?
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The Prime Minster and a committee appointed by the Church, though the queen/king has the right to.
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Do any Church of England bishops sit in the House of Lords?
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Yes.
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Northern Ireland's church is Presbyterian, national and free from state control.
True or False? |
False. There is no established church in N. Ireland, or in Wales for that matter. The Church of Scotland, however.. It also has no bishops and is governed for spiritual purposes by a series of courts.
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What percentage of Roman Catholics in the UK live in N. Ireland?
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40%
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Are the Patron Saint Days considered public holidays?
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Only St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, in N. Ireland.
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Wales' Patron Saint Day is..
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St. David's Day, the 1st of March.
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N. Ireland's Patron Saint Day is...
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St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March.
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England's Patron Saint Day is...
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St. George's Day, 23rd of April.
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Scotland's Patron Saint Day is...
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St. Andrew's Day, the 30th of November
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When is Mother's Day in England?
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The Sunday three weeks before Easter.
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When is Halloween?
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31st of October.
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When is Guy Fawkes Night?
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November 5th.
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In what year did the the event that Guy Fawkes Night is based on occur?
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1605.
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When is Remembrance Day?
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11th of November.
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At what time on Remembrance Day is there a two minute silence?
A: Noon. B: 3pm C: 11am |
C: 11am
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When is Hogmanay?
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The 31st of December.
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What are the four most popular sports in the UK?
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Football, tennis, rugby and cricket.
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Name four important sporting events.
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The Grand National Horse Race
Football Association Cup final (FA cup) The Open Golf Championship Wimbledon tennis tournament |
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The UK is a parliamentary democracy.
True or False? |
True.
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The monarch rules England.
True or False? |
False.
England has a constitutional monarchy, which means it only appoints the government that the people elect. |
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Who make decisions on government policies?
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The Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Since what year has Queen Elizabeth reigned?
A: 1945 B: 1961 C: 1952 |
C: 1952
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How many parliamentary constituencies are there?
A: 646 B: 464 C: 664 |
A: 646
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How often are MPs elected?
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Every 5 years.
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What is the ONLY bill to which the House of Lords must give its consent? (They must be allowed a LITTLE bit of power, after all. Poor sods.)
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A bill to change how often elections for MPs happen.
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All elected MPs form what?
A: The House of Lords B: The House of Commons C: The Whips |
B: The House of Commons
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So. Who gets to be in charge, then? These guys or those?
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The party with the most MPs, of course.
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When does a by-election happen?
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If an MP dies or resigns.
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Which of the two chambers of Parliament is the most important?
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The House of Commons.
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Are all the members of the Cabinet in the house of commons?
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No, but most are.
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Who are The Whips and who elects them?
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The Whips are a small number of MPs appointed by their party leaders.
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The Chief Whip often attends Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet meetings and arranges the schedule of the proceedings in the House of Commons with the Speaker.
True or False? |
True.
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How often are elections for the European Parliamentary held?
A: Every 10 years. B: Every 5 years. C: Every 3 years. |
B: Every 5 years.
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How many seats are reserved for representatives of the UK in the European Parliament?
A: 53 B: 83 C: 78 |
C: 78
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Elections to the European Parliament use a system of proportional representation. What does this mean?
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It means seats are allocated to each party in proportion to the total votes it won.
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The House of Lords is also known as Whips.
True or False? |
False. It's also known as Peers.
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The House of Lords is elected.
True or False? |
False.
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Before 1958 peers were hereditary.
True or False? |
True.
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Life Peers are only ever appointed by the Queen on the advice of the PM.
True or False? |
False. They can also include people nominated by the leaders of the other main parties and by an independent Appointments Commision for non-party peers.
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The House of Commons is more independent of the government than the House of Lords.
True or False? |
False. It's the other way around.
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Which house can suggest amendments or propose new laws, and which house are those then discussed in?
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The House of Lords and then the House of Commons, respectively.
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The house of commons cannot overrule the house of lords.
True or False |
False. But it's rarely done.
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Who appoints the members of the Cabinet?
A: The Prime Minister B: The monarch C: The MPs |
A: The PM
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How many senior MPs are appointed to the Cabinet?
