You might think already being a UK citizen would put you in good stead for passing the 'Life in the UK' test, but it isn't as easy as it sounds.
The traditional test is one of the criteria for becoming a British citizen or settling in the UK.
The set of 24 questions must be completed within 45 minutes and applicants need to correctly answer 75 per cent of questions to pass.
As well being able to answer these tough questions you must also have spent a certain period of time in the country, passed an English language test, and not have any criminal convictions.
People who fail can take the test as many times as they like, but each attempt will set you back £50.
The test includes questions on a range of aspects of British culture and history, and has been described across social media as "pretty impossible" by some people who have lived here all their lives.
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One in every four people failed the British citizenship test in South Tyneside in the past year, new figures have revealed.
Exclusive data obtained under Freedom of Information laws show a total of 112 tests were taken in the area in the financial year 2019/20.
Residents failed on 28 occasions, or 25% of the time - the worst pass rate in the North East.
The pass rate has dropped from the previous financial year when 18 out of 81 of people completing the test in South Tyneside failing - the equivalent of 22%.
Elsewhere in the region, 24% people who took the test in both Hartlepool and Sunderland failed to make the grade.
In Newcastle, a total of 19% of participants did not reach the pass rate, while 18% of tests were failed in Darlington.
Northumberland, on the other hand, had the lowest rate, at only 8%.
Across the UK, 160,124 tests were taken in 2019/20, with 19% of people failing, or 30,833 failed tests in total.
| Local authority | Failed | Passed | Total | % failed |
| Northumberland | 8 | 88 | 96 | 8% |
| North Tyneside | 17 | 138 | 155 | 11% |
| County Durham | 25 | 174 | 199 | 13% |
| Gateshead | 26 | 173 | 199 | 13% |
| Darlington | 14 | 62 | 76 | 18% |
| Newcastle | 154 | 646 | 800 | 19% |
| Hartlepool | 11 | 35 | 46 | 24% |
| Sunderland | 41 | 128 | 169 | 24% |
| South Tyneside | 28 | 84 | 112 | 25% |
| North East | 324 | 1,528 | 1,852 | 17% |
