cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/60568257
Migration minister Mike Tapp failed a UK citizenship test question before insisting he is a “proud Brit.” Speaking at a parliamentary committee on settlement, citizenship, and integration on Tuesday, 10 March, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal admitted he did not know the height of the London Eye - one of the questions in the official UK citizenship test. “I am confident that I would be able to pass the test, I’m a proud Brit,” he added, but promised to “take a keen interest” in knowing the answer “when it comes up again” in the same meeting next year. Chair of the committee, Lord Don Foster, said he will “follow up” on Mr Tapp’s word.
The only relevant question I can accept for the UK citizenship would be about the airspeed of an unladen swallow.
European or African?
Uh, I don’t know?
Velocity*
Missing one questions doesn’t necessarily mean he couldn’t pass the test.
Why is the height of a Ferris wheel on the UK citizenship test?
I saw the headline and was ready to clown on the guy but then I actually read the question and I thought yeah, no. That’s fair to not know actually. Why is that on the citizenship test? That’s just silly
I kinda assume the reason to clown on him is because he’s in some way in charge of what questions there are.
I did think of that after I posted the comment but I didn’t feel like editing it
Seriously though; most citizenship tests I’ve seen in my life (on the Internet; I’ve never changed my citizenship, so have never actually taken one) ask about things like how various governmental institutions work, not the dimensions of randomly selected landmarks. Is this a well known piece of information in the UK?
No. Most of it is irrelevant trivia most Brits do not know. Most Brits would fail. It’s just a sucky memory test hurdle to block immigrants. The charges are also scandalous etc.
Our something like, whether a certain action is allowed that might not be in other parts of the world. So simply questions which check if you can integrate into the society.
It isn’t a Ferris wheel, it’s a cantilevered observation wheel. Its height still shouldn’t be on the test.
But it is a ferrous wheel
That would be attractive
Magnetic, even.
All cantilevered observation wheels are
FarisFerris wheels.
Not allFarisFerris wheels are cantilevered observation wheels.Um, it’s Ferris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.
Thank you!
Fixd
Oh, good to know!
Classic Tory move by Labour.
