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Life in the UK Test Practice 2026: Oefenexamen 5

Oefenexamen 5 van 8 voor Life in the UK Test Practice: 24 extra vragen met antwoorden en uitleg.

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  1. Vraag 1 van 24

    Which Scottish inventor developed television in the 1920s?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. John Logie Baird

    John Logie Baird developed television in the 1920s.

  2. Vraag 2 van 24

    Who developed the jet engine in Britain in the 1930s?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Sir Frank Whittle

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

  3. Vraag 3 van 24

    Which mathematician's ideas about a 'Turing machine' helped lead to modern computers?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 4 van 24

    Which British scientist was part of the team that discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Francis Crick

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

  5. Vraag 5 van 24

    Who invented the World Wide Web?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 6 van 24

    What was special about Dolly the sheep, born in 1996?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 7 van 24

    Who is the head of the Church of England?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. The monarch

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

  8. Vraag 8 van 24

    Who is the spiritual leader of the Church of England?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. The Archbishop of Canterbury

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

  9. Vraag 9 van 24

    What type of church is the Church of Scotland?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Presbyterian

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

  10. Vraag 10 van 24

    What is the chairperson of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland called?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. The Moderator

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

  11. Vraag 11 van 24

    Which parts of the UK have no established (official) church?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Wales and Northern Ireland

    There is no established church in Wales or Northern Ireland.

  12. Vraag 12 van 24

    When is St David's Day, the day of the patron saint of Wales?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 1 March

    St David's Day is on 1 March.

  13. Vraag 13 van 24

    When is St Patrick's Day, the day of the patron saint of Northern Ireland?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 17 March

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

  14. Vraag 14 van 24

    When is St George's Day, the day of the patron saint of England?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 23 April

    St George's Day is on 23 April.

  15. Vraag 15 van 24

    When is St Andrew's Day, the day of the patron saint of Scotland?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. 30 November

    St Andrew's Day is on 30 November.

  16. Vraag 16 van 24

    In which parts of the UK is the patron saint's day an official holiday?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 17 van 24

    What does Christmas Day, on 25 December, celebrate?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. The birth of Jesus Christ

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

  18. Vraag 18 van 24

    What is the day after Christmas Day called?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Boxing Day

    Boxing Day, 26 December, is a public holiday.

  19. Vraag 19 van 24

    What is Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, also known as?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 20 van 24

    Which festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs, lasts five days and is called the Festival of Lights?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Diwali

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

  21. Vraag 21 van 24

    Which Jewish festival lasts eight days and involves lighting candles on a menorah?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Hanukkah

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

  22. Vraag 22 van 24

    What does the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr celebrate?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. The end of Ramadan

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

  23. Vraag 23 van 24

    What is Hogmanay?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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. Vraag 24 van 24

    What does Bonfire Night on 5 November remember?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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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