問題： Who should you contact to report a terrorist activity?
選擇：Your local Council.
Your local MP.
Your local police force.
The Prime Minister.
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If you think someone is trying to persuade you to join an extremist or terrorist cause, you should notify your local police force.…
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問題： Which Paralympic athlete has won gold medals for swimming at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games?
選擇：Sophie Christiansen
Ellie Simmonds
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
David Weir
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Ellie Simmonds is a Paralympian who won gold medals for swimming at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games and holds a number of world records. She was the youngest member of the British team at the 2008 Games.…
問題： Each of the UK countries is associated with a flower symbol, which country is associated with the rose?
選擇：Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
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The countries that make up the UK all have flowers which are particularly associated with them and which are sometimes worn on national saints’ days. The flowers associated to each country are as follows: England – the rose, Scotland – the thistle, Wales – the daffodil and Northern Ireland – the shamrock.…
問題： Isambard Kingdom Brunel was responsible for:
選擇：The construction of the Great Western Railway.
The invention of the television.
The construction of the Tower of London.
The discovery of insulin.
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Brunel was originally from Portsmouth, England. He was an engineer who built tunnels, bridges, railway lines and ships. He was responsible for constructing the Great Western Railway, which was the first major railway built in Britain. It runs from Paddington Station in London to the south west of England, the West Midlands and Wales.…
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問題： What is the Commonwealth?
選擇：An organization responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights in its member countries.
A group of European and North American countries that have agreed to help each other if they come under attack.
An association of countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development.
An international organization that aims to prevent war and promote international peace and security.
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The Commonwealth is an association of countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development. Most member states were once part of the British Empire, although a few countries which were not have also joined.…
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問題： Under which name was the movement of opinion against the authority of the Pope during the times of Henry VIII known?
選擇：The Spanish Inquisition
The Holy Wars
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
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The correct answer is the Reformation.…
問題： What did Isaac Newton discover?
選擇：Gravity
Penicillin
Insulin
Lightbulb
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Newton’s most famous published work was Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (‘Mathematical Principle of Natural Philosophy’), which showed how gravity applied to the whole universe. Newton also discovered that white light is made up of the colours of the rainbow.…
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問題： What kind of movies did Academy Award winner Nick Park specialise in?
選擇：Action movies
Animated movies
Thrillers
Horror movies
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Britain continues to be particularly strong in special effects and animation. One example is the work of Nick Park, who has won four Oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring Wallace and Gromit.…
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問題： Nick Park has won four Oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring:
選擇：Chariots of Fire
Wallace and Gromit
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Women in Love
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Nick Park, who has won four Oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring Wallace and Gromit.…
問題： Who was the British scientist who co-discovered the structure of the DNA molecule in the 1950s?
選擇：Sir Ian Wilmot
Keith Campbell
James Watt
Francis Crick
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The structure of the DNA molecule was discovered in 1953 through work at British universities in London and Cambridge. This discovery contributed to many scientific advances, particularly in medicine and fighting crime. Francis Crick (1916-2004), was one of those awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery.…