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| British history quiz results: Could you be a UK citizen? | British history quiz results: Could you be a UK citizen? |
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| Theresa May has confirmed that she wants to see a "more patriotic" emphasis in the citizenship test taken by all those who want to settle in Britain with a UK passport. | Theresa May has confirmed that she wants to see a "more patriotic" emphasis in the citizenship test taken by all those who want to settle in Britain with a UK passport. |
| From this autumn the test is to be revised to include questions about British history for the first time with would-be citizens tested on their knowledge of Winston Churchill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Rolling Stones. | From this autumn the test is to be revised to include questions about British history for the first time with would-be citizens tested on their knowledge of Winston Churchill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Rolling Stones. |
| The original author of the test, Sir Bernard Crick, refused to include British history on the grounds that 80% of the population couldn't answer the questions. | The original author of the test, Sir Bernard Crick, refused to include British history on the grounds that 80% of the population couldn't answer the questions. |
| How did you get on? Is it time you were invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party or should you be ripping up your passport? | How did you get on? Is it time you were invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party or should you be ripping up your passport? |
| Take our British history test and tell us how you got on in comments below. | Take our British history test and tell us how you got on in comments below. |
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