American Reacts to British Citizenship Test!

[@jimreid4367]

I had to laugh at your christmas eve answer especially as the word eve means the night before 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@janolaful]

26th is boxing day lol

[@sabershenanigans]

​@@Stephen-Steven-Stephens No, Boxing Day is always the 26th, but the Bank Holiday FOR Boxing Day is the first working day after Christmas, so can be 27th or 28th if Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

[@janolaful]

@@Stephen-Steven-Stephens in the uk boxing day is the 26th gifting the servants

[@NotSpillingTheTea]

@@Stephen-Steven-Stephens Sorry just have to jump in here, it’s gifting the servants. The ones who live with you in you manor estate and only have half a day off a week. They were busy serving you on Christmas Day, so would be given the 26th off to visit their own families. Small boxes of leftover food and gifts would be handed out to the servants to share with their families. The decline in the serving class, and the rise of 5 day working weeks meant that the 26th and the next working day was no longer the same thing, hence the official Boxing Day BH. Also Boxing Day is actually named after the Christmas Box (Alms Box) a wooden box, rich families would fill with food and gifts, then share with the poor the day after Christmas.

[@KSmeaton1]

@@janolaful Americans don't observe Boxing Day afaik lol.

[@patriciacarter1147]

Don't forget he lives here anyway so bound to know more. You did really well

[@GroinStrain_]

Robert Burns being English might your most offensive comment yet🤣

[@RosieLee777]

He called Robbie Burns English. Strike him down! Lol

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@elainesgarden]

Lol

[@True_Heretic]

Giggle!

[@maryanne2224]

Plus the pronunciation of Loch Lomond. Sacrilege!🤣

[@adamclifford9482]

You scoff at Hawaii in the modern sense - it is a US state in the modern era - but it has a the Union Jack flag on it's state flag. So at one point Hawaii was historically linked with Great Britain. And that of course is what "might" throw people off in the question, if they knew about the State Flag of Hawaii

[@KenFullman]

The only "link" Hawaii has with Great Britain was that they were friendly to the British. They had no flag at that time so one of the captains of a British ship presented them with the ensign to use. So the first flag of the Hawaiian nation was the red ensign of the royal navy. Which was red and white stripes with a union jack in the corner. They also purchased a ship from the British and the sale included it's flag (also the red ensign). I'm not sure if the gift of the ensign and this ship purchase are part and parcel of the same story but they were never part of the British empire. Just friends.

[@artrandy]

@@KenFullman You had better Google the 'Sandwich Islands', the formative name of Haiwaii from the 1770s until about 1840, when it became better known in Polynesian. Captain James Cooke (RN) and his ship's crew were the first 'outsiders' to visit the islands in 1778, which is a pretty significant occurance to any group of people completely isolated for millennia, actually. Many different countries in the world used part of the Union flag, as they had no concept of a flag except the one they'd seen flying on British ships. The Islands continued to be self governing, being internationally recognised as such in 1810, but in the 1890s they were annexed by the US Empire, and never regained their independence.........

[@nolaj114]

Robbie Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne"

[@AayJayEmm]

Sort of... he didn't compose it, but he did write it down. I'm not sure of a better word to use... recorded? (But that makes it sound like he had a studio) Most folk songs were just sung, as there is no real reason to write them down, you aren't handing out lyrics sheets. Fearing they would be lost to history with the decline of the Scots language, Burns would write down folk songs he heard on his travels and send copies to museums to be preserved. He usually left a small description on these copies, this is Auld Lang Syne's: "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man." Not diminishing him in any way as I'm glad he did what he did!

[@unpreparedwithacapitalf]

​@@AayJayEmm Very interesting! "Transcribed" maybe?

[@AayJayEmm]

@@unpreparedwithacapitalf Oh yeah, that's pretty good

[@Accountforstuff]

He is also so beloved in Scotland he has his own day. Burns Night is celebrated with speakers talking about his life and reciting his works, eating haggis, and ceilidh dancing. I love a good Burns Night party. Some other of his more famous works include "My Love is like a red red rose", "A man's a man for a' that", and "To a mouse".

