Test 19 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 19 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 19 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 19
What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for?
Correct Answer: Her rebellion against the Romans
Boudicca (also spelled Boadicea), queen of the Iceni tribe in what is now eastern England, was famous for leading a rebellion against the Romans around 60 AD.
Following the Roman seizure of Iceni lands and mistreatment of her family, Boudicca united several British tribes and sacked the Roman cities of Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London), and Verulamium (St Albans) before being defeated by Roman general Paulinus.
She remains a symbol of resistance and has a famous statue on the Thames Embankment near Westminster Bridge.