My friend was revising for his UK citizenship test back in 2012. I had a couple of goes on a mock test and I failed it both times. The questions were absurd and I'd bet most people wouldn't know about and were of no relevance to British culture.
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Well that's a stupid fucking question for a citizenship test.
They don't want new citizens.
I think that's what they're trying to highlight by asking him it
Is this thing on?
- Mike Tapp
Oh yeah the only qualification for being a Britt is memorizing arbitrary information. That makes sense.
Can confirm: I am British and know more than my fair share of trivia
"What's the height of the London eye" is a citizenship question on the level of "what have I got in my pocket"
My partner, dad's partner, and so many colleagues at my job, wasted so many weeks cramming for this stupid, irrelevant test. If you add up all the people who have to take this, how many person hours have we wasted as a society, all to be forgotten anyway, because it's useless information.
We really need to get rid of this test, or at a minimum strip it down and make it about how to vote and access public services. But even then, if someone wants to learn that, they will of their own accord and in their own time anyway.
I've passed the test in 2021. To be fair, there are some interesting and relevant topics, such as anything concerning the government structure: elections, judiciary system, Parliament, ... Other questions such as the number of volunteers in the National Trust or the London Eye height are completely pointless.
Here's one that helps people revise, lets see how we do
https://lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/british-citizenship-test-practice-questions-12/
I got 71% and I'm nativo
Yeah I got 71% too, which is a fail so I guess I am no longer British. Born and raised here btw! What a stupid, racist test, plenty of the questions aren't even objectively factual but subjective or flatout lies spread by the government too.
edit: did a second test and still failed with 67%
21/24, not a Brit but a good student of world history
20/24 (83%), native Briton.
Some of those questions are stupid though, on terms of day to day knowledge on Britain.
If it was actually going to be useful, it would include things about:
- Letting someone go in front of you in the shop queue if they've only got a few things and you've got a basket full.
- Which football teams are "scum" according to supporters of other football teams
- Which one of PJ & Duncan is PJ and which one is Duncan? (Also known as Ant and Dec)
- How to apologise for things, even even they're not your fault
- Why Piers Morgan is a twat
- What things you can have a "cheeky" one of i.e. pints, Greggses, sausage rolls, Nandoses, and girls (if you're MP Lembit Opik).
How long do you wait before beeping the horn if you're behind a car at the traffic lights and they turn green is another potential one
I beeped a guy when on holiday in USA once, after a truck didn't set off for a few seconds. The guy stuck a middle finger out of his window and floored it with a great wheel spin.
Not sure if I broke the rule by beeping too early, or the American rule is that you always flip off the guy behind you.
You did the New York Second
83% as a Canadian. Such a weird mix of questions. Maybe 4-5 that actually dealt with civics and governance.
83%. I've never set foot in the country in my life.
Also, the height of the that wheel is irrelevant, since it hasn't been the tallest in the world in decades! 
23 of 24, my knowledge of NI politics sadly lacking
my knowledge of NI politics sadly lacking
Nao nao nao! March march march!
Something like that probably. 😉
I got 21 of 24. The NI Assembly question threw me for an absolute loop.
I got 46%, and I'm a native Finn
67% for me, looks like I'm getting kicked out
Probably silly to have claimed to be able to pass the test if he didn't practice for it, but otherwise really so what? Citizenship tests are more about proving someone wants to put real effort in rather than some trivial facts you could memorise in 30 seconds.
Mirror: https://imgur.com/gallery/migration-minister-fails-uk-citizenship-test-question-GJgiKa0, because The Independent is an absolute dogshit ads/analytics infested website.
The dogshit:
I had to use Tor Browser to load the video because my hosts file blocks all ad/analytics domains using hBlock. Then used OBS Studio to record the video. Then took two screenshots of the uBlock Origin interface and stitched it together with Photopea. All because of human ~~ingenuity~~ stupidity. Goddamn.
I had a friend go through this a while back, I swear the arbitrary information they were being asked to remember lol I got 83% in the one posted here, Wouldn't know about NI ministers and one questions I didn't realise needed two answers....Yes I wasn't giving it my 100% attention lol
92%. Canadian.