[@AayJayEmm]

@@Accountforstuff You missed the most important detail of a Burns Supper. Drink. It makes all the madness seem reasonable

[@lynnejamieson2063]

It’s not the shadow council, it’s the shadow cabinet and by having a shadow cabinet they have dedicated members of the parliamentary party that are looking into what their in power counterpart is doing. Robert Burns, is the person who wrote down Auld Lang Syne…you know, the song that gets sung all over the world at New Year and is a traditional Hogmanay song. He is known as the Bard in Scotland and was responsible for writing many influential poems and songs (the title of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men was lifted directly from the Burns poem To A Mouse and due to his views on the equality of all, he was even made the Poet Laureate of the USSR…even though Burns had been dead for about 120 when the Russian Revolution happened). There’s a great live version of Paolo Nutini performing A Man’s a Man for A’ That…along with another great version that was performed at the opening of the Scottish Parliament. It’s a brilliant song about republicanism. Burns is still celebrated the world over on or around the 25th of January, as that’s the date of his birth in 1759. At Burns Suppers or Burns Night celebrations his songs and poems are sung and recited, plenty of whisky is drunk and Scotlands national dish of haggis, neeps and tatties is served. The very first Burns Night was actually held by some of his friends in the Alloway cottage that he was born in on the first anniversary of his death. He died on the 21st of July 1796 at the age of 37. Oh and the cottage is still there as a museum, it’s not too far from Ayr town centre where there is a pub called The Tam O’ Shanter (which it was renamed to after one of Burns most famous poems) where the man himself used to drink. Why do people from the US struggle so much with pronouncing Loch Lomond, it’s not even the Loch part that irritates, we understand that the ch sound at the end of Loch isn’t a sound made in all languages but Lomond is pronounced Low-mnd but it’s a really famous loch and mountain (Ben Lomond) but Loch Lomond was even immortalised in quite a well known folk song..”You take the high road and I’ll take the low road and I’ll be in Scotland before you. For me and my true love will never meet again, on the Bonnie Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond”. The song’s called either The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond or just Loch Lomond.

[@mildandbitter]

The Crystal Palace was built in 1851 in Hyde Park. In 1854 it was moved to Penge Common and the area was renamed Crystal Palace. My father saw it burn down in 1936. By the way I got 2 wrong, but I'm not bragging, I should have done better.

[@rubilister9780]

Considering you hadn’t done any of the reading or revision needed, you did bloody good! Well done you x

[@tiapina7048]

6:16 it's called culture, general knowledge. British people enjoy quizzes and references. If you don't know Turner you might don't get a great joke by Bill Bailey. As an example

[@andrewcornwall9754]

The Cenotaph is the focal point for the UK's Remembrance activities. Not just Remembrance Day (11 November) but all such national acknowledgements made to those who have "...given their all..." to defend our way of life. Not just armed forces, either. Watch a good video about Remembrance Day in Whitehall and it'll explain who the groups of people standing around The Cenotaph holding wreaths are there representing (inc. each of the emergency services & the transport workers who kept London functioning during The Blitz). The monarch lays the 1st wreath on behalf of the whole nation and then the others proceed in strict order. Other wreaths get handed to attendants as the parade passes down Whitehall towards Parliament Square. ANZAC Day gets remembered at The Cenotaph. In July 2023, there was a Belgian parade at The Cenotaph. People forget how very close we've been to Belgium over the last 2+ centuries. The Cenotaph was designed by Lutyens, a very famous British architect, who designed lots of memorials amongst other buildings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoHYpZRsgNmHfc0si=um3pTZYyWzHB943j In the run up to 11 November, you should do a series about Remembrance if you want to understand more about British culture at a visceral level. For example: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey; the Field of Poppies at Westminster Abbey; The Poppies at The Tower of London marking the centenary of WW1 and the subsequent art installations using some of the Poppies (Imperial War Museum etc.); The mass building of war memorials & village halls after WW1 in honour of the fallen; The work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission & the cemetaries in Europe & around the world (Lutyens was their Chief Architect. The vast majority of our historic sites and museums are closely connected to past conflicts, even if it's not immediately obvious. The Natural History Museum, London is a good example. We're brought up learning about our history throughout our school days. Even those who didn't enjoy history at school will know far more than they think they do. It's always all around us and seeps in without people realising it.

[@elainesgarden]

@andrewcornwall9754 Thank you for providing a good amount of information. I really enjoy learning English history.

