Life in the UK chapter 3 test: Britain in the twentieth century

Question 1 of 19

In which year did women get the right to vote at the same age as men?

1918192819691945

Question 2 of 19

What happened at Dunkirk in 1940?

British forces landed in occupied FranceThe RAF defeated the German air forceOver 300,000 troops were evacuated, many by small civilian boatsThe German navy surrendered

Question 3 of 19

What happened during the Great Depression of the 1930s?

Full employment across the whole countryThe founding of the NHSHigh unemployment, though new industries such as cars and aviation grewThe end of the British Empire

Question 4 of 19

Who invented the jet engine?

Isambard Kingdom BrunelSir Tim Berners-LeeJohn Logie BairdSir Frank Whittle

Question 5 of 19

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Aneurin BevanWilliam BeveridgeAlexander FlemingFlorence Nightingale

Question 6 of 19

When did Germany surrender, ending the Second World War in Europe?

September 1939May 1945June 1944November 1918

Question 7 of 19

When did the First World War end?

1 September 193911am on 11 November 19188 May 194525 December 1918

Question 8 of 19

What happened on 6 June 1944, known as D-Day?

Germany invaded PolandGermany surrenderedThe Battle of Britain beganAllied forces landed in Normandy

Question 9 of 19

What was the Blitz?

The evacuation of children to the countrysideThe codebreaking work at Bletchley ParkThe bombing of British cities during the Second World WarThe air battle over southern England in 1940

Question 10 of 19

What was the Battle of Britain?

An air battle in 1940 whose outcome prevented a German invasionThe bombing of British citiesA naval battle in the North SeaThe invasion of Normandy

Question 11 of 19

Whose assassination helped trigger the First World War?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaThe German KaiserThe King of BelgiumThe Tsar of Russia

Question 12 of 19

Roughly how many British casualties were suffered on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

About 6,000About 60,000About 1,000About 200,000

Question 13 of 19

In which year did Winston Churchill become prime minister?

1918194519391940

Question 14 of 19

Which Scot made the first television pictures in the 1920s?

Alexander FlemingAlan TuringJohn Logie BairdJames Watt

Question 15 of 19

Which British mathematician developed the idea of the 'Turing machine', which became important to modern computing?

Alexander FlemingJohn Logie BairdAlan TuringFrank Whittle

Question 16 of 19

What event began the Second World War in 1939?

Germany invaded PolandGermany invaded FranceJapan attacked Pearl HarborItaly invaded Greece

Question 17 of 19

Who was a leader of the suffragette movement?

Elizabeth FryEmmeline PankhurstMargaret ThatcherFlorence Nightingale

Question 18 of 19

In 1918, which women were given the vote?

Women over the age of 30Only women who had served in the warAll women over 21All women over 18

Question 19 of 19

In which year did the First World War begin?

1914193919001918