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Life in the UK Test Practice 2026: Test d’entraînement 5

Test d’entraînement 5 sur 8 pour l’examen « Life in the UK Test Practice » : 24 questions supplémentaires avec réponses et explications.

  • Citoyenneté
  • Royaume-Uni
  • 200 questions
  • Vérifié le 10 octobre 2026

  1. Question 1 sur 24

    Which Scottish inventor developed television in the 1920s?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. John Logie Baird

    John Logie Baird developed television in the 1920s.

  2. Question 2 sur 24

    Who developed the jet engine in Britain in the 1930s?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Sir Frank Whittle

    Sir Frank Whittle, a Royal Air Force engineer, developed the jet engine.

  3. Question 3 sur 24

    Which mathematician's ideas about a 'Turing machine' helped lead to modern computers?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Alan Turing

    Alan Turing developed the idea of a machine that could carry out any calculation. He also worked as a codebreaker in the Second World War.

  4. Question 4 sur 24

    Which British scientist was part of the team that discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Francis Crick

    Francis Crick and his American colleague James Watson discovered the structure of DNA in 1953.

  5. Question 5 sur 24

    Who invented the World Wide Web?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Sir Tim Berners-Lee

    Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Information was first passed successfully through it in December 1990.

  6. Question 6 sur 24

    What was special about Dolly the sheep, born in 1996?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. She was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell

    Dolly was cloned by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.

  7. Question 7 sur 24

    Who is the head of the Church of England?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. The monarch

    The monarch is the head (Supreme Governor) of the Church of England.

  8. Question 8 sur 24

    Who is the spiritual leader of the Church of England?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The Archbishop of Canterbury

    The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

  9. Question 9 sur 24

    What type of church is the Church of Scotland?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Presbyterian

    The national church of Scotland is Presbyterian. It is governed by ministers and elders, not by the state.

  10. Question 10 sur 24

    What is the chairperson of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland called?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The Moderator

    The Moderator chairs the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and is appointed for one year only.

  11. Question 11 sur 24

    Which parts of the UK have no established (official) church?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Wales and Northern Ireland

    There is no established church in Wales or Northern Ireland.

  12. Question 12 sur 24

    When is St David's Day, the day of the patron saint of Wales?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. 1 March

    St David's Day is on 1 March.

  13. Question 13 sur 24

    When is St Patrick's Day, the day of the patron saint of Northern Ireland?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. 17 March

    St Patrick's Day is on 17 March. It is an official holiday in Northern Ireland.

  14. Question 14 sur 24

    When is St George's Day, the day of the patron saint of England?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. 23 April

    St George's Day is on 23 April.

  15. Question 15 sur 24

    When is St Andrew's Day, the day of the patron saint of Scotland?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. 30 November

    St Andrew's Day is on 30 November.

  16. Question 16 sur 24

    In which parts of the UK is the patron saint's day an official holiday?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Scotland and Northern Ireland

    St Andrew's Day in Scotland and St Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland are official holidays, although in Scotland not all businesses close.

  17. Question 17 sur 24

    What does Christmas Day, on 25 December, celebrate?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. The birth of Jesus Christ

    Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday.

  18. Question 18 sur 24

    What is the day after Christmas Day called?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Boxing Day

    Boxing Day, 26 December, is a public holiday.

  19. Question 19 sur 24

    What is Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, also known as?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Pancake Day

    On Shrove Tuesday many people eat pancakes. Lent, a 40-day period before Easter, starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday.

  20. Question 20 sur 24

    Which festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs, lasts five days and is called the Festival of Lights?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Diwali

    Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil and the gaining of knowledge. There is a famous celebration in Leicester.

  21. Question 21 sur 24

    Which Jewish festival lasts eight days and involves lighting candles on a menorah?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Hanukkah

    Hanukkah is in November or December. It remembers the Jews' struggle for religious freedom.

  22. Question 22 sur 24

    What does the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr celebrate?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. The end of Ramadan

    Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, when Muslims have fasted for a month.

  23. Question 23 sur 24

    What is Hogmanay?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The Scottish name for New Year's Eve

    In Scotland, 31 December is called Hogmanay. In Scotland, 2 January is also a public holiday.

  24. Question 24 sur 24

    What does Bonfire Night on 5 November remember?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. The failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 to kill the king

    A group of Catholics led by Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. People still mark the plot's failure with fireworks and bonfires.

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