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Real Australian Slang

Created by amazoncowgirl

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Australian Lingo

	"I've done the Oz Lingo quizzes contributed by non-Australians and I've got to say, most "true blue" Australians don't actually use a lot of the slang mentioned. Here, therefore, are a few expressions that "fair dinkum" Australians really do use."
15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit

1. My friend tells me she's looking for a unit. In the United States, what's the word for what she's looking for?

A stand for her television and stereo

A piece of binary code

An apartment

A stupid person

2. I'm having a housewarming party. Somebody asks me if I have a stubby holder. What does he want?

A paper plate for the finger food

It's too rude to mention on this site

a cover to keep his beer cool

An ashtray

3. My friend has finished his stubby. Where would he be most likely to look for a replacement?

In the icebox

In the coolibah

In the esky

In the billabong

4. Another friend wants to know if I've got any Acca-dacca. What is she looking for?

Some music by rock group AC/DC

A book on witchcraft

Some headache medication

A traditional Aboriginal Australian dish

5. Many of my friends have called me a "cockroach". We're still friends. Why did they call me this?

I don't like bright light

I have poor hygiene habits

I was born in New South Wales

I don't associate with very nice people

6. If somebody told you to "take a squizz at that", what would you be invited to do?

Guess about something

Aim at something

Look at something

Urinate on something

7. I've been told I've got Buckley's. What does this mean?

I've got a lot of money

I've caught a virus common in Australia and New Zealand

I've got no chance

I've got good luck

8. If I were to say somebody was not the full quid, what would I mean?

They have no money

They're not intellectually bright

They don't weigh enough to participate in certain sports

They weren't being completely honest

9. When would somebody exclaim "Sprung!" to you?

None of these answers are correct

When they were helping you escape from incarceration

When they'd caught you doing something you shouldn't have

When they'd finished fixing the shock absorbers on your car

10. What would have happened if I'd been caught wagging?

I'd been telling lies

I'd been playing truant from school

I'd been telling jokes at somebody elses expense

I'd been talking nonstop