Life in the UK Practice Test 32
Free Life in the UK practice test 32 of 52: 24 questions in the real exam format, drawn from all five chapters of the official handbook. The real test has 24 questions, a 45-minute limit and a pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 3: History
Who was the first Briton to travel into space, flying to the Mir space station in 1991?
Helen Sharman, a chemist from Sheffield chosen from more than 13,000 applicants for Project Juno, flew to the Mir space station in May 1991 and became the first Briton in space.
Question 2 · Chapter 3: History
In 1930, Amy Johnson achieved worldwide fame when she became the first woman to do what?
In May 1930 Amy Johnson flew her small Gipsy Moth aeroplane, Jason, from Croydon in England to Darwin in Australia, becoming the first woman to make that journey alone.
Question 3 · Chapter 3: History
The 'Great Stink' of 1858, when hot weather made the smell from the sewage-filled River Thames unbearable, led directly to which development in London?
The Great Stink forced Parliament to act on London's filthy river. A modern network of sewers, designed by the chief engineer Joseph Bazalgette, was built to carry the city's waste away from the Thames.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
At which tournament, held in London, is the world's most famous tennis championship played?
Wimbledon, held in south-west London, is the oldest and most famous tennis tournament in the world.
Question 5 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which Scottish city is known as the home of golf?
St Andrews in Fife is known worldwide as the home of golf.
Question 6 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer and doctor, created which fictional detective?
Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, solved with Dr Watson, began in the 1880s.
Question 7 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland was formed by what, according to science?
Its stone columns formed from volcanic lava cooling long ago — legend credits the giant Finn McCool instead.
Question 8 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
You can buy alcohol in a pub in the UK from the age of 16.
You must be 18 to buy alcohol in a pub, bar or shop in the UK.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which British runner won gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the London 2012 Olympics?
Mo Farah's double distance gold was one of the highlights of London 2012.
Question 10 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
What does the Hindu and Sikh festival of Diwali celebrate?
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebrates good over evil and light over darkness.
Question 11 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which award, established in 1984, celebrates contemporary art?
The Turner Prize is awarded annually to a British visual artist.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Jane Austen is best known for which novel?
Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's most famous novel; Jane Eyre is Charlotte Brontë's, Great Expectations is Dickens's.
Question 13 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
How long does the Jewish festival of Hanukkah last?
Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days, usually in December.
Question 14 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, is in Wales.
Ben Nevis in Scotland, at 1,344 metres (the handbook figure), is the highest mountain in the UK.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The laws of cricket were first written in England, and cricket is a traditional English summer sport.
Cricket developed in England, its rules were first formalised there in the 18th century, and it remains a traditional English summer sport.
Question 16 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In English professional football, what is the Premier League?
The Premier League sits at the top of English football, and its leading clubs also represent England in European competitions such as the Champions League.
Question 17 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Ashes is a famous contest between England and Australia in which sport?
The Ashes is the historic Test cricket series played between England and Australia, dating back to the nineteenth century.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Grand National is a steeplechase in which horses jump a series of large fences.
The Grand National, held at Aintree near Liverpool, is a steeplechase — horses jump a series of large fences over a long distance.
Question 19 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which of these national teams does NOT compete in rugby union's Six Nations Championship?
The Six Nations are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy. Spain is not one of them.
Question 20 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Bobby Moore lifted the football World Cup as England's captain in 1966.
Bobby Moore captained England to their World Cup victory in 1966, when the final was played at Wembley.
Question 21 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The heptathlon, in which Jessica Ennis won Olympic gold at London 2012, is made up of how many separate events?
A heptathlon combines seven track and field events contested over two days, from hurdles and high jump to the 800 metres.
Question 22 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Andy Murray is celebrated for which sporting achievement?
Andy Murray, from Scotland, became the first British man in decades to win a Grand Slam singles title and went on to win Wimbledon twice.
Question 23 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The British Grand Prix in Formula 1 motor racing is traditionally held at Brands Hatch.
Silverstone in Northamptonshire hosts the British Grand Prix and also staged the very first Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950.
Question 24 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Paralympic Games grew out of games organised for injured servicemen at which British hospital?
Dr Ludwig Guttmann organised sports for patients with spinal injuries at Stoke Mandeville in 1948, the seed from which the Paralympic movement grew.
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