This is a timed quiz.
You have 45 minutes to complete the 24 questions in this quiz.
When is St Patrick’s day celebrated?
23rd April
30th November
1st April
17th March
How are the members of the Northern Ireland Parliament elected?
By a system of proportional representation
Using a system of ranked voting
Using the first past the post system
Using a runoff system
Who was the first British Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
Earl of Wilmington
Henry Pelham
Sir Robert Walpole
Which of the following actresses has not won an Oscar?
Tilda Swinton
Emily Watson
Dame Judi Dench
Kate Winslet
During the Enlightenment, Adam Smith developed ideas about:
Physics
Economics
Science
Engineering
Who died at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Admiral Nelson
Henry VIII
Oliver Cromwell
Napoleon
At what day is Hogmanay celebrated?
25th of December
2nd of January
1st of January
31st of December
Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports known as:
Canvassing
Hansard
Cabinets
Domesday Book
Which of the following is a rugby competition?
The Scottish Grand National
The Wimbledon Championships
The Ashes
The Six Nations Championship
Who appoints life peers in the House of Lords?
The Speaker
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Prime Minister
The monarch
Who mapped the coast of Australia?
James Cook
Isaac Newton
Sake Dean Mahomet
What was the first war to be extensively covered by the media?
The Boer War
The First World War
The Second World War
The Crimean War
Which of the following monuments is located in Wiltshire?
Hadrian’s Wall
St Paul’s Cathedral
Nelson’s Column
Stonehenge
Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Patrick
St Augustine
St Columba
St Andrew
How old do you have to be to go into betting shops or gambling clubs?
18
20
16
21
The United Kingdom operates under a parliamentary democracy.
What is the traditional food of Northern Ireland?
Haggis
Pancakes
Paella
Ulster Fry
Who was elected as British Prime Minister in 1945?
Clement Attlee
Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
How many times has the United Kingdom hosted the Olympic Games?
5
3
4
8
Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?
To link the factories to towns and cities and to the ports
To make space for the large fleet of British ships
To increase the number of water mills in the UK
To increase the amount of water in towns and cities
Civil servants are appointed by the government.
Which of the following countries helped Britain to develop the Concorde?
Germany
Norway
Italy
France
Which invention contributed to Britain's advancement during the Industrial Revolution?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Steam power
Radar
Hovercraft
Who was the tribal chief that opposed the Romans?
Columba
Claudius
Hadrian
Boudicca