Colourful Aussie Lingo!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What, in the Australian vernacular, is a Black Rat? A type of colonial cheese A can of old beer A can of rum and cola A type of colonial sausage

2. What's a Can of Green? XXXX RSVP VSOP VB

3. Specifically in and around Perth, what are Goldsborough Morts? Shorts Reports Ports Courts

4. What, coloquially speaking (especially in Tasmania) is a Brown Trout? Flounder Football Faeces Fish

5. What, specifically in the Sydney area, was known as a Red Rattler? A snake A train A bus A bird

6. What, in the Aussie vernacular, is a Grey Nurse? A toothless Australian shark A one hundred dollar bill A bank cheque A blind Wobbygong

7. Particularly in South Australia, what was known as a Blue Bird? A diesel train A Ford ute A city bus A deadly treadly

8. What, particularly in Queensland, is a Grey Nomad? An elderly caravaner A shark A parking inspector A grey haired police officer

9. What, in Auspeak, is a Red Handbag? Someone who's falling down drunk A red haired homosexual A cask of red wine A real leather handbag

10. What's a Pink Lamington? A cherry cola A cake A jelly cup A fruit loaf

11. What, in slang, is a Yellow Sticker? Post-it note Parking infringement Roadworthy notice Unroadworthy notice

12. What colour was traditionally associated with a summons issued for a traffic offence? Brown White Beige Blue

13. What's an Orange Roughy? A flower A fruit A fish A female

14. What, particularly in the Sydney area, is a Yellow Monday? A cricket A butterfly A caterpillar A cicada

15. What is, coloquially speaking, Lemon Spread? A lemon coloured bedspread Sour butter Sweet sandwich spread Yellow Vegemite

16. What, colloquially speaking, is a White Maggot? A european dole bludger Male genitalia An employee of a mental asylum An Australian Football League umpire

17. What does the coloquial term, to 'Get Off At Redfern' infer? To practice a type of birth control Malpractice To leave town in a hurry To enjoy visiting Redfern

18. What's a Greenback, in Auspeak? An American dollar A species of turtle An influential banker An unbroken wave

19. What colour describes a fight, in the Australian vernacular? Blue Red Pink Black and blue

20. If you're referred to as a Gold Head, what would it mean? You've got a good credit rating You're blonde You've a rich so-and-so You're dumb