World History
Related: About this forumUnited Kingdom citizenship test....Can you pass on British History?
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/blog/quiz/2012/jul/05/uk-citizenship-testI was right on 11 of 15 (73%). With my BA in history, the prof who taught me British History in 1974 is probably rolling in his grave
Bucky
(55,334 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,599 posts)Not bad for a self-taught Yank.
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Lionel Mandrake
(4,121 posts)which surprised the hell out of me. Not bad for an American who couldn't tell a zebra (that's pronounced ZEBBruh) from a pelican when visiting London.
Kaleva
(38,159 posts)beergood
(470 posts)3 short of passing
beergood
(470 posts)i scored 10 out of 10.
im from the US
Chitown Kev
(2,197 posts)not bad
no bs joe
(10 posts)Boudicca, English laws in Wales, and European carpenters kept me from perfection. Hey, I've never even been to the UK!
ailsagirl
(23,801 posts)Not great GREAT but OK
MADem
(135,425 posts)I'm lousy at the "early stuff" I'm afraid!
StevieM
(10,540 posts)"When did the English first impose English laws on Wales and the Welsh?"
I said 14th Century and the correct answer was 16th Century.
"What proportion of the population of the UK were killed by the Black Death?"
I said a quarter and the correct answer was a third.
"Which kinds of skilled workers did not come to England in large numbers from Europe in the Middle Ages?"
I said engineers and the correct answer was carpenters.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)Kaleva
(38,159 posts)Didn't remember taking this test almost 2 years ago until reading thru the thread after I posted my results.