A: 30 B: 20 C: 15 |
B: 20
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Who is responsible for the economy?
A: Home Secretary B: Foreign Secretary C: Chancellor of the Exchequer D: Secretary of State |
C: Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Who is responsible for law, order and Immigration?
A: Home Secretary B: Foreign Secretary C: Chancellor of the Exchequer D: Secretary of State |
A: Home Secretary
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Who is responsible for legal affairs, and since legislation in 2005 can now sit in the Commons?
A: Home Secretary B: Foreign Secretary C: Lord Chancellor D: Chancellor of the Exchequer |
C: Lord Chancellor
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How often does the Cabinet meet?
A: Every two weeks. B: Once a month C: Once a week |
C: Once a week
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Who is the one person that is politically neutral in the House of Commons?
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The Speaker.
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Who chooses who is the Speaker, and what is his purpose?
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He is elected by fellow MPs to keep order during debates and to make sure that rules are being followed. He also represents Parliament on ceremonial occasions.
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Civil servants always belong to one political group or another.
True or False. |
False. Civil servants must be politically neutral, regardless of who is in power.
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What are the major political parties?
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Labour Party
Conservative Party Liberal Democrats The parties representing Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish interests. |
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Since what year has there been a Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and (periodically) a Northern Ireland Assembly?
A: 2001 B: 1997 C: 1999 D: 2004 |
C: 1999
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The devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland have complete control over all their own policies and laws.
True or False. |
False. They have control of many public services, but things such as defence, taxation, etc all remain under central UK government control
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What is the devolved administration for Wales called?
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Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).
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Where is the Welsh Assembly Government located?
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It's situated in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
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How many Assembly members (AMs) are in WAG?
A: 60 B: 40 C: 50 |
A: 60
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How often are elections held for WAG?
A: Every five years B: Every four years C: Every three years |
B: Every four years
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WAG has the power to make decisions on education policy, the environment, health services, transport and local government and to pass laws for Wales on these matters.
True or False? |
True.
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Where is the Parliament of Scotland located?
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Edinburgh.
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How many members of the Scottish Parliments (MSPs) are there?
A: 56 B: 169 C: 129 D: 85 |
C: 129
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Both the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly have forms of proportional representation which ensures 'power sharing' between the protestants and the catholics.
True or False. |
False. While N. Ireland's is set up that way, theirs ensures that each party gets a number of seats in proportion to the number of votes they receive.
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What two parties are in control in the Scottish Parliament?
A: Labour and Conservatives B: Conservatives and Liberal Dem. C: Labour and Liberal Dem. |
C: Labour and Liberal Dem.
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The Scottish Parliament has the power to make decisions on education policy, the environment, health services, transport and local government and to pass laws for Scotland on these matters.
True or False? |
False. This is the Welsh Assembly. The Scottish parliament can legislate civil and criminal law, health, education, planning and raising of additional taxes.
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When was the North Ireland Parliament established?
A: 1999 B: 1950 C: 1922 D: 2002 |
C: 1922
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How long did the Northern Ireland Parliament last?
A: 50 years B: 35 years C: 2 years D: 80 years |
A: 50 years
It was established in 1922 and abolished in 1972 shortly after 'the Troubles' broke out in 1969. |
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How many members (MLAs, Members of the Legislative Assembly) are on the Northern Ireland Assembly?
A: 25 B: 108 C: 72 D: 115 |
B: 108
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The UK government has no power to suspend any of the devolved assemblies.
True or False? |
False. The UK government kept the power to suspend the Northern Ireland Assembly if the political leaders no longer agreed to work together or if the Assembly was not working in the interests of the people of N. Ireland. This has happened several times and the Assembly is currently (2006) suspended.
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How many local authorities does London have?
A: 22 B: 33 C: 61 D: 88 |
B: 33
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How are local authorities mostly funded?
A: From the government through taxes B: Through council tax |
A: From the government through taxes.
Only 20% is funded locally through council tax. |
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When are local elections held?
A: April B: November C: June D: May |
D: May
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The laws made by Parliament are the highest authority.
True or False? |
True.
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Judges are not allowed to 'interpret' laws. They must take them at face value.
