Could you pass the UK citizenship test?

[sunnyside]

22/24

Though two disclamers
-I'd read the first post before taking the quiz, hence I knew the patron saint of Wales
-I think you were supposed to have to make two responses for a number of those, but it only let me select one (so I only had to get one of the two to get it noted as correct).

Also after the brexit my response for licences with the EU should become correct, and maybe somewhere in there you'll start requiring your magistrates to actually have freaking qualifications, so I'll be 100%


That said, they made some comment about Ukip being confused about most British youth being unable to pass the test, however my impression was that Ukip sees youngsters being largely composed of foreigners and unloyal, uh....hurm. Do you guys have some term analogous to our "hippie?"

[Graham Kennedy]

-I think you were supposed to have to make two responses for a number of those, but it only let me select one (so I only had to get one of the two to get it noted as correct).

IIRC, it says at the top that some questions ask for two answers but for "technical reasons" you can only input one.

That said, they made some comment about Ukip being confused about most British youth being unable to pass the test, however my impression was that Ukip sees youngsters being largely composed of foreigners and unloyal, uh....hurm. Do you guys have some term analogous to our "hippie?"

Yes, it's "hippie". We use that word too!

[Bryan Moore]

American here... got a 23/24. St. David was through process of elimination. Not bad, but the former history teacher in me is largely to credit.

[Varthikes]

Rejected: 18/24

Me, too. A few of them I got wrong because I was trying to not think American (April Fools and Voting age). A lot of them I just guessed--that worked out well a few times--and figured out through the process of elimination.

Seriously, though, why would a question about April Fools be on a citizenship exam?

I took the test again and got 100%.

[IanKennedy]

Because it's a British tradition. In recent years it's spread wider. The likes of the US have it because we had it.

[Mikey]

Celebratory traditions, though, aren't the sort of things that should determine eligibility for citizenship.

[Graham Kennedy]

Knowledge of them should, though. Knowing the traditions of a country is part of knowing the culture.

[Mikey]

Perhaps I take for granted the fact that I live in a nation without any one singular culture.

[IanKennedy]

Perhaps I take for granted the fact that I live in a nation without any one singular culture.

Thanksgiving seems pretty universal?

[Mikey]

It is somewhat universally celebrated, though not completely and it is of Protestant origin. More to the point, though, is the fact that I couldn't ever imagine a question about Thanksgiving traditions being a criterion for citizenship.

[Graham Kennedy]

Foreign countries do many things differently. Personally I think it's a great idea to ensure that immigrants have knowledge of the culture of the place they're going to.

[Mikey]

In my country, those cultural traditions are not governmental or in any way mandated - or even universal - and as such have no place in determining eligibility for citizenship. In the UK, the trivialities of minor ethnic or national observances may in fact be required by law.

[Varthikes]

I just never expected April Fools to be such a significant holiday. Remembrance Day would seem more likely.

On the other hand, I can see the wisdom of making sure a potential citizen does not misunderstand the things they are likely to encounter on April Fools.

[Graham Kennedy]

In my country, those cultural traditions are not governmental or in any way mandated - or even universal - and as such have no place in determining eligibility for citizenship. In the UK, the trivialities of minor ethnic or national observances may in fact be required by law.

Nope.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

I think in the US, knowledge of the traditions of the region you live in would be helpful, but not necessary. It's a sight different here in New England than in California, where my sister lives.