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What is the UK made up of?

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

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Term	Definition
What is the UK made up of?	England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Official name of the UK	The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What does Great Britain refer to	England, Scotland and Wales (Not Northern Ireland)
List the island that are closely linked with the UK but not a part of it	Channel Islands, The Isle of Man
List the Crown Dependencies	Channel Islands, The Isle of Man
The Crown Dependencies have....	their own governments
St Helena and Falkland island are linked to the UK and part of it	FALSE
St Helena and Falkland island are linked to the UK and NOT part of it	TRUE
The first people to live in Britain in the stone age were hunter gatherers	TRUE
Who were the first people to live in Britain in the stone age?	Hunter gatherers
During the stone age Britain was connected to the continent by a land bridge	TRUE
When did Britain became separated from the continent?	~ 10,000 years ago
When did the first farmers first arrive in Britain ?	6k years ago
What is an important monument building during the Stone Age in England?	Stonehenge
What is an important monument building during the Stone Age in Scotland, Orkney?	Skara Brae
What was Stonehenge used for?	Seasonal ceremonies
When did people in Britain start building hill forts?	The Iron Age
When were the first coins in Britain created?	The Iron Age
When did Julius Ceasar lead the Roman invasion?	55BC
Was the invasion led by Julius Ceasar successful	No
Which Roman emperor successfully invaded Britain?	Emperor Claudies
When was Britain successfully invaded by the Roman Empire ?	43AD
Which tribal leader fought against the romans	Boudicca
Who was the queen of the Iceni ?	Boudicca
Which part of Great Britain was not conquered by the Romans?	Scotland
What was built after the unsuccessful invasion of Scotland?	The Hadrian's Wall
How long were the Romans in Britain ?	400 years
When did the first Christian community appear in Britain	3rd + 4rth Centuries
When did the Roman army leave Britain?	410 AD
Who was Britain invaded by after the Roman empire?	Tribes from Northern Europe: The Juts, the Angles, the Saxons
What languages does modern English have its roots in?	Anglo-Saxon languages
In 600AD Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were established in Britain?	TRUE
In 600AD Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were not established in Britain?	FALSE
Where were Anglo-Saxon kingdoms established?	England area, much of Scotland and Wales remained free
Were Anglo-Saxons Christians at first?	No
How did Anglo-Saxons become Christian?	Missionaries from Ireland eg St. Patrick, patron Saint of Ireland and St. Columba and St.Augustine
Who became the first Arch bishop of Canterbury ?	St. Augustine
St. Columba founded a monastery in the Island of Iona?	TRUE
Where did the Vikings come from?	Denmark, Norway and Sweden
When did the Vikings first visit Britain?	789AD
What did the Vikings do in Britain ?	Raided, took slaves
Where did the Vikings first settle in Britain?	East of England and Scotland
Who did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms unite under?	King Alfred the Great
Who defeated the Vikings?	King Alfred the Great
Who was the first Danish king in England?	King Cnut
Who united the regions that are now Scotland?	Kenneth MacAlpin
When did the term Scotland begin to be used?	When Kenneth MacAlpin united the norther regions against the threat of the Vikings
When was the Battle of Hastings	1066AD
Who led the battle of Hastings	William the Duke of Normandy (Northern France)
Who was defeated in the battle of Hastings?	Harold, the Saxon king of England
After the battle of Hastings, William the duke of Normandy became known as?	William the Conqueror (William the 1st)
In which piece of art is the battle of Hastings commemorated	In the Bayeux Tapestry (Femina 4ever)
When was Westminster abbey first used as the coronation church?	1066AD, after the battle of Hastings for William
Norman French influenced English as we know it today?	TRUE
Norman French didn't influence English as we know it today?	FALSE
Did the Normans evade Scotland?	No, they took some of the land at the border but that's it
Did the Normans invade Wales?	Yes, but they gradually won their territory back
What is domesday book?	List of all the towns, villages and people who live there, land and animals they owned (aka the first inventory/census), made by William
How long are the middle ages?	From end of roman empire AD 476 until 1485
The middle ages were a time of?	constant war
What is the Statute of Rhuddlan?	A statute that annexed Wales to the crown of England (aka connected/added)
When was Wales annexed to the crown of England?	in 1284
Who introduced the Statute of Ruddlan?	Kind Edward 1st of England
When was the last Welsh Rebellion defeated?	15th Century
When did Robert the Bruce defeat the English?	1314
In which battle did Robert the Bruce defeat the English?	The battle of Bannockburn
Ireland was an independent country at the beginning of the Diddle Ages	TRUE
Ireland was NOT an independent country at the beginning of the Diddle Ages	FALSE
By which year did the English ruled an area of Ireland as Pale?	By 1200
When was magna carta introduced?	1215
What is the Magna Carta?	A royal charter of rights
Who introduced the Magna Carta	King John of England at Runnymede
What was the name of the long war with France during the Middle Ages?	The 100 years war
How long did the 100 years war last?	116 years lol
What was the most famous battle of the 100 years war?	The battle of Agincourt
When was The battle of Agincourt ?	1415
Who won the The battle of Agincourt?	King Henry the 5th
The English Army outnumbered during the The battle of Agincourt ?	TRUE
When the English leave France ?	Around 1450s
When were official documents in England written in English?	by 1400s
When did English become the preferred language in the parliament and royal court ?	by 1400s
What was the name of the system of land ownership used by the Normans?	Feudalism
Most peasants owned their own land or were serfs during the middle ages?	most were serfs
During the middles ages who owned land in north of Scotland and Ireland?	Clans aka prominent families
When did the Black Death arrive to Britain?	1348
How many people died from the Black Death?	1/3 of the population
What happened after the Black Death?	Labour shortages and peasants demanding higher wages
After the Black Death what new social class appeared?	The gentry aka owners of large areas of land (middle class)
When did the King's power begun to be limited?	1215
What 3 stipulations did the Magna Carta lay out for the King?	1) King is subject to the law, 2) protection of the rights of the nobility, 3) restriction of the king's power to collect taxes and to make/change laws (noblemen need to be involved)
What 2 houses comprise the English parliament?	House of Lords and House of Commons
In the middle ages, who belonged to the House of Lords?	Nobility, great landowner and bishops
In the middle ages, who belonged to the House of Commons?	Knights (smaller landowners) and the wealthy
What 3 houses comprised the Scottish Parliament (in the middle ages)?	The Lords, the Commons and the Clergy (or collective known as the Estates)
Why was the parliament called by the King?	To consult on raising money/taxes
When was the law codified?	In the middle ages?
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer ?	A poet
What did Geoffrey Chaucer write?	The Canterbury tales
When did Geoffrey Chaucer write the Canterbury tales?	In the years leading up to 1400s
What are the Canterbury tales?	A collection of poems
Who was the first person to print books, using a printing press in England?	William Caxton
In Scotland people continued to speak Gaelic and started Scots during the middle ages	TRUE
In Scotland people did not continue to speak Gaelic or Scots during the middle ages	FALSE
Castles were built in the middle ages	TRUE
Castle were not built in the middle ages	FALSE
Cathedrals were not built in the middle ages and did not have stained windows	FALSE
What is the wars of the roses?	A civil war between the supporters of two families: House of Lancaster and House of York
When did the wars of the roses begin?	1455
What was the symbol of the House of Lancaster	The red rose
What was the symbol of the House of York	The white rose
What was the symbol of the House of Tudor	The red and white rose
With which battle did the war of the roses end?	Battle of Bosworth Field
When was the Battle of Bosworth Field?	1485
When did the wars of the roses end?	1485
Who won the battle of Bosworth Field?	Henry Tudor, who became King Henry the 7th from the house of Lancaster
Who was killed in the battle of Bosworth field?	King Richard the 3rd of the House of York
How did the house of Tudor created?	Henry the 7th married King Richard's niece, Elizabeth of York
What did Henry the 7th do?	Deliberately strengthened the central administration of England and reduced the power of the nobles
When did Henry 8th become King?	21st April 1509
What is Henry the 8th most famous for?	Breaking away from the Catholic Church and marrying 6 times.
Who were the 6 wives of Henry 8th?	Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr (in order he married them in)
Catherine of Aragon was the princess of which country?	Spain
What happened to Catherine of Aragon	She was divorced because she did not produce a male heir, she had a daughter Mary (Bloody Mary)
What happened to Anne Boleyn?	She was executed at the tower of London, accused of taking lovers.
How many kids did Anne Boleyn have with Henry the 8th?	1 daughter, Elizabeth
What happened to Jane Seymour?	She died after the birth of their son Edward.
Who was Anne of Cleves?	She was a German princess, married to Henry 8th for political reasons
What happened to Anne of Cleves?	Divorced soon after marriage
Who was Catherine Howard?	Cousin of Anne Boleyn
What happened to Catherine Howard?	Executed for also allegedly taking lovers
Who was Catherine Parr?	She was a widow, who married Henry 8th later in his life
What happened to Catherine Parr?	She outlived the dipshit (henry 8th) and married after him
Why did Henry 8th establish the church of England?	To get a divorce, after refusal of the Pope
What is the main difference of the church of England?	The kind has the power to appoint church officials (bishops etc)
What is the Reformation?	Movement across Europe, against the authority of the Pope and ideas from the Roman Catholic Church
What happened during the Reformation?	The protestant church gained a lot of followers
What is the main difference between Catholics and Protestants?	1) Protestants read the bible in their own language, 2) they don't pray to saints or at shrines, 3) a person's own relationship with God is more important than the authority of the Church
Where did Protestantism fail?	Ireland, led to a rebellion and fight, Ireland is still catholic
What happened to Wales during the Reign of King Henry 8th?	They were united with England by the act for the government of Wales; the Welsh had representatives in the house of commons and the legal system was reformed.
Who was Henry the 8th succeeded by?	By his son, Edward 6th
When did Henry 8th die?	28th January 1547
Edward the 6th was strongly Protestant?	TRUE
What did Edward 6th do that was important for religion?	He had the book of common prayer written.
