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
Which famous murder-mystery play has been running in the west end since 1952 and has had the longest initial run of any show in history?
Correct Answer: The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap, written by Agatha Christie, has been running continuously in the West End since 1952 — making it the longest-running play in theatrical history.
It opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 November 1952 and transferred to St Martin's Theatre in 1974, where it continues to this day.
Agatha Christie is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, famous for her detective novels featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.