The following FREE practice test is the twenty-nineth one of the Life in the UK Test. This practice exam has 24 questions in total.

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#1. Which British playwright invented many common English words and had a great influence on the English language?

#2. Recent British actors to have won Oscars include Colin Firth, Sir Antony Hopkins, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton.

#3. Which of the following lines from Shakespeare’s plays and poems is often still quoted?

#4. Which of the following categories is recognised at the Laurence Olivier Awards?

#5. Which famous philosopher developed ideas about human nature during the 18th century and that have continued to influence philosophers over the years?

#6. Which famous Middle Ages poem tells the story of the knights at the court of King Arthur?

#7. Who directed the movie ‘Brief Encounter’ in 1945?

*Some famous British films

The 39 Steps (1935), directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Brief Encounter (1945), directed by David Lean

The Third Man (1949), directed by Carol Reed

The Belles of St Trinian’s (1954), directed by Frank Launder

Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean

Women in Love (1969), directed by Ken Russell

Don’t Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg

Chariots of Fire (1981), directed by Hugh Hudson

The Killing Fields (1984), directed by Roland Joffé

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), directed by Mike Newell

Touching the Void (2003), directed by Kevin MacDonald.

#8. In the second half of the 19th century there was an important group of artists who painted detailed pictures on religious or literary themes in bright colours. Who are they? ? The group included Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Sir John Millais.

#9. Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?

#10. Which of the following British actresses has won an Oscar?

*British actors to have won Oscars include Colin Firth, Sir Antony Hopkins, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton

#11. Which famous murder-mystery play has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history?

#12. Which of the following is a popular showcase of mainly theatre and comedy performances and the biggest and most well-known festival that takes place during the Edinburgh Festival?

#13. What British writer created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?

#14. Who directed the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ in 1981?

*Some famous British films:

The 39 Steps (1935), directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Brief Encounter (1945), directed by David Lean

The Third Man (1949), directed by Carol Reed

The Belles of St Trinian’s (1954), directed by Frank Launder

Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean

Women in Love (1969), directed by Ken Russell

Don’t Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg

Chariots of Fire (1981), directed by Hugh Hudson

The Killing Fields (1984), directed by Roland Joffé

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), directed by Mike Newell

Touching the Void (2003), directed by Kevin MacDonald.

#15. Which of the following plays was written by William Shakespeare?

#16. Which organisation has been organising orchestral classical music called ‘The Proms’ since 1927?

#17. What type of movie was Charles (Charlie) Chaplin famous for?

#18. Which TWO of the following soap operas are popular in the UK?

#19. Which book written by JRR Tolkien was voted the country’s best-loved novel in 2003?

#20. Which of the following movies was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935?

#21. Which Anglo-Saxon poem is about a hero’s battle against monsters and has been translated into modern English?

#22. Who wrote a famous series of poems about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?

#23. Which landscape architect designed grounds around country houses so that the landscape appeared to be natural, with grass, trees and lakes?

#24. Which of the following movies played an important role in boosting morale during the Second World War?

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