At what age did the Edward the 6th die?	15 yo
What year did Edward 6th die?	1553 (ruled for 6 years)
Who succeeded Edward 6th?	Mary 1st of England aka Bloody Mary
Why was Mary called Bloody Mary?	She was Catholic and persecuted Protestants
Who succeeded Mary 1st of England?	Elizabeth the 1st (Anne Boleyn's daughter)
What did Elizabeth 1st do for religion?	She reestablished the Church of England (she was protestant) and succeeded in finding balance between Catholics and Protestants to avoid conflict.
When was the Reformation in Scotland?	1560
When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?	In 1588
What was the purpose of the Spanish Armada?	Conquer England and restore Catholicism
When did Elizabeth 1st die?	1603
Who succeeds Elizabeth 1st?	James 1st of England, Wales and Ireland and 6th of Scotland
What were the religious views of Mary Queen of Scots?	Catholic
How old was Mary Queen of Scots when she became Queen?	1 week old
Where did Mary Queen of Scots spend her childhood?	France
What happened when Mary Queen of Scots returned to Scotland?	There was power struggle between different groups
What was Mary suspected of?	Murdering her husband, she also fled to England?
Who succeeded Mary Queen of Scots?	Her protestant son James 6th of Scotland
How did Mary Queen of Scots die?	She went to Elizabeth 1st (her cousin) to ask for help to flee but Elizabeth suspected she wanted to take over the English throne and she kept her prisoner for 20 years. She was eventually executed, accused for plotting against Elizabeth 1st
The Elizabethan period in England was a time of growing patriotism?	TRUE
Who was one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada?	Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, was one of the first to sail around the world?	TRUE
Where did English settlers began to colonise during Elizabeth 1st reign?	Eastern Coast of America
From which period are William Shakespeare's works?	The Elizabethan period
When was William Shakespeare born?	1564
When did William Shakespeare die?	1616
Where was William Shakespeare born?	Stratford upon Avon, England
What are Shakespeare's most famous plays?	A midsummer's night dream, Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.
What did Shakespeare contribute to the English language?	New words and common sayings; "once more unto the breach" (Henry 5ht), "to be or not be" (Hamlet), "a rose by another name" (Romeo and Juliet), "all the world's a stage" (As you like it) and "the darling buds of May" (Sonnet 18)
What is the globe theatre?	A modern copy of the theatre of the elizabethan time where Shakespeare's plays were performed.
Who succeeded Elizabeth 1st when she died?	James the 6th and 1st (6th of Scotland and 1st of England
What did James 6th do for religion?	He translated the bible into common English, known as King James version or authorised version
What is the book that continues to be used today in Protestant church for prayer	King James 6th's translation of the bible
During the reigns of Elizabeth 1st and James 6th, what was happening in Ireland?	Rebellions against Protestant government
Where did England encourage Scottish and English protestants to move during the rebellions?	Ulster, Northern province of Ireland, where they made settlements and plantations by very peaceful means
James 6th organised/created plantations in various parts of Ireland	TRUE
Elizabeth 1st was more skilled politically than James 1st/6th and Charles 1st	TRUE
Elizabeth 1st managed parliament better than James 1st and Charles 1st	TRUE
James 1st and Charles 1st believed in the divine right to rule	TRUE
How long did Charles 1st rule without parliament?	11 years
Why did Charles 1st have to start consulting the parliament again?	Trouble in Scotland (of his own making), meant he needed to beg for money for an army
What changes did Charlest 1st introduce for religion?	1) made a revised prayer book, 2) tried to impose it on the presbiterian church in Scotland
Why did Scotland create an army against England and Charles 1st?	Because Charles tried to impose his religious beliefs in Scotland (people were mad)
Did parliament agree to give money to Charles 1st for his army against Scotland?	No, because they were also done with religious views
During the rebellion of Scotland against kind Charles 1st, there was another rebellion in Ireland?	TRUE
Why was there a rebellion in Ireland during the reign of Charles 1st?	Roman Catholics were fighting the puritan English folk who did not forcefully their land
What did Parliament ask of Charles 1st because of the 2 rebellions?	They nicely demanded control of the English army, a substantial change of control/power
Did Charles 1st try to have 5 parliament leaders arrested because he was having a temper tantrum?	TRUE
Who was the last monarch to set foot in the house of commons (parliament) to this day?	Charles 1st, no one really knows why (not at all)
King Charles 1st actions of trying to arrest parliament leaders did not lead to a civil war	FALSE
When did the English civil war start?	1642
Which were the two sides of the civil war?	King supporters (Cavaliers) and those who supported Parliament (roundheads)
When did the rebellion in Scotland against the imposed prayer book begin?	1640
When did the Ireland revolts against Charles 1st/English take place?	1641
Who subdued the Irish revolt against Charles 1st?	Cromwell
Which battles ended the English civil war during the reign of Charles 1st?	Battle of Marston Moor and Naseby
When did the English civil war end?	1646
Who won the English civil war?	The roundheads (aka parliament supporters)
What happened to Charles 1st at the end of the civil war?	He was taken prisoner and unwilling to reach agreement with the parliament he was executed (after 3 years
When was Charles 1st executed?	1649
What happened after Charles 1st execution?	England was declared a republic, called the Common Wealth
How was the England governed during the Republic?	It was unclear at first, and the army was in control, eventually Cromwell was recognised as the leader of the Republic,
How was Scotland during the Republic?	Scotland had not agreed to the execution of Charles 1st, and declared his son Charles 2nd as King.
What did Charles 2nd do during his reign?	He led a Scottish army into England, which Cromwell defeated (legit why he was made a leader)
In which battles did Cromwell defeat the Scottish army?	The battles of Dunbar and Worcester
What title was Cromwell given during his rule of the Republic ?	Lord Protector
When did Cromwell die?	1658
Who succeeds Cromwell as lord protector?	His son Richard? They're dumb
What happens when Richard became lord protector?	He could not control the army or the government, which made people start talking about a new king
How long was Britain a republic?	11
What did Charles 2nd do in the battle of Worcester ?	He escaped by hiding in an oak tree and fled to Europe.
When did the Parliament invite Charles 2nd to come back from the Netherlands?	1660
What happened after Charles 2nd came back from exile?	He was crowned Charles 2nd, king of england, scotland and ireland
Was parliament happy with Charles 2nd's policies?	Yes
Which church was established as the official church during the reign of Charles 2nd?	The Church of England, Protestant
During Charles 2nd's reign, in 1665, there a major outbreak of plague in London ?	TRUE
When did the great fire that destroyed London occur?	1666
Who was the St Paul's cathedral than burned in the great London fire, restored by?	Sir Christopher Wren
When did The Habeas Corpus Act become law?	1679
What does the Habeas Corpus Act guarantee?	Every prisoner has a right to a court hearing and no one can be imprisoned unlawfully
When did the Royal Society form?	During Charles 2nd reign
What does the Royal Society do?	Promotes natural knowledge, apparently Charles 2nd liked science
Who was one of the early members of the royal society?	Sir Edmund Halley (predicted the return of Halley's comet) and Sir Isaac Newton
When was Isaac Newton born?	1643
When did Isaac Newton die?	1727
Where did Sir Isaac Newton study?	Cambridge
What is Newton's most important work?	The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, which shows how gravity is applied to the whole universe
What did Newton discover?	Gravity and that white light is made up of the colours of the rainbow.
When did Charles 2nd die?	1685
Who succeeded Charles 2nd?	He had no children, so his brother James took the throne and became James 2nd of England/Wales/Ireland and 7th in Scotland
What were James 2nd/7th Religious beliefs?	He was a Roman Catholic.
What was James 2nd attitude towards the Parliament?	He did not seek their council or approvals, he had bishops from the church of England arrested just cuz.
What the Public sentiment towards James 2nd/7th?	People feared becoming Catholic again, hoped his daughters would succeed him since they were protestant, but the birth of his son cast more doubts about the country becoming Catholic which led to a revolution
What happened during the Glorious Revolution?	There was no violence because James2nd/7th fled to France when William of Orange arrived from the Netherland to dethrone with support from important Protestants in England. He became 3rd/2nd (England, Wales and Ireland / Scotland)
When was the Glorious Revolution?	1688
Who was William of Orange married to?	Mary, James 2nd/7th's eldest daughter
In which battle did William of Orange defeat James 2nd/7th?	Battle of Boyne, where James came back with the French to take his throne in 1690
When was the Battle of Boyne?	1690
Who fought in the Battle of Boyne?	James 2nd/7th with the French and the Jacobites against William 3rd/2nd and the Williamites
What was the outcome of the Battle of Boyne?	William reclaimed Ireland (or the part that James had camped on anyway) and restrictions were placed on roman Catholics in Ireland such that they could not become government officials.
What was the battle of Killiecrankie?	It was the battle in which William 3rd/2nd suppressed the Scottish rebellion in support of James 2nd/7th
When was the battle of Killiecrankie?	1689
What was the outcome of the battle of Killiecrankie?	All Scottish clans has to make an oath to accept William 3rd/2nd as King. The MacDonald's of Glencoe were late to take the oath and were massacred.
How was James 1st of England/Wales and Ireland called in Scotland?	James 6th
What was James 2nd of England/Wales/Ireland called in Scotland?	James 7th
What was William 3rd of England/Wales/Ireland called in Scotland?	William 2nd
When did the Bill of Rights become law?	1689
What does the Bill of Rights entail?	1) The Monarch must now be Protestant? (Based on what? vibes?) 2) The monarch has to ask Parliament money for the army and navy every year and 3) Parliament must be re-elected every 3 years
What were the main 2 sides in Parliament after the Bill of rights was passed?	The Torries and Whigs
When did the press become free?	1695
what was the start of what is called constitutional monarchy?	The Glorious Revolution
In past who could vote?	Men who owned land
What were constituencies controlled by a single wealthy family known as?	Pocket boroughs
What were constituencies NOT controlled by a wealthy family known as?	Rotten boroughs
When did the first Jews come settled in England since the middle ages?	1656
When did the French Protestants known as Huguenots come to Britain?	1680-1720
Why did the Huguenots flee to Britain?	They were prosectuted for being Protestants in France
Who was the successor of William 3rd and Mary 2nd?	Queen Anne (no number, yay)
Did Queen Anne have children?	She did, they all died.