True or False? |
False. Interpreting the law is the task of judges. The government cannot interfere in their role.
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Judges cannot change a law that has been an Act of Parliament.
True or False? |
True.
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Judges can decide if a person is innocent or guilty of even serious crimes.
True or False? |
False. Only a jury may decide that.
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What is the largest police force?
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The Metropolitan with serves London.
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Who decides if a person is innocent or guilty for less important crimes?
A: A jury B: A magistrate C: A judge |
B: A magistrate
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What do quangos do?
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They carry out functions on behalf of the public which it would be inappropriate to place under the political control of a Cabinet minister.
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Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on TV and published in official reports such as:
A: Quangos B: Hansard C: Harvard D: The Whip |
B: Hansard
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The UK has had a fully democratic system since:
A: 1909 B: 1951 C: 1928 D: 1935 |
C: 1928
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By law, radio and television coverage of the political parties at election periods must be balanced and so equal time has to be given to rival viewpoints.
True or False? |
True.
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Everyone has been able to vote at the age of 18 since:
A: 1928 B: 1951 C: 1969 D: 1960 |
C: 1969
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Citizens of the Commonwealth and the Irish Republic cannot vote in public elections.
True or False? |
False. Though members of the Irish Republic must be resident in the UK.
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Citizens of EU states who are resident in the UK can vote in all elections.
True or False? |
False. They can vote in all EXCEPT for national parliamentary (general) elections.
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The electoral register is updated every year in September or October.
True or False? |
True.
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Who cannot stand for public office?
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Members of the Armed Forces, Civil servants and people found guilty of certain crimes.
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Can members of the House of Lords stand for election to the House of Commons?
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No.
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All the countries within The Commonwealth were once a part of the British Empire.
True or False? |
False. A few countries that were not have also joined.
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Who is the head of the Commonwealth?
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The Queen.
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How many members states are there in the Commonwealth?
A: 27 B: 109 C: 53 D: 190 |
C: 53
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The EU was originally called the European Economic Community.
True or False? |
True.
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The EU was set up by 8 Western European countries.
True or False? |
False. It was set up by 6, not 8.
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What did the founding countries of the EU sign, and when?
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The Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957.
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The EU is based on the belief that co-operation between states would increase the likelihood of another war in Europe.
True or False? |
False. It's based on the belief that co-operation between states would DECREASE the likelihood of another war in Europe.
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The UK became a member of the EU in...
A: 1987 B: 1973 C: 1957 D: 1995 |
B: 1973
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In 2006, there were a total of how many members in the EU?
A: 53 B: 109 C: 27 D: 201 |
C: 27
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The current aim of the EU today is for member states to function as a single market.
True or False? |
True.
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When would the UK adopt the euro?
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If the British people choose to accept the euro in a referendum.
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What is the governing body of the EU?
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The Council of the European Union (usually called the Council of Ministers).
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What is the Council of the EU made up of?
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Government ministers from each country that is a part of it.
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The Council and the European Parliament together is the legislative body of the EU.
True or False? |
True.
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The European Commission is based in...
A: Paris B: Brussels C: Cardiff D: Edinburgh |
B: Brussels.
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The Council of Ministers is the civil service of the EU and drafts proposals for the new EU policies and laws and administers its funding programmes.
True or False? |
False. That's the European Commission.
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The European Parliaments meets in...
A: Strasbourg and Brussels. B: Brussels and Paris. C: Strasbourg and Paris. D: Brussels and Edinburgh. |
A: Strasbourg and Brussels.
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Each country in the EU elects MEPs every...
A: 3 years B: 8 years C: 5 years D: 4 years |
C: 5 Years
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EU law is not legally binding in the UK.
True or False? |
False.
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The UK is one of the founding members of The Council of Europe.
True or False? |
True.
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When was The Council of Europe formed?
A: 1952 B: 1949 C: 1957 D: 1999 |
B: 1949
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Does the Council of Europe have to power to create laws?
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No.
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What does the Council of Europe do?
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It draws up conventions and charters which focus on human rights, democracy, education, the environment, health and culture.
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What is the most important convention that has been created by The Council of Europe?
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The European Convention on Human Rights.
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Who can check on the spending of EU funds?
