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Reply 80

_Ddraig_

You have reached 17 of 24 points, (70.83%)

Stupid test.

Reply 81

crozibear96

Original post by Crydamoure

You have reached 19 of 24 points, (79.17%)

Do they seriously make people do this before entering the UK?

No, this is the citizenship test. Anyone can get in with a passport or a visa (only three months without the visa). If they take this and pass, they are a British citizen and can stay here as long as they like without the need for a visa.

Reply 82

Crydamoure

Original post by crozibear96

Oh yeah. Sorry, I meant in terms of immigration.

I wouldn't have remotely expected anyone to have to do this for a two-week holiday in the UK or anything like that.

Reply 83

Amhorangerdgerriug

20/24 - 83.33%

Some very odd questions - why is it important that potential citizens know the century in which Christianity was introduced to England, or when NI first got their own Parliament?

Reply 84

GailQ

got 18, just passed :P

Reply 85

MarchingBand2015

11/24 But I'm not from the UK.

Reply 86

flibber

17/24

Why should I know who won the 10,000 m to become a British citizen (ok I am one already),

Reply 87

Sgt.Incontro

15/24. Educated guesses FTW.

(Not from the UK as my avatar indicates.)

Reply 88

KeyboardNinja

18. Who needs to know that stuff anyway? I mean dry ski slopes, come on!

Reply 89

Sky_Dream

20/24. Guess I get to stay then. Funny how in one of the questions they used the US "meter" instead of "metre".

Reply 90

Ozzin

You have reached 22 of 24 points, (91.67%)

Not bad I'd say.

Original post by Amhorangerdgerriug

20/24 - 83.33%

Some very odd questions - why is it important that potential citizens know the century in which Christianity was introduced to England, or when NI first got their own Parliament?

I'd say you've said things which should be on it, as opposed to the fact that Edinburgh has the longest dry ski slope in Europe.

I mean Citizenship tests should test things that would be majorly obvious (e.g. which side of the road we drive on, not only would it be obvious it would be dangerous) but small things as well which help them blend in to the population.

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10/24 lol

Original post by Ozzin

You have reached 22 of 24 points, (91.67%)

Not bad I'd say.

I'd say you've said things which should be on it, as opposed to the fact that Edinburgh has the longest dry ski slope in Europe.

I mean Citizenship tests should test things that would be majorly obvious (e.g. which side of the road we drive on, not only would it be obvious it would be dangerous) but small things as well which help them blend in to the population.

I would agree that the ski slope one is rather worse than the ones I remembered, but I maintain that the year Christianity was introduced is irrelevant (a question asking what the traditional religion of the UK is would be far better - no pointless knowledge required, and the question does encourage a better understanding of our history and culture). With regards to the NI one, the precise year is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, the question should address the fact that each of the constituent nations have devolved governments and test basic knowledge of the political system.

There is a point to this kind of test, but some of these questions are absurd.

Reply 93

Jammy Duel

Most of the questions aren't that bad, but some are just silly like when xmas eve is and even more so, worded slightly differently "when did the bronze age start"