Until It Sticks Open the app ›Culture & Sport: Life in the UK practice questions
12 sample questions on culture & sport from the Until It Sticks bank. Open the answer under each question. In the real test some questions have two correct answers.
1. Who is the patron Saint of Scotland?
- ASt David
- BSt Patrick
- CSt George
- DSt Andrew
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D — St Andrew
The patron Saint of Scotland is St Andrew.
2. What is a bank holiday?
- AA public holiday when banks are open all day
- BA public holiday for people working in banks
- CAn additional day off that every worker in the UK is entitled to
- DA public holiday when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day
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D — A public holiday when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day
There are public holidays each year called bank holidays, when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day.
Revise: Secular days
3. Who wrote ‘The Daffodils’?
- AWilliam Blake
- BRobert Browning
- CLord Byron
- DWilliam Wordsworth
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D — William Wordsworth
The British poet William Wordsworth wrote ‘The Daffodils’.
Revise: Writers & artists
4. What are the 40 days before Easter called?
- ADiwali
- BLent
- CHannukah
- DVaisakhi
5. Which of the following plays was written by William Shakespeare?
- APride and Prejudice
- BA Midsummer Night’s dream
- CSense and Sensibility
- DGreat Expectations
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B — A Midsummer Night’s dream
William Shakespeare’s most famous plays include A Midsummer Night’s dream.
Revise: Writers & artists
6. Which two of the following religious communities celebrate Diwali?
- ABuddhists
- BHindus
- CJews
- DSikhs
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B and D — Hindus; Sikhs
Diwali is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs.
Revise: Religious calendar
7. What is Good Friday?
- AThe day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead
- BThe day when Jesus Christ was born
- CThe day when Jesus Christ died
- DThe day when Jesus Christ became 30 years old
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C — The day when Jesus Christ died
Good Friday marks the death of Jesus Christ during the Easter.
Revise: Religious calendar
8. St Patrick’s day is a public holiday in Northern Ireland.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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A — True
True. Only Scotland and Northern Ireland have their patron saint’s day as an official holiday (although in Scotland not all businesses and offices will close).
Revise: Secular days
9. Which sport can be traced back to the 15th century in Scotland?
- AGolf
- BTennis
- CFootball
- DRugby
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A — Golf
The modern game of golf can be traced back to 15th century Scotland.
Revise: Sport
10. Wales has its own established church.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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B — False
False. There is no established Church in Wales or Northern Ireland.
Revise: Religious calendar
11. How is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?
- AVaisakhi
- BHannukah
- CDiwali
- DHogmanay
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D — Hogmanay
In Scotland, the 31st of December (New Year’s Eve) is called Hogmanay.
Revise: Secular days
12. Who wrote Sherlock Holmes?
- AEvelyn Waugh
- BSir Kingsley Amis
- CGraham Greene
- DSir Arthur Conan Doyle
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D — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of Sherlock Holmes.
Revise: Writers & artists
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