Chapter 3 Practice Test 10
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When was the hovercraft invented?
Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910-99), a British inventor, invented the hovercraft in the 1950s.
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Who defeated the Vikings?
King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings.
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Which political party was elected after the Second World War?
The Labour Party won the 1945 election. Clement Attlee was Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 and led the Labour Party for 20 years.
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Where did Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scotland, spend most of her childhood?
Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scotland, spent most of her childhood in France.
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Who was Robert Burns?
Known in Scotland as ‘The Bard’, Robert Burns was a Scottish poet.
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Which of the following tribes invaded Britain?
The Roman army left Britain in AD 410 to defend other parts of the Roman Empire and never returned. Britain was again invaded by tribes from northern Europe: the Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons.
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What sort of stories were collected by the Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer?
In the years leading up to 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. The people decided to tell each other stories on the journey, and the poems describe the travellers and some of the stories they told. This collection poems is called The Canterbury Tales.
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During which period were the first coins produced in Britain?
The people of the Iron Age had a sophisticated culture and economy. They made the first coins to be minted in Britain, some inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings.
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Who was Boudicca?
One of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England.
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After the Second World War, the UK was exhausted economically.
Although the UK had won the war, the country was exhausted economically after WWII.
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During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did glass manufacturers come from?
During the Middle Ages people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work, such as weavers from France, engineers from Germany, glass manufacturers from Italy and canal builders from Holland.
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Which TWO of Henry VIII’s wives were accused of taking lovers and executed?
Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were accused of taking lovers and executed.
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During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did the canal builders come from?
During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Canal builders came from Holland.
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Who sat at the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
During the Middle Ages, great landowners and bishops sat in the House of Lords.
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Where was Margaret Thatcher born?
Margaret Thatcher was the daughter of a grocer from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
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When was Ireland divided into two countries?
In 1921 a peace treaty was signed and in 1922 Ireland became two countries.
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The Elizabethan period is known for the richness of its poetry and drama, especially for the plays and poems of which playwright?
The Elizabethan period is remembered for the richness of its poetry and drama, especially the plays and poems of William Shakespeare.
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What is the name of the event that refers to the 6 June 1944 when Allied Forces landed in Normandy aiming to attack Hitler’s forces in Western Europe during World War II?
‘D-Day’ refers to the 6th of June 1944, when allied forces landed in Normandy aiming to attack Hitler’s forces in Western Europe during World War II.
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Which of the following is NOT a British invention?
The World Wide Web, the Turing machine and the hovercraft are British inventions. The mobile phone is not.
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What was the nickname given to the Scottish poet Robert Burns?
Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, was Known in Scotland as ‘The Bard’.
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During its government, Margaret Thatcher made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers:
Margaret Thatcher made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers.
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Who became Prime Minister of the UK in May 2010?
In May 2010, and for the first time in the UK since February 1974, no political party won an overall majority in the General Election. The Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties formed a coalition and the leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, became Prime Minister.
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What was inscribed in the first coins to be minted in Britain during the Iron Age?
The people of the Iron Age made the first coins to be minted in Britain, some inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings.
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In the new Church of England created by Henry VIII, who had the power to appoint bishops and order how people should worship?
In the new Church of England, the king, not the Pope, would have the power to appoint bishops and order how people should worship.
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