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Migration minister fails UK citizenship test question (www.independent.co.uk)
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Migration minister Mike Tapp failed a UK citizenship test question before insisting he is a "proud Brit." Speaking at a parliamentary committee on settlement, citizenship, and integration on Tuesday, 10 March, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal admitted he did not know the height of the London Eye - one of the questions in the official UK citizenship test. "I am confident that I would be able to pass the test, I'm a proud Brit," he added, but promised to "take a keen interest" in knowing the answer "when it comes up again" in the same meeting next year. Chair of the committee, Lord Don Foster, said he will "follow up" on Mr Tapp's word.

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[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago

I got 71% :-(

https://lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/british-citizenship-test-practice-questions-12/

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago

I've spent a total of two weeks in the UK (not counting layovers) and I got 88%

I don't say this to brag, just to illustrate that the test MIGHT not be quite fit for purpose 😄

I'm still going to have to take over your citizenship, though, them's the rules 🤷🏻

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'll handover my citizenship if you can pass British Isles test:

  1. Brown condiment that goes on toast
  2. Popular Irish Beverage
  3. Welsh actor that lives in the US
  4. Scottish comedian with thoughts about the Queen's Vagina
  5. Ambiguously Gay Duo
  6. Mixes well with milk but only in the UK
[-] klu9@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

spoiler

  1. HP Sauce (Marmite is a brown condiment that goes in the bin . Why, yes, Marmite is a bit "Marmite".)
  2. Vodka & Red Bull. At least that was what was being served at every house party last time I was in Dublin.
  3. Catherine Zeta-Jones
  4. His Majesty the Francis of Boyle
  5. Thems two wor were on Byker Grove, like, mahn
  6. Chocolate Hobnobs
[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

You have been promoted to Lord Executor

[-] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Brit here:

spoiler

  1. Marmite
  2. Guinness
  3. Michael Sheen? First Welsh actor that comes to mind. I think Christian Bale was born in Wales but considers himself to be English.
  4. Frankie Boyle if I remember correctly
  5. Ant and Dec? I think they're both married to women, I don't know
  6. Tea
[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

6.5 / 6, very good

[-] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Nice, my sense of Britishness remains intact

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

spoiler

  1. Marmite!
  2. This has to be Guiness
  3. I had to look Rhys up but I don't know his work. I went with Michael Sheen, who I do adore. Dang it.
  4. This has to be Frankie Boyle.
  5. …Michael Sheen and David Tennant? Please be what you were going for, I'm straight, but I love those two together!
  6. Tea! .... Ribena? (I know it's not Ribena). I think Nestle makes a banana powder for milk? We have chocolate and strawberry in the US

I probably failed. :( but it was fun. I'm a huge panelshow fan, so anything I got might be blamed on that :)

Forgive me if my reply is annoying, as a USian, I like hanging out in spaces like this, but I try to be respectful. But I had to reply to this one :)

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

4 / 6, get off the island(s) or I'll sick her on you!

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I AIN'T AFRAID OF NO GHOST!

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  1. Marmite
  2. Guinness or whisky
  3. Matthew Rhys?
  4. Frankie Boyle, probably
  5. Ant and Dec? 🤷🏻
  6. Gin? 😛 Because people like milk in their tea elsewhere too
[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

5 / 6, you live but barely

[-] jdr@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

I got 100% and I don't even live there

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Why do you know the height of the London Eye. Are you a Russian agent?

[-] jdr@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

It's about eye-level.

Anyway the test is multiple choice, so maybe if you know it's about 100m that's good enough?

The test is ridiculous, it asked a load of history that I wouldn't expect normal people to know, Brits or otherwise.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

A true Brit would estimate the height in double decker buses, of course. They missed a trick there.

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