think your british?

[lumos2000]

10 random silly questions from the british citizenship test study guide:

1. what year did women get the right to divorce their husband in the uk?
2. what percentage of the workforce are women?
3.how many young people (under the age of 19) are there in the uk?
4.in the 2001 general election what proportion of voters cast their first vote?
5.what is the population of northen island?
6.what is the distance of the widest part of england and wales?
7. what did the title of the prime minister used to be called in latin?
8.what are quangos?
9.what is the role of the european parlimament?
10 what is the population of all of the countries that are part of the commonwealth?

no googling, ill give you the answers tomorow

 

[cyfa2809]

10 random silly questions from the british citizenship test study guide:

1. what year did women get the right to divorce their husband in the uk?
2. what percentage of the workforce are women?
3.how many young people (under the age of 19) are there in the uk?
4.in the 2001 general election what proportion of voters cast their first vote?
5.what is the population of northen island?
6.what is the distance of the widest part of england and wales?
7. what did the title of the prime minister used to be called in latin?
8.what are quangos?
9.what is the role of the european parlimament?
10 what is the population of all of the countries that are part of the commonwealth?

no googling, ill give you the answers tomorow

Blimey really? These are hard!

1. 1958?
2. 43%?
3. 16mil?
4. 22%?
5. 12mil?
6. 678miles?
7. primo minster? haha yeah right
8. a fruit?
9. to oversee each sub parliament (i.e from each eu country)?
10. 1.5billion?

 

[cyfa2809]

No edits! Im checking the answers now!

Doh, was thinking of right to vote for number 1, probably wrong anyway!

teach me to read proper.

 

[tintin40]

I'm not British. I'm English

 

[cyfa2809]

Wow, is this to stop imiigration then haha?!

 

[Bob]

Oh dear oh dear, here's my effort.

1) 1857
2) 30% ?
3) Too many
4) 40% ?
5) How would I know? I is english init
6) 300 miles ish
7) Primus something something
8 ) Errrmmm
9) To make up stupid legislation such as... Bananas have to have the correct angle of curve
10) 2 billion ish

 

[lumos2000]

I'm not British. I'm English

what does it say in your passport, back page under nationalty?

 

[Piperdave]

Obviously not a spelling test....you're

 

[mikee]

6 about oooh say 150 miles

8 a money making scheme for your mates if your a politician

9 to remove freedom from member states


but then i'm half austrian so what do i know

 

[JamesM]

No. 8. Quangos are independently run organistions that are funded by the government.

I'll take stab at No. 6 and say 340 miles.

Thats my lot I'm afraid :?

I have a Chinese friend at work and when she had to do the test I had a look at the book she was revising from, and some of the sample questions; I didn't have a clue. She's more British than I am now