What the Act of Union / Treaty of Union?	The act which connected England and Scotland
When was the Act of Union passed?	1707
Why was the Act of Union created?	Because there was a lot of uncertainty about the future of monarchy in England (aka Anne did not have living kids)
After the Act of Union, Scotland kept its own? (3)	The Presbyterian church, its own legal and education systems
When did Queen Anne die?	1714
Who did Parliament choose to succeed Queen Anne?	George 1st, her nearest protestant relative from German
What did Scottish Jacobites attempt to do when Queen Anne died?	They tried to reinstate James 2nd's son on the throne when Queen Anne died
What increased George 1sts need to rely on his ministers?	His english sucked
How was the most important minister in Parliament called?	Prime Minister
Who was the first Prime Minister?	Sir Robert Walpole
What years was Sir Robert Walpole Prime Minister?	1721-1742
What was the battle of Culloden ?	It was a battle between George 2nd and Charles Edward Stuart or Bonnie Prince Charlie (grandson of James 2nd) and his clan supporters
When was the battle of Culloden?	1746
When did the plot to replaced George 2nd with James 2nd grandson begin to be planned?	1745
What was the outcome of the battle of Culloden?	George 2nd won, the clansmen that tried to dethrone him lost a lot of influence and had to pay for the land they used. (The Highland clearances) Many landlords destroyed small farms to make space for cattle and a lot of Scots left for America.
When was Robert Burns born?	1759
When did Robert Burns die?	1796
How is Robert Burns known in Scotland?	As the Bard
Who was Robert Burns	He was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language, English with some scottish words and standard english, he also revised folk songs by changing or adding lyrics
What is Robert Burns' best work?	Auld Lang Syne, sung by people in the UK when celebrating the New Year
When was the period called the Enlightenment?	During 18th Century (from Queen Anne)
What was the Enlightenment characterised by?	New ideas about politics, philosophy and science
Most of the people who took part in the Enlightenment were Scottish	TRUE
What did Adam Smith do?	Developed ideas about economics
What did David Hume do?	Philosophy, ideas about human nature
What did James Watt do?	Worked on steam power, helped with industrial revolution
What was the most important principle of the Enlightenment?	Everyone should have their own right to their own political and religious beliefs and the state should not try to dictate them.
What was the industrial revolution?	the rapid development of industry in Britain in 19th and 20th century
Britain was the first country to industrialise on a large scale?	TRUE
Why did the Industrial revolution happen?	Because of the invention of machines and steam power, things became automated which increased production
What is the Bessemer process?	Process by which steel is mass produced from molten pig iron , led to the development of ship building industry and railways
Who invented the Bessemer process?	Henry Bessemer
When was Richard Arkwright born	1732
When did Richard Arkwright die	1792
What is Richard Arkwright known for?	He improved the original carding machine, for developing horse driven spinning mills that only used one machine, to use steam engine to power machinery and for the efficient and profitable way he run his factories
What is carding?	The process of preparing of fibres to spin into fabric
Why were canals built?	To transport goods and raw materials between cities
Who mapped the coast of Australia?	Captain James Cook
When were colonies established in australia?	During the industrial revolution
During the industrial revolution Britain started to colonise in? (4)	Australia, Canada, Indian and Southern Africa
Britain imported goods from other countries, like:	sugar and tobocco from North America and West Indies, textiles, tea and spices from India and Indonesia.
Who was in conflict with Britain, during this colonisation period?	France ofc
When was Sake Dean Mahomet born?	1759
When did Sake Dean Mahomet die?	1851
Where was Sake Dean Mahomet born?	India
When did Sake Dean Mahomet come to Britain?	1782
Sake Dean Mahomet moved to Ireland eloped with a girl named Jane Daly in 1786	TRUE
In 1810 Sake Dean Mahomet opened the hindoostane coffee house in George Street London	TRUe
Who opened the first curry house in England?	Sake Dean Mahomet
Who introduced the art of shampooing to Britain, the method of Indian head massage	Sake Dean Mahomet and Jane Daly
When did Britain make the slave trade illegal	1833 with the Emancipation Act
Was slavery illegal IN Britain during the 18th century?	TRUE
Where did slaves come from during the "booming" slave trade?	West Africa
Where did the BRITISH Slaves work?	Tobacco and sugar plantations in America and the Caribbean
The living and working condition for slaves were great	FALSE
There were enlightened, intellectual white people (=men) who opposed the slave trade In BRITAIN	TRUE
Who set up the first anti-slavery groups to petition against the practise?	Quakers
When did the Quakers petition to end the slave trade?	late 1700s
Who was William Wilberforce?	He was abolitionist and Evangelical Christian in Parliament. He turned public opinion against the slave trade.
When did it become illegal to trade slaves in British ships or from British ports?	1807
What was the Emancipation Act?	It was the act passed in 1833 which made it illegal to trade slaves all through the British Empire.
What happened after the emancipation act?	The slave owners threw a temper tantrum and instead shipped "willing" workers from indian and china (2 mil) to work in the plantations (for peanuts, with peanuts).
When did the American War of Independence take place?	1776-1783
What was the American War of Independence	13 American colonies opposed taxation by the British Empire and went to war
When did the British Empire deign it appropriate to acknowledge the independence of the American colonies	1783
During the 18th Century Britain fought a number of wars with France?	TRUE
Who was in charge of the British fleet in the battle of Trafalgar	Admiral Nelson
Who died of Trafalgar?	Admiral Nelson
Who did the British fight against in the battle of Trafalgar	French and Spanish
Who won the batte of Trafalgar	British
When did the battle of Trafalgar happen	1805
Nelson's ship HMS victory can be visited in Portsmouth?	TRUE
When was the battle of Waterloo?	1815
who won in the battle of Waterloo?	Duke of Wellington (Iron duke) won against Napoleon
What happened after the battle of Waterloo?	Britain won, Wellington became Prime Minister later on, and the war with the French ended
How many crosses does the Union Flag have?	3, because fuck Wales
When did the Act of Union happen?	1800
When was Nothern Ireland unified with England, Scotland and Wales?	1801
What are the 3 crosses on the Union flag?	The cross of St.Andrew, the cross of St.Patrick and the cross of St.George
Why does Wales no appear in the Union Flag?	Because it was already part of England and therefore unimportant
When did Victoria become queen of the UK?	In 1837
At what age did Queen Victoria become crowned ?	18 years old
Till when did Victorian remain queen?	1901, for almost 64 years
When was the Victorian age?	1873-1901
What was happening during the Victorian age?	(1) increase in power and influence abroad, (2) middle class became significant, (3) there were moves to improve conditions of life for the poor (sure)
The British empire grew to include:	(1) India, (2) Australia and (3) large parts of Africa with around 400M million people
How many British citizens left the count between 1853 and 1913?	13 million
Who came to live in the UK between 1870 and 1914?	Russian and Polish Jews and people from Indian and Africa
What helped Britain to be a great trading nation?	There were free trade policies
What is an example of policy of free trade during the Victorian age?	Repealing of the corn laws; they removed the corn laws in 1846, which used to prevent the import of cheap grain
When was the working time for women and children reduced?	in 1847, reduced to 10 hours a day
Who pioneered the railway engine?	George and Robert Stephenson
During the victorian period railways were built throughout the empire	TRUE
Who constructed the great western railway?	Brunel
Who designed the Cliffton suspension bridge in Bristol?	Brunel
Which goods did Britain produce the most of in the Victorian times?	Iron, coal and cotton cloth
There was a great exhibition opening in Hyde Park at The crystal palace which year?	1851
What was the crystal palace	Huge building of Iron and glass
Where is the crystal palace?	Hyde Park
When was the Crimean war	1853-1856
What was the Crimean war?	Britain fought with Turkey and France against Russia
What the first war to be documented extensively from the media?	The Crimean war
What was the most common cause of death during the Crimean war?	Poor hygiene conditions in hospitals which led to infections
What did Queen Victoria do during the Crimean War?	She introduced the Victoria cross medal to award to soldiers who acted in valour
Where was Florence Nightingale born?	Florence, Italy
What did Florence Nightingale do during the Crimean War?	She worked in military hospitals and helped improve the conditions
When did Florence Nightingale go to work as a nurse?	1854
When did Florence Nightingale establish the Nightingale training school in St.Thomas hospital in London?	1860
Who is regarded the founder of modern nursing?	Florence Nightningale
During the Victorian times, nearly 2/3 of the Irish population depended on what for a living?	Farming
What was the main diet of the Irish during the Victorian times?	Potatoes
What caused Irish famine?	Potato crops failed (ignore the rest)
How many people died during the Irish famine	1 million
How many people left to the US during the Irish famine?	1.5 million
By 1861 there were large Irish populations in cities in Liverpool, London, Manchester and Glasgow	TRUE
Who were the Fenians?	there were an Irish independence group in the 19th century, who wanted complete independence
Who was Charles Stuart Parnell?	He wanted home rule; so for Ireland remain part of Britain but have their own rule
When was the Reform Act?	1832
What was the Reform Act?	1) it increased the number of people with the right to vote, 2) abolished the old pocket and rotten boroughs, 3) more parliamentary seats were given to the towns and cities. However you still needed to own land to be able to vote
Who were the Chartists?	Campaigners of a movement asking for people without land to get voting rights aka the poor
When was the Second Reform Act?	1867
What was the Second Reform Act?	1) created more urban seats in parliament 2) reduced how many property you needed to own to vote, however that still means most men and all women could not vote
What was the social outcomes of Second Reform act?	Politicians had to do their fucking job and lobby to get the voters to vote for them
When were the acts allowing women to keep their own property and earnings passed?	In 1870 and 1882
In the late 19th and 20th centuries, what did women campaign for?	The women formed the suffrage movement to advocate for women's voting rights.
