wanna be british

[Craig.]

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm

see if you can pass the test. apparently these are asked in the citizenship test. certainly explains alot.

[Felix/FFDS]

So, I get  a seat in a district council ...  At least I knew:

" There are four national saints' days in the UK, one for each nation. Which order do they fall in the calendar?"


Hint:  The USMC Commandant and the Colonel of the Welsh Guards exchange formal greetings on that Saint's Day ....

[Woodlouse2002]

Most of the correct answers are wrong.

[Hagar]

certainly explains alot.

Indeed.

[Wing Nut]

I got five out of 15.  You know how we uncivilised Americans are...  ::)

[Craig.]

I only got 9 so not great. So much for royalty.

[Woodlouse2002]

I got 8. But everyone knows Father Christmas comes from Lapland and not the Northpole.

[Hagar]

I got 7. So much for being a typical Brit. What a load of old cobblers.

[flyboy 28]

"The origins of our Parliament were in the early Middle Ages. In 1215 the great barons forced rights from a tyrannical King John". What is that document called?  
A: The Mappa Mundi
B: The Magna Carta
C: The Bill of Rights

Duh. The Bill of Rights, of course!

Got a 4. I get a seat at Heathrow.. Hmm. Maybe I should bring my camera.

[Woodlouse2002]

I'm starting to wonder about how British the people who wrote these questions were...

[Souichiro]

6 out of 15 got the one about the Uk being a part of a modern day europe wrong

[Saitek]

I have never seen such nonsense. I got 8 though, but I didn't think much of the questions. You want to come to Britain, knowing the saints days.. duh I should think more than 90% of Brits wouldn't know and who cares! Also what good is it going to do to any foreign person by asking them where Father Christmas comes from! Stupid

To all non-Brits taking this - please it is well known that Brits love humour and jokes!

[ChuckMajik]

I got twelve right. Looks like Parliament has a seat reserved just for me.

[ATI_7500]

Hahaha! Nine!

[quote]C: "be part of a modern European democracy, one with a tradition of sharing our ways with the world

[Corsair Freak]

But everyone knows Father Christmas comes from Lapland and not the Northpole.

Don't be so sure  :-[

out of 15 questions, I got 6 right.