On the latest episode of her Archetypes podcast, Meghan Markle confessed that she struggled with the British Citizenship exam, and claimed it was "so hard" that even her husband, Prince Harry, couldn't help her revise - as he didn't know the answers either.
While talking about the test, The Duchess of Sussex revealed: "That citizenship exam is so hard. I was studying for it and I remember asking my husband, 'did you know this?', and he went, 'oh, I had no idea'."
And she's not the only one to have found the exam questions tricky over the years, as back in 2012, then-Prime Minister David Cameron failed a mock citizenship test that he took while appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman. In 2017, The Mirror reported that one in three people fail the test, which is required in order to settle in the UK.
The exam, also known as the Life in the UK test, is made up of 24 multiple-choice questions that must be completed within 45 minutes, and the applicant needs to get at least 75% of the questions right to pass. It costs £50 to take the test.
The questions are centred around British traditions and customs, and look to test your knowledge of the UK's culture, history, politics and law. But is the test really that tough?
Using information from the Life in the UK website, we've put together our own mini version of the test which features the kinds of questions Meghan might have been asked.
Take the test yourself to see if you would have passed - no cheating!
The Life in the UK Citizenship test:
1. Who made the first coins to be minted in Britain?
A. The people of the Stone Age
B. The Anglo-saxons
C. The people of the Iron Age
D. The Romans
2. Who built the Tower of London?
A. William the Conqueror
B. Queen Victoria
C. Queen Elizabeth I
D. Oliver Cromwell
3. What percentage of the UK population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK?
A. Around 5%
B. Around 10%
C. Around 15%
D. Around 20%
4. Which of the following statements is true:
A. Elizabeth I was a Protestant and she succeeded in finding a balance between the views of the Catholics and the more extreme Protestants.
B. Elizabeth I was a Catholic and she succeeded in finding a balance between the views of the Catholics and the more extreme Protestants.
5. Which two political parties formed a coalition in 2010? (choose two)
A. The Conservative Party
B. The Green Party
C. The Labour Party
D. The Liberal Democrats Party
6. What is one of the highest-grossing film franchises produced in the UK?
A. James Bond
B. Star Wars
C. The Lord of the Rings
D. Superman
7. Who can hear cases in Youth Courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland? (choose two)
A. Specially trained magistrates
B. Social workers
C. District judges
D. Members of the public
8. When did the Emancipation Act abolish slavery throughout the British Empire?
A. 1835
B. 1823
C. 1807
D. 1833
9. Which two British pop music groups were famous during the Swinging Sixties? (choose two)
A. The Rolling Stones
B. The Beatles
C. ABBA
D. Radiohead
10. What medal did Mary Peters win in the 1972 Olympics?
A. She did not win any medals
B. Silver
C. Gold
D. Bronze
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A and D
6. A
7. A and C
8. D
9. A and B
10. C
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