Who was Emmeline Pankhurst ??	A suffragette who setup the Women's Franchise League, which fought to get vote for married women in 1889
What did Emmeline Pankhurs do in 1903?	She helped found the Women's social and political union WSPU. this was the first group whose members were called suffragettes
When did women over 30 get the vote?	In 1918. supposedly in recognition of their effort during WW1
When were women over the age of 21, same as men, able to vote?	in 1928, shortly before Pankhurst died
When was the Boer war	1899-1902
What discussions did the boer war lead to?	Discussion about the future of the British Empire, there was public sympathy for the boers, there was a gradual shift towards the commonwealth (away from the empire)
What was the Boer war?	The British went to war in south Africa with boers, settlers from the Netherlands.
Who was Rudyard Kipling	Poet, wrote poems about the UK and India, basically propaganda of how good the empire was for the world.
Where was Rudyard Kipling born?	India
Who won the nobel prize for literature in 1907	Rudyard Kipling ofc
what are some of Rudyard Kipling's famous works?	Just so stories, The Jungle book (books), "If" (poem)
What were the measures introduced to help the poor in the early 20th century?	1) free school means, 2) old age pensions, 3) financial aid for the unemployed
Various laws were passed to prevent injuries in the workplace during the early 20th century	TRUE
In the early 20th century to prevent more slums being bult what did the government do?	Town planning rules were tightened
In the 20th century support for divorcing mothers with children was increased	TRUE
In the 20th century local government became more democratic and a salary for the parliament members (MPs) was introduced for the first time	TRUE
When was the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria assassinated?	28th June 1914, this set a chain of events leading to WW1
When was the 1st WW?	1914-1918
What were the other factors which led to WW1	A growing sense of nationalism in many European states, increase in militarism, imperialism, division of the major European powers into 2 camps
Who was britain allied with?	Britain was part of the allied Powers; France, Russia, Japan, Belgium, Serbia and later Greece, Italy, Romania and the US
During WW1 more than 1 million indians fought on behalf of Birtain?	TRUE
Who did Britain fight against ?	The Central Powers; Germany, Austriohungarian empire, the Otoman empire and Bulgaria
What was the battle of Somme?	July 1916, 60 thousand british soldiers died in the first day alone.
When did WW1 end?	11am, 11 November 1918, victory for the allied forces
When did the British government promise home rule for Ireland?	1913, the proposal was to have a self-governing Ireland with its own parliament but still part of the UK
Who was the home rule bill of 1913 opposed by?	Protestants in the North of Ireland.
What delayed home rule in Ireland?	WW1
When did the Irish nationalists rise against the british in Dublin in the 20th century?	1916, The Easter Rising
What happened to the leaders of the Easter uprising	They were executed under military law.
There was a guerilla war against the British in Ireland during the 20th century	TRUE
When was the peace treaty between Britain and Ireland signed?	1921
When did Ireland split into 2 countries	1922, the 6 counties in the North that were protestant remained part of the UK, under the name of Nothern Ireland and therest bacame the Irish Free State
When did the Irish Free state become the Irish Republic?	1949
What were the Troubles?	A conflict between Irish nationalists and UK nationalists
What happened in 1929	The Great Depression, mass unemployment in the UK, effects felt differently in different parts of the UK, some industries suffered (Ship buillding) whilst others developed (automobile, and aviation)
What were Graham Greene and Eveline Waugh?	Writers during the Great Depression
Who was the economist who published influential new theories of economics during the Great Depression ?	John Maynard Keynes
when the BBC start radio broadcasts?	1922
When did BBC start the first tv broadcasts ?	1936
When did Hitler come to power in Germany ?	1933
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?	Because Hitler invaded Poland
When did Hitler evade Poland?	1939
Who was in the Allied Forces during WW2?	UK, France, Poland, Australia, New Zeland, Canada and Union of South Africa
Who was in the Axis Powers during WW2?	Germany, Italy, Empire of Japan
Which country was invaded by Germany in 1940?	France
Who became Primer Minister and War leader in 1940?	Winston Churchill
What does the Dunkirk spirit refer to?	The evacuation of 300,000 soldiers from the French shoreline during WW2 by civilians
When did Germany invade the Soviet Union?	1941
The UK and the empire stood alone during Nazi Germany during June 1940- June 1941	TRUE
What was the battle of Britain?	Germany's war against the UK that was fought in the air in the summer of 1940
What were the English fighter planes called?	Spitfire and Hurricane
What was the Blitz?	Despite victories in battles, Germany was still able to bomb British cities (London, Coventry) a large part of which was destroyed
What is the Blitz spirit?	A phrase used today to describe Britain's pulling together in adversity
When did Churchill become a conservative MP	1900
What was Churchill before he became a politician	Soldier and Journalist
Who won the general election in 1945?	Clement Attlee
Winston churchill was very well liked for guiding the UK through WW2 and won the general election again in 1945?	FALSE
When did Churchill become prime minister again after 1940?	1951
When did Churchill stand down from being a politician?	1964
When did Winston Churchill die?	1965
Winston Churchill was given a state funeral when he died?	TRUE
Who was voted the greatest Briton of all time in 2002?	Winston Churchill
What are some famous quotes from Churchill's speeches during WW2?	"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat", "We shall never surrender" , "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
When and why did the United States enter WW2?	Bombing of Pearl harbour by the Japanese, December 1941
What is D-day?	The day the allied forces attacked Western Germany at the beaches of Normandy
When was D-day?	6 June 1944
When did the Allies defeat Germany?	May 1945
When did the war against Japan end?	August 1945, when the US dropped atom bombs in Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Who was the first to split the Atom?	Scientists led by Ernest Rutherford
Did British scientists help develop the atom bomb in the states in the Manhattan Project?	YES
Who discovered penicillin?	Alexander Fleming
When was penicillin discovered?	1928
Who developed penicillin into a usable drug?	Howard Florey and Ernst Chain
By when was penicillin massed produced?	1940s
Who won the Nobel prize in 1945?	Alexander Fleming for his discovery of penicillin
When did people elect a labour government after WW2?	1945
Who was the new President in 1945	Clement Attlee
Why did Clement Attlee win the 1945 elections?	Because he promise to introduce the welfare state outlines in the beveridge report
Who led the establishment of the NHS and when?	in 1948, Aneurin Bevan, the health minister .
Why was the social security system invented?	To provide social security to protect the population from the cradle to the grave (Allegedly)
What else was nationalised in 1948?	Railways, coal mines, gas, water, electricity
Which countries were granted independence in 1947	9 countries, which include India, Pakistan, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
When the UK join the NATO?	1949
When the UK invent its own atom bomb?	1952
What is NATO?	An allience to resist the perceived threat of the soviet union and its allies
When did the UK have a conservative government again and who was the Primer minister?	1951-1963, Prime Minister was Churchil, then Earl of Avon guy, then Earl Harold Macmillan
When was the Beveridge report?	1942
What did the Beveridge report recommend ?	the government should fight the 5 giant evils: want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness
What did the education act of 1944 introduce?	Free secondary education in England and Wales, and the division of secondary and primary schools.
Who introduced the education act of 1944	R.A Butler
Who was Dylan Thomas	A Welsh poet and writer, who wrote a radio play "Under milk wood" and poem "Do not go gentle into that good night"
Why was it called the Swinging 60s?	Beatles, Rolling Stones, financial prosperity, bought many things, social laws liberalised in relation to abortion and divorce, position of women in workplace improved, women got equal pay and made it illegal for employers to discriminate on gender
What was the concorde?	A supersonic commercial airlines developed by Britain and France develped in 1960s
What changed in architecture during 1960s:	More concrete and steel
What are British technological inventions?	TV, ATMs, the radar, radio telescope, Turing machine, insulin, structure of the DNA molecule, jet engine, hovercraft, concorde, harrier jump jet, IVF, cloning, MRI, WWW
Who invented the Television?	John Logie Baird (Scottish)
When was the TV invented?	in the 1920s
When was the first TV broadcast?	1932
Who invented the Radar?	Sir Robert Watson Watt (Scottish)
When was the Radar invented?	First successful test was in 1935
Who invented the radio telescope?	Sir Bernard Lovell
Where was the radio telescope built?	Jodrell Bank , Cheshire
Who invented the Turing Machine?	Alan Turing
When was the Turing Machine invented?	in the 1930s
Who invented insulin?	John MacLeod (scottish), co-discoverer
Who discovered the structure of the DNA molecule?	researchers at London and Cambridge and Francis Crick won the nobel for it
When was the structure of the DNA molecule discovered?	1953
When was the jet engine invented?	Sir Frank Whittle
When was the jet engine invented?	1930s
When was the hovercraft invented?	Sir Christopher Cockerell
When was the hovercraft invented?	1950s
When did the concorde first start flying?	1969, first flight
When did the concorde carry passengers?	1976
When was the concorde retired from service?	2003
What is the carrier jump jet?	Aircraft capable of taking off vertically
Who made the ATM	James Goodfellow
When was the ATM made?	1960s
When was the ATM first put to use?	1967
Who invented the IVF?	Physiologist, Sir Robert Edwards and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe
When and where was the world's first test-tube bay born?	1978, Lancashire
When was dolly the sheep first invented?	1996
Who first successfully cloned Dolly the sheep?	Sir Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell
Who invented the World Wide Web?	Sir Tim Berners Lee
Who invented the MRI?	Sir Peter Mansfield
When was the first time information was successfully transferred through the WWW?	Christmas day of 1990
When did the post-war economic boom come to an end?	1970s
In the 1970s people blamed unions for their shit economy	TRUE
During the 1970s the import of goods was valued at higher than the price paid for exports?	TRUE
When was the Northern Ireland parliament suspended?	1972
how many people lost their lives during the "violence" in Ireland in the 1970s	3000
Who was Mary Peters?	Irish Athlete, won gold medal in pentathlon 1972, made Dame in 2000
When was the european economic community invented? (UK not involved)	1957
When was the European Union formed?	1993
When did the UK formally left the EU?	31st January 2020
Who was Margaret Thatcher?	The daughter of a grocer
