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Life in the UK Test questions and answers

Every question in the bank, with the answer and an explanation. Written from Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition). Browsing is free and needs no account. But you will learn far more by taking a timed test than by reading answers.

1. 151.Where is the Giant’s Causeway?

   • AIn Cornwall
   • BOn the north-east coast of Northern Ireland
   • CIn North Wales
   • DOn the west coast of Scotland

   The Giant's Causeway is located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland. (Landmarks and places of interest)

2. 152.What is the Giant’s Causeway made of?

   • AGranite boulders left by a glacier
   • BColumns made from volcanic lava
   • CCliffs of limestone worn by the sea
   • DPillars of sandstone cut by the weather

   Columns of volcanic lava make up the Giant's Causeway, formed some 50 million years ago. (Landmarks and places of interest)

3. 153.About how long ago was the Giant’s Causeway formed?

   • AAbout 5 million years ago
   • BAbout 50 million years ago
   • CAbout 500,000 years ago
   • DAbout 10,000 years ago

   Columns of volcanic lava make up the Giant's Causeway, formed some 50 million years ago. (Landmarks and places of interest)

4. 154.What is Loch Lomond?

   • AThe deepest loch in Scotland
   • BA sea loch on the west coast
   • CThe largest lake in the Lake District
   • DThe largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain

   Loch Lomond is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain. (Landmarks and places of interest)

5. 155.What is the London Eye?

   • AA bridge carrying walkers across the Thames
   • BA Ferris wheel on the southern bank of the Thames
   • CA viewing platform at the top of the Shard
   • DAn observatory standing at Greenwich

   The London Eye is a Ferris wheel 443 feet tall on the southern bank of the River Thames. (Landmarks and places of interest)

6. 156.Why was the London Eye originally built?

   • AFor the Great Exhibition
   • BFor Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
   • CFor the 2012 Olympic Games
   • DAs part of the UK’s celebration of the new millennium

   Big Ben is properly the nickname of the great bell in the clock at London's Houses of Parliament. (Landmarks and places of interest)

7. 157.Where is Snowdonia?

   • ASouth Wales
   • BNorthern Ireland
   • CNorth Wales
   • DThe Scottish Highlands

   Snowdonia is a national park in North Wales covering an area of 838 square miles. (Landmarks and places of interest)

8. 158.Which is the highest mountain in Wales?

   • ASnowdon
   • BScafell Pike
   • CCadair Idris
   • DBen Nevis

   Snowdonia is a national park in North Wales covering an area of 838 square miles. (Landmarks and places of interest)

9. 159.Who first built the Tower of London?

   • AEdward I
   • BSir Christopher Wren
   • CHenry VIII
   • DWilliam the Conqueror

   William the Conqueror raised the Tower of London on taking the throne in 1066. (Landmarks and places of interest)

10. 160.What are the Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London also known as?

    • AGuardsmen
    • BBeefeaters
    • CWardens
    • DSentinels

    Tours of the Tower of London are given by the Yeoman Warders, also known as Beefeaters. (Landmarks and places of interest)

11. 161.What can people see at the Tower of London?

    • AThe Books of Remembrance
    • BThe Domesday Book
    • CThe Crown Jewels
    • DThe Bayeux Tapestry

    The Crown Jewels can be seen at the Tower of London. (Landmarks and places of interest)

12. 162.Which is England’s largest national park?

    • AThe Lake District
    • BSnowdonia
    • CThe Peak District
    • DThe Yorkshire Dales

    The Lake District is England's largest national park, covering 885 square miles. (Landmarks and places of interest)

13. 163.What is the biggest stretch of water in the Lake District?

    • AWindermere
    • BWastwater
    • CLoch Lomond
    • DConiston Water

    The biggest stretch of water in the Lake District is Windermere. (Landmarks and places of interest)

14. 164.Which view did television viewers vote Britain’s favourite in 2007?

    • ASnowdon
    • BLoch Lomond
    • CWindermere
    • DWastwater

    In 2007 television viewers voted Wastwater as Britain's favourite view. (Landmarks and places of interest)

15. 165.Since when has Westminster Abbey been the coronation church?

    • A1215
    • B1485
    • C1066
    • D1660

    William the Conqueror raised the Tower of London on taking the throne in 1066. (Landmarks and places of interest)

16. 166.What is Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey?

    • AWhere some of the best-known poets are buried or commemorated
    • BA reading room devoted to English poetry
    • CThe place where the Poet Laureate is appointed
    • DThe site of the annual Laurence Olivier Awards

    Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey holds the graves and memorials of many of the best-known poets. (Landmarks and places of interest)