anyone willing to test him/her self, and or add to these. The Home Office would appreciate some help.
muslim-kidz.blogspot.com/
It will take more than a passing acquaintance with the thwack of leather on willow to win the
right to British citizenship.
The Home Office today released a sample of the questions which will feature in the multiple-choice "Britishness" tests from tomorrow. The Times Online has reproduced a selection of these, and included its own answer where none was provided.
- Where are Geordie, Cockney, and Scouse spoken?
- What are MPs?
- What is the Church of England and who is its head?
- What is the Queen?s official role and what ceremonial duties does she have?
- Do many children live in single parent families or step-families?
- Which two telephone numbers can be used to dial the emergency services?
112, 123, 555, 999.
- Which of these courts uses a jury system?
Magistrates? Court, Crown Court, Youth Court or County Court.
- Your employer can dismiss you for joining a trade union. True or false?
- Which of these statements is correct?
A television licence is required for each television in a home
A single television licence covers all televisions in a home.
The Times has also provided its own answers:
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1851472,00.html
__
calling all Brits (and wannabes) to test their Britishness Quotient:
mirror mirror on the wall, Who's the Brittest Brit of all?
-
Who is the "Ben" in the "Big Ben"?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Benjamin Hillman
c. Benjamin Hill
-
Who was executed in the Tower of LOndon?
a. Guy Fawkes
b. Anne Boleyn
c. Henry the Third
-
What's Dover famous for?
a. The Roman Painted Room
b. The Marble Hills
c. The Chalk Cliffs
-
Which medieval town in England is named after food?
a. Pudding
b. Sandwich
c. Peach
-
What (according to Robin Cook) is "Britain's true national dish"?
a. fish n chips
b. suet pudding and lamb pie
c. CTM
-
Would Prime Minister Tony Blair pass HardSpell if he were asked to spell "toomorrow"?
a. Yes
b. No
-
What's the meaning of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?
a. stiff upper lip
b. well said, sir
c. it's a word you use when you run out of words to use
-
Who was the first British sovereign to live in the Buckingham Palace?
a. Queen Elizabeth
b. Queen Victoria
c. King Edward
-
In which language has David Beckham tattooed his wife's name on his arm?
a. English
b. Hindi
c. Spanish
-
Who designed the first tube map ?
a. Julian Lloyd Webber
b. Harry Beck
c.Edward Johnstone