What did Margaret Thatcher train as?	Chemist and Lawyer
When was she elected as MP?	1959
When did she become a cabinet minister for education and science?	1970
When was Margaret Thatched elected as the leader of the conservative party?	1975
When did Margaret Thatcher become the first woman Prime Minister of the UK ?	1979
Who was the longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century?	Margaret Thatcher 1979-1990
What were the economic changes that were introduced during the leadership of Margaret Thatcher ?	She privatised nationalised services and create laws to limit trade union's power
When did Argentina invade The Falkland islands?	1992
Who was John Major?	Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher and helped establish the Irish peace process
Who was Roald Dahl?	Born in Wales, served in military, was a writer, known mostly for children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" and "George's marvellous medicine"
When was the Labour party led by Tony Blair elected?	1997
The labour party introduced the Scottish parliament and a Welsh assembly which is now called ?	Senedd
What was the Good Friday agreement?	A peace agreement to stop violence between Irish and british
When was the Good Friday agreement signed?	1998
When was the Northern Ireland assembly elected?	1999
When was the Northern Ireland assembly suspended?	2002
When was the Northern Ireland assembly reinstated?	2007
Who took over as Prime Minister in 2007?	Gordon Brown
When did British combat troops leave Iraq?	2009
Where does the UK operate now as part of the UN ?	Afghanistan
Why does the UK operate in Afghanistan as part of the UN?	To ensure it cannot be used as a safeheaven for international terrorist operations
In which election did no party win a majority since 1974?	May 2010
What happened in 2010 elections	The conservative and liberal party formed a coalition with David Cameron as Prime Minister
When did the Conservative party win the election	7th May 2015, David Cameron remained Prime Minister
What did David Cameron do after his election in 2015?	Called a referendum on leaving the EU
When was the Brexit referendum help?	23rd June 2016
What was the outcome of the Brexit referendum?	51.9% in favour, 48.1% against
Who succeeded David Cameron ?	Theresa May. in july 2016
Who succeeded Theresa May?	Boris Johnson July 2019
When did the UK officially leave the EU?	31st January 2020
What percentage of the UK population has foreign-born grandparents?	10 %
How long is the longest distance on the mainland is from John O'Groats and Land's End?	870 miles
What are some languages spoken in Scotland, Wales and Ireland?	Gaelic, Welsh, Irish Gaelic
For the year 1600 how many was the population of the UK?	just over 4 million
For the year 1700 how many was the population of the UK?	5 million
For the year 1801 how many was the population of the UK?	8 million
For the year 1851 how many was the population of the UK?	20 million
For the year 1901 how many was the population of the UK?	40 million
For the year 1951 how many was the population of the UK?	50 million
For the year 1998 how many was the population of the UK?	57 miilion
For the year 2005 how many was the population of the UK?	Just under 60 million
For the year 2010 how many was the population of the UK?	Just over 62 million
For the year 2017 how many was the population of the UK?	Just over 66 million
What percentage of the total population lives in England?	84%
What percentage of the total population lives in Wales?	5%
What percentage of the total population lives in Scotland?	8%
What percentage of the total population lives in Northern Ireland?	3%
People in the UK are living longer than ever before?	TRUE
The elderly population in the UK is disappearing?	FALSE
How many people were Christian's in the 2011 census?	59%
How many people were Muslim in the 2011 census?	4.8%
How many people were Hindus in the 2011 census?	1.5%
How many people were Sikh in the 2011 census?	0.8%
How many people were Jewish/Buddhist in the 2011 census?	less than 0.5% (each)
How many people were Atheists in the 2011 census?	25%
In England there is a tie between the church and the state?	TRUE
Who is the head of the Church of england?	The king (monarch)
Who is the spiritual leader of the Church of England?	The Archbishop of Canterbury
The monarch has the right to select the archbishop and other officials of the church, but usually this is done by the Prime Minister and a committee of the church	TRUE
Several archbishops sit in the house of lords	TRUE
What is the national church of Scotland?	The Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)
Who is the church of Scotland governed by?	Ministers and elders
Who is the moderator, how long are they appointed for and what is their job?	The Chair of the general assembly of the church of scotland, appointed for a year max, and they speak on behalf of the church.
There is no established church in Wales and Northern Ireland?	TRUE
What are other christian groups in the UK?	Baptists, Quakers, Methodists and Presbyterian
When is St. David's day and he is the patron of which country?	1st March, Wales
When is St. Andrew's day and he is the patron of which country?	30 November, Scotland
When is St. Patrick day and he is the patron of which country?	17th March, Norhern Ireland
When is St. George's day and he is the patron of which country?	23 April, England
Which countries have their patron days as official bank holidays?	Scotland and Ireland
How are patron saints days celebrated?	Mostly parades and festivals
When is Christmas day and what does it celebrate?	25th December, the birth of Christ
When is boxing day and is it a public holiday?	26th December and yes it is
When does Easter take place?	March/April
What does Good Friday mark?	Death of Christ
What are the 40 days before Easter known as?	Lent
Do people fast during Lent?	They used to, now they mostly give up a favourite food
What is the day before Lent known as?	Shrove Tuesday or pancake day
What do people make on Shrove Tuesday/pancake day?	They would make pancakes with eggs and milk
When does Lent begin?	On Ash wednesday
What do churchgoers do on Ash Wednesday?	They have the symbol of a cross painted on their forehead with ash
When is Diwali and long does it last?	Either October/Novermber and last for 5 days
What is Diwali often called?	Festival of Lights
Which groups celebrate Diwali?	Hindus and Sikhs
What does Diwali celebrate?	Victory of good over evil and gaining of knowledge
Where is there a famous celebration of Diwali?	In Leicester
When is Hanukah and how long is it celebrates for?	November/December and is celebrate for 8 days
What does Hanukah celebrate?	The fight of the Jewish people for religious freedom
When is Eid Al-Fitr and how long does it last?	Changes every year, lasts for a day
What do people do in Hanukah?	Each day of the festival people light a candle on the menorah
What does Eid Al-Fitr celebrate ?	The end of Ramadan for Muslin people, they thank Allah for giving them the strength to complete fast
What is Ramadan and how long does it last?	It is fast which lasts for a month
When is Vaisakhi and how long does it last?	14th April, with parades, dancing and singing
What does Eid ul Adha celeberate?	It remembers the prophet Ibrahim who sacrificed his son for God when he was asked and reminding Muslims of their own commitment to god and they sacrified an animal to eat, but they need to do get this from an actual slaughter house here (no backyard sacrifices allowed without a permit)
What does the Vaisakhi celebrate ?	Celeberates the founding the Sikh community known as Khalsa
When is New year's day?	1st January
Is the 2nd of January a public holiday in Scotland ?
What is the 31st of December also known as?	Hogmanay
When is Valentine's day	14 February, people exchange gifts, cards and celebrate their love (allegedly)
When is April Fool's day?	1st April
till when do people play jokes on April Fool's day	midday
When is Mothering Sunday / Mother's day	3 weeks before Easter
When is Father's day ?	3rd sunday in June
When is Halloween	31st October, has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter
When is Bonfire night?	5th November
Where is Bonfire night celebrated?	Great Britain
What does Bonfire night celebrate?	When a group led by Guy Fawkes failed to kill the protestant King with a bomb in the house of parliament
When is Rememberance Day?	11 November
What does Remembrance Day commemorate?	1st WW
How many minutes of silence is there on Rememberance day	2 minutes at 11 o'clock
What do people do on remembrance day?	Lay wreaths on the cenotaph
What are bank holidays?	Days when banks and other businesses close for the day, non-religious holidays
When are other bank holidays?	beginning of may, late may or early jule, august
In nothern Ireland there is the anniversary of the Battle of Boyne as a public holiday in which month?	July
what are popular sports stadiums	Wembley stadium in London and Principality Stadium in Cardiff
What sports began in Britain	Cricket, football, long tennis, golf and rugby
What years did the UK host the olympics on 3 occasions	1908, 1948 and 2012
Where was the main olympic site for the 2012 games?	Stratford East London
Who was heavily involved in the creation of the parolympics?	Doctor Sir Ludwig Guttman, a german refugee in Buckinghamshire
What did Doctor Sir Ludwig Guttman do?	He worked with people who had spinal injuries and encouraged people with spinal injuries to take part in sport
Notable British sports people	Sir Roger Bannister (1st to run a mile under 4 minutes in 1954), Sir Jackie Stewart (Scottish former racing driver, won F1 3 times) , Bobby Moore ( captained the English football team that the won the world cup in 1966), Baron Ian Botham (captained the english cricket team and held a number of cricket records for batting and bowling), Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean (won gold medals for ice dancing, in olympics of 1984 and in 4 consecutive world championships), Sir Steve Redgrave (gold medals in rowing in 5 consecutive olympic games), Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson (althele who is a wheelchair user, and won 16 parolympic medals, 11 gold, in 5 paraolympic games, and she won the marathon 6 and then broke a total of 30 world records), Dame Kelly Holmes (won 2 gold medals for running in the 2004 olympic games), Dame Ellen MacArthur (yatch woman, became the first person to sail around the world single-handed in 2004), Sir Chris Hoy ( Scottish cyclist who won 6 gold and 1 silver olympic medals and 11 world championship titles), David Weir (parolympic, wheelchair user, 6 medals over 2 olympic games and won 6 London marathons), Sir Bradley Wiggins (cycling, in 1912 first in Britain to win tour de france, has own 8 olympic medals, gold in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), Sir Mo Farah (British distance runner, born in Somalia, won gold medals for 5000 and 10,000 meters in the 2012 and 2016 olympics, first British person to win the gold in the 10,000 meters), Dame Jessica Ennis Hill (won 2012 olympic gold medal in the heptathlon and silver medal in the 2016 olympic games), Sir Andy Murray (Scottish tennis player, won men's singles in 2012 US open, he is the first British person to win a single's title in a grand slam tournament since 1936, 2012 he won olympic gold and silver, 2013 and 2016 he won men's singles in Wimbledon and gold at olympics in 2016), Ellie Simmonds (parolympian, won gold medals for swimming in the 2008 and 2016 olympic games, and gold world records, was the youngest member of the British team in the 2008 games).
