Topics
41 topics in 6 groups. Read the notes, then answer the questions. Go in any order.
Values and principles
The shared values of life in the UK, and the rights and duties everyone has.
2 topics · 16 questions
What the UK is
The four nations, the people who live here, and the UK's place in the world.
3 topics · 24 questions
- The four nationsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: their capitals, patron saints and flags.
- People, places and languagesWho lives in the UK, its biggest cities and the languages spoken here.
- The UK and the worldCrown dependencies, overseas territories, the Commonwealth and the groups the UK belongs to.
A long history
From the first farmers and the Romans to the UK today, in time order.
17 topics · 155 questions
- Early Britain and the RomansThe first people in Britain, Stonehenge and Skara Brae, and more than 350 years of Roman rule.
- Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and ScotsNew peoples and kingdoms after the Romans left, the coming of Christianity and Alfred the Great.
- 1066 and the NormansThe Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror, the Bayeux Tapestry and the Domesday Book.
- The Middle Ages: wars and kingdomsWars in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France, from Edward I to the Battle of Agincourt.
- The Middle Ages: law, Parliament and languageMagna Carta, the first Parliaments, the Black Death, Chaucer and the first printing press.
- The TudorsFrom the end of the Wars of the Roses to Elizabeth I: Henry VIII, the Reformation and the Armada.
- The Stuarts and the Civil WarJames VI and I, the Gunpowder Plot, the Civil War, Cromwell and the return of the king in 1660.
- The Glorious Revolution and the UnionThe Bill of Rights, the union of England and Scotland in 1707, the first Prime Minister and the Jacobites.
- Empire and the slave tradeHow the British Empire grew, the transatlantic slave trade and its end, and the wars with France.
- The Industrial RevolutionMachines, factories, canals and railways, and the ideas and inventors that changed how people worked.
- Victorian BritainQueen Victoria's long reign, the growing empire, reform at home and more people winning the vote.
- Ireland and Northern IrelandFrom the union of 1801 to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, with both communities' history.
- The First World War and afterThe war of 1914 to 1918, how it is remembered, and life in the 1920s and 1930s.
- The Second World WarThe war of 1939 to 1945: Churchill, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and D-Day.
- Britain from 1945 to 1979The NHS and welfare state, the end of empire, people arriving from the Commonwealth and joining Europe.
- Britain since 1979The first woman Prime Minister, devolution, peace in Northern Ireland and leaving the EU.
- People who came to BritainHuguenots, Jewish refugees, the Windrush generation and others who settled here over the centuries.
Modern society
Religion, festivals, sport, the arts, free time and British inventions.
8 topics · 72 questions
- Religion and beliefThe churches of the UK, other faiths, people with no religion and the freedom to choose.
- Festivals and special daysChristmas, Easter, Hogmanay, saints' days, Bonfire Night, Remembrance and bank holidays.
- SportTennis, cricket, golf, football, rugby and horse racing, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and famous sportspeople.
- Music, theatre and filmComposers, pop music, Shakespeare's plays, festivals and the UK's film industry.
- Art, buildings and designFamous painters, the Turner Prize, great buildings, a famous garden, and British artists and designers.
- Writers and poetsPoets and novelists from Shakespeare and Burns to Dickens and the Brontës, and famous prizes.
- Free time and places to visitNational parks and famous places in all four nations, and the law on young people and alcohol.
- Inventions and discoveriesBritish scientists and inventors, from Newton to the World Wide Web.
Government, the law and your role
How the UK is governed, how laws and courts work, and how people take part.
9 topics · 77 questions
- The King and the constitutionHow the UK's constitution works and what the King does in a constitutional monarchy.
- How Parliament worksThe House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Speaker and how a law is made.
- The Prime Minister and the governmentThe Prime Minister, the Cabinet, the opposition and the civil service.
- Elections and votingWho can vote, how to register, the ways to vote and how general elections work.
- Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandThe Scottish Parliament, the Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly, and what they decide.
- Local councils and servicesWhat councils do, how councillors are chosen and how council services are paid for.
- Courts and justiceCriminal and civil courts, judges, magistrates and juries in each part of the UK.
- The police and the lawWhat the police do, your rights with the police, and some laws everyone should know.
- Duties and taking partTax, National Insurance, driving, jury service and ways to help your community.
Test skills
How the test works, and tips for answering multiple choice questions.
2 topics · 12 questions