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Test 24 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Test 24 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Test 24 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.

Question 1: Which British playwright invented many common English words and had a great influence on the English language?Question 2: Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of British life?Question 3: Who is the head of the state in the UK?Question 4: Which of the following categories is recognised at the Laurence Olivier Awards?Question 5: Which flower is associated with Northern Ireland?Question 6: What was the population of the UK in 1600?Question 7: Who wrote a famous series of poems about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?Question 8: Which TWO of Henry VIII’s wives were accused of taking lovers and executed?Question 9: What name is given to the 31st of December in Scotland?Question 10: In which of the following languages is the life in the UK test NOT available?Question 11: When is the Sikh Vaisakhi festival celebrated?Question 12: Which TWO of the following soap operas are popular in the UK?Question 13: Which famous poem tells the story of the knights at the court of King Arthur?Question 14: Where is Europe’s longest dry ski slope located?Question 15: How old was the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, when she became queen?Question 16: Who were the Pre-Raphaelites?Question 17: When was St Pancras Station built?Question 18: Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) are elected on the basis of:Question 19: What proportion of the population died as a result of the Black Death in England?Question 20: In which city is the Northern Ireland Assembly building, also known as Stormont, located?Question 21: In the UK, there is a National Lottery for which draws are made every day.Question 22: Where was the first tennis club founded?Question 23: The longest distance on the mainland in the UK is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to a place in the south-west corner of England known as:Question 24: Which two scientists were successful at cloning the first mammal, Dolly the sheep?

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What name is given to the 31st of December in Scotland?

Correct Answer: Hogmanay

Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year — 31st December (New Year's Eve).

It is a major public festival in Scotland, celebrated with fireworks, street parties, and the "first-footing" tradition (visiting neighbours just after midnight).

The famous song "Auld Lang Syne", written by Robert Burns, is traditionally sung at midnight on Hogmanay.