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Reviewing Questions for A Survey of Britain
1. What are the four political regions in the UK?
England,Scotland,Wales and Noethern Ireland.
2. What are the three zones in Scotland?
The Highlands in the north,the Lowlands in the centre,the Uplands in the south.
3. How is the BBC financed?
It is financed by the grants from the British government and the sale of licenses.
4. What is the big event that happened in 1066?
The Norman Conquest.
6.What are the capital cities of Northen Ireland and Irish republic respectively?
Belfast and Dublin.
7. What are most of the western governments divided into?
Legislative,executive,and judicial
8. What are the three major news agencies in the UK?
Reuters,the Press Association Ltd. and Extel Financial
9. What are the two school systems at primary and secondary levels?
The state school system and independent school system
10. What does the British central government consists of?
The Cabinet,the Prime Minister,the Privy Council,and the Civil Servants
11. What does the British parliament consist of?
The Monarchy,The House of Lords and The House of Commons
13. What does the Westminster consists of?
Westminster Abbey and Place of Westminster
14. Why do Englishmen like to talk about the weather?
Because the weather changes frequently there`s always something to say about it , and this is probably the commonest way for strangers to start a conversation in Britian.
15. What is the official name of Great Britain?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16. What are the two sides in the Second World War?
The Axis Powers and the Allies
17. How often does a general election normally take place?
Every five years
18. What is the main function of the House of Commons in Britain? Legieslation
19. What are the three major parties in the UK?
The Conservative Party,the Labor Party and the Liberal Party
20. What are the three great religions of the world?
Christianity,Islam and Buddhism.
21. Name at least 3 kinds of British social welfare services.
Health Service or Sickness Benefit,Unemployment Benefit,Maternity Benefits,Window`s Benefits,Rrtirement Pension and Family allowance or Child Benefit
22. what are the oldest universities often referred to？
Oxford and Cambridge
23 what are the kinds of secondary schools in Britain?
The grammar school and the secondary modern school
24. What is the examination held in the last year at the primary school?
The eleven-plus
25. Name at least three major British public holidays.
New Year`s Day,May Day,Christmas Day,Good Friday and Boxing Day 26. What is the state church in UK?
The Anglican Church or the Church of England
27. What are the two major companies that control TV and radio services in UK?
The British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Broadcasting Authority(BBC and IBA)
28. Name at least three British national daily papers.
The Times,The Guardian,Daily Telegraph,Financial Times,Daily Mail,Daily Express,Daily Mirror,Morning Star and The Sun
29. Name at least three British national Sunday papers.
The Observer,Sunday Times,News of the World,The People,Sunday Mail,Sunday Express,Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Mirror
30. List at least three British national periodicals.
New Statesman,The Economist,the Spectator,Tribune,New Society and New Scientist
31. What is the composition of population in UK?
The English,the Welsh,the Scots,and the Irish.
32. Who were the earliest known settlers of Great Britain?
The Iberians
33. Who were the members of the House of Lords?
All the people with noble titles(Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual) 34. Who conducted the religious reformation in UK in the 16th century? Henry VIII
35. Who were the protagonists in the Glorious Revolution?
William and the bourgeois
36. Who were the two sides in the First World War?
Central powers and the allied powers
37. What are the functions of the House of Commons?
Representation,legieslation,and scrutiny and influence of the executive
38. What are the two major parties in UK at present?
The Conservative Party and the Labor Party