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1 What are the two major parties in Britain They are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party 2 What is the official full name of Britain It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 Who is the head of government in Ireland It is the Prime Minister 4 Who is James Joyce He is the most well know Irish writer of the modern period 5 Who were the first Americans They were the Indians 6 What kind of economic system does the United States have It has a free market economy with a dominant private sector 7 What is bilingualism The phenomenon that English and French are the two official languages in Canada is called bilingualism 8 What are the geographical feature of Australia as a continent Australia is the flatest and lowest of the continents 9 What are the powers the constitution confers on the House of Representatives The House of Representatives has powers to make and change laws 10 What animal is a national symbol of New Zealand The kiwi is a national symbol of the country 11 What is the Renaissance Renaissance was the revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European history 12 What are the most important journals in the U K They are the Economist New Statesman and Society and Spectator 13 Why is the Shannon River important to Ireland Because it provides electricity for much of the Republic 14 How many states are there in the United States There are 50 states in the United States 15 What is Hispanic A Hispanic is a Spanish speaking person of the United States 16 What is the Bill of Rights It is the term used for the first ten amendments to the Constitution 17 What is the Canada Council It is the Canadian Government s funding agency 18 What is Aborigines It is the term used to describe the original people of Australia 19 What was the nature of the White Australia Policy It was a discriminatory immigration policy which restricted the non whites to enter Australia 20 What are New Zealand s main exports Meat wool and dairy products are main exports 21 What was Queen Mary known as She was known as the Bloody Mary and also remembered as the monarch who lost the last British possession on the continent French port of calais 22 What did Britain become after the Industrial Revolution Britain became the workshop of the world 23 What is the House of Lords made up of It is made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal 24 What are the two major parties in Ireland They are Fianna Fail and Fine Gael 25 What is meant by Vietnamization of the war It meant that South Vietnamese troops would be war built up to replace Americal fighting force 26 Which country is the world s biggest producer and user of tobacco It is the U S A 27 Who was the only writer in colonial period still read today He was Benjamin Franklin 28 Who was the first prime minister in Canada He was Sir John Macdonald 29 What was the convict system In the convict system the convicts were punished by being transported to remote places 30 How is New Zealand electricity produced It is produced by firstly hydropower secondly gas thirdly coal 31 What is the most important established Church in Britain It is the Church of England 32 What is the jury s job in Britain In criminal cases it is to decide the issue of guilt or innocence 33 Where were oil and natural gas found in Britain Oil and natural gas are found under the North Sea 34 What are the characteristics of Ireland s climate It can be described as mild moist and changeable 35 What did the real Americal Literature begin It began after the America War of Independence 36 Where is the president of the United States offcial residence The White House is his official residence 37 What kind of history do people often say that the history of Canada People often say that the history of Canada is a history of immigration 38 What is urban sprawl It refers to a city that has grown over a large area of land 39 What is the way of changing the constitution in Australia The Constitution can be changed only by referendum 40 Where is the volcanic activity in New Zealand The volcanic activity can be found on the central plateau in North Island 41 What are the three natural zones in Scotland They are the Highlands in the north the central Lowlands and the southern Uplands 42 What was the Gunpowder plot of 1605 It was the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies 43 What did the English Industrial Revolution begin with It began with the textile industry 44 What is the capital of Ireland It is Dublin 45 Which state is the largest in the United States Alaska is the largest one 46 What is the American foreign policy in the early 1930s In the early 1930s the American foreign policy was isolationist 47 What is affirmative action It is the preferential treatment for minorities and women in education and employment 48 What was established in 1670 in Canada The English Hudson Bay Company was established in 1670 49 Which hemisphere is Australia in It is in the Southern hemisphere 50 Where is the capital of New Zealand It is Wellington 51 Who were the Vikings The Vikings were the Norwegians and the Danes from Denmark 52 Which system was completely established under William in English The feudal system was completely established under William in English 53 What are the main courts of civil jurisdiction in England and Wales They are the Country Courts 54 When did Ireland declare itself a republic Ireland declared itself a republic on April 18 1949 55 Where is known as the agricultural capital of the U s Omaha is known as the argricultural capital of the U S A 56 What is the most central functions of the Congress in America It is the passage of laws 57 What is Mark Twain s master work It is the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn 58 Which city is Canada s largest city It is Toronto 59 What was Australia called in the 1950s Australia was called the lucky country in the 1950s 60 What do you think is the most noticeable feature of New Zealand geography It is mountains widely spread all over the country where active volcanoes scatter 61 Which war was relatively smooth with no bloodshed nor any execution of the king in Britain It is the Glorious Revolution 62 What are the three periods as far as the evolution of the British economy is concerned There are steady development in the 50s and 60s economic recession in the 70s and economic recovery in the 80s 63 What is a constitutional monarchy It is a governmental system in which the head of State is a king or a queen who reigns but does not rule 64 What is the chief language of instruction in Ireland It is English 65 Which are some of the biggest cities in the U S They are New York Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco and Philadelphia 66 Who drafted The Declaration of Independence in the U S He was Thomas Jefferson 67 Which country is the world s leading exporter of agricultural products It is the United States 68 In what way does Quebec differ from the other provinces of Canada It differs from the other provinces because it has strong French culture 69 What is nations largest and most diverse industry today in Australia It is agriculture 70 What percentage are Maori to the population of New Zealand About 10 are Maori or part Maori 71 Where are mostly highland and lowland in Great Britian The north and west of Britian are mainly highlands while the east and south east are mostly lowlands 72 What is Heptarchy By the end of the 7th century England was divided into seven kingdoms which was called Heptarchy 73 What did England appear in the 18th century which owed a great deal to the invention of machines The Industrial Revolution appeared in England in the 18th century 74 What is the basic ethnic stock in Ireland It is Celtic 75 What does tariff protection mean It means to get higher import taxes to protect domestic production 76 What is the full name of the U S It is the United States of America 77 What is the general view of Americans on education It is that every American has the right and obligation to become educated 78 What does Governor General represent It represents the Queen 79 Which three periods are the history of Australia divided into They ae the arrival of Aborigines the colonization of Australia by the British and the Commonwealth of Australia 80 Who was the first European come to New Zealand and What was his nationality He was Abel Tasman and was a Dutchman 81 What were the forerunners of the Liberal Party in Britain They are Whigs 82 How many members are there in the House of Commons There are 651 members in the House of Commons 83 What is the difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots Welsh and Irish The ancestors of the English are Anglo Saxons while those the Scots Welsh and Irish are Celts 84 What is the Republican Army It is a terrorist or organization dedicated to the union of all Ireland as one country under one government 85 Which three countries have the largest populations in the world China India and the United States have the largest population in the world 86 Who led the boycott of the bus company in Montgomery Alabama He is Martin Luther King Jr 87 What is the Lost Generation It refers 60s young intellectuals who became disappointed and bitter after World War II 88 What are most industries in Canada It is manufacturing 89 Who was the first Prime Minister in Australia He was Edmund Barton 90 What are two main islands in New Zealand They are North Island and South Island 91 Who were the Lollards They were poor priests and travelling preachers who were John Wyclif s followers in the 14th century 92 What has the new farming been called in Britain It has been called agribusiness 93 What does the NHS provide in