Chapter 5: A modern, thriving society

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Population growth in the UK has been faster in recent years, thanks in part to migration and longer life expectancy.

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Women in Britain make up approximately what proportion of the workforce?

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The UK has a growing ageing population.

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In the UK, women are expected to stay at home and not work.

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Which of these is NOT a leisure activity readily associated with the British countryside?

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Norwich and Bristol are cities in Wales.

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What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

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Britain today is a diverse society. What percentage of the population has a parent or grandparent born outside the UK?

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What is the capital city of the UK?

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The longest distance in mainland Britain, at 870 miles (1,400 kilometres), is between John O’Groats and where?

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Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes, which are valid in other parts of the UK?

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Geographically, where is the UK located in Europe?

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Northern Irish and Scottish bank notes are legal tender throughout the UK and shops and businesses are required by law to accept them.

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There are now more women in high-level positions than ever before.

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Swansea is the capital of Wales.

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Which of the following is a UK city?

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What date each year is St George's Day?

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The Archbishop of Canterbury can most accurately be described as what?

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What is the name of Scotland's patron saint?

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What is the official Church of the state in the UK?

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In Wales the established Church is the Church of Wales.

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After Protestants, which is the biggest denomination of Christianity in the UK?

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Which date each year is St Andrew's Day?

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The Church of England is a Protestant church and has existed since which event?

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St Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland.

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Westminster Abbey is famously the final resting place for which of the following?

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On which date each year is St David's day celebrated?

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Several Church of England bishops sit in the House of Commons.

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There is no established church in Northern Ireland.

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St George is the patron saint of which country?

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Which famous religious building has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the final resting place for many monarchs?

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Which of these national saints' days is incorrect?

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In the UK, everybody has the right to choose their religion or choose not to practise a religion.

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What type of church is the national Church in Scotland?

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What kind of Church is the Church of Scotland?

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In England which TWO of the following describes the Church of England?

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At what time is the two-minute silence observed on Remembrance Sunday?

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Which day marks the death of Jesus Christ?

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The Muslim prophet Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice which of his family to God?

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Which of the following is a Jewish festival celebrating the Jews' struggle for religious freedom?

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Which event celebrates the end of Ramadan?

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What celebration is known as Hogmanay in Scotland?

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Eid ul Adha and Eid al-Fitr are religious festivals celebrated by Muslims in the UK.

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When does Easter take place each year?

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Decorating a tree is part of which festival celebrated in the UK?

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Which of the following are usually associated with Easter?

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Which of these is associated with Halloween?

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What is it traditional to do on 1 April in the UK?

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Which Hindu and Sikh festival is normally celebrated in October or November every year?

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What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?

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Which festival is celebrated on 14 April each year?

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On what date each year do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ?

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The Battle of the Boyne is celebrated with a bank holiday in which country?

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What event is commemorated on 5 November every year?

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Which Jewish religious festival happens in November or December every year?

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Which TWO names are usually given by children at Christmas to their imagined provider of the gifts?

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At what time is the two-minute silence observed on Remembrance Sunday?

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What event is commemorated on 5 November every year?

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Which of the following is a Jewish festival celebrating the Jews' struggle for religious freedom?

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Which of these is associated with Halloween?

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On which day is it traditional to eat pancakes?

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Decorating a tree is part of which festival celebrated in the UK?

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Which of the following are usually associated with Easter?

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In the UK, Christmas Day on 25 December is a public holiday and celebrates the birth of whom?

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Eid ul Adha and Eid al-Fitr are religious festivals celebrated by Muslims in the UK.

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Which festival is celebrated on 14 April each year?

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Which TWO names are usually given by children at Christmas to their imagined provider of the gifts?

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What is it traditional to do on 1 April in the UK?

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What do children do on Mothering Sunday?

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What is Diwali popularly known as?

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Which Jewish religious festival happens in November or December every year?

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On which day do Christians paint an ash cross on their forehead as a symbol for death and sorrow for sin?

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Which of the following is associated with Christmas?

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Which of the following takes place on 14 February every year?

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The Battle of the Boyne is celebrated with a bank holiday in which country?

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Pumpkins, lit with candles, are used to celebrate which traditional festival?

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The Muslim prophet Ibrahim was willing to sacrifice which of his family to God?

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Why is Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill famous?

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Ellie Simmonds is a Paralympic gold medallist in which sport?

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What is the name of the cricket Test series played between England and Australia?

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Which TWO of the following countries play rugby union in the Six Nations Championship?

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With which sport was Bobby Moore associated?

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Which of the following is a famous tennis tournament played in the UK every year?

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What was the highest honour that Kelly Holmes, who won two gold Olympic medals, received?

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Which sport can be traced back to 15th century Scotland?

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The 'Ashes' are played for between England and Australia in which sport?

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Who captained England's winning football World Cup team in 1966?

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What is the name of the British athlete who has won 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 gold medals?

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What UK patron saint's name is shared with the home of golf?

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Bobby Moore was the captain of which sports team in 1966?

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Sir Steve Redgrave was the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes.

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Ellie Simmonds is a Paralympian and was the youngest member of the British team at the 2008 games.

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Who was the first Briton to win the Tour de France?

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Sir Andy Murray is the first British man to win a singles title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936.

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What is the name of the swimmer who won gold medals at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games?

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The game of golf is traditionally thought to have originated in which country?

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FIFA stands for 'Fédération Internationale de Football Association'.

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What is Sir Roger Bannister famous for?

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In 1954, who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?

