Obtaining British citizenship or settlement is often a lengthy process, which includes a ‘Life in the UK Test’.
The test costs £50 and consists of 24 multiple-choice questions, with topics spanning British history, customs, traditions, politics and laws.
Applicants have 45 minutes to answer the questions and must answer 18 of 24 correctly to pass the test.
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Britzen has created 45 mock tests so you can test your knowledge of British culture.
Do you think you have what it takes to pass the test?
Questions
1. Roast beef is a traditional food of which country?
2. Who can get a 50% discount on their TV licence?
3. Which languages were the basis of modern English?
4. How many members does The Northern Ireland Assembly have?
5. When did the first farmers arrive in Britain?
6. Who was the ‘Iron Duke’ that defeated the Emperor Napoleon?
7. When did the Irish Free State become a republic?
8. Ulster fry is a traditional food of which country?
9. Who tells visitors about the history of the Tower of London?
10. Which TWO wives of Henry VIII were executed?
11. When did Ireland split into two countries?
12. Volunteering is compulsory in the UK
13. Nowadays, The House of Commons has more power than the House of Lords
14. Select TWO popular social networking websites
15. What can ‘Carry on’ be associated with?
16. How can you make a complaint about the Police?
17. Sir Edward Elgar is known for his famous music work – ‘The Planets’
18. What were the first Women’s Social and Political Union group members called?
19. What was the system of land ownership used by the Normans known as?
20. Who can only give 'advice, warn and encourage' about government matters?
21. What awards event celebrates British theatre?
22. Is it a legal requirement that men and women should not be discriminated against due to their gender or marital status?
23. Catherine Howard was Anne Boleyn’s cousin
24. Who is known as William the Conqueror?
Answers
1. England
2. Blind people
3. Norman French and Anglo Saxon
4. 90
5. 6,000 years ago
6. Wellington
7. 1949
8. Northern Ireland
9. Beefeaters
10. Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn
11. 1922
12. False
13. True
14. Facebook and Twitter
15. Films
16. Going to a police station and writing to the Chief Constable of the police force involved
17. False
18. Suffragettes
19. Feudalism
20. The Monarch
21. The Laurence Olivier Awards
22. True
23. True
24. William, the Duke of Normandy
