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taleya ([personal profile] taleya) wrote2007-08-31 04:48 am

Can you be an Australian Citizen?

Sample questions from ol Johnny Fartknocker's "Citizenship Quiz"



01. In what year did Federation take place?
02. Which day of the year is Australia Day?
03. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
04. What is the first line of Australia's national anthem?
05. What is the floral emblem of Australia?
06. What is the population of Australia?
07. In what city is the Parliament House of the Commonwealth Parliament located?
08. Who is the Queen's representative in Australia?
09. How are Members of Parliament chosen?
10. Who do Members of Parliament represent?
11. After a federal election, who forms the new government?
12. What are the colours on the Australian flag?
13. Who is the head of the Australian Government?
14. What are the three levels of government in Australia?
15. In what year did the European settlement of Australia start?
16. Serving on a jury if required is a responsibility of Australian citizenship: true or false?
17. In Australia, everyone is free to practise the religion of their choice, or practise no religion: true of false?
18. To be elected to the Commonwealth Parliament you must be an Australian citizen: true or false?
19. As an Australian citizen, I have the right to register my baby born overseas as an Australian citizen: true or false?
20. Australian citizens aged 18 years or over are required to enrol on the electoral register: true or false?



Fuck. 18/20 (12 to pass). Dammit, there goes my point :P

Seriously. The hell. What the fucking hell. Here's your new test, if you can peel yourself away from Bush's cock long enough to pay attention:

Can you speak english at a functional level for the society you will be living in? Y/N
Are you a wanker of a higher accord than most QLD'ers? Y/N
Are you aware that by becoming an Australian Citizen, you will be expected to ACT like a citizen of Australia? Y/N


You're in. Unless you answered Y to the second one, or N to the third, in which case fuck off. (it probably doesn't help that I live in Melbourne, where we mostly play nice and lack the Sydney insanity)

Mind you. i'm rather persnickity. Seriously, we have a population deficit approaching? So get a shitload of immigrants in, train 'em up (if needed), give them citizenship, and fill the hole that way. Or just export the boomers, either way it's all good. Just stop fucking eying off my womb and expect me to punch out babies for the fatherland.

[identity profile] exegesis.livejournal.com 2007-09-03 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
I know it was Edward Barton - I checked my answers to make sure I got them right.

Yup, floral emblem is wattle. Some of the questions are worded very badly. It makes it unclear what exactly they are looking for sometimes - which may or may not be deliberate. *is cynical*

[identity profile] taleya.livejournal.com 2007-09-03 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
your answers were wrong then. It's Edmund Barton :P

Yeah, the Governer General one is a bit off. Most people who had a whack at it were trying to name the current holder of the position.