Starting Tuesday, would-be British citizens must pass a 45-minute test on who heads the Church of England and what city is home to the Geordie dialect.

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The BBC tried some of the questions on a small random sample of citizens and discovered quite a few got stuck on what voltage is used in the country and which courts have juries.

The test is part of a series of measures aimed at integrating immigrants into the country.

"This is not a test of someone's ability to be British or a test of their Britishness," said Immigration Minister Tony McNulty. "It is a test of their preparedness to become citizens, in keeping with the language requirement as well."

Test-takers must answer 75 percent of the questions correctly to pass. But they can take it as many times as they need.

By the way, Queen Elizabeth II heads the Church of England, Geordie is spoken in Newcastle-on-Tyne, electricity is 240 volts and the Crime Court has juries.