Test 40 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 40 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 40 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 40
What composer wrote music for King George I and for his son, George II?
Correct Answer: George Frederick Handel
George Frederick Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born composer who spent most of his adult life in Britain and became a naturalised British subject. He wrote music for King George I (including the famous Water Music, composed for a royal barge procession on the Thames in 1717) and for his son, King George II.
Handel's most famous work is the oratorio Messiah (1741), whose Hallelujah chorus is one of the most recognised pieces of music in the world. It is traditional for audiences to stand during the Hallelujah chorus — a custom allegedly started by George II himself.