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12 sample questions on history from the Until It Sticks bank. Open the answer under each question. In the real test some questions have two correct answers.
1. When were men and women given the right to vote at the age of 21?
- A1918
- B1903
- C1928
- D1923
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C — 1928
In 1928, women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
Revise: 20th century
2. Which two houses fought in the Wars of the Roses?
- AThe House of Chester
- BThe House of York
- CThe House of Lancaster
- DThe House of Newcastle
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B and C — The House of York; The House of Lancaster
The Wars of the Roses were fought between the supporters of two families: the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
Revise: Middle Ages
3. The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed the right to vote for all adult men.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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B — False
False. The Bill of Rights, 1689, confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power.
Revise: Tudors & Stuarts
4. What is the Cenotaph?
- AA flower
- BA Christian church
- CA war memorial
- DA theatre
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C — A war memorial
The Cenotaph is a war memorial and it is the site of the annual Remembrance Day service attended by the King, politicians and foreign ambassadors.
Revise: Victorians
5. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
- AMary Stuart
- BTheresa May
- CMargaret Thatcher
- DFlorence Nightingale
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C — Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was the first woman Prime Minister of the UK.
Revise: 20th century
6. Who was the captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966?
- ASir Roger Bannister
- BSir Jackie Stewart
- CSir Ian Botham
- DBobby Moore
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D — Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore captained the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966.
Revise: Sporting heroes
7. When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
- A1466
- B1066
- C1254
- D1588
8. By law, which TWO types of media have to give a balanced coverage of all political parties and equal time to rival viewpoints before an election?
- ATelevision
- BInternet
- CNewspapers
- DRadio
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A and D — Television; Radio
By law, radio and television coverage of the political parties must be balanced and so equal time has to be given to rival viewpoints.
Revise: Elections & voting
9. What did Sir Frank Whittle invent in the 1930s?
- ARadar
- BHovercraft
- CJet engine
- DBallpoint pen
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C — Jet engine
The jet engine was developed in Britain in the 1930s by Sir Frank Whittle.
Revise: Inventors & scientists
10. Who was given the title of Lord Protector?
- ACharles I
- BCharles II
- CWinston Churchill
- DOliver Cromwell
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D — Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was given the title of Lord Protector and ruled until his death in 1658.
Revise: Tudors & Stuarts
11. Several Church of England bishops sit in the House of Lords.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12. Women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote as a result of their contribution towards the war effort. Which war was that?
- AThe Second World War
- BThe Crimean War
- CThe First World War
- DThe Civil War
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C — The First World War
In 1918, women over the age of 30 were given voting rights and the right to stand for Parliament, partly in recognition of the contribution women made to the war effort during the First World War.
Revise: 20th century
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