I think that's what they're trying to highlight by asking him it

They don't want new citizens. 

Oh I know they're all about who won what battle in 1791. I had one question that asked when Scotland and England became one nation, I mean I know roughly when it was (I know which century it occurred in) but I couldn't give you the exact date.

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.

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).

I got 46%, and I'm a native Finn

I got 21 and I'm from Denmark. Most of them were not too hard. Some, like British History were a bit harder, but not impossible. The amount of NI parliament members though, that one was a complete shot in the dark.

12 of 24 as an American

23 of 24, my knowledge of NI politics sadly lacking

83% as a Canadian. Such a weird mix of questions. Maybe 4-5 that actually dealt with civics and governance.

I got 21 of 24. The NI Assembly question threw me for an absolute loop.

21/24, not a Brit but a good student of world history

I'm British born and bred and I got 88%. Some of those questions are interesting and definitely better questions than asking the height of the London Eye.

Maybe the UK citizenship test should try to select people who support important British principles (rule of law, democracy, religious freedom, legal equality of men and women, etc). But I suppose somebody could pretend to support those things for the purposes of passing a test, and after the test they might decide they don't believe in democracy after all. Also I'm sure there are born and bred Brits who don't believe in democracy.

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 🤷🏻

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

Brit here:

6.5 / 6, very good

Most of the time it's zero.

Imgur doesn't work in UK

I saw the headline and was ready to clown on the guy but then I actually read the question and I thought yeah, no. That's fair to not know actually. Why is that on the citizenship test? That's just silly

Seriously though; most citizenship tests I've seen in my life (on the Internet; I've never changed my citizenship, so have never actually taken one) ask about things like how various governmental institutions work, not the dimensions of randomly selected landmarks. Is this a well known piece of information in the UK?

My parents have taken this test and passed but it is purely a memory test and full of questions that the vast majority of British people would never know. Many of them aren’t even taught in UK schools. I firmly believe that more than 50% of British people would fail this test if they were asked to sit it tomorrow.

You can find many practice tests online by searching Life in the UK test and you will be able to see the absurdity of some of the questions.

I’m pretty sure one of the questions is what day is Christmas Day? I’m not too sure what this has to do with Britain as most countries in the world celebrate it on the 25th but it is a free point!

This is not even mentioning the cost of over £2000 for the citizenship and the mandatory ceremony when you pass.

It isn't a Ferris wheel, it's a cantilevered observation wheel. Its height still shouldn't be on the test.

Because whomever decided which questions are in the test are incompetent as fuck, as are the people who gave them that responsability.

The whole thing has a massive stink of being the indirect result of some posh cunt giving one of his post cunt mates a top position in the part of the Public Service he's responsible for.

In the UK at the level of the so-called "Public School" educated (in a perfect illustration of the level of deceit in that society, what they call "Public Schools" are in fact expensive Private schools) Cronyism is standard and Merit is at best secondary to Knowing The Right People.

European or African?

Velocity*

It is part of the official eye tests for the citizenship

the fuck is a statue of liberty