UK History and Politics

Modern Britain and How It Is Governed

24 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

Practise Modern Britain and How It Is Governed now

Random questions from this topic, one at a time. You see the answer and the explanation straight after each one.

All 24 questions

  1. At which address in London is the official home of the Prime Minister?
  2. Which two chambers make up the Parliament at Westminster?
  3. How many MPs sit in the House of Commons after the 2024 general election?
  4. What is the longest time that a UK Parliament can sit before a general election must be held?
  5. In 1969 the voting age for elections to the House of Commons was lowered from 21 to what age?
  6. Who has been the head of state of the United Kingdom since September 2022?
  7. What is the main job of the Speaker of the House of Commons?
  8. In which year did women over the age of 30 first gain the right to vote in UK general elections?
  9. The National Health Service was launched in 1948 under which government?
  10. Who became the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in 1979?
  11. In which year did the First World War end with the Armistice?
  12. On what date did Britain declare war on Germany at the start of the Second World War?
  13. Who was the Prime Minister for most of the Second World War, from 1940?
  14. What name is given to the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944?
  15. Where does the Northern Ireland Assembly meet?
  16. The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement, which helped to end decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, was signed in which year?
  17. In which year did the United Kingdom join the European Economic Community?
  18. On what date did the United Kingdom formally leave the European Union?
  19. At the State Opening of Parliament, which official is sent to summon MPs to the House of Lords?
  20. Which minister in the UK government is responsible for the nation's finances and the Budget?
  21. The Human Rights Act of 1998 brought which international agreement into British law?
  22. Which law of 2010 brought together earlier discrimination laws into a single act?
  23. Which courts deal with most minor criminal cases in England and Wales?
  24. Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons?

Keep practising

More general knowledge topics

All general knowledge →

Ready for more general knowledge?

Play the GK ChallengeGeneral knowledge hub