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Be Australia! Trivia Quiz

BBBBut what do you know abbbbout Australia? Come and do my B-quiz. All the answers have something to do with the letter B.

A multiple-choice quiz by sallyo. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sallyo

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,637

Updated
Mar 29 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2236

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (10/10), Guest 1 (10/10), Guest 86 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a bandicoot? Hint

a small marsupial

slang for a T-shirt

a kind of parrot

a small handy car

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Question 2 of 10

2. The capital of Queensland is Brisbane. How do Australians pronounce this word? Hint

Briz-ban-ee

BRUSS-b'n

BRIZ-b'n

Bris-BAIN

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does "bonzer/bonza" mean? Hint

Bad

It's a sheep breed

It's a cosmetic

Good

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following names is least likely to be an Australian? Hint

Brian

Bruce

Bud

Bluey

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Question 5 of 10

5. If two Aussies in a pub had a blue, what were they doing? Hint

They were fighting

They had won a rowing award

They were eating rare beef

They were wearing old school ties

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Question 6 of 10

6. What kind of plant is named after the botanist Joseph Banks? Hint

banks' eucalypt

banks lily

banksia

josian

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is bulldust? Hint

Heavy fog

Insecticide for cattle

Fine, deep, powdery dust

A species of wheat

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Question 8 of 10

8. Rolf Harris, singer, artist and comedian, sang a song about "Six White Boomers". What were the boomers? Hint

Wild bulls

Drummers

Kangaroos

Giant waves

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a "barra"? Hint

A whirlwind

A donkey

A fish

A wheel barrow

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the brown-coloured flower, native to Australia and famed for its perfume? Hint

Bellflower

Boraloola

Boronia

Bog Rose

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a bandicoot?

Answer: a small marsupial

The bandicoot is a small marsupial that comes in several different species. Some of these are relatively common in the southeast of Australia. Typically, bandicoots have long tails, long pointed noses and a habit of digging for grubs in suburban lawns.

2. The capital of Queensland is Brisbane. How do Australians pronounce this word?

Answer: BRIZ-b'n

Brisbane is on the east coast of Australia. There is also a Brisbane Street in Launceston, Tasmania. Brisbane was named after the Scottish-born colonial administrator, Thomas Brisbane.

3. What does "bonzer/bonza" mean?

Answer: Good

Bonzer is a "typically Australian" term that very few modern Aussies actually use. It is a term of approval; an adjective. "Hey, that's just bonzer!" "She's a bonzer sheila."

4. Which of the following names is least likely to be an Australian?

Answer: Bud

Bruce and Brian are both common among middle-aged Australian men, and Bluey is a well-known nickname for a redheaded man. There are a few Buds about, but most of them are on flowers.

5. If two Aussies in a pub had a blue, what were they doing?

Answer: They were fighting

Having a blue means having a row, or a fight. "A bit of a blue" is usually not too serious. Another term meaning the same thing is "a barney".

6. What kind of plant is named after the botanist Joseph Banks?

Answer: banksia

The banksia family, named for the botanist who sailed with Captain Cook, is quite a large one, and includes the flowering shrubs known commonly as "bottlebrushes".

7. What is bulldust?

Answer: Fine, deep, powdery dust

Bulldust is very difficult to drive in, and can turn into mud and slurry if it rains. "Bulldust!" is also used as an exclamation meaning, "What rubbish!"

8. Rolf Harris, singer, artist and comedian, sang a song about "Six White Boomers". What were the boomers?

Answer: Kangaroos

The six white boomers were large male kangaroos that supposedly pulled Santa's sleigh through the Australian outback.

9. What is a "barra"?

Answer: A fish

A barra is a barramundi, a popular fish found in the north of Australia. Barra can grow very large.

10. What is the brown-coloured flower, native to Australia and famed for its perfume?

Answer: Boronia

Brown Boronia, (Boronia megastigma) is the most strongly perfumed of the family. It is also available in pink and red varieties, as well as a greenish one.

Source: Author sallyo

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