Revision Exercises - Content Exam 1

1. True or False?

a. Brian Lara is a rugby player.

b. The Boat Race is held in London.

c. Chaucer was born before Shakespeare.

d. Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister of the U.K.

e. London's 'China Town' is in 'Soho'.

f. The Maroons were from Jamaica.

g. Auckland is the capital of New Zealand.

h. Texas is the largest state in the U.S.A.

i. Liverpool is north of Oxford.

j. Crufts is an older event than the London Marathon.

2. Match the events on the left with the correct year on the right.

a. The Battle of Hastings 1. 1966

b. The birth of Shakespeare 2. 1759

c. Emancipation 3. 1947

d. Independence of New Zealand 4. 1564

e. The release of the 'King James' Bible 5. 1611

f. The execution of William Wallace 6. 1867

g. England won the football World Cup 7. 1769

h. Captain Cook landed in New Zealand 8. 1305

i. Independence of Canada 9. 1066

j. The British defeat the French at Quebec city 10. 1838