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Hi guys, I'm Stevie, and if you haven't heard,
I have moved to England and I didn't know that much.
Like I don't, I don't actually know anything.
(laughs) I know nothing.
I just learned that beans is a specifically breakfast food.
What?
I also learned and get this. (clears throat)
The thing that pisses me off the most about moving
to a new country, specifically from America to England,
is that there are very slight differences to things.
For example, here, they don't call it the hokey pokey.
It's the same thing, has the song.
♪ You do the hokey pokey ♪
The whole thing.
It's all the same, except for they call it the hokey cokey,
with a C.
Not, it literally boils my blood.
- [Josie] You're not allowed to get mad at that.
- Why?
- [Josie] Because we invented the song,
and you took it and renamed it.
- That doesn't matter.
Anyway, so today I thought I would have a little fun
and take the British citizenship test.
And I just finished watching "The Crown."
I'd binge watched the whole thing.
I'd never seen it before.
So I'm, I'm wondering if that taught me anything.
I already know that my friend, Jessica,
who's obsessed with history is gonna cringe
at the thought of me even doing this.
All right, give me the computer.
Oh my God, guys.
I'm going to, I might get two questions right.
Like, literally.
- [Josie] And then we can kick you out
of the country.
- This is so bad.
Okay, for clarification, I grew up
in the Texas public education system
and Texas is the America of America, right?
Like I took five years of Texas history
and like one year of world history
and like a semester of United States history.
So like, I know everything or
at least I was taught everything about Texas.
Not much about anything else.
It's very isolationist, okay?
The first question is when, what was the last battle
between Great Britain and France?
News to me that Great Britain
and France have ever had a battle, just saying.
- [Josie] Oh my God.
- Anyway. Okay.
Battle of Trafalgar, Trafalgar Square was
- [Josie] (in mocking voice) Trafalgar.
- Shut up. Trafalgar Square is in London.
So I don't know what that tells me.
I'm trying to, I'm trying to go on context clues here.
It's not really working.
The battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Hastings,
the Battle of Agincourt, Ay-gehn-court?
I don't know how you say that.
Here's the thing, none of those sound French,
maybe Trafalgar Square.
I'm going to go with Trafalgar,
'cause there's like, I think there's like a dude
on a horse there, so it seems like that would be like,
"Oh, there was a battle here, so we're going to like,
put a dude on."
I don't know, okay, let's see.
Check. (buzzer sounds)
- Nope, Battle of Waterloo.
What the f*ck is Waterloo?
Never heard of it.
In 1815, the French Wars ended
with the defeat of the emperor Napoleon
by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.
I feel like I've like heard those words,
some of those words before, you know what I mean?
It's like, it's like back there in my memory soup.
All right, moving on.
Am I ever going to be a British citizen?
I f*cking doubt it. (laughs)
- [Josie] Probably not. (laughs)
I'm a little worried now.
- (screams)
Which flower is associated with Wales?
This is sweet.
I'll definitely learn this one.
The daffodil, the rose, the shamrock or the thistle?
I feel like the shamrock, if the shamrock is the flower
of Wales, first of all that's not a flower.
Thistle, definitely not a flower.
Isn't thistle like, just like a bush that hurts
if you fall into it?
- [Josie] Sounds familiar. (screams)
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I think Wales is beautiful and cold.
Okay, so Wales is like west of London.
It's like that area.
I was thinking of Scotland, which is north.
Okay, I've been looking at maps lately.
I'm going to say it's the daffodil.
(screams) Check.
(bell dings)
- Yes, I got one!
Oh my God, I'm so happy.
Maybe I will be British soon.
During the reign of Charles the Second,
parts of London were destroyed.
What was the cause of this destruction?
Who the (silent) is Charles the Second?
Is Charles the Second the Queen's dad?
I think Charles the Second is the Queen's dad.
- [Josie] Um...
All right, a war, a flood, a fire, or an earthquake?
B*tch, there ain't no (silent) earthquakes in England.
A fire, a flood, a war.
Oh, London was destroyed.
London's nowhere (silent) close to water.
Oh, wait, there's that giant river, the river Thaymes
or whatever.
- [Josie] Thaymes! Please try again.
- The river Tims, Tems? The river Thames.
- [Josie] Thames.
I know, she's worked really hard on getting me to know
how to pronounce that.
I guess the river could flood
but London's not anywhere close to a beach.
