Life in the UK Test
History of the UK
119 questions6 topics
119 free Life in the UK Test practice questions across 6 topics. Pick a topic to work through the questions with answers, or take a full-length practice test once you have covered the ground.
Topics in History of the UK
A Global Power30 questionsA Global Power The topic "A Global Power" in the "A Long and Illustrious History" chapter discusses how the United Kingdom evolved into a major global p…- Britain since 194510 questionsBritain Since 1945 The "Britain Since 1945" section covers the major historical, social, and political developments in the UK from the end of World War…
Early Britain18 questionsStone Age (Hunter-Gatherers) The first people in Britain were hunter-gatherers who followed herds of deer and horses.
The 20th Century15 questionsThe 20th Century The 20th century was a period of profound change and development for the United Kingdom, marked by significant political, social, econo…
The Middle Ages12 questionsThe Middle Ages The Middle Ages in Britain, spanning from the end of the Roman Empire around the 5th century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the…
The Tudors and Stuarts34 questionsThe Tudors and Stuarts The "Tudors and Stuarts" topic explores the period of British history from the late 15th century through the early 18th century,…
A Global Power 30 questions
This part of the history syllabus covers the long period in which Britain built trade links, industry and influence far beyond its own islands. Questions tend to focus on industry, exploration, empire and the social change that came with them.
- What was the biggest source of employment during the 18th century?
- When did women get the right to vote at the same age as men?
- Who is the patron Saint of Scotland?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Commercial expansion and prosperity of the 19th century were sustained in part by the booming slave trade.
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Britain had colonies in southern Africa in the 19th century.
- The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed the right to vote for all adult men.
- Who were the Huguenots?+C13
- What was the name of the activist group who fought for the women's right to vote?
Britain since 1945 10 questions
The post-war period covers reconstruction, the welfare state, immigration, the end of empire and the political shifts of the later twentieth century. Questions tend to pick out a single reform or turning point.
- What type of government was formed after the General Election of 2010?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The jet engine and radar were developed in Britain in the 1830s.
- Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?British scientists were the first to clone a mammal successfully. The animal was a rabbit.
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Mary Peters was an author who was later made a Dame in recognition of her work promoting literacy.
- What did the Scottish John Logie Baird develop?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?ISAF is building up the Afghan National Security Forces and helping to create a secure environment in which governance and development can be extended.
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?Briton Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and it was successfully used for the first time on 25 December 1990.
Early Britain 18 questions
From the earliest settlement through the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods up to the Norman Conquest. Questions typically ask who arrived when, and what they left behind.
- Who were the first people to live in Britain in what we call the Stone Age?
- When did Julius Caesar lead the Roman invasion of Britain?
- When was the last successful foreign invasion of England?
- The last successful foreign invasion of England was by which of the following?
- Where did the first farmers come from?
- Who made the first coins to be minted in Britain?
- Under which king did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England unite to defeat the Vikings?
- For approximately how many years did the Romans stay in this country?
The 20th Century 15 questions
This topic spans the two world wars and the political, technological and social change either side of them. Questions often turn on a specific decade or a single well-known figure.
- What were 'the Troubles' about?
- Which of these reasons best explains why town planning laws were tightened in the early 20th century?
- The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914 led to which of the following wars?
- Which country was invaded by Germany in 1939?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? We shall fight them on the beaches 'is a famous quote from a speech by Queen Elizabeth I about the Spanish Armada.
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?In 1921 a treaty gave independence to the south of Ireland.
- Which of these is an accurate estimate of the number of casualties suffered by Britain in the First World War?
- In 1913, the British government promised 'Home Rule' for Ireland, why were any changes in Ireland delayed until 1921?
The Middle Ages 12 questions
War, plague, parliament in its earliest form and the growth of English as a written language. Questions here often connect a well-known event to its century.
- Who was the first person in England to print books using a printing press?
- Which king annexed Wales to the Crown of England with Statute of Rhuddlan?
- Which stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Hundred Years War between England and France lasted 99 years.
- What were The Canterbury Tales?
- What is the name of the long war that English kings fought with France in the middle ages?
- Which Scottish poet wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn?
- What type of literature are the Canterbury Tales?
The Tudors and Stuarts 34 questions
One of the densest history topics: monarchs, religious upheaval, civil war and the settlement that followed. Questions frequently hinge on who did what and in which reign, so build a rough timeline before drilling the detail.
- Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The MacDonald clan of Glencoe were massacred.
- Who was given the title of Lord Protector?
- During the reign of Henry VIII, which country of the union became formally united with England?
- Which form of religion developed as a result of the Reformation?
- Which of these people was a great British playwright?
- Who did Henry VIII marry after the execution of Anne Boleyn?
- What king was defeated by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War and hid in an oak tree before escaping to Europe?
- What was the Spanish Armada?
