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Tough Aussie Slang

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Introduction:
"Australia is a country of complete contrasts. Because of the vast distances involved, the difference between the city dwellers and the rural residents is quite noticeable. This quiz will concentrate on the words that are more used by the 'bushies'."


1. What semi-fictitious object marks the beginning of the Outback?
    the Last Tree
    the Black Stump
    the Way-Out-West Rock
    Lassiters Reef


2. Which activity is the 'long paddock' associated with?
    droving stock
    erecting fences
    harvesting wheat crops
    eradicating rabbits


3. Which of the following terms is used by country people to describe a large city?
    Madness
    Sundowner
    None of these
    Big Smoke


4. What are bunyips and yowies?
    mythical creatures
    types of boomerang
    small mouse-like marsupials
    native trees


5. What is a thunderbox?
    an outside toilet
    a bird with a loud booming call
    a small structure for protection from the weather
    a musical instrument similar to a piano-accordion


6. The Coolgardie Safe was invented on the Western Australian goldfields in the 19th century. What was it used for?
    keeping food cool
    hiding weapons
    storing gold
    refining gold ore


7. What name is given to a large landholding in rural Australia?
    a ranch
    a station
    a Pitt Street farm
    a croft


8. The freshwater crayfish, scientific name cheerax destructor, is more commonly known as what?
    a pippy
    a lobster
    an abalone
    a yabby


9. What name is given to a sheep thief?
    Sheepnapper
    Rustler
    Duffer
    Tea-leaf


10. Introduced in 1958, what is the largest commercially available beer bottle in the world?
    Darwin Stubby
    Fosters
    Monster
    XXXX


11. A 'B. and S. Ball' is sometimes the only occasion where young adults can meet members of the opposite sex in a party atmosphere. What do these letters stand for?
    Bachelors and Spinsters
    Beer and Scotch
    Blokes and Sheilas
    Billiards and Snooker


12. What is Bullamakanka?
    an imaginary town
    a male platypus
    a type of eucalyptus tree
    a pet name for your mother-in-law


13. Another example of the ingenuity of Australians is the invention of the lagerphone. But what is a lagerphone?
    a home brew system
    a beer delivery service
    a musical instrument
    a rudimentary telephone system


14. You may be familiar with the Aussie folk song 'Waltzing Matilda', but who or what is Matilda?
    a farmers wife
    a roll of blankets
    a type of dance
    a nervous reaction to seeing a snake


15. What is a bitzer?
    a wombat
    a card player
    a dog
    an aboriginal woman


16. What uniquely Australian word is recognised as a call for help from someone lost in the bush?
    Hooroo
    Yahoo
    Cooee
    Mummmmy


17. In Aussie rhyming slang what is a 'dogs eye with dead horse'?
    a pie with sauce
    a very persistent fly
    a horse racing course
    a worn-out car


18. Which of the following words does NOT mean 'to have a look'?
    to have a captain
    to have a butchers
    to rabbit
    to take a dekko


19. What title is given to the best sheep shearer in a shearing shed?
    Champ
    Top Dog
    Ringer
    Snagger


20. What is the 'great Australian salute' used for?
    chasing away flies
    greeting a friend
    acknowledging a senior officer in the military
    hailing a taxi


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