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If you were told that someone “had a few roos loose in the top paddock,“ you would assume what?

That the individual was a little simple. A simple Australianism for a person who either is stupid or has an absurd way of seeing things.

Here in the land down under, what would you use a "telling bone" for?

Placing a telephone call to your mates or family, or someone you don’t want to talk to in person. This is a fairly common name given by Aussies for the telephone.

The "Great Aussie Salute" is a?

Way of shooing off flies. Here in the great land of Australia we have an overabundance of flies, ranging from the common house fly to some whoppers like the horsefly. There are about 120,000 known flies making them the fourth largest animal order. Buzz off fly.

If a native Australian was to go walkabout, where would this person go?

On a spiritual journey. The Aboriginal term for nomadism. I myself have been on a form of walkabout, or maybe a sabbatical. A few years living off the land mostly, with my wonderful Staffy, Taz.

For an Aussie, what would you be asking for if you requested a "durrie"?

A cigarette. Not even all Aussies know this one. The name given when asking for a cigarette. "Hey mate, can you give me a durrie?".

A "Chilly bin" is?

Where the beer goes. The good old Aussie "Esky". Some things are better cold.

The Sydney harbour bridge is most often nicknamed the?

Coat hanger. The Sydney harbour bridge is over 1150 meters long and has eight traffic lanes, two train lines, a bicycle track and a pedestrian footpath.

I have "Nuked my 4n20" means?

I cooked a meat pie in the microwave. To cook any item of food in the microwave is to "nuke it". The 4n20 is the great Aussie meat pie. Can you remember the old song, “Footballs, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars."?

If you had a "hard earned thirst", what would you drink?

A long cold VB. The great Aussie thirst quencher. Dating back as far as the 1890s, this is Australia’s favourite beer.

One of the classic Aussie cars, the “rolls-cnardley” is?

A piece of junk. "Rolls" down one hill, but "can hardly" get up the next, See why it’s called a “rolls-cnardley”.