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"It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-05-14 at 02:31 PM
After yesterdays celebration of a French victory against the British you may be feeling somewhat patriotic

but can you pass a "citizenship test"?


Or maybe you could come over here (we have biscuits)

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"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-05-14 at 02:34 PM
47 on the US one, didn't know 2 and confused myself on t'other

on the other hand 10/10 on the UK one.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by foonermints on 07-05-14 at 03:28 PM
Jeebuz.


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"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-05-14 at 03:55 PM
American

British

Knowing a wee bit of history helps a lot.

"Idiot!"
Posted by foonermints on 07-05-14 at 05:04 PM
You are now being deported to Botswana (for your safety). Got to make room for the entire lawless state of that god damned central America.

Or as we call it " The Good King Harry". You could go to Nepal or Vietnam. I'n not the one making the decisions. GAH!

Stardhine=Inscutable.
foonermints:following suit.

"RE: Idiot!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-06-14 at 05:22 PM
You are now being deported to Botswana (for your safety).

Make that Botsnirvana.


The Zenbot.

"RE: Idiot!"
Posted by foonermints on 07-06-14 at 07:05 PM
LAST EDITED ON 07-06-14 AT 07:08 PM (EST)

*grins*
So, I needed another "R" in there. Sue me.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-06-14 at 02:20 AM
Come on over! Swear allegiance to The Queen and you are in

"I, , swear by Almighty God that, on becoming a British citizen, I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors according to law."

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-06-14 at 08:51 AM
There's one day a year that the Queen steps out onto the balcony and greets everyone below after a bit of an historical military parade, horses hauling cannons.

About ten years ago, a Malaysian colleague and I happened into London taking the IC chunnel express from Brussels first thing in the morning on a Saturday. Upon our arrival at the train station and walking over the bridge next to Big Ben, we noticed people walking into the parks on the way to the event. Wow! We saw the Queen!

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-06-14 at 10:47 AM
LAST EDITED ON 07-06-14 AT 10:49 AM (EST)

Cool, that must have been a great experience.

Yes, it's Trooping the Colour in honour of The Monarchs official birthday, funnily enough they have a similar thing in Malaysia

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by Molaholic on 07-06-14 at 12:13 PM
I thought the proper term was British subject.
"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-06-14 at 12:53 PM
A lot of us would agree with you, however the law changed in 1948, where people living in the UK became British Citizens whilst "the rest" remained British Subjects.

Gubbins

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by Molaholic on 07-05-14 at 07:53 PM
US 48/50. One was due to a misplaced & misfired cursor.
UK 9/10. I'm pretty sure it was the minimum juror age question. (I said 18)

Thanks

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-06-14 at 02:07 AM
Welcome aboard

Nope, you were correct one can serve on a jury from 18.

"Welcome to tribetopia"
Posted by tribephyl on 07-06-14 at 05:07 PM
According to my scores I should NOT be a "member" of either.
I guess this means I create my own country?

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"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by tallgirl on 07-06-14 at 06:49 PM
I passed both. Once tried similar questions for my own country and failed. We have boring history.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by starshine on 07-07-14 at 02:07 AM
Bits may be boring, but that's a good thing.

Coolest bit of Canadian history that I have seen was in Seattle, they have a museum there near the train station dedicated to the Klondike gold rush. Absolutely fascinating.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by Brownroach on 07-08-14 at 00:38 AM
So what is "your own country"? Are you from where Latka was from in "Taxi"?
"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by kidflash212 on 07-07-14 at 08:11 AM
48/50 for the American test.

9/10 for the British one.



Tribe!

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-07-14 at 10:09 AM
You and Moly are tops!

Both of these quizzes asked a lot of historical knowledge and understanding. I read a lot (books and online) and that's why I got a 48/7 score.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by kingfish on 07-07-14 at 09:28 AM
I would not be welcome to stay in Britain, but fortunately they don’t give this test to visitors.

I can safely abide in the US.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by newsomewayne on 07-07-14 at 10:02 AM
50/50.

I am the perfect citizen. (Play with that as you wish.)


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"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-07-14 at 10:13 AM
I am the perfect citizen.

