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Can You Pass The Life In The UK Test?

Black Hole said:
14: a) Poems (Who knew? I didn't; although I do know what the Canterbury Tales are, I had no idea they are delivered in poetic form.)
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I'd argue of the list given they are Fables. But I would also argue they're not really any of the 4 answers given. That one is going to be a random number generator for most of the UK population.
 
Owen Smith said:
I'd argue of the list given they are Fables.
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That's the answer I chose as well, so to get that question right a sitter would have to have mugged up the required answers rather than the correct answers. I never did particularly well in tests for that reason!
 
From the wikipedia entry:

The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose)
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So "poem" isn't right. They're not fables either, because isn't a fable is supposed to illustrate some moral principle?
 
Interesting that not a single word appears about British colonial history and it's disastrous effects on so many former colonies, e.g. Cyprus, Palestine Northern Ireland, India/Pakistan the list is too long for comfort.
 
Owen Smith said:
Does this "Life in the UK" test ever change? If not, what's to stop people just learning what the answers are?
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The questions change every time the test is taken. The 24 questions are selected from a database of more than 24 questions. All answers to the questions in the current database can be found in the handbook: Life in the United Kingdom: A guide for new residents, 3rd edition.

Yes, entrants are allowed to learn the handbook, and doing so will be learning the answers, but it is very dry if used on its own.
 
Foxtrot204 said:
Interesting that not a single word appears about British colonial history and it's disastrous effects on so many former colonies, e.g. Cyprus, Palestine Northern Ireland, India/Pakistan the list is too long for comfort.
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Not interesting at all, you're just pushing the leftie luvvy woke agenda.
 
Black Hole said:
Not interesting at all, you're just pushing the leftie luvvy woke agenda.
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I think it's more that almost all Brits have no idea how much damage British colonisation did to every colony, with much of that legacy still having serious consequences for today's geo politics. Given most Brits are totally ignorant of this it is arguably correct that a test about being British omits it. But then most Brits know very little of half the questions quoted at the start of this thread anyway.
 
SemiRamis said:
1. How could the government, which controls parliament ( which is sovereign ), prorogue illegally.

2. Surely you agree that parliament is supreme in this country?
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Parliament cannot do whatever it wants at any time. It has to abide by current UK laws, or pass a new law that says what they want to do is legal. See for example sending immigrants to Rwanda which the courts judged to be illegal. Government eventually managed to pass a law making it legal, but too late to use before the general election.
 
Black Hole said:
Make it legal to stock the English Channel with great whites.
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That is very racist you cannot exclude ..................................
Blacknose shark
Blacknose shark
Blacktip reef shark
Blacktip reef shark
Blacktip Shark
Blacktip Shark
Blue shark
Blue shark
Brown Shyshark
Brown Shyshark
Grey reef shark
Grey reef shark
Lemon shark
Lemon shark

All sharks are great.
 
Aside from the intentional pun, would all those other species get the job done, or would you be pandering to diversity signalling by employing them?
 
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