Where did Cricket originate from?	England
How long can cricket games last?	5 days
Where did the expression "rain stopped play" come from?	Cricket
Where did the expression "batting on a sticky wicket" ?	Cricket
Where did the expression "playing a straight bat"?	Cricket
Where did the expression "bowled a googly" come from?	Cricket
Where did the expression "it's just not cricket" come from?	Cricket
What is the most famous Cricket competition between England and Australia ?	The Ashes
Where did football originate from?	England
When was the first professional football club formed in the UK?	Late 19th century
Which members of the UK have their own football leagues?	England, Scotland, Wales AND northern Ireland
Each country in the UK has their own football team that competes in international championships such as the world cup?	TRUE
What year did England win the World Cup?	1966
Who was the coach of the English team in 1966 when they won the World Cup?	Bobby Moore.
Where did Rugby originate from?	England.
What time did Rugby originate?	Early 19th century
There are two different types of Rugby which are?	Union and League
Union and League rugby have different rules	TRUE
Both union and league rugby have different national teams for each of the 4 uk counties?	TRUE
Within each UK country, there are 2 teams; one for league and one for union rugby	TRUE
What is the most famous competition of Union Rugby	The Six Nations champtionship
Which countries take part in the Six Nation rugby competition?	England, France, Ireland , Scotland, Wales, Italy
What is the most well known Rugby League competition?	The Super League.
Where did horse racing originate from?	Britain
How far back do we have records of horse racing taking place in the UK?	roman times
What are the famous horse racing events in the UK?	the Royal Ascot (Berkshire), The Grand National (Aintree, Liverpool), The Scottish Grand National (Ayr)
Where is the national horse racing museum?	New Market, Suffolk
Where did golf originate from?	Scotland
When did golf first appear?	15th Century
Which city is the home of golf?	St. Andrews, Scotland
What is the major golf competition held outside the US ?	The Open Championship
Where did modern tennis evolve?	England
When did modern tennis evolve?	19th century
When and where did the first tennis club form?	Leamington Spa in 1872
What is the most famous tournament of tennis hosted Great Britain	Wimbledon championships
Where does the Wimbledon championship take place?	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
What is the oldest tennis championship in the world?	The wimbledon
What is different about the wimbledon championship compared to other tennis competitions?	It is the only grand slam played on grass
Who was the first person to sail around the world single-handed?	Sir Francis Chichester
When did the first person sail around the world single-handed?	1966-67
Who was the first person to sail around the world single-handed WITHOUT stopping?	Sir Robin Knox Johnston
When was the first person to sail around the world single-handed WITHOUT stopping?	1968-9
Where is the most famous sailing event in the UK	Cowes, Isle of Wight
Between which university is there a yearly competition of rowing?	Oxford and Cambridge (oxbridge)
When did motorcar racing start in the UK ?	1902
How often is a F1 grand prix held in the UK ?	Every year
What are recent winners of F1?	Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button
How many ski centres are there in Scotland?	5
Where is the Europe's longest dry ski slope?	Edinburgh
What is the 8 week long music festival held in England called?	The Proms
How long is the Proms music festival	8 weeks
The Proms is a 6 week long music festival	FALSE
Since when was the Proms organised by the BBC?	1927
When is the most well known concert of the Proms?	Last Night of the Proms
Who was Henry Purcell ?	A british composer, organist at Westminster Abbey who made mostly ecclesiastical music but influential on british style of music
Who was George Frederick Handel ?	A german-born british music composer
What were George Frederick Handel most famous music pieces?	"Water music" written for king George 1st, "Music for the royal fireworks" written for George 2nd and "Messiah" which is sung in Easter
Who is a some recent british composer?	Gustav Holst
What were the most famous of Gustav Holst ?	"The Planets" a suite of pieces themes around the solar planets of the solar system, he adapted "Jupyter" as the tune for "I vow to thee my country" which is a popular hymn in British churches.
Who was Sir Edward Elgar?	A british composer from Worcester
What is the most famous musical work of Sir Edward Elgar?	"The pomp and circumstance marches" , "March No 1" is usually played at the Last Night of Proms
Who is Ralph Vaughan Williams ?	A composer who wrote music for orchestras and choirs, strongly influenced by traditional English folk music
Who was Sir William Walton?	A british composer who wrote a wide variety of music, from film scores to opera
What are the most famous works of Sir William Walton?	"facade" which became a ballet and "Belshazzar's feast" which is intended to be sung by a large choir . He also wrote the coronation marches of George 6th and Elizabeth 2nd
Who was Benjamin Britten ?	Composer best known for his operas
What are Benjamin Britten's most famous works ?	"Peter Grimes" and "Billy Budd", he also wrote " A young person's guide to the orchestra"
Who founded the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk?	Benjamin Britten
Which festival did Benjamin Britten found in Suffolk?	Alderburgh Festival
Since when has British pop music made important cultural contributions to life in the UK?	1960s
What are famous British bands?	The Beatles and the Rolling Stones
What types of music have originated from the UK?	Punk music (70s) and boy/girl bands (90s)
What are large venues that host music concerts in the UK ?	Wembley Stadium, The O2, The SEC centre
Where is The O2 ?	Greenwich , South East London
Where is the SEC centre?	Glasgow
What are famous summer music Festivals?	Glastonbury Festival, the Isle of Wight Festival and Creamfields festival
What is the National Eisteddfod of Wales?	It is an annual cultural festival that include music, dance and art in Welsh
What are music awards in the UK ?	The Mercury Prize (September for best album in UK and Ireland ) and The Brit Awards (a yearly event that gives awards in a range of categories)
Where is Theatre Land?	London's West End
What is the "Mouse Trap" ?	A murder mystery play by Agatha Christie, which has the longest initial run of any show in history and is still played since 1952
When did Gilbert and Sullivan write comic operas	19th century
What are Gilbert and Sullivan known for ?	Their comic operas titled "The Pirates of Penzance" and " HMS pinafore" and "The mikado"
Who has written the music of many theatre plays in recent times?	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Which plays did Andrew Lloyd Webber?	Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera
What is a pantomime?	A play with music and comedy put on for Christmass
What are the Laurens Olivier awards?	Theatre acting awards
Who are the Laurens Olivier awards named after ?	Sir Laurens Olivier, best known for his acting in Shakespearean plays
What was the common theme in art during the Middle Ages?	Religion
Why was a lot of the art from the middle ages lost?	Because of the Protestant reformation
When did British artist become well known for their paintings?	18th century and onwards
What are the most well known national galleries?	The National Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern (London) and the National Museum in Cardiff and the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh
What is the Turner prize?	Celebrates contemporary art
When was the Turner prize established?	1984
who was the Turner prize named after?	Joseph Turner, a painter
Who are previous winner of the Turner prize?	Damien Hirst, Richard Wright
Who are notable british artists?	Thomas Gainsborough (painter of portraits, people in the country/garden scenery), David Allan (scottish painter known for his portraits, most famous "The origin of painting"), Joseph Turner (influential landscape painter in modern style, considered the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting), John Constable (landscape painter, famous for his works of "Dedham Vale" which about Suffolk Essex Boarder), The Pre-Raphaelites (an important group of artists in the second half of 19th century, painted detailed pictures on religious or literary themes, included: Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir John Millais, Sir John Lavery (Northern Irish painted, painted royal family), Henry Moore (English sculpture artist, known for his large bronze abstract sculptures), John Petts (Welsh artist known for his engravings and stained glass), Lucian Freud (German born british artist, known for his portraits, David Hockney (important contributor to pop art movement of 60s and continues to be influential today).
Which cathedrals were built in the middle ages?	Cathedrals in Durham, Lincoln, Canterbury and Salisbury
The White Tower in Tower of London is an example of what architecture?	Norman castle keeps
Whom was the White Tower in the Tower of London built for?	William the Conqueror
Inigo Jones took inspiration from which styles of architecture to design the Queen's house in Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall London?	Classical architecture
When was the Queen's house in Greenwich built?	17th Century
When was the he Banqueting House in Whitehall London built?	17th Century
Who built the Queen's house in Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall London?	Inigo Jones
Who helped develop a British version of the popular ornate styles of Europe?	Sir Christopher Wren
Who made the second version of St. Paul's Cathedral?	Sir Christopher Wren
When did Sir Christopher Wren develop a British version of the popular ornate architecture styles of Europe?	17th Century
When did simpler architectural designs become popular?	18th Century
What type of architecture became popular in the 18th century?	simpler styles
Who was Robert Adam?	Scottish Architect from 18th century
What did Robert Adam design?	Dumfries House in Scotland
What did Robert Adam's designs influence?	Royal Crescent in Bath
When did the medieval gothic architecture style become popular again?	19th century
Which station was built in the 19th century in the medieval gothic style of architecture?	St Pancras Station
Which style of architecture were the Houses of Parliament built in?	Medieval gothic
Which cities have medieval gothic architecture?	Manchester and Sheffield
When was the cenotaph built?	20th century
Who built the cenotaph in Whitehall ?	Sir Edwin Lutyens
Who designed New Delhi?	Sir Edwin Lutyens
What is the cenotaph?	it is the sight of the annual remembrance day, which is attended by the king etc
Examples of modern british architects include:	Sir Norman Foster, Lord Richard Rogers, Dame Zaha Hadid
Who designed the grounds around countryside houses to look natural?	Lancelot "Capability" Brown
What did Lancelot 'Capability' Brown use to say about gardens?	They had capabilities?????????????????????
Who worked with Sir Edwin Lutyens to design gardens around the houses he built?	Gertrude Jekyll
Which show showcases garden designs annually in the UK?	The Chelsea flower show .
