Study guide · Chapter 4

A modern, thriving society

Arts, sport, customs, religion and places of interest. Lots of names and dates, and easy marks if you revise it.

What's in this chapter

• Music
• Theatre
• Art
• Notable British artists
• Architecture
• Fashion and design
• Literature
• Notable authors and writers
• British poets
• The main Christian festivals
• Other religious festivals
• Other festivals and traditions
• Bank holidays
• Religion
• Christian Churches
• Patron Saints' days
• Gardening
• Shopping
• Traditional foods
• British film industry
• British comedy
• Television and radio
• Pubs and night clubs
• Betting and gambling
• Sport
• Notable British sportsmen and women
• Football
• Cricket
• Rugby
• Golf
• Tennis
• Horse-racing
• Water sports
• Places of interest
• UK landmarks
• The nations of the UK
• UK currency
• Languages and dialects
• Population
• An ageing population
• Ethnic diversity
• The UK today

The facts people get wrong

These are the hardest questions in our chapter 4 bank. If you can answer these, the rest of the chapter will look easy.

1. 1. Handel wrote the Water Music for which monarch?

   1. King George II
   2. Queen Anne
   3. King Charles II
   4. King George I
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   Answer: D. King George I

   The Water Music was written for King George I. Handel later wrote Music for the Royal Fireworks for George I's son, George II. Both pieces remain very popular.

   Handbook section 4.2

2. 2. Sir William Walton wrote coronation marches for which two monarchs?

   1. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II
   2. King George V and King George VI
   3. Queen Victoria and King Edward VII
   4. King George I and King George II
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   Answer: A. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II

   Walton (1902-83) wrote marches for the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. He wrote everything from film scores to opera.

   Handbook section 4.2

3. 3. In which year was the Turner Prize established?

   1. 1948
   2. 1968
   3. 1984
   4. 1994
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   Answer: C. 1984

   The Turner Prize was established in 1984 to celebrate contemporary art. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious visual art awards in Europe; past winners include Damien Hirst and Richard Wright.

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4. 4. Which 17th-century architect drew on classical architecture to design the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?

   1. Sir Christopher Wren
   2. Inigo Jones
   3. Robert Adam
   4. Sir Edwin Lutyens
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   Answer: B. Inigo Jones

   Inigo Jones designed the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Later in the same century Sir Christopher Wren developed a British version of the ornate styles then popular in Europe.

   Handbook section 4.2

5. 5. Which Scottish architect designed the interior decoration as well as the buildings of great houses such as Dumfries House, and whose ideas influenced the Royal Crescent in Bath?

   1. Robert Adam
   2. Inigo Jones
   3. Sir Norman Foster
   4. Sir Christopher Wren
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   Answer: A. Robert Adam

   Robert Adam worked in the 18th century, when simpler designs became fashionable, and influenced architecture in the UK, Europe and America. His ideas shaped buildings in cities such as Bath, where the Royal Crescent was built.

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How to revise it

Read the handbook chapter once, straight through, without trying to memorise anything. Then come and do our chapter 4 practice questions. Every question you get wrong points you at a handbook section — go and read that section properly, then come back. Repeat until you're getting them right without hesitating.