Poll: UK Citizenship Quiz

[tharglet]

Wtf was the s**t question about halloween? 'round my way, hiding worked as well as any other method. I knew what answer they intended, but sheesh.

A lot of the historical questions are utterly irrelevant - I mean does it matter WHEN a right was granted, more so that you HAVE that right?

The question about pay - so they WANT to advertise the fact that pay's f**ked up, even though legally it shouldn't be? Wtf?

Edit: I'm UK, and got 14

 

[Amphoteric]

I got 9, not bad considering I've lived in the UK my entire fucking life.

If the extreme majority of Britons can't pass the quiz then the quiz needs to be made way, way easier.

I did a GCSE and an A level on English history as well.

 

[rosac]

I got 9/24. However, this was written by southeners, and as a northener, I am immediately disadvantaged when taking this test. Racism of the highest degree ( I kid, don't worry)

 

[Danny Ocean]

10/24.

And I did British Politics for a year at AS. Got an A.

And I did British History of the 18th Century at AS. Got an A.

Most importantly, I've lived here my whole life.

Also, what the fuck is a Quango?

The website was wrong. The correct answer is none of the options. They are in fact:

quasi-atonomous-non-government-organisations.

HAHAHAHA! YES!

I got 7

I thought the one about the unwritten constituion was a bit dodgy, we have the magna carta.
Everything else was just silly or open to interpretation.

I think it meant 'uncodified'. Which is true.

See? Politics A-level and I still failed.

 

[ivc392]

12/27,
answered every question randomly...

 

[hawkeye52]

12 out of 24 and im a UK citizen

 

[Sir Ollie]

You scored 11 out of a possible 24

You have failed....Oh dear.

Lived in the UK all my life.

 

[Kitteh]

only 13/24? But I read all the questions in a British accent!

 

[Cynister]

14/24
non-U.K. citizen, although I just guessed at random for most of them.

 

[DanielBrown]

You scored 9 out of a possible 24
You have failed

*sobs*
Well, good thing I'm not from the UK. Would've been awkward if I was.

 

[Ambient]

13 out of a possible 24 and I'm from Denmark...

 

[teqrevisited]

Most of those questions are ridiculously obscure. I wouldn't expect anyone to know even half of them. I got 7 and I've always lived there.

 

[MadarseLizard]

11 out of 24.
Although I am a Gov/Pol student, so I knew some of the answers due to school.
Still failed though.

 

[TheVioletBandit]

It's funny how most of you Brits couldn't pass a citizen test for your own country, but then are so quick to stick your nose up, and tell us about how little Americans know about their own history.

 

[sniper9474]

11/24 UK Citizen

I think its a fairly hard test but its nothing that can't be found out by studying for it, as opposed to stuff you learn by being around other UK citizens and living in the UK.

 

[FolkLikePanda]

Damn failed, most of those questions seemed like parliamentary and political questions rather than general knowledge about Britain.

 

[Gizmo1990]

10. And I was born in england. Why is it important to know when the first census was done or how many muslims live in the uk?

 

[Esotera]

I scored 12, my girlfriend scored 8. Both of us are citizens since birth...so this test is clearly ridiculous. I think as long as you have a decent command of the language of the country, you should be allowed in.

Yeah, this would be a better measure. Or maybe a more lax version of Australia's system, where you need certain skills to get in.

I honestly hate that quiz. I bet that most of the UK would be deported if this quiz was implicated.

Then again, it will solve all immigration problems.

This would be absolutely hilarious if the government implemented it. The irony of seeing the entirety of the English Defence League get kicked out of the country would definitely be worth it.

only 13/24? But I read all the questions in a British accent!

Commiserations old chap.

 

[Jamash]

I failed with 15/24, however in my defence:

A) I hadn't studied for the exam, so over 50% is pretty good off the top of my head. I answered most of the general knowledge questions correctly, but failed on the facts and figures ones, since how would you really know (not guess) those without studying?

B) A few of the questions were vague, misleading open to interpretation or wrong When the questions uses the word "usually", that doesn't mean that only one answer will be right (e.g many job application will usually ask for proof of ID and NI Number as well as a CV... there's part of the form where you fill in your name, address and NI Number. Also bribery, hiding and calling the Police are all ways in which you "might" deal with Trick or Treaters).

I got the important questions right and would have remembered the facts and figures had I ever learnt them, but it's all irrelevant as I'm a citizen by birth and by God given right.

My arrogant belief in my God given right to be British is worth more than any bloody minded test aimed at Johnny Foreigner.

 

[sniper9474]

11/24 UK Citizen

Its hard, but you can learn it all out of a book, it should be around things you learn by living in the UK.