[@barbara184]

That might be the first or main Cenotaph however there is a cenotaph in most towns, villages and cities. The question is not accurate enough and should at least have a captalised T and C for "The Cenotaph" and perhaps include " by Lutyens".

[@honymonster30]

To expand a little on the links with Belgium every night at 8pm the traffic is stopped and a bug;ar plays the last position in honour of the British and Commonwealth forces that fell during the battles at Ypres and Flanders. The LastPost Society has carried out this ceremony every day since 1929 with the exception of 4 years during WW2 when Ypres was occupied.

[@ianp1986]

Mo Farah is a Sir now too. So is Bradley Wiggins Mo Farah is the runner, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins are cyclists and David Weir is a wheelchair racer. Only one on the list not to be knighted despite 6 Paralympic gold medals and 8 time London Marathon winner

[@fayesouthall6604]

Bet he turned it down.

[@Steve_W27]

David Weir in his prime was an absolute machine - his achievements just at London 2012 were phenomenal.

[@cmlemmus494]

Actually, Weir has a CBE, which is higher rank than knighting (OBE). He received the MBE during the 2009 Honours, then skipped the OBE and went straight to the CBE for the 2012 Honours.

[@ianp1986]

@@cmlemmus494 Knighting is KBE, Knight of the British Empire. The order is MBE (Member) then OBE (Officer) then CBE (Commander) then KBE/DBE (Knight Commander/Dame Commander) then GBE (Knight Grand Cross/Dame Grand Cross) at the top

[@cmlemmus494]

​@@ianp1986 Allow me to be more clear. Chris Hoy has been given an MBE only. Mo Farrah, Bradley Wiggens, and David Weir have all been given the CBE. Technically speaking, none of them should really be using the honorific "Sir" since that is reserved for Knight Commanders and Knight Grand Cross holders, but in the mainstream it is common for the term "Sir" to be used for OBE and up. You're correct that I should have checked the awards of the other three. I had assumed that you were correct on those and only mistaken about Weir.

[@lailachopperchops9290]

In 1815, the British government selected Saint Helena as the place of exile for Napoleon Bonaparte, after the Battle of Waterloo,

[@thesummerthatwas76]

Well remembered. I had always thought it was Elba, but no.

[@lailachopperchops9290]

@@thesummerthatwas76 April 1814. They exiled him to the Mediterranean island of Elba

[@thesummerthatwas76]

@lailachopperchops9290 I just asked Gemini (Google's new AI assistant- absolutely excellent BTW) and this was the answer given: "Napoleon was first exiled to the island of Elba after his initial defeat in 1814. However, he famously escaped and returned to power briefly before his final defeat at Waterloo. After this, he was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he spent the rest of his life." So, it appears that both Saint Helena and Elba are correct.

[@RosieLee777]

​@@thesummerthatwas76it was Elba, that he escaped from, then Waterloo and then St Helena

[@jerry2357]

Able was I 'ere I saw Elba. Napoleon escaped from there, but then failed in his attempt to make a comeback, losing on penalties to Wellington and Blucher at Waterloo.

[@helenwood8482]

The big thing in Trafalgar Square is Nelson's Column.

[@stephenlee5929]

And some Lions, and 4 plinths and a pond/fountain, maybe a police cell.

[@kjdempsey]

England - Rose - St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scotland - Thistle - St Andrew’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wales - Daffodil - St David’s Day🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ireland - Shamrock - St Patrick’s Day 🇮🇪

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Now we have a country celebrating gay month and not St. George's day!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@kjdempsey]

@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 I blame the Americans lol. Western Europe just copies what the gay/non binary/1000 other gender country does! Eastern Europe leads the way with rich cultures, traditions and no nonsense

[@dianeshelton9592]

Also leek for Wales

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

@@Deano-Dron81 I meant gay month and Ramadan and not St. George's day you're obviously not English because I doubt you've heard of St. George.(Anyway,who needs a month to celebrate their sexuality?)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Don't forget the national animals. We all know about the welsh dragon and the english lion, but who knew about the scottish unicorn!

[@Jeni10]

The shadow ministers are the party in opposition. Same in Australia.

[@barneymiller3925]

I think the last one is a trick question. It plays on the word 'appoints'. The Prime Minister (and others) nominate Life Peers, there is a bit of oversight scrutiny of nominees (surprising if you look at who gets through), but the appointments are made by the monarch as presented to him, he can't say no to a nominee. That's what I think happens generally.