A: The European Commission B: The Council of Ministers C: The European Parliament |
C: The European Parliament
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European laws are called what?
A: Directives B: Regulations C: Framework decisions D: All of the above |
D: All of the above
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How many countries are in the United Nations?
A: 109 B: 57 C: 27 D: 190 |
D: 190
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When was the United Nations set up?
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After WW2.
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How many members are on the UN Security Council?
A: 10 B: 5 C: 20 D: 15 |
D: 15
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What are three very important agreements produced by the UN?
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1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2: The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women 3: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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The agreements produced by the UN are law.
True or False? |
False. However, they are widely used to reinforce the law in legal cases and to assess the behaviour of countries, as well as in political debates.
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You can get information about mortgages from...
A: A bank or building society. B: Home Office C: Local library D: Citizen's Advice Bureau |
A: A bank or building society.
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In Northern Ireland social housing is provided by the Northern Ireland Housing Association.
True or False? |
False. It's the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
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Who is entitled to apply for council accommodation?
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Everyone.
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Housing associations are run by the government.
True or False? |
False. Housing associations are independent not-for-profit organisations which provide housing for rent.
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Help with the cost of moving and setting up home may be available from:
A: The Citizens Advice Bureau B: Social Fund C: The housing department of the local authority |
B: Social Fund
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Advice on loans are available at which two places:
A: Citizens Advice Bureau B: The library C: Local Authority D: Jobcentre Plus |
A: Citizens Advice Bureau
D: Jobcentre Plus |
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To find out which company SUPPLIES your gas, you should contact:
A: Energywatch B: Transco C: Ofcom D: Local Authority |
B: Transco
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To get advice about changing your gas (or electricity) supplier, you should contact:
A: Energywatch B: Transco C: Ofcom D: Local Authority |
A: Energywatch
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Ofcom can give you advice on:
A: Changing your gas supplier B: Changing your phone company C: Changing your electricity supplier |
B: Changing your phone company
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Northern Ireland has council tax.
True or False? |
False. Instead if has a system of domestic rates.
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When must you insure your home again fire, theft and accidental damage?
A: Whenever you rent your home. B: After making a claim on one of these issues. C: When buying your home with a mortage. D: You never HAVE to. |
C: When buying your home with a mortage.
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When did twelve EU states adopt the Euro?
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January 2002.
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The NHS began in...
A: 1952 B: 1961 C: 1948 D: 1941 |
C: 1948
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You can get the name of a dentist by asking at the local library, at the Citizens Advice Bureau and through NHS Direct.
True or False? |
True.
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You can ask for advice from your health visitor until your child is...
A: 3 years old B: 5 years old C: 2 years old D: 8 years old |
B: 5 Years Old
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Primary School in England and Wales begins at age 5 and lasts until age...
A: 11 B: 12 C: 13 D: 14 |
A: 11
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Primary School in Scotland begins at age 5 and lasts until age...
A: 11 B: 12 C: 13 D: 14 |
B: 12
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Primary School in N. Ireland begins at age 4 and lasts until age...
A: 11 B: 12 C: 13 D: 14 |
A: 11
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Secondary School in England, N. Ireland and Wales finishes at age 16, but starts at what age?
A: 11 B: 12 C: 13 D: 14 |
A: 11
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Secondary School in Scotland finishes at age 16, but starts at what age?
A: 11 B: 12 C: 13 D: 14 |
B: 12
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In which country do secondary schools select children through a test taken at age 11?
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N. Ireland.
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How many Independent schools are there in the UK?
A: 1500 B: 2000 C: 2500 D: 3000 |
C: 2500
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In England the curriculum is divided into how many stages, called Key Stages?
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4 Stages.
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In which country is the curriculum divided into two phases?
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Scotland.
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Until what time to pubs stay open?
A: 2 am B: 12 am C: 10 pm D: 11 pm |
D: 11 pm
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At what age must your license be renewed from every three years?
A: 60 B: 65 C: 70 D: 75 |
C: 70
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What is the maximum speedlimit in built up areas?
A: 25 B: 30 C: 40 D: 45 |
B: 30
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NARIC can...
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Compare your qualifications from another country.
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