Poll: UK Citizenship Quiz

[ShindoL Shill]

I scored 7/24 Q_Q
I don't live in the UK though, so that's forgiveable.

i got one more mark than you.
i'm from britain.

most of those questions are fucking bullshit. 'Ulster Scots'? seriously? that's a little offensive, because Gaelic and Scots have NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER!
and i'm fairly sure the Protestants were AGAINST the Catholic monarchy.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

A work friend had to take that test and passed, but despite being born here, couldn't answer any of them, or at least very few. In fairness, most citizen quizzes are about the same...heard about the US version and it's pretty much on par.

 

[Buzz Killington_v1legacy]

I've tried taking the practice test a few times, and I've passed about half the time. (For the record, I'm not a UK native, but I've been living here for about four years now.) Some of the time you get reasonable questions like "What is Parliament?", but there are a few like the one I got once:

What percentage of the UK is of Chinese descent?

A. 0.3%
B. 0.4%
C. 0.5%

The correct answer, "D. Are you fucking kidding me?" was not an option.

 

[Bearadox_42]

Seriously...WTF...How does any of that actually matter? Give chocolate to young people on Halloween?...Really?... Is that authors idea of a joke question? Why would they even include that?...

 

[Kopikatsu]

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.

Have you looked at the link in the OP?

Anyway- Americans know shit about their own history. I remember when one of my teachers gave the entire class the actual 100 question citizenship test for the US. We all flunked that shit so hard it physically pained our teacher.

 

[Flatfrog]

I failed the test, but I kind of get the idea that the point isn't to make it something any British person could pass, but to make it something that a person has to do some work to pass, thus proving that they are willing to make an effort. It would be just as effective if they made it a test on The Simpsons or the history of badminton.

 

[JimmyC99]

There's got to be something wrong with it if UK citizens are taking this test and getting scores you'd get if you answered every question randomly.

Here's a couple of proper questions:

1) What's wrong?
a) The weather.
b) The queues.
c) The government.
d) All of the above.

2) What's the best way to describe 100 cm?
a) A meter
b) A metre
c) 3.28083989501 feet
d) About a yard.

Bonus mark if you missed either the A or the T out of 'bou'.

3) Chicken Tikka Masala is England's favourite dish. Where does it come from?
a) India.
b) England.
c) Scotland.

Bonus marks for the name of any supermarket other than Waitrose.

4) Name a quality newspaper.
(Trick question: Any answer is wrong.)

5) What are the ingredients of a bacon sandwich?

Proper bacon, two doorsteps, brown sauce Ketchup is acceptable IF it's Heinz. Lose half a mark for lettuce.

6) Seriously, what's wrong?
a) The weather
b) That guy on the news, did you see it? Oooh what a scandal.
c) What the doctor doesn't think I have, but I know I do.
d) All of the above.

7) When should you say sorry?
a) When something is your fault.
b) When something isn't your fault.
c) When something might be your fault.
d) At every possible instance.

8) Look, are you sure nothing's wrong?
a) It's OK, I'll cope.
b) It's fine, I'll cope.
c) Well... - Lose 5 marks.
d) No, nothing is wrong.

9) Sex?
a) Male
b) Female
c) Hurr hurr you said sex - Lose 5 marks
d) I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean.

10)
Two World Wars and One World Cup?
a) Doo dah, doo dah.
b) I don't understand the question.
c) I find that offensive. - Lose 5 marks.
d) Do you really think we should still be harping on about that? - Deportation.

11) Congratulations, you have passed the test.
a) Sorry.
b) Sorry.

4: The Guardian???

yea i also failed am i'm British. got 10/24. why the hell should i need to know who the queen can marry? or why we put agency in the west indies how does this help me in this day and age. WTF Blizz?

 

[JimmyC99]

.. I scored 6/24

Majorly failed. Then again the questions were- oh nevermind I have no excuses. I'll never become a UK Citizen this way! Might have to.. do I dare say it? I think I shall..

*twists my left mustache*

Sneak in!!

[HEADING=3] Hahahahahahahahahahah!! [/HEADING]
..Or I can just pay quite a bit of cash to make a fake ID or something.

or marry someone. im sure someone will love you

 

[Mestraal]

Aha, failed, 10 out of 24. As mentioned though, most of those questions are absolutely irrelevant! Last time I checked, not everyone in the U.K. was fully educated in our histroy to that level of detail. Weird.

And I really loved the Halloween one. Where's the choice for 'throw rocks at them'?