[@infertilepiggy5667]

They should have asked when boxing day is, that would have been a more British question

[@dondons27]

You are so competitive and hilariously funny when you get one wrong. Thank you JJ

[@nicw5574]

I did laugh at your reaction when you realised you got a question wrong, you're very competitive 😂 With some of the questions unless you have an interest history some Brits may have got them wrong too. Great video, wishing you well 😀

[@Stephen-Steven-Stephens]

The English call the French "Frogs".. The French call the English "Les Rosbifs"

[@Jamie_D]

yes he been a citizen for a while now,pretty sure he's mentioned it in some vids you've watched.

[@DanCunningham-x1n]

I'm British. I got 20. I got some wrong too but I kept my citizenship at least 😂

[@toddie3910]

I failed. Does that mean I need to give mine back?? 😂

[@vtbn53]

"When did the first Christian communities appear in Britain?" reply: "Oh Christ" - Gold right there!

[@PrioryCampion]

Make sure you study because the actual test question are harder.

[@davidupton5252]

Do like the way you interact with the videos keep the good work up

[@carolineskipper6976]

Of course, Evan is now a full British Citizen, so no more visa shenanigens for him! Why do we have a 'shadow Cabinet'? So that we have MP's in Opposition whose additional job it is to 'Shadow' the Government Ministers in each department (rather in the way an intern shadows the full time employee) and take them to task on issues about how they are dealing with issues of the day under their remit. The Life Peers one was tricky- because they are proposed by the Prime Minister (or an outgoing Prime Minister) but yes, they are actually officially appointed by the Monarch.

[@anthonydinsdale8783]

This was great fun to watch. Loved your motherbleeps 😅

[@vaudevillian7]

A key part of parliamentary democracy is the idea of Loyal Opposition and holding the ruling party (ie government) to account - so the shadow position is able to do that in more detail, it also means that should the government change quickly (as they do here, election cycles are shorter and there’s no gap between one Prime Minister or the next, the take over the next day) they have a group of people who are able to take the actual cabinet positions (although it may be different people from the Shadow Cabinet in the end, although there’s usually some continuity)

[@DEEJAYWAL]

In the most recent election the shadow paymaster general didn't get to become paymaster general. Although his party won, he lost his seat.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

That obviously only works in a FPTP system with two dominant parties. When coalitions are part of parliament, you'd end up with anywhere from 3 to 10 shadow cabinets, depending on how many successful parties with a chance to participate in government are around.

[@Stuffed_Cat]

@@HappyBeezerStudios Nope! There is one Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister and one Shadow Cabinet, led by the Leader of the Opposition. In a coalition government, all of the parties making up that coalition would be considered "the government" so the individual cabinet members might be from any of those parties. The Shadow Cabinet would be the largest party NOT in the coalition. Theoretically that might be the third largest party, but I don't think there has ever been a coalition government comprising the two main parties except for during WWII, when even the Tories and the Labour Party had to concede there was something a tad more important than party politics to address. Smaller parties have nominated spokespeople known as their "Front Bench". At the beginning of this century, one Liberal Democrat leader started to refer to his front bench team as a shadow cabinet, but calling a cow a horse doesn't make it one, and that party now doesn't have enough MPs to fill a bathroom cabinet, let alone a political one.

[@jillybrooke29]

This video is old ish. I lived up the road from Crystal Palace ruins in Sydenham, South East London, it was moved there from Hyde Park. Queen Victoria visited a couple of times, it was very popular till it burnt down in 1936 😪

[@AayJayEmm]

Is there a Jacky Stewart that is an actor? I saw that and immediately thought why are they including a 80 year-old F1 driver? But that is spelled 'Jackie'

[@russellbradley454]

Scottish Motor racing champion

[@bernadetteshields3726]

This was very funny JJLA will have to work harder if he wants to become a UK citizen 😂

[@robcrossgrove7927]

Trafalgar Square. You're thinking of Nelson's column. 26th December. You're getting mixed up with Boxing Day.

[@angeladormer6659]

Americans don't know Boxing Day, they don't celebrate it so it doesn't exist.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I always wondered why it's called boxing day in the UK. here we just call it 2nd christmas day.