Who was Thomas Chippendale ?	A designer who make furniture in the 18th century
Who was Clarice Cliff ?	a designer of art deco ceramics
Sir Terence Conran ?	20th century interior designer
Fashion designers of recent years include:	Mary Quant, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood
Who has won the nobel prize in literature?	Sir William Golding, Seamus Heaney, playwright Harold Pinter
What is Agatha Christie known for?	Her detective/mystery books
What is Ian Fleming known for?	Introduced the character James Bond in his books
Which book was voted the country's best loved novel in 2003?	JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
What prize is awarded annually for the best fiction novel in English and published in the UK and Ireland.	The Booker prize for fiction
Since when has the Booker prize been awarded?	1968
Who are past winner of the booker prize?	Ian McEwan, Hilary Mantel, Julian Barnes
Who are other famous authors?	Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, concern marriage and family relationships), Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, you will hear references to Scrooge, Mr Micawber ), Robert Louis Stevenson (wrote children's books, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, Jude the Obscure), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), Evelyn Waugh ( wrote satyrical novels, Decline and Fall, Scoop, best known for Brideshead Revisited), Sir Kingsley Amis ( English novelist and poet, Lucky Jim), Graham Greene ( wrote religious themed novels, The Heart of the Matter, Brighton Rock, The Honorary Consul, Our Man in Havana ), JK Rowling (Wrote Harry Potter)
Who are other famous British poets?	Anglosaxon period:Some person who wrote Beowulf ( a poem that tells of a hero's battle against monsters, translated into many languages), Middle Ages : Chaucer (Canterbury Tales), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (unknown author, poem about one of the knights at the court of King Arthur), Shakepeare (sonnets, poems which must 14 lines long and some other longer ones), John Milton (wrote paradise lost, religious poem), William Wordsworth ( inspired by nature), Sir Walter Scott (wrote poems inspired by Scotland and its traditions, novels about Scotland), 19th century: William Blake, John Keats, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Alfred Lord Tennyson , Wilfred Owen , Elizabeth Browning. Recent: Sir Walter de la Mare, John Masefield , Sir John Betjeman, Ted Hughes
Which poets wrote poems about WW1?	Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon
Some of the best poets are buried and commemorated where?	Westminster Abbey, The Poets Corner
Who wrote "Home thoughts from abroad"?	Robert Browning
Who wrote She Walks in Beauty?	Lord Byron
Who wrote the Daffodils ?	William Wordsworth
Who wrote the Tyger?	William Blake
Who wrote Anthem for Doomed Youth ?	Wilfred Owen
What is an allotment?	a small piece of land you can rent to grow fruit and veg.
Famous gardens in the UK	Kew Gardens, Sissinghurst and Hidcote in England; Crathes Castle and Inveraray Castle in scotland ; Bodnant Gardens In Wales; Mount Stewart In Northern Ireland.
What is the official flower of England?	Rose
What is the official flower of Scotland ?	The Thistle
What is the official flower of Wales ?	Daffodil
What is the official flower of Ireland?	The shamrock
Most shops in the UK are open 7 days a week?	TRUE
What are traditional foods of England ?	Roast beef served with potatoes, veg and yorkshire pudding and fish and chips
What are traditional foods in Wales?	Welsh cakes
What are traditional foods in Scotland?	Haggis
What are traditional foods in Northern Ireland?	ulster fry (fried meal with bacon, pudding, eggs, sausage, black pudding etc)
When was the first public showing of a film in the UK ?	1896
What did British film makers become known for?	Special effects
Which famous actor became known through silent films?	Sir Charlie Chaplin
Who were eminent directors in the 1930s	Sir Alfred Hitchock and Alexander Korda
When did Alfred Hitchock die?	1980
During the second world war movies played an important part in boosting morale?	TRUE
Which more recent directors found success both in the UK and US?	Sir David Lean, Sir Ridley Scott
What were famous british comedies from the 50s and 60s?	Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers, The Carry On films
Which two very famous film franchises have been produced in the UK ?	Harry Potter and James Bond
What is the oldest film studio in the world	Ealing Studios
Who won 4 oscars for animation films?	Nick Park
Which films is Nick Park known for?	Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep
Who are british actors who have starred in many films?	Sir Lawrence Olivier, David Niven, Sir Rex Harrison, Richard Burton
Who are recent actors that have own oscars?	Collin Firth, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dame Judy Dench, Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton
What are the BAFTAs?	The British Academy Film Awards, hosted by the BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (british equivalent of oscars)
What are famous british films?	The 39 steps by Hitchcock, Brief Encounter by Sir David Lean, the Third Man by Carol Reed, The Belles of St. Trinian's by Frank Launder, Lawrence of Arabia by Sir David Lean, Women in Love by Ken Russell, Don't Look Now by Nicolas Roeg, Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson , the Killing Fields by Roland Joffe, Four Weddings and a Funeral by Mike Newell, Touching the Void by Kevin MacDonald
What was the most famous satyrical magazine and when was it first published?	The Punch, 1840s
Which magazine today continues the tradition of political satire?	Private Eye
What is british Music Hall ?	Variety theatre, common until TV became widespread
Who were Morecambe and Wise ?	Performers in music halls in the 40s and 50s and then became TV stars.
What are well known satire films in TV?	That was the week that was (60s), Spitting Image (80s-90s)
When did Monty Python's flying circus introduce a new type of progressive comedy?	1969
What are popular soap operas?	Eastenders and Coronation Street
Everyone in the UK with blah blah must have a TV license?	TRUE
One license covers the entire house, unless you have separate tenancy agreement and are renting a room?	TRUE
What % discount is given to blind people for the TV license?	50%
People over 75 can get their TV license for free?	TRUE , if they apply
The money from TV licenses is used to pay what?	The fucking BBC
What are traditional pub games ?	Darts and pool
To buy alcohol you must be 18 or over?	TRUE
When are pubs usually open	11 am , except 12 am on sundays
How many national parks are the in England ?	15
When was the National Trust founded and by whom ?	1895, 3 volunteers
What is the Big Ben?	The nickname for the great bell on the clock at the Houses of Parliament in London
How old is the Big Ben ?	Over 150 years old
What is the clock tower where the Big Ben is names?	Elizabeth Tower, in honour of her diamond jubilee
Where is The Eden project?	Cornwall , southwest England
What is the Eden project?	Giant greenhouse biomes, and a charity
Who looks after Edinburgh Castle	Historic Environment Scotland
Where is the Giant's Causeway located?	Northeast coast of Northern Ireland
What is the Giant's Causeway?	Land formation of columns made of volcanic lava
When was the Giant's Causeway formed?	50 million years ago
How large is the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National park ?	covers 720 square miles
Where is the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National park ?	West Scotland
What is the largest expanse of water in mainland Britain?	Loch Lomond
What is the London Eye ?	Ferris Wheel
Where is the London Eye situated?	souther bank of River Thames
How tall is the London Eye?	443 feet tall ?
Why was the London Eye originally built for?	To celebrate the millenium
Where is Snowdonia	North Wales
What is Snowdonia	National Park
How large is Snowdonia	823 square miles
What is the most well know landmark of Snowdonia	Snowdon, the highest Mountain in Wales
When was the Tower of London first built?	after 1066
Who built the Tower of London?	William the Conqueror
Who gives tours to the Tower of London?	Yeoman Warders, also known as beefeaters
What are the Yeoman Warders also known as?	beefeaters
Where are the crown Jewels located	Tower of London
Where is the Lake District	England
What is England largest national park?	Lake District
How large is Lake District?	912 square miles
What is Lake District famous for?	famous for lakes and mountains
What is the biggest stretch of war in the Lake District?	Windemere ribbon lake
When did television voters vote Wastwater as Birtains favourite view?	2007
Which place was voted as Britains favourite view?	Westwater
What is the political system of the UK?	Democratic monarchy
Was Britain a democracy at the turn of the 19th Century?	No, only men over 21 with property could vote (aka the rich)
What is the franchise?	The people who have the right to vote
When did the voting franchise grow?	During the 19th century
In thr 1830s-40s a group called the Chartists campaigned for reform.They called for which changes?	For every man to have the vote, elections every year, for all regions to be equal in the electoral system, secret ballots , for any man to be able to stand as an MP and MPs to be paid.
When were the Chartists requests made into reforms?	1918
When was the vote extended to women over 30?	1918
When was the vote extended to both men and women aged over 21?	1928
When was the voting age reduced to 18 for both men and women?	1969
Why is the British constistution described as unwritten?	Because it is not down into a single document, because the UK unlike America or France has never had a revolution.
What are the main parts of government; what are those	1) Monarch, 2) Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords, 3) the Prime Minister, 4) The Cabinet, 5) The Judiciary, 6) The Police, 7) The Civil Service, 8) Local Government , 9) Devolved governments in Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland that power to legislate on certain issues.
Who is the head of state in the UK?	The Monarch, Charles III
Who is the Monarch of State for many countries in the Commonwealth?	Charles III
Who appoints the government?	The King/Queen appoint those voted by the public.
Since when has the Prince served as King?	Since the death of his mother Elizabeth, on September 2022
Who is King Charles III married to?	Queen Camilla
Who is the heir to the throne?	Prince William, the Prince of Wales
What roles does the King fulfill?	Ceremonial roles like the opening speech at the beginning of each year in Parliament summarising the decisions of last year, the king represents the UK to the rest of the world, welcomes diplomats/ambassadors, providing stability and continuity, provides a focus of national identity and pride
What is the national anthem of the UK	God save the King/Queen
When/Where is the national anthem played?	Played at important national occasions and events attended by the king or the royal family.
What is the first of the national anthem?	"God save our gracious King, Long live our noble King, God Save the King, send him victorious, happy and glorious, long to rein over us, God save the King"
The UK is divided into what political parts?	Parliamentary constituencies
Who forms the House of commons?	all the elected MPs
What are the responsibilities of MPs?	Represent everyone in their constituency, create new laws, scrutinize and comment on what the government is doing, and debate important national issues.
What are the member of the House of Lords known as?	Peers
Are the members of the house of lords elected?	No
Until 1958, who could be a member of the House of Lords?	Hereditary, Senior Judges or Bishops
Since when has the Prime Minister have the power to appoint peers to the House of Lords?	Since 1958
What are peers appointed by the Prime Minister to the House of Lords known as ?	Life Peers, meaning their membership cannot be inherited
Life Peers are appointed by ...	by the monarch on the advise of the Prime minister
Can anyone else aside from the Prime Minister propose individuals to be appointed as Life Peers in the House of Lords?	Yes, but only specific leaders, eg. main political parties, an independent appointments commission .
