Take the test on the BBC website here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm) and see how British you really are.

I got 10 right :suspect:

I did it earlier this morning and got 9 right... :o

erm...........:blush:
You got 7 right!

0-5: Seat in Heathrow arrivals.... 6-10: Seat on the district council......11-14: Seat in Parliament.....15: Seat on the throne

I've decided that I'm English anyway ;)

I got 11 right :clap:

I got 11 right! :clap: :banana:

Not bad for an ex-pat!

10 right :clap: :clap:

10 for me too!

The government has published Life in the United Kingdom, a 150-page book for prospective British citizens. If you want the passport, you'll have to read the book and then answer 24 questions drawn from its contents. So let's see how well you do...


You got 10 right!
0-5: Seat in Heathrow arrivals.... 6-10: Seat on the district council......11-14: Seat in Parliament.....15: Seat on the throne

I got 10 right but it should have been 11 because Father Christmas comes from Lapland not the North Pole (or am I confusing him with someone else?)

oops a 7 for me.

Not happy about the answer for Father Christmas. When I saw him it was Lapland...:(

I got 7 right... Apparently I should go for a seat on the District Council.. WTF?!

I got 13. Does that mean I can stay?

11 right, too.

Hmmm. Endorphins.

I only got 8!!! :blush: Thought i'd be kicked out when nervously answering them :D

I got 8 right.

Anybody know how we can get a copy of 'Life in the UK'?

I'd be keen to learn a bit about it myself.

I got twelve but I got the first one wrong ... i answered C ... :help:

I don't agree with either of the Father Christmas questions ...:mad: although I do seem to remember, as a child, addressing my wish list to the North Pole

I'd like to see this publication too ... maybe we should all have to take the test :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: go me:heyhey: 13 i cant stay??? what if i dont want to?

i got 11......but had to guess one or two:D

I only got 8 right :(

Oh dear - how come I've managed to survive this long without knowing so much VITAL information about the UK? :rolleyes:

StarSparkle

Originally posted by StarSparkle
I only got 8 right :(

Oh dear - how come I've managed to survive this long without knowing so much VITAL information about the UK? :rolleyes:

StarSparkle



Don't worry about it.


Next week I shall be celebrating (if that's the word) my 39th birthday, every year of which has been in Sheffield, and I only got 7:(.

Whoops I got 10 as well:help:

10 for me
not sure u agree with all their answers tho
mainly the ones that weren't the same as mine:hihi:

Happy birthday for next week!!!!!
Mine in august i will be 39 too :o
Dunt time fly when ya avin fun:D

I got 10 right. I'm not British, and have never had the pleasure of visiting the UK. Maybe they need to make the test harder?

They always said in school, American law was based on British common law at that time. Guess it's not that different, even today. I do feel silly missing the PG thing. That should have been obvious. Even to me. And in the US, dog licenses are required.

:) Sierra

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm?markResults=true&a_01=1&a_02=2&a_03=2&a_04=3&a_05=2&a_06=1&a_07=3&a_08=1&a_09=1&a_10=2&a_11=2&a_12=1&a_13=1&a_14=3&a_15=3&x=28&y=19

I got 11.

I can see I will have serious issues with that book.... :)

Joe

9 oh well. I don't feel British if most of my fellow citizens are.

I'm sure PG is that pyramid bagged tea ...

I got 8, I think I was getting mixed up between "Little Britain" and "Life in Britain".

Ah well...time to renew the visa soon (I'm from Lancashire, you see?) so maybe I'll keep quiet about the test score!

9 right......................

I got 8 right. I'll get my coat and set off back to Zimbabwe to burn a few more farms.

10 right:o father christmas is in lapland now, i've seen the adverts in the travel agents

12 right!! Maybe emigrating makes you more British...somehow...!?!

I got 9! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Originally posted by Scat
I got 10 right but it should have been 11 because Father Christmas comes from Lapland not the North Pole (or am I confusing him with someone else?)

Same here, plus I would be more interested in finding out if a solicitor was qualified as opposed to how much they charge.

I'm afraid I only managed to answer eight questions correctly.

The questions keep referring to a Guide. Where can you buy it?

I got 11 right. How many do you need to pass? the whole idea seems a bit suspect to me!

Originally posted by owdlad
Same here, plus I would be more interested in finding out if a solicitor was qualified as opposed to how much they charge.

:thumbsup: I went wrong here as well, Owdlad. It obviously doesn't matter if you end up with a conveyancer defending your right to stay in this country, as long as their charges are reasonable? :confused:

StarSparkle

I got 9 right, and I was guessing at most of em hehe!

Originally posted by dishwasher
The questions keep referring to a Guide. Where can you buy it?

According to today's Guardian ( see guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1508360,00.html ) , the guide is Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship, Crown copyright 2004, available from TSO (The Stationery Office), £9.99, tso.co.uk/bookshop

Maggi, who got twelve - thanks for the hints in this thread :wink:

7 for me.

I am thoroughly ashamed of myself not knowing where Father Xmas hails from, I'm sure it was lapland the last time???