Poll: UK Citizenship Quiz

[Thundero13]

I failed, blah blah blah, don't care, Why is the average hourly rate for women 20% lower? And why is the census kept secret for 100 years? What was up with that Hall'o'ween question? And most importantly: The fuck am I ever gonna need to know any of this?!

 

[KissofKetchup]

4 right. Damn. Seems to be pretty bullshit questions though

 

[chronicfc]

Most history lessons in British schools deal with the empire and the bloody textile industry.

But most of those are ridiculous. Apparently to pass you either have to use google or be more British than the Queen.

15/24, for the record. Every date or statistics based question was a guess.

The disappointing thing is that I can nigh on name every Prime Minister, and their reigning years, from the turn of the century...

And I doubt that The Queen could pass that test

 

[wilsontheterrible]

I'm a U.S citizen and I got, 21 out of 24, but most of mine were law and immigration based and that's kind of in my job description.

Edit: Though I am also one of the few Americans I know that can pass the U.S citizenship test.

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

You scored 9 out of a possible 24. YAY.

Although I'm not sure how this specific kind of information will help you be a better citizen (save perhaps knowing that you need to buy uniforms yourself).

Besides, I'm quite happy having my head in the clouds learning about synthetic life, artificial intelligence, and various forms of mechanics and data processing.

 

[Athinira]

Speaking as someone who is from a country where this kind of test also exists (Denmark, introduced no more than 1-2 years ago), i can safely tell you that it's is completely retarded.

It tests us with random questions that most people - including native citizens - doesn't have a china mans chance in hell to answer because the questions are... well random. They've just picked out random historical or legal fact, put a few wrong answers in and ask you.

It's ridiculous to say the least. While i can understand that immigration can be a problem, a countrys history has very little to do with proper integration of immigrants into society. It's a desperate idea at its best and totally worthless at its worst.

Oh and i scored 8 out of 24 btw, 33.3%.

 

[4nthr4x]

11/24, non-UK citizen, so I had to guess all the way

 

[tea-addict]

Irish citizen, failed
It must be noted that the questions in the article are only a sample of the total pool. I think I recall some other questions appearing in the media which were pretty reasonable, such as "What do you do when you spill someone's pint?" etc.

 

[Treblaine]

I did a US Citizenship test and got 89% without any research or preparation. 60% is a pass.

Yet I've ever been to any part of North America in my whole life.

 

[Treblaine]

Also, what kind of useless citizenship test is this:

"What is the speed limit" = This is the question you ask tourists, this doesn't define Britain
"questions about immigrants" = Rather than for example, naming English and Scottish counties
"does the government pay for school uniforms" = how is this relevant to being a British Citizen?
"how do you apply for a job or get benefits" = kinda jumping the gun here
"when were women allowed to divorce" = How about when were women allowed to VOTE!
"questions about the EU"
"stupid Halloween joke"

What about a question asking to:
"Make any indication of naming English monarchs"
"clarify the status of Northern Ireland in the Union"
"Define Great Britain and the United Kingdom"
"Specify the difference between Monarchy and Parliament in power"
"how laws are made"
"How laws are enforced"
"What powers does the Prime Minister have"
"What rights to British Citizens have"
"What responsibilities do British Citizens have"

The American Citizenship test as 96 questions all about the history the the united states and the mechanisms of government.

 

[Ciaran Lunt]

it matches our social life its a pub quiz you dont really know but you tell them its definatly 1801

 

[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.

If they asked me questions this arcane about American history, I'd probably be baffled.

Yeah I probably would be as well. The point of my post though wasn't that one group is smarter than the other but that we both probably know less than we think we do and in that way are more similar than lead to believe. Once you push aside the falsities of stereotypes and see people for what they really are we are all the same.

I have been quoted a lot for this statement; I think I just said it really poorly, and that's giving people the wrong idea. I hope this clears it up for you.

 

[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.

Im not British, but in all fairness, the questions are way to specific. Statistical data about % of declared Muslims in a country? The hell, i don't know how many of each religious groups are in my country... i simply don't care about such detail.

Go out on street in your town and ask similar questions to random people. I'm pretty sure majority will have no idea about such things. It's something a normal, sane person will not pay attention to unless it is somehow tied to their job and/or interests.

Maybe it's a reverse test? Who scores the highest is just locked in asylum?

I agree with your statement. The point of my original post though wasn't that one group is smarter than the other, but that we both probably know less than we think we do (less details as you would put it) and in that way are more similar than the stereotypes would lead us to believe. Once you push aside the falsities of these stereotypes and see people for what they really are we are all pretty much the same or at least this is what I have observed.

I have been quoted a lot for this statement; I think I just said it really poorly, and that's giving people the wrong idea. I hope this clears it up for you.

 

[Darius Brogan]

*snip*

5. Bacon sandwich is always served with lettuce and tomato's. Hence BLT. Tbh, Bacon, veg, and fruit in a sandwich, isn't bad.

Sorry, but you disgust me. BLT is a heathen sandwich while a Proper Bacon Sandwich is Godlike

That's because a Proper Bacon Sandwich is basically some buttered bread, loads of bacon, and maybe some brown sauce... You can't get much more Godly than that.

 

[MammothBlade]

I found a better test.

http://realcitizenshiptest.co.uk/quiz.php?n=1

I still failed with 7/10.

 

[averydeeadaccount]

i received 12/24. it said i "have insufficient knowledge of the English language," which i find completely baseless because the test is impossible regardless, and if they want to test English, why must they make it an English and a trivia test at once?

personally i think it should be at most a test of the understanding of the language and the most basic parts of the law.

 

[Charli]

I found a better test.

http://realcitizenshiptest.co.uk/quiz.php?n=1

I still failed with 7/10.

9/10 Apparently the one I failed after a load of clicking to find out was the 'when someone drops their tray in the canteen'?

Really? That was the answer? That kind of depends on how old/mature the audience is tbh :S
My REAL answer would be stony silence.

 

[Yosato]

LOLLERCAUST

You scored 6 out of a possible 24.

Some of these questions are total bull though.

5 is wrong and open to interpretation.
6 is wrong.
8 open and wrong.
11 - no-one cares.
12 is wrong
14 includes the right answers, and is wrong.
21 is wrong
24 is wrong

The rest tend to rely on verbatim regurgitation. Like Crop Rotation in the 14th Century.

Jesus Christ I thought I was going insane - thank you! I scored the exact same score, then when I looked at the answers it was a real head scratcher. The ones I'd gotten right were pretty much just the ones I guessed at, but at least 8 of them that were marked as wrong I know were right becuase I've fucking studied them at college and university!

 

[Andrew_C]

16/20

12) You can attend hospital without a doctors letter if its not an emergency (i.e. if your G.P. is an idiot and won't refer you). They'll just give you a form to fill out to get an appointment, though (or send you to A&E who'll refer you back to the department, who'll then give you a form to fill in).

13) Both choices are wrong. It's not directly available to the pubic even after 100 years, you have to sign up at a pay per view website to gain full access. And legitimate researchers and illegitimate marketeers can easily access the census data before then.

 

[Daffy F]

Wow. This is a bit of an eye opener, actually. I scored 9/24 and I am a UK citizen. I'm not entirely sure how I was supposed to know that the recruitment in the 1950's in the West Indies was to recruit bus drivers though...