Well, I failed UK citizenship test. Can you pass it?

[Mosaic]

http://www.guardian.c...citizenship-test-quiz

[lcg]

what ridiculous questions! i'm a brit and highly educated to boot - but only got 63%. how on earth are people supposed to know how many days a school is open? pathetic! x

[jackthehat]

Neither Mrs JtH nor I are fit for UK Citizenship, it seems.......:o(

[tamborine]

are there duty free fags.....am not paying tax for free school sports wear

[boxtops]

You don't get duty free on ferries any more, tambo.

[DTCwordfan]

then I am swimming.

[boxtops]

Join the crowd, DT - there have been hundreds of them battering their way across the Channel this year!

[tamborine]

am gonna mug a kid for the Nike trainers

[Bobbisox]

I have to resort to putting a picture of the real me up now, for ID purposes...like :-(

[BAKERS DOZEN]

15/24 Shall I switch the lights off when I leave?

[Bobbisox]

still the same as I was last night spacey dear :0)

[hessian]

Is it the 1st April? Most of that test is irrelevant.
It should be sufficient for any immigrant seeking British nationality to understand that ''loyalty to the Queen" means not only to the Institution but also all Laws passed by parliament in Her Name. Perjury or subsequent serious law-breaking should result in cancellation of nationality, even if it creates statelessness.

[boxtops]

Agree hessian, but no joke - that's the test, although it seems that questions are generated randomly.

[chrissa1]

I failed. 13/24. Bummer.

[Buenchico]

19/24 - but there are some bloody silly questions in there!

For example, does it matter that people know exactly how many hours per week a 13-to-16-year-old can work? Surely what matters is that they know
(a) that there are restrictions ; and
(b) where to find out the exact rules (e.g. on the DirectGov website)

Further, does it matter that people know how many MPs there are? Isn't it more important to know how to get in touch with your MP (by writing to him/her at the House of Commons, by writing to the constituency address or through his/her website)?

And why on earth should it matter as to how many people under 20 years old in this country? What matters is that young people, and their parents, are aware of their rights and opportunities.

Again, why do people need to know that schools must open for a minimum of 190 days per year? If they've got young families what they really need to know is where they can find out the dates of the local school terms. (In schools' newsletters, on schools' websites, on local council websites, by phoning the schools or even by looking in some bus timetables!)

[bobthefisherman]

18/24
What has "trick or treat" go to do with the UK?