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

Take the test - it only takes a few minutes.

You need 75% (18/24) or higher to pass.

I falied ..... miserably lol ..... looks like I'd better get my bags packed and head off to the port ....... byeeeeeee

Wow...failed badly...although some of the questions were pretty silly.

The one about Halloween for example!

Errrm....I only got 50% (although I am only half British, so that's my excuse )

50%

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Lawrence wrote:50%

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9/24

Hmmmmm

9 for me as well....surprised i got that much as i had to guess most of them lol.

Good job i was born here lol

Beardy wrote:

Lawrence wrote:50%

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9/24

Hmmmmm

You're Welsh so you get a dispensation for that 3

I scored nine.

Wow, 15 - I would've said that was bad, but compared to some of you lot I'm a proper patriot!

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Just for the record, I scored 11/24 .... I was too embarrassed to put my score on .... but seeing some of the other scores makes me feel a bit better now

moonbeam wrote:Just for the record, I scored 11/24 .... I was too embarrassed to put my score on .... but seeing some of the other scores makes me feel a bit better now

We know you lied mate, and artifically lowered our scores, so would wouldn't feel daft

moonbeam wrote:Just for the record, I scored 11/24 .... I was too embarrassed to put my score on .... but seeing some of the other scores makes me feel a bit better now

I scored 8!

You scored 21 out of a possible 24

Well done! You are above pass level. You have, according to the test, successfully revealed your knowledge of the English language and of life in the United Kingdom. What would you change about the test if you could?

Yay me! I get to stay!

I have a couple of thoughts about this however, firstly I am sure that the questions were chosen carefully to imply difficulty. A sample of 24 from a bank of X number can always be skewed to look too easy (Halloween question) or too difficult (for me % of muslims, number of children under 19 and 1980's immigration). Secondly, if somebody wishes to become a citizen of a country then the test is it not so much a show of patriotism in my view but to evidence a willingness to educate yourself about a country you wish to be a part of.

I remember being in Australia and passing comment that the Thunderbirds film "ruined" my childhood memories. They did not have a clue what I was on about, Gerry Anderson did not exist to them. Would knowing about him make them a better British Citizen? On it's own maybe not, however the millions of tiny bits of British culture we know without realising it are what differentiates a citizen from a visitor.