I passed the test with 100% - 20 out of 20 questions right (it's a 60% pass, so you really only need to get 12 correct). Because of the cultural immersion I've had for the last seven years, I think I could have easily passed it without studying, but even if I didn't live here, it wouldn't have been too difficult - I find this kind of hilarious considering what a long, expensive, complicated process it was to become a resident. I guess they figure that if you've made it through all that, there's no point in torturing you any further to become a citizen.
Now that I've passed, all I have to do is file the application and pay a fee, but it's gotten a little tricky at this point. I want my married name on my citizenship papers - otherwise I'd have to pay again to get the paperwork redone, and although it's not thousands, it's also not cheap, and I'm a total tightass about my money. The problem is that the immigration department won't accept an overseas marriage certificate as proof of a name change. Every other Australian government department will, but not this one.
So now I've had to file with the state department of Births, Deaths & Marriages to get an official Australian name change certificate to include with my citizenship application. I sent the request off first thing yesterday morning because it takes seven weeks months for processing; luckily the test results are good for six months, so as long as I get the name change certificate back before then, I'll be able to apply and finish everything off - so I'm halfway there!
By the way, there WAS a question about sports on the test! I thought it was easy, but I'm curious to see how many people know this (no fair Googling if you don't know!), so here's a clicky poll version (I've noticed that these polls don't always show up if you're using Google Reader - so if you don't see it, I haven't lost my mind - it really is there!):
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