Society & Culture questions
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Less than 1%
Less than 1% is broader; the more precise figure is less than 0.5%.
Less than 1.5%
1.5% is the Hindu figure in the 2011 Census.
Less than 2%
2% significantly overstates the Jewish population.
Less than 0.5%
2011 Census: Jewish population was less than 0.5%.
Correct answer
Explanation
In the 2011 Census, less than 0.5% of people identified themselves as Jewish.
1 March
St David's Day — the patron saint of Wales.
17 March
St Patrick's Day — the patron saint of Northern Ireland.
30 November
St Andrew's Day — the patron saint of Scotland.
23 April
St George's Day marks England's patron saint.
Correct answer
Explanation
St George's Day (23 April) is England's patron saint's day. St David's (1 March) is Wales, St Patrick's (17 March) is Northern Ireland, and St Andrew's (30 November) is Scotland.
St Andrew
St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland; his day is 30 November.
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St Patrick
St Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland; his day is 17 March.
St George
St George is the patron saint of England; his day is 23 April.
St David
St David is the patron saint of Wales; his day is 1 March.
Explanation
The patron Saint of Scotland is St Andrew.
St Patrick
St Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland.
St David
St David is the patron saint of Wales.
St Andrew
St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.
St George
St George is the patron saint of England, celebrated 23 April.
Correct answer
Explanation
The patron Saint of England is St George.
The Pope
The Pope heads the Roman Catholic Church; the Church of England is separate.
The Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh holds no ecclesiastical office.
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister advises on senior church appointments but is not the head.
The Monarch
The monarch is the Supreme Governor (head) of the Church of England.
Correct answer
Explanation
The monarch is the head of the Church of England. The spiritual leader of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
False
True
Correct answer
Explanation
St Patrick's Day is a public holiday in Northern Ireland and is celebrated on 17 March.
The Archbishop of London
There is no Archbishop of London; London has a bishop.
The Archbishop of Birmingham
There is no Archbishop of Birmingham in the Church of England.
The Archbishop of Manchester
There is no Archbishop of Manchester in the Church of England.
The Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the Church of England.
Correct answer
Explanation
The spiritual leader of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
23rd of April
St George's Day, England's patron saint day, falls on 23 April.
Correct answer
23rd of June
No patron saint's day falls on 23 June; St George's is in April.
23rd of December
No patron saint's day falls in late December; George's is in April.
23rd March
St George's Day is 23 April, not March.
Explanation
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a national saint, called a patron saint. Each saint has a special day: 1 March: St David's Day, Wales;17 March: St Patrick's Day, Northern Ireland; 23 April: St George's Day, England; 30 November: St Andrew's Day, Scotland.
False
Correct answer
True
Explanation
There is no established Church in Northern Ireland or Wales. Only England (Church of England) and Scotland (Church of Scotland) have national churches.
20%
20% understates the 'no religion' figure from the 2011 Census.
25%
The 2011 Census found 25% of people said they had no religion.
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11%
11% is well below the actual 25% who said they had no religion.
10%
10% greatly understates the 25% who reported no religious affiliation.
Explanation
According to the 2011 census, 25% of people said they had no religion.
The Church of England
The Church of England is the official established church of the state, with the monarch as its head.
Correct answer
The British Church
No church called 'The British Church' exists.
The Church of the United Kingdom
No such church exists; the Church of England covers England only.
The Church of Great Britain
No such church exists; Scotland has its own separate national church.
Explanation
The official Church of the state is the Church of England (called the Anglican Church in other countries and the Episcopal Church in Scotland and the United States).
70%
70% was the 2009 Citizenship Survey figure; the 2011 Census gives 59%.
59%
The 2011 Census found 59% of people identified as Christian.
Correct answer
55%
55% is below the 2011 Census figure of 59%.
35%
35% greatly under-counts Christians; 25% said they had no religion.
Explanation
According to the 2011 Census, 59% of people identified themselves as Christians.
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