No one is perfect, even with a 50/50 American citizen score.

How did you do on the British quiz? If you're 10/10 there then you are indeed the perfect citizen.

"Proof positive perfection"
Posted by newsomewayne on 07-07-14 at 12:52 PM
I am the perfect American citizen.

I aced our test, and got 7 of 10 on the British one through pop knowledge, guessing and cheating (I got the jury age answer from this thresd). As an American, I don't really care about what's happened or happens in other countries. Yet I was still able to pass. Where knowledge or know-how fails, I get by on bluster and bull$&!#. I.am.America.

"RE: Proof positive perfection"
Posted by cahaya on 07-07-14 at 01:01 PM
As an American, I don't really care about what's happened or happens in other countries.

As a free American who has lived abroad for much of my adult life, I very much care what is happening in other countries in this world of ours.


Agman's world

"RE: Proof positive perfection"
Posted by Brownroach on 07-08-14 at 00:33 AM
Cheating. It's the American Way.
"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 07-07-14 at 10:43 AM
48/50... not bad, I got Thomas Jefferson and James Madison crossed up.
"Canadian citizenship test here!"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 07-07-14 at 10:51 AM
Got 9/10 on the British one (missed on the age you can serve on a jury).

Here's one for Canada, seems like a tough test for those who don't live up here! Just click on the 'timed test' and pick a province that is close to you.

http://citizenshipcounts.ca/quiz

"RE: Canadian citizenship test here!"
Posted by kingfish on 07-07-14 at 11:06 AM
What's a province?

(Epic fail!)

"RE: Canadian citizenship test here!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-07-14 at 11:30 AM

I flubbed up on all references to the Métis and the governor generals and some other historical facts.

Still, fifty percent isn't all bad, is it?

"RE: Canadian citizenship test here!"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 07-07-14 at 12:04 PM
LAST EDITED ON 07-07-14 AT 12:13 PM (EST)


You did pretty well, I'd say. I did better on the U.S. test (96%) and scored the same on the British test as I did on the Canadian test (90%). I was pretty familiar with the U.S. judicial system after taking students to three tours of the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in the past two years.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by Brownroach on 07-08-14 at 00:30 AM
44/50 on the US test (though I must protest an unclarity in the wording of some of the questions).

Only 4/10 on the British test. Damn, I wanted those biscuits.

"RE: It's not too late to come aboard!"
Posted by cahaya on 07-08-14 at 09:32 PM
Sherlock Holmes was lamenting the fact that Mrs. Hudson had just removed the remnants of the tea recently consumed by Holmes and his ever present friend and colleague, John H. Watson MD. He left on his plate a small piece of scone which he now regretted not eating. It was enough of a distraction that made him desire that piece of scone even more.


Sherlocked by agman.


"Oh thanks "
Posted by Brownroach on 07-08-14 at 11:22 PM
for making it worse.

(Which reminds me: The Final Jeopardy answer the other day was something called The Stone Of Scone. It was an object stolen from somewhere in Scotland apparently. Usually I recognize the answer after the fact even if I didn't guess it, but I have never heard of The Stone Of Scone. It sounds sort of Monty Python-ish.)

"RE: Oh thanks "
Posted by cahaya on 07-08-14 at 11:32 PM
The Stone of Scone from Highlander.

I readily admit that I haven't yet seen this.

"RE: Oh thanks "
Posted by starshine on 07-09-14 at 02:28 AM
Object?

Possibly the most important symbol of Scottish royalty!

And a third way to pronounce Scone.

Skon
Scone
Scoon

"RE: Oh thanks "
Posted by kingfish on 07-09-14 at 09:11 AM
LAST EDITED ON 07-09-14 AT 09:12 AM (EST)

The Stone of Scone? Sounds like the biscuits my Dad used to make when we went camping.

They made pretty good skippers, though.

"RE: Oh thanks "
Posted by Brownroach on 07-09-14 at 09:50 PM
"OBJECTS" was the title of the Jeopardy category, so I felt sufficiently comfortable describing the Scone, I mean the Stone, as an object.

(BTW, I love scones. Stones? Not so delicious.)