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Harmonicaman
15-07-2013, 19:07
15 questions about the UK from the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10176385/How-well-do-you-know-the-United-Kingdom.html)
See how you get on.:goodluck:

Medman
15-07-2013, 19:19
15 questions about the UK from the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10176385/How-well-do-you-know-the-United-Kingdom.html)
See how you get on.:goodluck:

I'm a present pat and I scored 53% (8 correct) Didn't know 7 and didn't really care either. :doh:

marbro8
15-07-2013, 19:31
a dismal 40% and the only one i was sure of or actually heard of was cymru:laugh:. good job i am already a british subject or i could be on the next plane to romania:laugh:

Leam_Lin
15-07-2013, 19:31
I'm a present pat and I scored 53% (8 correct) Didn't know 7 and didn't really care either. :doh:

Ditto Norm, never heard of most of the things asked. LOL

Harmonicaman
15-07-2013, 19:35
I got 87%! Really! I got 3 guesses right though...:ashamed:

Megaloo
15-07-2013, 19:51
54% did not know hardly any but gave some guesses.

AL JAY
15-07-2013, 20:08
I got 73% correct 12 out of 15 i did guess a few though!

warbey
15-07-2013, 20:33
67% Some weird Questions there. Did Anyone, even Scots, get the most northerly Cathedral?

And

arent TWO stretches of water twixt the Isle of Wight and the Mainland..?

Harmonicaman
15-07-2013, 21:01
67% Some weird Questions there. Did Anyone, even Scots, get the most northerly Cathedral?

And

arent TWO stretches of water twixt the Isle of Wight and the Mainland..?

I visited St. Magnus' cathedral in Orkney last year! Haha!

Malteser Monkey
15-07-2013, 21:02
a dismal 40% and the only one i was sure of or actually heard of was cymru:laugh:. good job i am already a british subject or i could be on the next plane to romania:laugh:

piggin' 'ell me too for all the same reasons :D

Goldenmaniac
15-07-2013, 21:50
53% que pena :)

marbro8
15-07-2013, 23:29
piggin' 'ell me too for all the same reasons :Dmultumesc mult:laugh::D

macdonald5
16-07-2013, 07:29
piggin' 'ell me too for all the same reasons :D


I'm on the export out plane too, 57 % ,lucky at that with the couple of Scottish questions !!!
Maybe Border Control should use this at point of entry and our benefits bill would shrink !!!

tracy hampshire
16-07-2013, 13:52
67 % im good at guessing x

chifleta
16-07-2013, 16:05
I got 53% but to tell the truth I only knew definite answers for 5 of the questions :whistle: I've lived here too long... que pasa mi niño :)

TOTO 99
16-07-2013, 16:19
I'm hugely intelligent and I only got 47% so I think it's rigged........:laugh:

Happy Days
16-07-2013, 17:45
I scored 53%, and am left wondering how it's graded as it's out of 15 questions, and others scored 57% and 54%...

Do I get a better score if I can work that one out?

I did better with THIS (http://toys.usvsth3m.com/maths/) quiz...

Medman
16-07-2013, 18:01
I scored 53%, and am left wondering how it's graded as it's out of 15 questions, and others scored 57% and 54%...

Do I get a better score if I can work that one out?

I did better with THIS (http://toys.usvsth3m.com/maths/) quiz...

Me too, but then again I'm a mental arithmetician .. :duh::teacher:

Harmonicaman
16-07-2013, 18:12
I got to level 9 then got one wrong as I was trying to answer "Eggheads" at the same time...:D

life is short
01-09-2013, 20:44
15 questions about the UK from the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10176385/How-well-do-you-know-the-United-Kingdom.html)
See how you get on.:goodluck:

Nothing on telly so.....

Wow, nearly fell of my chair! 80%. :heyhey: Used elimination for the most part!

Maybe I haven’t been in Tenerife long enough, unlike most people here, and can still vividly remember the UK. :cheeky:

starling
25-10-2013, 20:39
Nothing on telly so.....

Wow, nearly fell of my chair! 80%. :heyhey: Used elimination for the most part!

Maybe I haven’t been in Tenerife long enough, unlike most people here, and can still vividly remember the UK. :cheeky:

Don't be upset if you didn't get them all right, put it down to old age....... but Don't worry It doesn't last long :pray:

TOPGUN77
25-10-2013, 22:54
60% not as thick as I thought I was lol

starling
26-10-2013, 14:37
60% not as thick as I thought I was lol

..... Is that your honest opinion :raspberry2:

I_N_Cognito
26-10-2013, 15:39
73%.......

sundownersvince
26-10-2013, 16:42
60%, at least two were guesses.......

starling
26-10-2013, 20:37
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Better sign up for the geriatric ward then :D

brightonbel
26-10-2013, 20:54
Living in Ireland so 73 % 12 out of 15 surprised , really some obscure questions good fun though x