Aussie Lingo

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. If you're "flat out as a lizard drinking" you are what? Really skinny Really busy Really tired Really thirsty

2. If you had "a few roo's loose in the top paddock", what would you be? Morbidly incompetent Monetarily incompetent Mentally incompetent Not incompetent

3. What is "aerial ping-pong"? Australian Rules Football Squash Beach Volley ball Table Tennis

4. If you're "cactus", you're what? Terrific Itchy Dead Sickly

5. If you've got a "bad case of the trots" what is wrong with you? You've got tinea You've got diarrhoea You've got to run everywhere You've got to ride a horse

6. If you're "out the back of Bourke", where are you? In Sydney A long way from a populated area In Victoria Very nearly back home

7. If you're as useful as "hip pockets on a singlet" how useful are you? Very Not very Really Especially

8. You're "like a f*rt in a bottle", means what? You can't keep still You have no sense of smell You smell awful You can't stop talking

9. What's a "cackleberry"? Another name for an egg Another name for a kiwi fruit A type of strawberry A type of olive

10. If you "come a gutser", what's happened to you? You've eaten too much You've thrown up You've had an accident You've gotten fatter

11. What are, colloquially, "after darks"? Sharks Parks Larks Narks

12. What would you describe as a "dog's breakfast"? Dog food A lousy breakfast A real mess Tastless food

13. What happens if you "cark it"? You die You crash your car You win a prize You fix your car

14. If you "haven't got a brass razoo" what's your situation? You've got no heart You're sick You're poor You've got no idea

15. If "you're not within cooee", where are you? Not even close Not far away Not inside In the neighbor's yard

16. "Rissole" is a colloquial term for an RSL Club. What do the letters RSL stand for? Retired Sailors League Rugby Services League Returned Soccer League Returned Services League

17. If things are "crook in Muswellbrook" what's the situation? Not good Not easy Not bad Non existent

18. In Australia, Queensland and New South Wales particularly, what are "Mexicans"? People from south of the border People from any overseas country People from New Zealand People without a job

19. If you're as "rough as bags" what are you like? Ribald, but cute Cute and/or cuddly Big and/or beautiful Rude or ugly

20. What, in rhyming slang, are your "Warwicks"? Your arms Your kneecaps Your legs Your next door neighbours

21. If you're "as crook as Rookwood" what is your physical state? Very ill Very ugly Very old Very stiff

22. If someone asked you to "take a butchers at this", what would they want you to do? Take a look at something Slice something up Take to something with a butchers knife Cook something

23. If something has gone "walkabout" what has happened to it? It has been sold It has been given away It has been hijacked It has disappeared

24. "Don't come the raw prawn with me" means what? Don't try to give me seafood Don't try to deceive me Don't try to feed me raw prawns Don't come near me with those prawns

25. What are you doing if you use the "bush telegraph"? Communicating on the telephone Communicating by word of mouth Communicating over the radio Communicating using sign language