I failed my life in Britain mock test

That wasn't Led Zeppelin.

I thought the Shakespeare question would be easy but apparently for 1/3 of school age Brits it's not.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.thestage.co.uk/news/one-third-of-schoolkids-do-not-know-who-shakespeare-is&ved=2ahUKEwji5cep7IuQAxVLUEEAHWZUOyEQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3ZItJ4jSozwRt37idPP4R1

I thought thst, too, so as it wasn't an option, I assumed I missed some news about it going up to £10000.

I got 83%. I got the ones with dates wrong. I have a history degree. I think you should know roughly when we first had a prime minster (and I did know roughly) - I don't think you need to know exactly. I also recognise there will be many people out there in the streets who have probably never even thought about when we first had a prime minister.

If I were actually going to take the test, I would do a bit of study first. It has made me realise I don't really know huge amounts about how our court system works, the different levels of court etc.

I do think I would probably pass my driving theory test if I had to take it tomorrow though.

Yes I got a question on Wales wrong, I thought it joined us officially under Henry VII (who had a Welsh father) but it was actually under Henry VIII. I got all the questions on Scotland & Wales wrong, my knowledge of the rest of the UK is definitely poor.

How does it compare to the citizen test for your birth country OP?

I took a second one and still got 71%
Mind you, I lost a mark for saying it was false that people were protected from discrimination on the basis of gender. (And I'm right and the quiz was wrong!)
my school knowledge of Henry VIII did come in handy.

TBF that sounds like a lot more hard work (and resource heavy for tax payer) than a 24 question test with an accompanying revision resource.

The citizenship test is kind of like blue m&ms on the Led Zeppelin rider. They always had a long list of equipment, sound, technical and food requirements for their concerts and the last one was a big bowl of M&Ms with the blue ones removed. When they arrived they checked the M&M bowl and if the blue ones were missing, they were satisfied everything else will have been done properly.

It's not the knowledge themselves they are testing - it's the commitment and integrity.

British, scored 71%
Nothing there that is any part of my life as a British person.

I was helping my friend (lived here since 1989) as like other have said, she’s genuinely worried about being made to leave despite living her whole adult life here, she managed 85% on the mock and I got them all right but my dh also did it later and only got 80% (different questions). I do think that would be citizens should pass higher level English language exams if they haven’t been educated here or in another English speaking country but silly exams about saints days, jury numbers and lunch is irrelevant and should be stopped. I’d actually like all would be citizens to complete a portfolio of skills, language, having employment, volunteering in their community or whatever to prove they are productive members of society, but also particularly in cases of arranged marriage to check they are ok

at £50 a pop

59 year old London born and bred and I got 60% - I’d never heard of half the things they asked about and fussed half the answers

I failed too 😪17/24 🤣
My ancestry is 100% British, at least dating back to my great-great-great grandparents (the last I know about)

Some questions seemed petty, like 'Did UK leave EU on 31 or 30 January?' or 'Did Ireland become an island 12000 or 10000 years ago?'

I hope the real test isn't that harsh, as others suggest it's hopefully more a test of effort than 100% accuracy.

My daughter in law passed hers a couple of weeks ago and you're right, the questions are crazy.

I have just spectacularly failed 54% 🤦‍♀️I am intelligent and 100% British!

I did 3 and got 80%

I can pass these tests easily.

i think the purpose of the tests for immigrants is less that you need to know this stuff (clearly you don’t) and more just to show you have made some sort of basic effort. Just learn the answers. Its a test of willing more than anything else.

Yeah, I think I’d probably need to read the book to answer that one as they would expect.

It’s just a test as to whether you really want citizenship or not. I don’t particularly care about it but it doesn’t seem unreasonable to ask people to learn a few facts and be tested on them as part of gaining citizenship.

LOL at test 4-

Which TWO are police duties?

Misuse their authority
Protect life and property
Detect and prevent crime
Be corrupt

You'd have trouble with that question these days.

Also the one about what age can someone have an alcoholic drink with a meal if they are accompanied by an adult I only know because of the Inbetweeners 😆

Not being sure why Hitler's invasion of Poland is relevant to Britain must be an instant disqualification surely?

Don't mention the war!

What’s the name of the polar research vessel, chosen in 2016 via a public poll:

(a) Sir David Attenborough
(b) The Black Pig
(c) HMS Enterprise
(d) Boaty McBoatface

LOL

Both @Algenand @Chiloopget honorary Canadian citizenship! 🇨🇦

The answer to 1 must be Margaret Atwood's ego.