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6. When did Sandfields School, the first purpose-built comprehensive schools, open?

  • 1958
  • 1955
  • 1962
  • 1954

7. How much did the number of households owning a washing machine increase by between 1951-64?

  • 60%
  • 71.6%
  • 59.4%
  • 52%

8. When did Britain ask the IMF for a loan?

  • 1963
  • 1959
  • 1961
  • 1957

9. How much of the rail network was closed due to recommendations by the Beeching Report?

  • 35%
  • 30%
  • 25%
  • 40%

10. What was the average rate of inflation between 1950-67?

  • 3.5%
  • 3.8%
  • 4.2%
  • 4.0%

11. When were Thorneycroft's spending cuts overruled by Macmillan, leading him to resign?

  • 1956
  • 1961
  • 1958
  • 1960

12. What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1951?

  • £6.30
  • £8.30
  • £9.00
  • £7.10

13. How much did the number of households owning a refrigerator increase by between 1951-64?

  • 91%
  • 64.8%
  • 45%
  • 55.6%

14. How many New Commonwealth citizens entered Britain between 1960-62?

  • 230,000
  • 270,000
  • 210,000
  • 300,000

15. What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1964?

  • £18.35
  • £21.75
  • £12.50
  • £16.00

16. How many were unemployed in 1957?

  • 355,000
  • 383,000
  • 402,000
  • 412,000

17. What was the average rate of unemployment between 1951-73?

  • 5.6%
  • 4%
  • 2%
  • 3.5%

18. In what year did race riots break out in Nottingham, Bristol, and poorer parts of London?

  • 1963
  • 1958
  • 1957
  • 1961

19. How much did the sale of private cars increase between 1950-65?

  • 6 million
  • 7 million
  • 4 million
  • 3 million

20. How many people were employed in service industries by 1960?

  • 6 million
  • 7 million
  • 5 million
  • 3 million