Perhaps we are not as British as we think...
 

An interesting little questionaire here. It shocked me to discover I only scored eleven, still that qualifies me for a seat in Parliament, apparently?

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

Lets see how some of the rest of our members manage.

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hmm whoever made this survey hasnt drank in accy

spilling someones pint usualy ends up in a fight these days even if you do offer to buy anoter one for them lol

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I got a score of 10.

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Yippie, I can have a seat on the district council.

I got nine. Didn't realise that the dog licence was abolished.

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I got 10 correct too! Not sure whether to be chuffed or offended!

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I got 12.

I got the question right, but I didn't realise that there was a minimum time you had to be married to get divorced.

My mother got an annulment after 9 months married

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It certainly is a tricky one, maybe if we had read the handbook......

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I'm sitting next to A-B.......I got 12.

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So who cheated then? :p

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I got 11, not bad guesses eh!! ;)

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well thats me on the district council-look out graham i'm coming lol

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It nice to know that I can still pass this one, I have my American exam on the 29th june.

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11, But I have to admit that the ones I got wrong give me cause for concern?

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I am also on district council. Maybe we would have all done better had we read the book. Some of these were also trick questions, I mean PG!!! come on....:D

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4 wrong!!!
You got 11 right!
0-5: Seat in Heathrow arrivals.... 6-10: Seat on the district council......11-14: Seat in Parliament.....15: Seat on the throne

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seat in parliment...................no thanks

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No me neither

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I dispute some of those answers! The one about Father Christmas is actually WRONG. The Victorians gave us Father Christmas, the Americans gave us Santa Claus. Father Christmas was originally dressed in greens and browns and a much more pagan looking character whereas the jolly red clad figure we are familiar with today is more like the US Santa. It's a very badly put question and a totally incorrect answer.

I also agree with Lettie about PG. You ask most Brits what PG is and they'll say "PG tips" not everyone has to consider parental guidance in a cinema if they either don't go or don't have children.

I also would have thought it important to know if the solicitor you engage has a potential conflict of interests and as for the introduction of the number 112, to be British why do you have to know the number that was introduced for the sake of foreigners?

How many do you need to get right to be British? Looks like I'm bound for Parliament too.

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ME, on the council i don't think so, but then again where would the meetings be held. you got it (the stag), ha ha ha.

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I only got 8..... thank goodness I don't have to stand for parliament. I might have a go at local council though!