This is a QCM about British Civilisation, one of the course I am currently studying. I hope it will be helpful ! There is only one answer per question.
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1. What does CUKC stands for ?
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies
Citizens of the Universe of Kit Kat and Cerebros
Countries of the United Kingdom and Colonies
Council of the United Kingdom and its Colonies
2. When did the Jamaican arrive in London on board of the Empire Windbrush ?
2037
1950
1948
113 BC
3. Who launched the West Indian Gazette in the 1950s?
Patrice Bouche
Indiana Jones
Maya Angelou
Claudia Jones
4. What does the Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1962 consist in ?
People who were born anywhere in the Commonwealth were considered UK citizens
People who were born in the UK were not considered citizens anymore
People born in the Commonwealth but not in the UK need to apply for a work voucher
People born in Europe couldn't come in the UK anymore
5. Who was the leader of the Labour Party in 1962
Hugh Gaitskell
Hugo Decrypte
Hugh Jackman
Edward Health
6. When was passed the Race Relation Act ? Which was the first piece of legislation prohibiting racial discrimination on "grounds of colours, race, ethnic or national origins" in "places of public resort"
1963
1964
1965
1966
7. What was the goal of the Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1968 ?
It was made to restrict UK citizenship to people born in the UK with at least one of his parents being a UK citizen OR by being permanent resident for at least 5 years
It was made to restrict UK citizenship to people born in the UK and their children and/or grandchildren
It was made to encourage Commonwealth citizens to come in the UK
It was made to encourage people to travel
8. When was passed the Race Relation Bill that made it unlawful to discriminate on racial grounds in housing and employment
1968
1974
1981
1967
9. Who was the Prime Minister in 1973 ?
Edward Cullen
Enoch Powell
Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
10. What happened to a Sikh busman in 1967 ?
He had cancer
He was suspended for wearing his beard and his turban to work
He fell from the sky
He was happily wed
11. Why did Wolverhampton's Transport Committee drop its ban about having the right to wear a turban to work ?
A Sikh leader gave an ultimatum: either they lifted the ban or he would kill them all
One of the member of the Committee had a revelation
They did not
A Sikh leader gave an ultimatum: either they lifted the ban or he would set himself on fire
12. What was encouraged by the Labour Government from the 1960s ? (To depoliticise national debates on race)
The creation of local comunity relations councils
Consumerism
An agricultural reform
People to become influencer
13. When was passed the Conservative Immigration Act that made Commonwealth citizens lose the automatic right to remain in the UK?
1973
2002
1971
2005
14. Who was the Leader of the Conservative Party in 1978 ?