[@ukdnbmarsh]

Crystal Palace is the name of a Football Club too

[@letitiakearney2423]

Don’t take our famous landmark away from Northern Ireland The famous Giants Causeway, JJ. 😂

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The exhibition in Crystal Palace was the one with the incredibly inaccurate dinosaur models. The palace burned down, but the models are still there, btw.

[@DylanSargesson]

16:00 since this video was made Mo Farah has been Knighted, so dont worry Evan's and your logic checks out. Sir Chris Hoy is also a well decorated Olympian, but in cycling not athletics.

[@AnyoneForToast]

Wiggins is a cyclist too!

[@HJJSL-bl8kk]

Fun fact. Before William the Conqueror came over and conquered he was known as William the Bast*rd back in France

[@PaulReardon-qh9fk]

Great video JJ

[@QTGetomov]

Hawaii isn't as random as it sounds since the State flag is a quarter Union Jack as it was once a "British protectorate" ie, we sort of mostly colonised it, but left their royal family in place.

[@colingregory7464]

Mo Farah - distance runner and winner of multiple Olympic Golds David Weir - paralympic wheel chair athlete and gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy were both Olympic Gold Medal winners in various Cycling events Chris on the Track and Brad both Track and Road as well as winning the Tour De France

[@whattiler5102]

Crystal Palace was originally erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition 1851. After the exhibition was over, it was taken down and erected on Sydenham Hill. It was destroyed by fire in 1936; if it had not, it would have been unlikely to survive the WWII Blitz.

[@rachelBradyni]

Northern Ireland is not Irish. U watched videos on the country you'd think you would know by now N.I is a British country. We're British

[@lynette50]

I'm Scottish not British. I just happen to live in a country still under British rule.

[@rachelBradyni]

@@lynette50 Scotland is in the United Kingdom, just as much as Northern Ireland. Grow up. Youre British whether u like it or not. Until our countries get out were British

[@polychromide]

Whitehall is a road off Trafalgar Square but Nelson’s Column sits in Trafalgar Square

[@williamwhitty7243]

billy the bastard built the tower

[@eddisstreet]

I didn't realise that he was a mason

[@katashworth41]

Unfortunately I can never forget when St David’s Day is cos that’s the date my mum died.

[@nathangamble125]

Evan's speculation which he dismissed (that the Crystal Palace was moved) was actually correct! It was originally built in Hyde Park, then disassembled and rebuilt in a different part of London which was then named after the palace.

[@KrisThroughGlass]

German here. I had 4 wrong, so I could consider moving to Scotland. I really enjoyed the one time I've been there 😊

[@lynnejolley9195]

My son went to Canada with his girlfriend who is Canadian, he’s been there two years and is now a Canadian citizen!

[@andrewwood8706]

you say that about Hawaii but it does have the British flag in its flag

[@alexrafe2590]

@andrewwood8706 indeed it does, but it's the version before the current one, it lacks the St Patrick's Cross. And that's because Captain Cook discovered the Islands in the 18th century before Ireland joined the union with Great Britain. And to both quiz takers, with life peers (usually barons) the word to note is 'life' because they aren't hereditary titles, but last only for the lifetime of the holder granted it. The person gets the title for life but cannot pass it on to his heir. King Charles made his brother a lifetime holder of the Dukedom of Edinburgh, he will not be able to pass that on to his son James, although James will inherit the Earldoms of Wessex and Forfar because Elizabeth didn't limit them to Edward for life when she granted them to him. Life peers are still lords (or ladies) and while the monarch usually confers titles on the advice of the prime minister, it is still formally their power to confer it because the monarch is the font of honours.

[@andrewwood8706]

still counts bro lol

[@alexrafe2590]

@@andrewwood8706 you’ll get no argument from me. I just mentioned that point as an interesting piece of trivia.

[@andrewwood8706]

@@alexrafe2590 all in the past, America and the British who fight side by side in many wars are the family nations that will never be divided

[@JosiahDePhoenix]

The Giant's Causeway is in Northern Ireland btw

[@LindaYoung-o3l]

I loved it when he said Prince Philip is the "current" husband of Queen Elizabeth. I'm sure I've watched one of your videos about Land of Hope and Glory at Last night of the Proms??

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Interestingly he isn't anymore.

[@michaelprobert4014]

You need 18 to pass, he scraped a pass.

