Worksheets生活在英倫(T01)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the Black Death take place?
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Stone Age
c)
The Middle Ages
d)
The Iron Age
2.
Which festival celebrates the end of Ramadan, when Muslims have fasted for a month?
a)
Hannukah
b)
Vaisakhi
c)
Eid ul Adha
d)
Eid al-Fitr
3.
Who was the tribal leader who fought against the Romans?
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Claudia
c)
Boudicca
d)
St Augustine
4.
Who developed the radar?
a)
John Logie Baird
b)
Sir Frank Whittle
c)
Sir Christopher Cockrell
d)
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
5.
Who is the patron Saint of Northern Ireland?
a)
St George
b)
St Patrick
c)
St Andrew
d)
St David
6.
Who made the first coins to be minted in Britain?
a)
The people of the Stone Age
b)
The Anglo-saxons
c)
The people of the Iron Age
d)
The Romans
7.
In 1348, one third of the population in England, Wales and Scotland died as a result of which disease?
a)
Measles
b)
Leprosy
c)
Smallpox
d)
The Black Death
8.
What is the name of the process by which many Scottish landlords destroyed individual small farms (known as ‘crofts’) to make space for large flocks of sheep and cattle?
a)
The Black Death
b)
The Corn Removal
c)
The Highland Clearances
d)
The Enlightenment
9.
When was the last successful foreign invasion of England?
a)
1415
b)
1314
c)
1066
d)
1200
10.
Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes, which are valid everywhere in the UK.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
During which period did the Beatles become popular and social laws were liberalised?
a)
1960s
b)
1970s
c)
1980s
d)
1950s
12.
Why is 1928 an important year in women’s voting history?
a)
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 18, the same as men.
b)
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 25
c)
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 30.
d)
Women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
13.
Where is Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park located?
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Scotland
d)
Northern Ireland
14.
Which of the following is not a British banknote?
a)
£50
b)
£25
c)
£20
d)
£5
15.
What was Margaret Thatcher famous for?
a)
She fought for the right to vote for women
b)
She was the first woman Prime Minister of the UK
c)
She set up the women’s Franchise League
d)
She was the founder of modern nursing
16.
What flower did William Wordsworth write about?
a)
Rose
b)
Daffodil
c)
Thistle
d)
Shamrock
17.
What was inscribed in the first coins to be minted in Britain during the Iron Age?
a)
The names of Iron Age kings
b)
The names of Iron Age Gods
c)
The names of trees
d)
The names of animals
18.
Who invented the World Wide Web?
a)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
b)
Sir Peter Mansfield
c)
Sir Ian Wilmot
d)
Sir Robert Edwards
19.
How are public holidays called?
a)
Bank Holidays
b)
Workers Holidays
c)
Business Holidays
d)
Summer Holidays
20.
During the Enlightenment, Adam Smith developed ideas about:
a)
Physics
b)
Economics
c)
Science
d)
Engineering
21.
Which invention led to the development of Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
b)
Steam power
c)
Radar
d)
Hovercraft
22.
Which of the following tells us about how people lived in England just after the Norman Conquest?
a)
The Domesday Book
b)
The Book of Common Prayer
c)
The Canterbury Tales
d)
The Carta Magna
23.
Where is the Giant’s Causeway located?
a)
Scotland
b)
England
c)
Wales
d)
Northern Ireland
24.
Each of the UK countries is associated with a flower symbol, which country is associated with the rose?
a)
Wales
b)
Northern Ireland
c)
Scotland
d)
England
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