 

[The Dutchess]

That was mostly politics, obscure historical facts and random statistics. I'm a UK citizen and I got 7/24.

 

[Jamash]

most of those questions are fucking bullshit. 'Ulster Scots'? seriously? that's a little offensive, because Gaelic and Scots have NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER!

What about the Lowland Scots who migrated to Ireland to settle and work the Plantation of Ulster? I'm pretty sure they have something to do with the Irish Gaels, even if it's just by living in the same land.

Also, what about the Goidelic areas of Scotland? They have something to do with the Scots. Scotland wasn't all Pictish... most if it was Pictland I grant you, but the West of Scotland was Goidelic and shared roots with Ireland, so the connection between Gaelic and Scots is stronger than you may think.

and i'm fairly sure the Protestants were AGAINST the Catholic monarchy.

The Protestants were against the Catholic monarchy, which is why our current Protestant Monarchy aren't allowed to marry anyone who isn't a Protestant, to prevent a Catholic ever becoming eligible for the throne.

You should learn a bit about the history of Britannia before calling "fucking bullshit" on established historical fact.

 

[cikame]

Failed UK citizen, that test is insane, no one thinks about any of that stuff ever.

 

[Soods]

7/24, not from UK. I failed the test thus it is utter bullshit.

 

[lettucethesallad]

10/24, and I still lived in Liverpool for 2 years.

Yeah, seems I won't become British anytime soon.

 

[Esotera]

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.

Maybe you should make your own thread and see if Americans can actually do better than us Brits...you've sort of missed the point.

I failed the test, but I kind of get the idea that the point isn't to make it something any British person could pass, but to make it something that a person has to do some work to pass, thus proving that they are willing to make an effort. It would be just as effective if they made it a test on The Simpsons or the history of badminton.

One day they're going to mix up the test papers and no-one will be able to tell the difference. Although the concept of being tested on The Simpsons to enter a country is cool, I bet most people here would do better on that than this.

 

[sniddy_v1legacy]

You scored 10 out of a possible 24

UK born and bred but that test was BS

 

[HotFezz8]

i got 12/24. FUCK ME!! thats ridiculous!! im 21 y.o. brit, i'm as british as they come, what the fuck??

 

[DSK-]

I failed.

You scored 10 out of a possible 24

You have failed, the pass mark was 75% According to the Life in the UK Test, you have insufficient knowledge of the English language or of life in the UK to remain. What would you change about the test if you could?

The majority of the questions had stuff I've never been taught or didn't care about, particularly in terms of politics.

 

[Quaxar]

12 out of a possible 24
I say, old chap, that was quite a hard test, was it not? Almost dropped my invisible monocle halfway through!
Clearly, statistics and historic titbits you wouldn't even hear in a British history class are the most important things if you want to be a UK citizen...

I hear the Canadian is much easier. They shove you in the waiting area and if you say "I'm sorry" you're in.
Learned that one from How I Met Your Mother.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

most of those questions are fucking bullshit. 'Ulster Scots'? seriously? that's a little offensive, because Gaelic and Scots have NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER!

What about the Lowland Scots who migrated to Ireland to settle and work the Plantation of Ulster? I'm pretty sure they have something to do with the Irish Gaels, even if it's just by living in the same land.

Also, what about the Goidelic areas of Scotland? They have something to do with the Scots. Scotland wasn't all Pictish... most if it was Pictland I grant you, but the West of Scotland was Goidelic and shared roots with Ireland, so the connection between Gaelic and Scots is stronger than you may think.

and i'm fairly sure the Protestants were AGAINST the Catholic monarchy.

The Protestants were against the Catholic monarchy, which is why our current Protestant Monarchy aren't allowed to marry anyone who isn't a Protestant, to prevent a Catholic ever becoming eligible for the throne.

You should learn a bit about the history of Britannia before calling "fucking bullshit" on established historical fact.

second point, my school skipped over the change from Catholicism to Protestantism. we just sort of jumped from Mary Queen of Scots to the Jacobites.
and i wasnt calling British history bullshit, i was calling the questions bullshit. as in, they have no real use in average life. evidence: i got 8 right and have lived here for all my life. also, pretty hard for me to study British history when i have too much work learning about Russian history.

about the first point: Lowland Scots is a dialect, not a language. It's a form of english. for example:
"I went to the shops." English
"Ah wenty the shoaps." Scots
"Chuaigh mé go dtí na siopaí." Irish Gaelic

and Scottish Gaelic is a similar language. It isnt called Ulster Scots though. It's Gaelic.
and the connection would be the Celts.