[@sailorhms]

Most of the history questions could be answered by watching Blackadder.

[@cyrielwollring4622]

Jackie Stewart is a Formula 1 racing driver from Scotland. He was World Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973.

[@firstsurname7099]

Rabbie Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne" which we sing at New Year; I thought yous lot did too?Mo Farah took a Knighthood in 2017 so is now a Sir. Whitehall is a street running off Trafalgar Sq so that's a cheeky wee number

[@ChrisRaeAdmin]

The Rose which is associated with England comes from the Tudors, who were Welsh

[@tristanthompson5269]

If you want to know more about the Crystal Palace J. Draper does a very informative vid on it called The Largest Building In The World (in 1851).

[@chrislewis4830]

built of glass? crystal is glass like? common people and well done JJ

[@martinarscott3524]

English born and bred, 56yrs old, I'd have failed - I slept during History!

[@Mr_Gunman-GB]

As an Englishman, who has been an Englishman all his life, I'm relieved to say that I got all of the questions right.

[@davidgray3321]

Robert Burnes is Scotland’s national poet, every year Scot’s the world over celebrate “”Burnes Night” look it up , you will like it. They address the haggis

[@heathercoleman9875]

British and only 1 wrong. I have no idea when any saint's days are.

[@matmanfatman3074]

In fairness you can almost see the Cenotaph from Trafalgar Square if you are standing at the end of Whitehall looking towards Downing Street and The Houses of Parliament. It’s just the slight bend in the road that prevents you from seeing it.

[@andygozzo72]

that 'roasr beef 'one a french slang term for brits is 'rosbifs'' which means roast beefs 😁

[@neilmackay5655]

The funny thing is you probably do know bits of Burns. For example Auld lang syne (attributed) The title of Steinbeck's nivel Of Mice and Men comes from Burns' Tae a moose. Plenty of others, he doesn't have the penetration of Shakespeare but its there.

[@SiAnon]

When did Crystal Palace get the underground ? lmao

[@brian9731]

The Cenotaph (pronounced "sennotaff") is on the street called Whitehall which is one of the streets leading to Trafalgar Square and is the street containing many Government department headquarters. Downing Street (where the Prime Minister's residence and office are located at number 10) is off Whitehall. The structure in the middle of Trafalgar Square is Nelson's Column (no giggling please!) Admiral Horatio Nelson won the battle of Trafalgar (in the waters off Trafalgar, Spain) against the combined navies of France and Spain.

[@bloody_sais]

9:45 30/11 is St Andrew's day, 17/3 is St Patrick's day, 23/4 is St George's day and 1/3 is St David's day

[@theplasteredfinger5942]

just to let you know that Whitehall is a road running of Trafalgar Square, down to the Houses of Parliament

[@zebo-the-fat]

Not sure why you need to know the street layout of one city in the UK!

[@EwanDavidson-xs5fg]

Robert Burns is famous for New Year Song Auld Lang Syne that is sung every where. There are loads of famous quotes by Burns The Best Laid plans Of Mice and Men.

[@wolvespunk]

JJ mate, you did pretty well considering you haven’t studied for the test or lived in the UK 👍 …. I’m English and I got 2 of the questions wrong

[@sweettreat4933]

Yay I got 23/24 I didn't embarrass myself as a Brit.

[@nighttimenailsasmr]

U did really well I’m from wales so impressed u got snowdonia

[@JJLAReacts]

Ha! Thanks!🙏

[@nighttimenailsasmr]

@@JJLAReacts your very much welcome haha love u vids btw so funnn

[@pureholy]

JJ you so need to react to Last Night of the Proms. I got 100% did have to guess the Christian one, but knew it was post Romans, which narrowed the options. It helps to be old, British, a history geek and have an O level in Brit Con.

[@MatthaisUK]

Interesting how both Even and JJLA pronounce "Loch Lomund" like it's french.

[@Pokemark17]

Giants causeway is in Northern Ireland

[@stephenlee5929]

Yes but where is the other end? 🤔🤔😊😊

[@peterbabicki8252]

I almost failed that myself and I've lived in the UK for 40 years.

[@BillCameronWC]

The linked video is a pretty old one, around 6 years I think. Since then Evan has acquired British citizenship and is now a dual British-American citizen 😉.