So I don't really, or like the plumbing could flood
but I doubt it if Charles the Second,
if I've never heard of him and he wasn't on "The Crown,"
then I doubt indoor plumbing was a thing.
So it was either, I'm going to say a war or a fire.
Okay, let's say a fire.
(bell dings)
Hey! I got it.
Guys, if I was taught anything in school
it was how to take a multiple choice test
so that my school could get funding.
How often are general elections held in the UK?
Oh my God, I just learned this one.
Every, (silent) I don't remember.
Every three years, I think.
I'm going to say every three years.
(buzzer sounds)
- (silent), it's every five years, damn it.
- [Josie] (chuckles)
- Wait, I'm going to go back and say that I knew that one.
- [Josie] No!
- Scotland has its own bank notes,
which are valid everywhere in the UK.
True or false?
Definitely false.
(buzzer sounds)
- It's true! - [Josie] Mm-hm.
What the (silent) are they called?
Scottish pounds?
- [Josie] Uh, yeah, I think.
- They're valid everywhere in the UK.
So if I went and bought some Scottish pounds
and I went to the corner store, they'd be like,
"Thank you very much."
- [Josie] So they always, like when you try
and pay with a Scottish like, 10-pound note or whatever,
they do give you a funny look sometimes,
depending on the place.
- So they just judge you, but they legally have to take it?
- [Josie] They prefer to not,
they legally have to take it but they prefer not to.
- I'm never forgetting that.
What charity works to preserve important buildings,
coastline, and countryside in the UK?
The National Trust!
I know that one.
- [Josie] You just learned that.
- I did, 'cause they're very beautiful buildings.
(bell dings) - Correct.
Okay, Great Britain refers to only England, Wales,
and Scotland, true or false?
Oh God.
What about Northern Ireland?
We're missing Northern Ireland.
So I think that's false.
I'm scared.
(buzzer sounds)
- It's true. What?
- [Josie] So Great Britain and
- Oh, the United Kingdom and Great Britain are different.
- [Josie] They're different, yeah.
- (silent), that's so annoying.
I'm gonna have to learn that one, for sure, imagine.
Who was the tribal leader who fought against the Romans?
Cleopatra, Claudia, Boudicca or St. Augustine?
Well, the only one I've ever heard of is Cleopatra.
So let's say that.
(buzzer sounds)
False, it was Boudicca.
One of the tribal leaders who fought
against the rumors was Boudicca, the queen
of the Iceni, in what is now eastern England.
Interesting.
Who was voted the greatest Briton of all time in 20, 2002?
Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, Alexander Fleming,
Mo Farat.
No (silent) idea, I'm just going to guess Churchill.
(bell dings)
Yay, I got it!
All right, which two houses form the U.K. Parliament?
Oh, (silent), I don't even know.
The House of Lords, The House of Members,
The House of Commons, or the House of Frazier?
Obviously, it's Commons and Lords.
Right?
(bell dings) - Hey, I got it.
The house of Frazier, LOL.
When did women get the right to vote at the same age as men?
(silent), I feel like it was definitely before the U.S.,
so let's say, (smacks lips) 1918.
(buzzer sounds) - Nope, 1928.
Who is the head of the Church of England?
The Monarch!
I learned that from "The Crown!"
I would not have known that if I didn't watch "The Crown."
(bell dings)
What sort of event is the Grand National?
Tennis, horse racing, golf, or rug?
Horse racing?
I think it's horse racing.
(bell dings) - Yeah.
You told me this?
- [Josie] I told you about it, yeah.
- What type of literature are the Canterbury Tales?
Well, I (silent) loved the Canterbury Tales
when I was in AP English. (chuckles)
I just don't remember what you would call them.
Novels, poems, jokes, or fables?
Definitely not jokes.
I mean, fables?
(buzzer sounds)
Poems, interesting.
Chaucer, all right, cool.
When is Christmas Day?
That's a really religionist question, isn't it?
Obviously it's December 25th.
(bell dings)
Who supported King Charles the First during the Civil War?
Roundheads, Suffragettes, Quakers, or Cavaliers?
Well, definitely not Quakers, they're very anti-war,
so I hope they didn't support King Charles the First.
What is the Civil War?
I've only heard of one Civil War before, you guys.
That's (silent) up.
If someone's ever been called the Roundheads,
I swear to God.
Suffragettes is like women trying to get the vote,
at least that's what we called them.
Let's say the Cavaliers.
