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Life in the UK Practice Test 11 (2026) — free, with answers

24 original practice questions in the official Life in the UK Test formats — multiple choice, select TWO, TRUE or FALSE and “which statement is correct”. The real test has 24 questions in 45 minutes with a 75% pass mark (18 of 24). Every answer below includes an explanation. Written from the official study material; no log-in, completely free.

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1. Which play has been running in London's West End since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show?

  1. Cats
  2. The Mousetrap
  3. The Phantom of the Opera
  4. Evita
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Answer: B — The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie's murder mystery, has run continuously in the West End since 1952.

2. Which TWO operas is Benjamin Britten best known for?

  1. Peter Grimes
  2. The Mikado
  3. Billy Budd
  4. HMS Pinafore
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Answer: A and C — Peter Grimes; Billy Budd

Britten's best-known operas are Peter Grimes and Billy Budd; The Mikado and HMS Pinafore are by Gilbert and Sullivan.

3. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a showcase of mainly classical music and opera.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
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Answer: B — FALSE

FALSE — the Fringe shows mainly THEATRE AND COMEDY, often experimental. It is the biggest and best known of the Edinburgh festivals.

4. Which TWO of the following artists belonged to the Pre-Raphaelites?

  1. Henry Moore
  2. Holman Hunt
  3. David Hockney
  4. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Answer: B and D — Holman Hunt; Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Pre-Raphaelites were an important group in the second half of the 19th century who painted detailed pictures on religious or literary themes in bright colours; the group included Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Sir John Millais.

5. Which artist is most famous for painting landscapes of Dedham Vale?

  1. Thomas Gainsborough
  2. Joseph Turner
  3. John Constable
  4. Sir John Lavery
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Answer: C — John Constable

Constable's best-known landscapes show Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border.

6. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Tate Modern is based in the former Battersea Power Station in central London.
  2. Tate Modern is based in the former Bankside Power Station in central London.
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Answer: B — Tate Modern is based in the former Bankside Power Station in central London.

Tate Modern occupies the former Bankside Power Station in central London.

7. Which architect designed New Delhi as the seat of government in India?

  1. Sir Christopher Wren
  2. Inigo Jones
  3. Robert Adam
  4. Sir Edwin Lutyens
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Answer: D — Sir Edwin Lutyens

Lutyens designed New Delhi and, after the First World War, many war memorials including the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

8. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Agatha Christie's detective novels have been translated into more languages than those of any other author.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
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Answer: A — TRUE

Christie's detective fiction holds the record for translation into the greatest number of languages.

9. Which early poem recorded in Britain tells of a hero's battles against monsters?

  1. Beowulf
  2. Paradise Lost
  3. The Faerie Queene
  4. The Canterbury Tales
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Answer: A — Beowulf

Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic and among the earliest poetry recorded in Britain.

10. Which flower is associated with Wales?

  1. The rose
  2. The thistle
  3. The daffodil
  4. The shamrock
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Answer: C — The daffodil

The daffodil is the flower of Wales, sometimes worn on the patron saint's day.

11. Which TWO of the following are traditional pub games?

  1. Darts
  2. Ten-pin bowling
  3. Pool
  4. Table football
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Answer: A and C — Darts; Pool

Pool and darts are the games traditionally played in British pubs, alongside popular pub quizzes.

12. What is the minimum age for buying alcohol in a pub or night club?

  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 21
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Answer: C — 18

You must be 18 or over to buy alcohol in a pub or night club.

13. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? At 14, a person may drink wine or beer with a meal in a restaurant if accompanied by someone over 18.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
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Answer: B — FALSE

FALSE — this is allowed from the age of SIXTEEN, not 14. From 16, wine or beer may be drunk with a meal in a hotel or restaurant when accompanied by someone over 18.

14. Which traditional dish is made from a sheep's stomach stuffed with offal, suet, onions and oatmeal?

  1. The Ulster fry
  2. Haggis
  3. Welsh cakes
  4. Yorkshire pudding
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Answer: B — Haggis

Haggis is Scotland's traditional dish, made from a sheep's stomach with offal, suet, onions and oatmeal.

15. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The National Trust was founded in 1895 by three volunteers.
  2. The National Trust was founded in 1945 by an Act of Parliament.
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Answer: A — The National Trust was founded in 1895 by three volunteers.

The National Trust began in 1895 with three volunteers and is now supported by more than 50,000 of them.

16. How many national parks are there across England, Wales and Scotland?

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 15
  4. 20
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Answer: C — 15

There are 15 national parks, areas of protected countryside where people also live and work.

17. What is Big Ben the nickname for?

  1. The great bell of the clock at the Houses of Parliament
  2. The Houses of Parliament as a whole
  3. A Ferris wheel on the River Thames
  4. The keep of the Tower of London
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Answer: A — The great bell of the clock at the Houses of Parliament

Big Ben is properly the nickname of the great bell, though many people apply it to the clock as well.

18. How tall is the London Eye?

  1. 235 feet (72 metres)
  2. 443 feet (135 metres)
  3. 620 feet (189 metres)
  4. 823 feet (251 metres)
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Answer: B — 443 feet (135 metres)

The London Eye is a Ferris wheel 443 feet, or 135 metres, tall, built for the millennium celebrations.

19. What is the largest expanse of fresh water in mainland Britain?

  1. Loch Ness
  2. Lake Windermere
  3. Loch Lomond
  4. Lough Neagh
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Answer: C — Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond, in the west of Scotland, is mainland Britain's largest expanse of fresh water.

20. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The Eden Project, whose biomes house plants from all over the world, is in Snowdonia.
  2. The Eden Project, whose biomes house plants from all over the world, is in Cornwall.
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Answer: B — The Eden Project, whose biomes house plants from all over the world, is in Cornwall.

The Eden Project is in Cornwall, in the south west of England, and is also a charity running environmental projects.

21. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The first James Bond film, Dr No, appeared in 1962.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
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Answer: A — TRUE

Dr No, released in 1962, was the first film about Ian Fleming's character James Bond.

22. In which year was the voting age lowered to 18?

  1. 1918
  2. 1928
  3. 1949
  4. 1969
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Answer: D — 1969

The voting age came down from 21 to 18 in 1969 and has remained there ever since.

23. What does the term 'the franchise' mean?

  1. The number of people who have the right to vote
  2. The right to stand as a member of Parliament
  3. A payment made to members of Parliament
  4. The area of the country an MP represents
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Answer: A — The number of people who have the right to vote

The franchise is the size of the electorate, and it grew steadily through the 19th century.

24. At the turn of the 19th century, which men were entitled to vote in elections for MPs?

  1. Men over 21 who owned a certain amount of property
  2. All men over the age of 21
  3. Men over 18 who paid income tax
  4. Men over 30 who belonged to a trade union
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Answer: A — Men over 21 who owned a certain amount of property

Voting was limited to men aged over 21 who met a property qualification, so only a small group could take part.

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