Life in the UK Practice Test 40
Free Life in the UK practice test 40 of 52: 24 questions in the real exam format, drawn from all five chapters of the official handbook. The real test has 24 questions, a 45-minute limit and a pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Ealing Studios in London became particularly famous during the 1940s and 1950s for making which kind of films?
Ealing Studios became famous for its comedies, including The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers.
Question 2 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The BBC television series Doctor Who was first broadcast in 1973.
Doctor Who was first broadcast on BBC television in November 1963, with William Hartnell as the first Doctor.
Question 3 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Wallace and Gromit, the inventor and his dog who star in films such as The Wrong Trousers, were created by which animator?
Nick Park created Wallace and Gromit at Aardman Animations, using stop-motion clay models.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The film Chariots of Fire tells the true story of British athletes competing at which Olympic Games?
Chariots of Fire follows Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
Question 5 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which of these is NOT traditionally part of a British Christmas?
Lighting a bonfire topped with an effigy belongs to Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November, not Christmas. Pulling crackers and eating turkey are Christmas Day traditions, and the monarch's Christmas message, broadcast on the day, has been part of British Christmas since the reign of George V.
Question 6 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Avebury in Wiltshire is famous for having the largest example in Britain of what kind of prehistoric monument?
Avebury's great circle of standing stones is the largest stone circle in Britain, far wider than Stonehenge.
Question 7 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Visitors can still see the remarkably preserved Roman Baths in which English city?
The Roman Baths survive in the city of Bath, built around the hot springs the Romans called Aquae Sulis.
Question 8 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
HMS Victory, preserved today at Portsmouth, was the flagship of which admiral at the Battle of Trafalgar?
HMS Victory was Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar in 1805, where Nelson was killed.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which TWO of these famous events take place in Scotland?
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Up Helly Aa is Shetland's fire festival, held in Lerwick each January, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is performed each August in front of Edinburgh Castle. The Chelsea Flower Show takes place in London, and the Glastonbury Festival is held in Somerset.
Question 10 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Cutty Sark, one of the fastest tea clipper ships ever built, is now preserved as a museum ship at which London location?
The Cutty Sark, which once raced home with cargoes of tea from China, is preserved in dry dock at Greenwich.
Question 11 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
HMS Victory is preserved as a museum ship at Greenwich, beside the Cutty Sark.
Nelson's flagship HMS Victory is preserved at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and is open to visitors.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Rosh Hashanah is a festival in Judaism that marks what?
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, celebrated in the autumn with prayer, reflection and the sounding of the shofar.
Question 13 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Wesak, one of the most important festivals in Buddhism, celebrates events in the life of whom?
Wesak marks the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha, all traditionally said to have happened on the same day.
Question 14 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims who are able to do so fast each day between which times?
Throughout Ramadan, the fast runs from dawn to sunset each day; the month ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Lent falls immediately after Easter.
Lent comes before Easter — it is the period of about forty days leading up to it, when many Christians traditionally fast or give something up.
Question 16 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which combination would you most expect to find as the centre of a traditional British Sunday roast?
A traditional Sunday roast centres on roast meat served with roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy — often with Yorkshire pudding.
Question 17 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which TWO of these dishes are traditionally Scottish?
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Porridge, made from oats cooked in water or milk, has been a traditional Scottish breakfast for centuries, and haggis is Scotland's national dish, served with neeps and tatties. Welsh rarebit is a Welsh dish of cheese sauce on toast, and Bakewell tart takes its name from a town in Derbyshire.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Marmite, the dark savoury spread many Britons put on toast, is made from an extract of what?
Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of brewing, and is famous for its love-it-or-hate-it flavour.
Question 19 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In which year did Roger Bannister become the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes, at a track in Oxford?
Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford on 6 May 1954, finishing in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
Question 20 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Before Andy Murray's victory in 2013, who was the last British man to win the Wimbledon singles title, winning it three years running in the 1930s?
Fred Perry won Wimbledon in 1934, 1935 and 1936, and remained the last British men's champion until Andy Murray won in 2013.
Question 21 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In which year was the very first Rugby World Cup tournament played?
The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, and the tournament has been played every four years since then.
Question 22 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The first Rugby World Cup, in 1987, was jointly hosted by which TWO countries?
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The inaugural Rugby World Cup of 1987 was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, and New Zealand won the final in Auckland. England and France took part in the tournament but were not its hosts.
Question 23 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is rowed on the Thames over a course that runs between which two places?
The Boat Race is rowed upstream on the Championship Course on the Thames, starting at Putney and finishing at Mortlake.
Question 24 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
London Marathon runners traditionally cross the finish line on which famous London road, in front of Buckingham Palace?
The London Marathon traditionally finishes on The Mall, the broad ceremonial avenue leading to Buckingham Palace.
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