[@goo-r1k]

The size if the booklet they give you to apply if crazy, my friends from Zimbabwe and applied i sat and went through it with her but its huge

[@TheWebcrafter]

5:00 - THE SHADOW CABINET, not shadow council. So that's a fail already.

[@klaxoncow]

26:27 I love the logic that the landmark in Wales can't be "the Lake District" because it "sounds too normal". Like, it's in Wales. It can't sound normal. Wales never has any normal-sounding things in it. Funny, because it's entirely true. Can't fault your logic. In fact, it's even more not-normal-sounding than you might imagine, as there's been a trend recently in Wales - similar to how, in Australia, they no longer call it "Ayer's Rock" but use the indigenous Aboriginal name of "Uluru" instead - to switch to using the native Welsh names, not the imposed English names, for landmarks. So, these days, it's not the Brecon Beacons anymore, it's "Bannau Brycheiniog" and it's not Snowdonia, it's "Yr Wyddfa" for the mountain and "Eryri" for the area - the national park - surrounding the mountain. Therefore, the question is out-of-date and should have it as "Yr Wyddfa". But that's so obviously not in English, it might give the game away as to what's the right answer.

[@seijika46]

As a born UK citizen I find it a shame that I got one wrong, but to be fair it was the film one and I knew it was Colin Firth and not Leonardo DiCaprio but I was unsure of the second and chose wrong. Still, the test is a lot easier than it used to be - there used to be a load of stuff about EU laws (which to be certain were/are important but are regrettably no longer part of official UK culture).

[@mairyhuff7102]

Most Brits can't ace this test. I work with a lad in his mid-30s who thought that Great Britain was the capital of England, and unrelated to this, he thought that c.c.t.v stood for criminals caught to video. WTF!!

[@nbartlett6538]

The purpose of the Shadow Cabinet is to hold the actual Cabinet to account. Each shadow minister will have his or her own brief - education, defence, etc - and the responsibility of challenging the government minister in that area in Parliament. They also appear in the media, and communicate how the opposition party would do things differently if they were elected.

[@polychromide]

My Filipino wife completed the UK Citizenship Test in 6 minutes and most native Brits can’t pass it.

[@awakeningcry]

did he REALLY need to work out how many questions he'd got incorrect after he'd got 8 correct 😂🤣

[@williamdom3814]

Maybe they should have a math section to the test, sorry, maths.

[@jamesrowe3606]

The French nickname for the English is "Les Rosbifs".

[@dominicjohn8954]

A shadow cabinet ensures seamless transition when the opposition party takes over from the ruling party. For every MP (member of parliament) the ruling party has, the opposition has a shadow MP looking over their shoulder to see what they're up to.

[@shelleyjackson8793]

Jackie Stewart = British racing driver

[@chloeharmer2403]

Giants causeway is in Northern Ireland not scotland. Lock Lomand is in Scotland. Lake district is in England and Snowdonia is in Wales. Snowdonia and lake district are worth a visit

[@Burglar-King]

21 / 23 The Christian question, I said 4th & 5th, and The Tower of London (I live here in London my whole life) let me down. Who knew it was built in the 11th Century. I said Henry VII. I have a history degree 😢 I really enjoyed the face pulling from you both.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Wow I don’t have a history degree but I knew it was over a thousand years old so William the conqueror is the only answer.

[@space1999]

You should know Robbie burns as he famously wrote auld langs ide the new year eve song we all sing

[@TimGooding-dn4or]

Let you off the Christmas eve error easy to tick wrong box on multi choice a exam is a exam , and pressure and brain fade kicks in

[@craiggrant8600]

I'm a uk citizen lived here all my life 43 years and I'd fail this 😂

[@scotmax8426]

ye did well, surprised at a couple you didn't know, Burns was one, and more surprised at some you did lol. good.

[@wltb3486]

That was so much fun 😂

[@Mabinogion]

I'm British, have lived abroad for 50 years and only beat Evan by one point!

[@elizabethmcintyre8529]

He's a famous poet from my land scotland

[@rubyreign3759]

I'm English I got 1 wrong but there was at least one other I only know because I watch so many American reacts to British culture vids

[@mskatonic7240]

5:02 Shadow Cabinet. Not the Shadow Council!

[@jimhaywood6851]

Very entertaining. You should be a double-act!