citizenship test - do you think you can pass?

Your score is: 13 out of 20

did not know
- How many parliamentary constituencies are there?
- Ulster Scots is a dialect which is spoken in Northern Ireland. True or false?
- The percentage of people in the UK in 2001 who said they were Muslims was:
- census availability
- Schools must be open
- From what age can you be asked to serve on a jury

no reason why I would know these things either, test is dumb.
 
amigafan2003 said:
It states the correct answer is "Union Jack". But it's not, it's the Union Flag.
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The question asks what is it often called.

More people often call it the Union Jack than call it the Union Flag, however technically incorrect they may be to do so, so actually the answer is correct for the question that was asked, you just seem to have assumed it was asking you something it wasn't.
 
Kenai said:
The question asks what is it often called.

More people often call it the Union Jack than call it the Union Flag, however technically incorrect they may be to do so, so actually the answer is correct for the question that was asked, you just seem to have assumed it was asking you something it wasn't.
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Quite right!
 
15, but question 19 is stupid although i did get is correct.

Question 1 Question 1 to of 20
Which of these sporting events was hosted in London in 2012?
The Commonwealth Games
The Cricket World Cup
The European Football Championship
The Paralympic Games (Correct answer)
52969 participants have answered this correctly

Question 2 Question 2 to of 20
How many parliamentary constituencies are there?
450 (Your answer)
550
650 (Correct answer)
100693 participants have answered this correctly

750
Question 3 Question 3 to of 20
At her jubilee in 2012, how many years as queen did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate?
25
40
50
60 (Correct answer)
45393 participants have answered this correctly

Question 4 Question 4 to of 20
Which two of these are names for the Church of England?
Methodist (Your answer)
Episcopal (Correct answer)
56285 participants have answered this correctly

Anglican (Correct answer)
193101 participants have answered this correctly

Presbyterian
Question 5 Question 5 to of 20
Ulster Scots is a dialect which is spoken in Northern Ireland. True or false?
True (Correct answer)
89032 participants have answered this correctly

False
Question 6 Question 6 to of 20
In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?
1837
1857 (Correct answer)
31724 participants have answered this correctly

1875
1882
Question 7 Question 7 to of 20
Which of the following two types of people get their prescriptions free of charge?
People aged 60 or over (Correct answer)
157681 participants have answered this correctly

People aged 18 or under (Correct answer)
112644 participants have answered this correctly

Pregnant women or those with a baby under 12 months old
People on the minimum wage
Question 8 Question 8 to of 20
The percentage of people in the UK in 2001 who said they were Muslims was:
1.6%
2.7% (Correct answer)
61908 participants have answered this correctly

3.4%
4.2% (Your answer)
Question 9 Question 9 to of 20
You can attend a hospital without a GP's letter only in the case of an emergency. True or false?
True (Correct answer)
131739 participants have answered this correctly

False
Question 10 Question 10 to of 20
Which is correct?
Information in the census is immediately available for the public to search (Your answer)
Information in the census is kept secret for 100 years (Correct answer)
94745 participants have answered this correctly

Question 11 Question 11 to of 20
What is the title given to the person who chairs the debates in the House of Commons?
The chairman
The speaker (Correct answer)
46247 participants have answered this correctly

The leader of the house
The prime minister
Question 12 Question 12 to of 20
Schools must be open:
150 days a year
170 days a year
190 days a year (Correct answer)
71258 participants have answered this correctly

200 days a year
Question 13 Question 13 to of 20
Which is correct?
Children aged 13-16 cannot work for more than 12 hours in any school week (Correct answer)
70888 participants have answered this correctly

Children aged 13-16 cannot work for more than 10 hours in any school week
Question 14 Question 14 to of 20
What flower is traditionally worn by people on Remembrance Day?
Poppy (Correct answer)
54397 participants have answered this correctly

Lily
Daffodil
Iris
Question 15 Question 15 to of 20
Which landmark is a prehistoric monument which still stands in the English county of Wiltshire?
Hadrian's Wall
Offa’s Dyke
Stonehenge (Correct answer)
48835 participants have answered this correctly

Fountains Abbey
Question 16 Question 16 to of 20
From what age can you be asked to serve on a jury?
16
18 (Correct answer)
38567 participants have answered this correctly

21
25
Question 17 Question 17 to of 20
What is the name of the admiral who died in a sea battle in 1805 and has a monument in Trafalgar Square, London?
Cook
Drake
Raleigh
Nelson (Correct answer)
51523 participants have answered this correctly

Question 18 Question 18 to of 20
Who is the Patron Saint of Scotland?
St Andrew (Correct answer)
48406 participants have answered this correctly

St David
St George
St Patrick
Question 19 Question 19 to of 20
In 1801, a new version of the official flag of the United Kingdom was created. What is it often called?
The British Standard
The Royal Banner
The St George Cross
The Union Jack (Correct answer)
49625 participants have answered this correctly

Question 20 Question 20 to of 20
The second largest party in the House of Commons is usually known by what name?
The Senate
The Opposition (Correct answer)
45333 participants have answered this correctly

The Lords (Your answer)
The Other Side
 
The test is important for those who are already legally here who want to have a British passport. It isn't about more or less immigration. In addition, the language of the questions is partially designed to test the comprehension of the English language itself as well as knowing the answers.

However, I believe that such a test is only fair if the subjects covered reflect the knowledge of the average English person. Which this thread proves it clearly does not.
 
Some good questions, some pointless questions such as recalling random dates for past events, or knowing precisely how many millions of people in a particular demographic.
 
18, I got the divorce law and the hospital question wrong (didn't read the 'in an emergency' bit of it and so thought 'false, you can in an emergency'. Smart.).
 
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