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A famous boat race for rowers is contested on the River Thames each year between which university teams?

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Damon Hill, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are champions in which sport?

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Andy Murray is a tennis Grand Slam singles title winner. Before he won, when was the last time a British male tennis player won a Grand Slam event?

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Sir Chris Hoy is a famous sportsman in which event or sport?

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In what position in the medal table did Great Britain finish in the London Olympic Games of 2012?

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Only one of the four major golf tournaments worldwide is played in the UK.

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Dr Sir Ludwig Guttman is generally regarded as the originator of which sporting event?

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What is the name of the famous horse-race held near Liverpool?

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Sir Steve Redgrave was the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes.

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Which TWO of the following countries play rugby union in the Six Nations Championship?

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Ellie Simmonds is a Paralympic gold medallist in which sport?

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When were the first professional football clubs formed?

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Rugby originated in England in the early 19th century.

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Which TWO of the following are famous Paralympians?

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How many Olympic gold medals did Sir Steve Redgrave win?

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Sir Andy Murray is the first British man to win a singles title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936.

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FIFA stands for 'Fédération Internationale de Football Association'.

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Who was the first Briton to win the Tour de France?

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The first four-minute mile was achieved by Sir Roger Bannister in which decade of the twentieth century?

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Ellie Simmonds is a Paralympian and was the youngest member of the British team at the 2008 games.

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The UEFA Champions League pits British soccer teams against other teams from where?

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What was the highest honour that Kelly Holmes, who won two gold Olympic medals, received?

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What sport is played in the UEFA Champions League?

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What is the Christian name of the famous wheelchair athlete Baroness Grey-Thompson?

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Why is Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill famous?

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Who designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall?

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Which artist, born in 1937, is famous for his contribution to the 'pop art' movement of the 1960s?

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Which flowers feature in a poem by William Wordsworth?

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Who or what is Clarice Cliff?

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Which of the following is a famous composer who wrote operas such as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?

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Who was William Wordsworth?

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What does the Turner Prize celebrate?

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The Man Booker prize is awarded for which art form?

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The Proms is a season of orchestral music that takes place every summer.

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Which TWO of the following are reasons why Britain has had an impact on popular music around the world?

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Which of the following plays, opening in 1952 in London, has achieved the longest initial run of any show in history?

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Which of the following was the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams strongly influenced by?

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Where is the Tate Modern?

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Who was Sir Edward Elgar?

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Tate Modern is based in the former Bankside Power Station in central London.

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Which British designer was famous for Art Deco ceramics?

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Who wrote The Daffodils?

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Which of these is NOT a famous architect?

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Which composer, born in 1874, wrote The Planets?

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Which 17th century architect took inspiration from classical architecture?

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Although he painted landscapes, the 18th century painter Thomas Gainsborough is best known for which of the following?

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The famous books Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde were written by Kingsley Amis.

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Which TWO of the following are reasons why Britain has had an impact on popular music around the world?

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Tate Modern is based in the former Bankside Power Station in central London.

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Which composer, born in 1874, wrote The Planets?

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Holman Hunt, Millais and Rossetti were members of which important group of 19th-century artists?

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Who wrote Paradise Lost?

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Inigo Jones designed the Queen's House at Greenwich.

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Gilbert and Sullivan wrote many comic operas.

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Which of the following is NOT a famous British composer?

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The famous books Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde were written by Kingsley Amis.

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Which annual flower show in London exhibits garden designs from around the world?

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The Proms is a season of orchestral music that takes place every summer.

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Although he painted landscapes, the 18th century painter Thomas Gainsborough is best known for which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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Who wrote the novel Brideshead Revisited?

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Which of the following is a famous composer who wrote operas such as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?

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Which of these is NOT a famous architect?

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Which of the following is a famous poem?

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Which of the following was the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams strongly influenced by?

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What is the Edinburgh Fringe?

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Who was the 17th-century organist who developed a particularly British style of church and opera music?

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Who or what is Clarice Cliff?

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Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The National Eisteddfod of Wales is an annual sporting festival.

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Where in London is the White Tower?

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The eight-week Proms programme organised by the BBC is centred around which London venue?

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What is Charles Dickens famous for?

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Lord Olivier gave his name to which auspicious theatre awards?

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During which decade of the 20th century did the Punk movement happen in Britain?

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Which famous artist is known for their landscape paintings, particularly of the Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border?

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Gertrude Jekyll is famous for her designs in which field?

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Sir Norman Foster and Lord Richard Rogers are known for their contributions to which profession?

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About which 20th century conflict did poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon write?

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St Paul's Cathedral was designed by which architect?

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The BBC has organised which series of famous concerts since 1927?

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The Brit Awards is an annual event that gives awards in which industry?

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Who wrote The Planets?

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Who wrote musicals such as Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Evita?

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The Houses of Parliament were built in the 19th century when the medieval 'gothic' style of architecture was popular.

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Which TWO of the following are notable British writers?

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Which 19th century author created famous characters such as Mr Micawber and Scrooge?

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Which of these is a major music festival?

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Jane Austen and Charles Dickens were both famous sculptors.

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Which part of London would you most associate with theatres?

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Which TWO of these are fashion designers?

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What is the minimum age you have to be to buy a National Lottery ticket?

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Which of the following was a famous satirical television programme?

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Some people over what age may apply for a free television licence in the UK?

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Which of the following is a famous British film?

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Blind people can get a 50% discount on their TV licence.

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What is the national flower of Wales?

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What type of film is Nick Park known for making?

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