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UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 12th Oct, '11, 12:25

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/ ... -test-quiz

Hmmm, just as well I have citizenship then.... ;)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by slinky » 12th Oct, '11, 12:34

You scored 9 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

Well, I don't think it was insufficient knowledge of the English language :lol:

Not quite half right -- well, more than half of them were a complete stab in the dark :D

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by nev » 12th Oct, '11, 12:45

I got 13 out of 24... Not that I want to live in the UK :p

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 12th Oct, '11, 12:49

You'd have got the one about Halloween right Slinks ? ;)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by slinky » 12th Oct, '11, 12:54

daffodil wrote:You'd have got the one about Halloween right Slinks ? ;)
Certainly :D Have to admit, I was a bit surprised to see that one on there though!

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 12th Oct, '11, 12:58

slinky wrote:
daffodil wrote:You'd have got the one about Halloween right Slinks ? ;)
Certainly :D Have to admit, I was a bit surprised to see that one on there though!
Me too.
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 12th Oct, '11, 13:04

12 out of 24. Shocked I did so well!
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Scrummy Mummy » 12th Oct, '11, 13:10

14.

What bizarre questions though.

I think I prefer the Aussie one...Who is Shane Warne etc

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 12th Oct, '11, 13:45

Scrummy Mummy wrote:14.

What bizarre questions though.

I think I prefer the Aussie one...Who is Shane Warne etc
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by JJ » 12th Oct, '11, 14:04

hahah ... I am quite surprised that I scored as high as 12.

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Pinklepurr » 12th Oct, '11, 15:12

Wow, I got 17, I think I did better than I did on the Oz one. Perhaps I should move countries. :oops:

Hey, I didn't get any questions about Halloween...you must have had a different set of questions to mine.

Must admit we use a lot of the same laws and departments here so I just guessed they would be the same. ;)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by cromasaig » 12th Oct, '11, 16:04

Ooh, 19. Quite pleased with that.

But more importantly:
"In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?"

Why did no-one tell me?!

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Fat Bob » 12th Oct, '11, 18:28

You were certain alive then!
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by cromasaig » 12th Oct, '11, 19:42

Fat Bob wrote:You were certain alive then!
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by baloo » 12th Oct, '11, 20:47

You scored 13 out of a possible 24

That wasn't easy.
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Kooky » 13th Oct, '11, 04:42

11, mostly guesswork.

The answer to the Aussie one is Don Bradman. I've been revising :D

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Tas » 13th Oct, '11, 07:08

they ask about divorce legislation introduction???? wow, that's tough.
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Spike » 13th Oct, '11, 21:25

Blimey, I often say I feel like a foreigner when I go back to the UK nowadays and it seems like I really am. Only 12/24!
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by sluggo » 14th Oct, '11, 04:39

Spike, I got a 12 and I'm a bloody Sepo. I actually guessed at most of them. You've been gone too long or just long enough.
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Fat Bob » 14th Oct, '11, 07:55

Some of them are quite difficult due to their obscureness. The example above about divorce date....WTF? It's not something that was taught in school (and I did the Victorian period in history).

If you actually want to find out any answers, check out the "official" UK Citizenship test[\ (which has pretty much the same questions but also a review)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 14th Oct, '11, 10:43

Maybe it's the current mish-mash govenrment's way of syaing "We're full".... ;)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Spike » 14th Oct, '11, 11:39

daffodil wrote:Maybe it's the current mish-mash govenrment's way of syaing "We're full".... ;)
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Morrolan » 17th Oct, '11, 10:04

Sorry - we haven't been able to serve the page you asked for

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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by daffodil » 17th Oct, '11, 11:00

Still works for me
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Re: UK Citizenship test

Post by Morrolan » 17th Oct, '11, 13:05

the page works, but the results page when i click on submit gives me the error...

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