Could you pass a U.K. Citizen test

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/could-you-pass-uk-citizenship-7545957
I got 17, and got all the history right.

 

I got 11 !!! I'll go and start packing!!

Val

 

I got 16 and all the history right too, but beg to differ on the answer to one of the questions which I got right even though I think it's wrong.

 

I got 19 but I disagreed with the one I got wrong. Who defeated the Vikings? King Harold or Alfred the Great. I said King Harold because of Stamford Bridge, 3 days before the Battle of Hastings. As far as I remember, King Alfred was just a useless baker! btw, I've been out of the country for 40 years. I must still remember a bit!

 

That's the question I had an issue with Kindred! Alfred only defeated the Vikings in the south of the country, but I chose that because the other two didn't come close. Definitely not Harold or Edward. It was either William I (Conqueror) or later.......I'm actually reading about this at the moment.

 

I got 13, waiting for immigration officers to arrive

 

I got 18 but why on earth does anyone think these are relevant questions for new citizens to be able to answer? They may be nice to know but what are they testing? I'm sure we could come up with better questions - yes that's a challenge folks.

 

What sort of questions westwales?

 

What does someone living in Britain really need to know -

 

I got 12. I doubted some of the 'right' answers on the ones I got wrong, but wasn't totally sure. There was one that I 100% disagree with though. It was the one asking who has more power out of the house of commons and the house of lords. According to the quiz, the commons have more power.

 

Alfred resisted, Harold defeated.

Also http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/viking/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=41

 

You're mixing up Harald and Harold. Harold was English; Harald was a Viking. Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings when an arrow flew into his eye. Harald was killed at Stamford Bridge.

From Wikipedia.

The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II, during the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) north-west of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. Harold was crowned king shortly after Edward's death, but faced invasions by William, his own brother Tostig and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada (Harold III of Norway). Hardrada and Tostig defeated a hastily gathered army of Englishmen at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September 1066, and were in turn defeated by Harold at the Battle of Stamford Bridge five days later. The deaths of Tostig and Hardrada at Stamford left William as Harold's only serious opponent. While Harold and his forces were recovering from Stamford, William landed his invasion forces in the south of England at Pevensey on 28 September 1066 and established a beachhead for his conquest of the kingdom. Harold was forced to march south swiftly, gathering forces as he went.
The exact numbers present at the battle are unknown; estimates are around 10,000 for William and about 7,000 for Harold. The composition of the forces is clearer; the English army was composed almost entirely of infantry and had few archers, whereas only about half of the invading force was infantry, the rest split equally between cavalry and archers. Harold appears to have tried to surprise William, but scouts found his army and reported its arrival to William, who marched from Hastings to the battlefield to confront Harold. The battle lasted from about 9 am to dusk. Early efforts of the invaders to break the English battle lines had little effect; therefore, the Normans adopted the tactic of pretending to flee in panic and then turning on their pursuers. Harold's death, probably near the end of the battle, led to the retreat and defeat of most of his army. After further marching and some skirmishes, William was crowned as king on Christmas Day 1066.

 

No, I said Saxon Harold defeated Viking Harald.

But where it gets complicated is The Normans were descendents of Vikings so they won in the end (so Oliver Cromwell might be another correct answer).