(bell dings)
Hey, I guessed right. Great job, me.
What battle is commemorated in the Bayoux Tapestry?
The battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Trafalgar,
the Battle of Hastings, or the battle of Britain?
Let's go with Waterloo because I just learned
about that being in existence.
(buzzer sounds)
- And it's Battle of Hastings.
Never heard of it.
It's commemorated in a great piece of embroidery.
Cool. Where was Ann Boylen?
Oh, wait.
Isn't there like another show called
like "The Boylen Sisters" or something?
Maybe we should have watched that.
Where was Anne Boylen, the wife of Henry the 8th?
Is that what V 1 1 1 is?
- [Josie] Yes.
- Great, Henry the Eighth executed?
Stonehenge, Tower of London,
White Hall or the Houses of Parliament?
Probably not the Houses of Parliament,
'cause that's like where all the rich people sit
and like, pass laws or whatever.
Probably not Stonehenge, it's kind of in the middle
of nowhere, but also that's like pretty iconic.
Like, that'd be an iconic place to get executed.
I'm assuming the Tower of London
because that's where a lot of (silent) people were killed.
So let's say the Tower of London,
don't know where White Hall is.
(bell dings) - Hey, I was right.
Cool.
Racial crime and smoking in public places are examples
of criminal offenses or civil offenses?
I would assume criminal offenses?
(bell dings)
Yay, correct!
What type of character is played by Charlie Chaplin?
Isn't this like Hollywood history?
Why would this be on a citizenship test?
Superhero, a tramp, a scientific genius, or a bandit?
A bandit, I'm assuming?
(buzzer sounds)
A tramp. I thought that it was a dog.
So Charles/Charlie Chaplin became famous in silent movies
for his Tramp character and was one of many British actors
to take a career in Hollywood.
Congratulations.
You have to be at least 21 years old to stand as MP,
true or false?
That's really, that sounds really young
but I'm going to say true?
No, because why would you guys pick 21?
That's an American thing to choose, 21.
- [Josie] Good try, catch the Americans.
Yeah, but why would this test intentionally try
to trick Americans?
Okay, I'm going to say true.
(buzzer sounds) - False.
Anyone aged 18 or over can stand for election.
Should have gone with my first gut.
Okay. Who developed the radar?
John Logie Baird, Sir Frank Whittle,
Sir Christopher Cockrell, Sir Robert Watson-Watt.
Let's say the last one.
I don't even know.
(bell dings)
- Cool, should have been confident about that.
Where is the official home of the Prime Minister?
Oxford Street?
Did I say "ministered?"
Oh, wait, no, it's not Oxford Street, it's Downing Street!
Wow, I almost (silent) that.
What the (silent) is Oxford Street?
Why do I know that?
- [Josie] It's the high street.
- Is it one of the like, tube stops?
- [Josie] Well, it's a tube stop,
but it's also a high street where all the shops are.
It's like one of the most famous streets in London.
- Definitely Downing Street.
Wow. I almost (silent) that. (bell dings)
- [Josie] You're like, "Why do I know that one?"
- By law, which two types of media have to give
a balanced coverage of all political parties
in equal time to rival viewpoints before an election?
Whoa, this one's hard.
'Cause like, if it's a really old law
then obviously it could be radio and newspapers.
But if it's a new law, then why would they,
why would they absolve newspapers or radio
from having to do it?
Interesting. Okay.
I'm going to go with radio and television.
I'm going to be wrong.
(bell dings) - Oh, I was correct! (laughs)
Great. All right, interesting, love that.
Oh my God, I'm done.
(drum rolls)
- (gasps) I failed.
- [Josie] How many did you get?
- I got 58%.
- [Josie] Is that it?
- Yeah. I got 14 out of 24 points.
Now what?
How many did I have to get to get right?
That was anticlimactic!
Well, apparently I'm not allowed
to be a British citizen yet.
If you guys would like to recommend any shows
that I can watch that will help me pass this quiz,
Quiz? Citizenship test.
Let me know in the comment section.
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- [Josie] Oh, that's lovely.
- Isn't it?
- [Josie] Oo! What's that thing there?
- I don't know. I think it moves and I think it thrusts.
- [Josie] Oh my God.
- It says finger action moves up and down.
You turned it on!
(vibrator buzzes)
Oh, it likes mimics a finger.
- [Josie] That is cool.
- Interesting. Pretty dope.
Anyway, I obviously will see you later.
Bye, guys!
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