Test 37 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 37 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 37 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.
Life in the UK Test 37
Which countries fought alongside Britain against Russia during the Crimean War?
Correct Answer: France and Turkey
During the Crimean War (1853–1856), Britain fought alongside France and Turkey (the Ottoman Empire) against Russia. The war was fought in the Crimean Peninsula (now part of Ukraine) over Russian expansion into Ottoman territory.
The conflict is notable for:
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854) — a disastrous cavalry assault celebrated in Tennyson's poem
- The pioneering nursing work of Florence Nightingale, who transformed military medical care
- Being the first war covered by newspaper correspondents and photographers