Topic: Would YOU pass the UK citizenship test?

[Twoflower]

Well that's depressing, only got 50% :'(

[Digeroo]

I'm a failure too.  Did manage to pass second time around once I had seen all the answers.  Still got two wrong.

[OllieC]

I failed..

I now await my free car and all the other trappings.

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I don't understand either? Where are these cars? Is it just in your county, Mick?

I failed too and if there's some scheme for Yorkshiremen who fail, that's totally unfair for other parts of the country.

[Mr Smith]

I'm not going to take the test I'm claiming Grandfather rights already a paid up member, ;)

[SamLouise]

Oh, thank goodness!  I feel a bit relieved as I too failed the test but felt sure you'd all pass it (so I kept my results quiet, lol!)  ;D

[Melbourne12]

Close, but no cigar.  ;D  17/24

I had no clue about some of the history questions at all, and could only guess.

It does show how difficult it is to define Britishness, or the attributes of a good citizen. 

[Barnowl]

I can beat that - I only got thirteen the first time round :-[

Having checked, the ones I got wrong were:
Q5: Many job applications will require a covering letter
- didn't pay attention and went for ID (which is what we require if they are offered the job)
Q6: ‘Ulster Scots is a dialect which is spoken in Northern Ireland.’
 - thought it was a trick question
Q7: In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?
Q9: Which of the following TWO types of people get their prescriptions free of charge?
- had to decide between pregnant women/new mothers and children - only true in England anyway
Q10: ‘Adults who have been unemployed for six months are usually required to join New Deal if they wish to continue receiving benefit.’
Q11: The number of children and young people up to the age of 19 in the UK is
Q12: The percentage of people in the UK in 2001 who said they were Muslims was
I thought 3.4 % but it's 2.7% - may have been watered down by the Eastern European influx
Q14: ‘You can attend a hospital without a GP’s letter only in the case of an emergency.’
- is this really true? What about drop in centres?
Q17: Which TWO of the following can vote in all UK public elections?
- oops
Q23: Which of these statements is correct?
Children aged 13-16 cannot work more than 12 hours in any school week
Children aged 13-16 cannot work more than 10 hours in any school week
Q24: Which of the following statements is true?
The governing body of the EU is the Council of the European Union <- true
The governing body of the EU is the Council of Europe
- Never heard it called or reported as that

I would say the only relevant question above was about who can vote, but having failed I'm now biased :)  

Seriously, why the questions on Europe and benefits? Surely there are far more important facts appertaining to our national identity?

Question "Where's the stiff upper lip?"

Answer "Right above this trembling lower one Sir"

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

less of what you need to know, more of what they'd like you to need to know.

never really had a strong sense of UKness anyway

[KittyKatt]

I failed too! I really don't see how many of the questions are relevant to settling in this country and integrating!

KittyKatt

[Flighty]

I very much doubt it reading through the comments, and  I'm not even sure that I'd want to become a UK citizen if I wasn't already one!

[Barnowl]

My Australian grandfather settled in England and was living here at the outbreak of WWII. He tried to get into the Forces but was rejected because of being too old, and married with five children. He eventually got into the RNVR by being economical with the truth about his personal circumstances.  At the end of the war he thought it would be a nice idea to become a British citizen but when he got the application papers he said the the questions in them were too bl**dy personal and didn't go ahead.

It always amused us that even when he was in his eighties, whenever he'd been abroad he still had to come in back into the UK through the immigrant control channel.

[pennsylvannia planters]

I Failed :'(.
But so did my American wife who i beat ;D

[mat]

Failed miserably, but have to say, many questions I really don't need to know the answer to...  Does it really matter to me how many young people there are in the country... I realise this matters to economists, etc, but really...

[Mr Smith]

I can't even find one question on that list that relates to this countries past and great history, the majority of the questions seem to be aimed at pointing new comers to this country in the direction of the DHSS, ;) 

[Barnowl]

I Failed :'(.
But so did my American wife who i beat ;D

Beating your wife was outlawed the same Act that allowed women to get a divorce. Was it 1857?  :)


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I'll get me coat...

[daxzen]

is it raining where you are

[jonny211]

I got 50%

A Quango is what? I didn't see a checkbox for a 'huge money sink with no real results'.

[Mr Smith]

I got 50%

A Quango is what? I didn't see a checkbox for a 'huge money sink with no real results'.

                 An unelected body put into place by the government of the day, and I think Gordy is already up to thirty, ;)

[Obelixx]

The Council of the European Union is also an unelected body which I think is quite an important anomaly in the supposedly democratic west.

Things like divorce laws and education and child labour speak of respect for a large proportion of the citizenship - something sadly lacking for women and girls in many societies and for all children conscripted into war and/or prostitution as is happening in some parts of the world.

Personally I don't think anyone should apply for citizenship anywhere without knowing some basic facts about theirr new home and yes, there should be an extension of this particular programme to teach about important historic events and people that have shaped British society.  This should also be taught in schools so that everyone appreciates the freedoms as well as the responsibilities of living in a free-ish society.

[OllieC]

I got 50%

A Quango is what? I didn't see a checkbox for a 'huge money sink with no real results'.

Quasi non governmental organisation... anything potentially useful (and therefore contentious) kept at arms length to avoid accountability.