Aussie Lingo

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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"? Table Tennis Beach Volley ball Australian Rules Football Squash

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 diarrhea You've got to run everywhere You've got tinea You've got to ride a horse

6. If you're "out the back of Bourke", where are you? In New South Wales 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? Especially Very Not very Really

8. You're "like a f*rt in a bottle", means what? You smell awful You can't keep still You have no sense of smell 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 had an accident You've gotten fatter You've thrown up You've eaten too much

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

12. What would you describe as a "dog's breakfast"? A real mess Tastless food A lousy breakfast Dog 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're poor You've got no idea You're sick You've got no heart

15. If "you're not within cooee", where are you? Not inside Not at home Not far away Not even close

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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