Since 1999 hereditary peers have lost the right to what?	Attend the House of Lords
Since 1999 how are hereditary peers chosen to attend the House of Lords	A few are selected to represent them in the house of lords.
The House of Lords or the House of Commons is more independent from the Government	The House of Lords
What is the role of the House of Lords?	They can suggest amendments and new laws to be discussed by MPs, check laws passed by House of Commons to ensure they are fit for purpose, they hold the government accountable to ensure it is working in the interest of the people
Peers are specialists in certain topics?	Yes
The House of Commons has the power to overrule the House of Lords?	Yes but not commonly used.
Who is the speaker?	They are the chief office of the House of Commons, they are neutral and do not represent a political party even though they are an MP, they represent a constituency and deal with constituency problems as any other MP
How is the Speaker chosen?	In a secret ballot vote by MPs
How often are elections held?	Every 5 years
What happens if the Prime Minister dies?	A By-election is held to replace them.
How are MPs elected?	First past the post.
What happens if no party wins the majority?	2 or more parties join together to form the government aka a coalition
Who is the leader of the political party in power?	Prime Minister
Who appoints the cabinet?	The Prime Minister
Where does the Prime Minister live?	10 Downing Street
What is the Prime Minister's country house called?	Checkers
When can the Prime Minister be changed?	If the MPs vote them out, or if they resign. They usually resign is they lose the election
How many are in the cabinet?	20 MPs
Who is in the cabinet?	20 MPs
What are some important members of the cabinet called?	Chancellor of the Exchequer (economy), Home Secretary (crime, policing and immigration), Foreign Secretary (managing relationship with foreign countries), Other ministers called Secretaries of State (education, health and defence)
What is the cabinet and what do they do ?	A committee of appointed MPs which meets weekly and make decision about government policy
What is the second largest party in the House of commons called?	The Opposition
How often does Prime Ministers' questions take place?	Weekly
What is the shadow cabinet?	A cabinet of the opposition, appointed by the leader of the second largest party in parliament, whose job is to challenge the government and suggest alternative policy
What are the major political parties in the UK?	Labour, Conservatives and Torries
What are MPs who do not represent major political parties called?	Independents
What are Pressure and Lobby groups	CBI (represent business interests) , Green Peace (environment) and Liberty (for human rights)
What is the role of civil servants	accountable to ministers, chosen on merit, politically neutral, help enforce policies
What are the core values of civil servants	Integrity, honesty , objectivity and impartiality
Towns and cities are run by people elected from the central government	FALSE, they are voted by the public
Who is the ceremonial leader of the council ?	The mayor
How many authorities does London have?	33
When are local council elections held?	May every year
Since when are there devolved administrations	1997
When was The Senedd formed?	1999
When was the Scottish parliament formed?	1999
What is under the control of central government?	Immigration, Defence, foreign affairs, social security, most taxation
What is not under the control of central government?	Health and education
Where was the Senned formed?	In Cardiff
What are Senned members called?	SMs (aka Senned memebers)
How many SMs are in the senned ?	60
how often does Wales have elections?	every 4 years
What are the powers of the Senned?	Since 2011, they can make law in 21 areas, including education, health and social services, economic development and housing
Where was the Scottish parliament formed	Edinburgh
What are members of the Scottish parliament called	MSPs
How many MSPs are in the Scottish parliament	129
How are MSPs elected?	Proportional representation
What powers do MSPs have?	Everything but what is reserved for UK government: including civl and criminal law, health, education, planning and tax raising powers.
Where was the Northern Ireland ASSEMBLY established?	Belfast
When was the Northern Ireland parliament established and abolished?	established 1922, 1972 abolished,
When was the Northern Ireland Assembly established	In 1998, when the troubles were resolved (Belfast agreement)
How are Northern Irish assembly members called	MLAs
How many members are in the Northern Irish assembly ?	90
How are the members of the Northern Irish assembly chosen?	Proportional representation
What are the powers of MLAs	Education, agriculture, environment, health and social services
The Northern Ireland assembly has been suspended several times?	TRUE
When was the Senned building opened?	March 2006
When was the Scottish parliament building opened?	October 2004
What does MLAs stand for	Members of the Legislative Assembly
What is the Northern Ireland assembly called?	Stormont
The UK government has the power to suspend all devolved governments	TRUE
What are proceedings notes from government meetings called?	Hansard
When is the electoral register updated?	Every year in September\October
What times are polling stations open ?	7am to 10 pm
Who cannot stand for office?	Members of the armed forces, civil servants and people guilty of criminal offences
can members of the house of lords stand to be members of the house of commons?	No, but they are eligible for all other offices
Entrance to the House of Commons is free	Yes
It is easier to enter the House of Lords than the House of Commons	Yes
If you wish to visit Stormont you can	1) website, 2) contant an MLA, 3) contact the nothern ireland education service
If you wish to visit the Scottish parliament	You can get tickets and arrange visit through the website or by phone
If you wish to visit the Senned	Book guided tours or seats by contacting the booking service by phone, email or web
What is the Commonwealth	An association of countries which support each other and work together towards goals in democracy and development
Most member states of the commonwealth were once part of the British empire	TRUE
Who is the ceremonial head of the Commonwealtg	The King
How many member states does the commonwealth currently have?	56
The commonwealth has no power over its members but it can suspend membership	TRUE
The commonwealth is based in which values	Democracy, good government and the rule of law
What are the member states of the commonwealth	Anigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Fiji, Ghana, India, Kingdom of Eswatini, Malawi, Malta, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St Lucia, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Australia, Barbados, Brunei, Cyprus, Gabon, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nauru, Pakistan, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Zambia, Bahamas, Belize, Cameroon, Dominica, Gambia, Guyana, Kenya, Lesotho, Maldives, Mozambique, New Zelaand, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, Togo, Tuvalu, United Republic of Tanzania
How many member countries does the council of Europe have	47
What is the responsibility of the council of Europe	Protect and promote human rights in those countries
What is the most well known convention passed by the council of Europe	The European convention on human rights
The United nations is	An international organisation with more than 190 country members
When was the UN set up	After WW2 and aims to promote peace and security, prevent war
How many members are there on the UN board?	15 members, UK is one of them
The NATO stands for	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
What is NATO	A group of European and north american countries aiming to protect peace
What is law divided into	Criminal law (crimes, investigated by police and punished by courts) Civil law (disputes between people)
Examples of criminal laws are:	Carrying a weapon, even if its for self defence, drugs, racial crime, selling tobacco to under 18s, smoking in public places, buying or selling alcohol for under 18s, drinking in public in alcohol free zones, murder, theft and assault
Examples of civil laws are:	Housing law, disputes between landlords and tenants, consumer rights, employment law, debt
The police duties are?	Protect life and property, prevent disturbances and prevent and detect crime
What is the organisation of the police?	Into separate police forces, headed by chief constables
The police is independent of the government	TRUE
What are PCCs?	Police and Crime Commissioner; In november 2012 they were first elected by the public, they are responsible for delivering an effective police force, they appoint the chief constable
Who supports police officers?	Police Community Support officers, who patrol the streets, work with the public and support police officers at crime scenes
Anyone can make a complaint about the police by	going to the police station or writing to the chief constable
The UK faces a range of terrorist threats like	The Al Qa'Ida and related organisation
What is the Judiciary and what do they do?	A group of judges who are responsible for interpreting the law and ensure it is applied fairly
Criminal Courts	Magistrates and Justice of the Peace Courts: most minor cases are dealt in a Magistrates court in england, wales and ireland. In scotland minor cases go to a justice of the peace.
Do Magistrates and Justices of the peace need legal qualification and are they paid	No to both
Magistrates decide the verdict and the sentence given in each case?	TRUE
In Northern Ireland the cases are heard by a district judge who is legally qualified and paid?	Yes
The Crown courts and Sheriff courts	In England, wales and northern ireland serious criminal cases are tried in the Crown court, in Scotland they are tried in the sheriff court; both have juries
The most serious cases in Scotland are heard in?	The High Court
How many members do juries have each UK country have	12 in England, Wales, Ireland and 15 in Scotland
What are the possible verdicts in the UK countries	Guilt/not guilty for England, Wales, Ireland and in Scotland also a third which is "not proven"
The Youth Courts	IF an accused person is aged 10-17 the case is held in a Youth court and tried in front of 3 specially trained Magistrates or a district judge. However the most serious cases will still go to the High Court
Northern Ireland has a system of youth conferencing to consider how a child should be dealt with when they have committed an offence?	TRUE
In Scotland what is the equivalent of the Youth Court	Children's hearing system
What is the Northern ireland equivalent of the Youth court	Youth conferencing
County courts	They deal with debt, personal injury, family matters, breaches of contracts and divorce
Where are matters such as debt, personal injury, family matters, breaches of contracts and divorce dealt with In Scotland	Sheriff's court
More serious cases, eg large compensation ammounts are dealth	The High Court in england, wales, ireland and in Scotland Court of Session in Edinburgh
The small claims procedure	an informal procedure that deoesnt require a lawyer to help settle disputes of small amounts for 10k in England and Wales, 5k In Scotland and 3k in Northern Ireland
Legal advice	Solicitors, Citizens Advice Service, Law societies
When did the UK sign the European Convention on Human Rights	1950
What are the principles included in the European Convention on Human Rights	The right to life, prohibition of torture, prohibition of forced labour and slavery, right to liberty and security, right to fair trial , freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression/speech
The human rights act of which year incorporated the principles of European Convention on Human Rights	1998
When was the forced marriage act passed?	2008 in England, Wales and Ireland, 2011 Scotland
How old do you need to be to drive	17+
You need to be at least how old to drive a moped	16
If you wish to drive an electric bike you need to be how old ?	14+
Drivers can use their license until they are how old?	70, after that its only valid for 3 years at a time.