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15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is a bandicoot? a small marsupial slang for a T-shirt a kind of parrot a small handy car

2. The capital of Queensland is Brisbane. How do Australians pronounce this word? BRISS-b'n BRIZ-b'n Bris-BAIN Briz-ban-ee

3. What does "bonzer/bonza" mean? It's a sheep breed Bad Good It's a cosmetic

4. Which of the following names is least likely to be an Australian? Bud Bluey Bruce Brian

5. If two Aussies in a pub had a blue, what were they doing? They were eating rare beef They were fighting They had won a rowing award They were wearing old school ties

6. What kind of plant is named after the botanist Joseph Banks? banks lily banksia josian banks' eucalypt

7. What is bulldust? Insecticide for cattle Heavy fog A species of wheat Fine, deep, powdery dust

8. Rolf Harris, singer, artist and comedian, sang a song about "Six White Boomers". What were the boomers? Drummers Kangaroos Giant waves Wild bulls

9. What is a "barra"? A donkey A fish A wheel barrow A whirlwind

10. What is the brown-coloured flower, native to Australia and famed for its perfume? Boronia Bog Rose Boraloola Bellflower