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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Single lane in each direction, separated only by painted line(s)

    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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    Wjousts
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    Actually I don't think it has to be a single line in each direction, it's just not a divided highway. IIRC, you can two lanes going in both directions and still be a single carriage way. Wikipedia seems to agree.[^]

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      50% How would I know when married women were allowed to divorce? I'm male, I wasn't born then, and I've only lived here all my life...

      Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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      Wjousts
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      That's what gets me too, it's just pointless trivia to know exactly which year it is. Does knowing that make you a better citizen? If the options had been, for example: a) 1658 b) 1785 c) 18-- (whatever the right answer was - I've forgotten already) d) 1956 I'd say it was a more relevant and fair question. Knowing it was in the 19th century I would think is enough.

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      • S SilimSayo

        I did a Canadian Citizenship test about 4 years ago... guess to whom we pledge allegiance to? HM Queen Elizabeth II and her heirs... Don't mind Elizabeth but I most certainly don't like Charles.

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        Wjousts
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        SilimSayo wrote:

        but I most certainly don't like Charles.

        Treason!

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        • D Dalek Dave

          54%! That's appalling.

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          Richard A Dalton
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          Dalek Dave wrote:

          That's appalling.

          I'm Irish, and I got 54%. Have you considered that perhaps you aren't British? I'd be very curious what the average score by MP's would be if they took the test honestly and without preparation. -Rd

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            Have a go![^] The idea is if you can't get 75% you're not good enough. I got 15 out of 24 (63%) which is the best in the office so far. So, who's good enough?


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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            LucianPopescu
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            I got 54%, lol and I never been in UK, i just answered by guess :))

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            • H hairy_hats

              England != Britain I don't know the precise name of every government department in the UK, and that doesn't prevent me from living a productive life in the UK. I also don't know how many hours children aged 13-16 can work, nor how many days a school has to open, nor how many Muslims there are, and it really doesn't matter for a citizenship test. I'd rather they tested on a knowledge of UK culture and history.

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              RChin
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              viaducting wrote:

              England != Britain

              I've permanently bookmarked this, just for these occasions: Great British Venn Diagram[^]

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              • W Wjousts

                Actually I don't think it has to be a single line in each direction, it's just not a divided highway. IIRC, you can two lanes going in both directions and still be a single carriage way. Wikipedia seems to agree.[^]

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                OriginalGriff
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                I stand corrected!

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                • N Nagy Vilmos

                  Have a go![^] The idea is if you can't get 75% you're not good enough. I got 15 out of 24 (63%) which is the best in the office so far. So, who's good enough?


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                  Lost User
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                  Questions answered correctly: 14 out of 24 (58%) Time taken: 08 minutes 11 seconds Most were uneducated guesses! Not bad for an ignorant (but devilishly handsome) American. :-O

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                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                    Have a go![^] The idea is if you can't get 75% you're not good enough. I got 15 out of 24 (63%) which is the best in the office so far. So, who's good enough?


                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                    c2423
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                    My personal favourite: "Adults who have been unemployed for six months are usually required to join New Deal if they wish to continue receiving benefit." - a true or false question. The people the test is aimed at are never allowed to claim benefits anyway - it must be the worst of a load of useless googleable/bingable trivia questions. The test which is worse is the English language test - the *advanced* level is easier then GCSE English, but if a foreign national HAS GCSE English they still are not exempt from the *basic* level, which is the only one they actually have to pass!

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                    • I Ian Shlasko

                      You Brits should try a US one... It's much easier... I got 48/50 on this one :) http://www.800citizen.org/us\_citizenship\_test/american\_citizen\_test/

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                      Yeesh! I did 20, and the only one I got wrong was "Who is the governor of your state?" (not only wouldn't I have known, but I couldn't remember which state I'd chosen). And where were the questions on particle Physics? Looks like it's true that having a brain isn't required for immigration to the States.

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                      • E Electron Shepherd

                        But do you know what percentage of the US population is Muslim?

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                        Good morning! Not currently. I have been back in Europe and out of school for quite a while now and I don't track all possible information on any country in the world. But here we have similar tests with similar questions and I passed it easily when I tried it. After all, it's really stuff you can pick up by reading a newspaper once in a while or watching a better news program.

                        A while ago he asked me what he should have printed on my business cards. I said 'Wizard'. I read books which nobody else understand. Then I do something which nobody understands. After that the computer does something which nobody understands. When asked, I say things about the results which nobody understand. But everybody expects miracles from me on a regular basis. Looks to me like the classical definition of a wizard.

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                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                          Have a go![^] The idea is if you can't get 75% you're not good enough. I got 15 out of 24 (63%) which is the best in the office so far. So, who's good enough?


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                          Johnny J
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                          Yipee, I got 46% and I don't know Jack about the UK.... Guess you won't be seeing me there! :laugh:

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            Have a go![^] The idea is if you can't get 75% you're not good enough. I got 15 out of 24 (63%) which is the best in the office so far. So, who's good enough?


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

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                            ian dennis 0
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                            54%, and I haven't lived in Blighty for 22 years!

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                            • W Wjousts

                              SilimSayo wrote:

                              but I most certainly don't like Charles.

                              Treason!

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                              SilimSayo
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                              Most certainly treason... I swore allegiance to the Queen and her HEIRS... I should be taken to the traitor's gate, at the Tower of London!!!

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