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Test yourself! Take this Aussie Lingo Quiz | Varieties of English

How well do you speak Australian? (or should I say orstraylyan). Remember, you need to answer what the true blue "Australian" definitions are. Find out below how much of an Aussie you are.

A multiple-choice quiz by soutee. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
soutee

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,198

Updated
Nov 23 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
18 / 25

Plays
2831

Last 3 plays: PatL81 (23/25), Guest 175 (21/25), TunaTimbales (17/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. To be "flat out like a lizard drinking" is to be? Hint

doing something extremely fast

panting

lying in the sun

dehydrated

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is a "pie-eater"? Hint

a foreigner

a glutton

an idiot

a baker

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Question 3 of 25

3. If you were to have a "Captain Cook", what would you be doing? Hint

nabbing a crook

reading a book

having a look

plucking a chook

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Question 4 of 25

4. A "Battle Ax" is? Hint

old fashioned term for wedlock

a dilapidated car

your mother-in-law

a board game

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Question 5 of 25

5. What are "tin lids"? Hint

a lid for a tin

telling fibs

your kids

baby bibs

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Question 6 of 25

6. To "spit the dummy" is to? Hint

enter a spitting contest

get very upset at something

unblock a pipe

wean a child

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Question 7 of 25

7. To be "beyond the black stump" is to be? Hint

at a fine eating establishment

in a lot of trouble

lost

in the middle of nowhere

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Question 8 of 25

8. TO be as "full as a goog" is to be? Hint

struck with influenza

over proud

drunk

not needing petrol

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Question 9 of 25

9. If you were to "run around in the shower to get wet", you would be? Hint

very weird

have low water pressure

very dirty

very thin

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Stone the crows" is said if you are? Hint

cruel

shocked

drunk

asleep

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Question 11 of 25

11. What is a "snag"? Hint

an author of songs

a sensitive new age guy

a sausage

a breed of fish

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Question 12 of 25

12. To have a "sausage short of a barbeque" is to be? Hint

simple in the head

upset

ill organised

running late

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Question 13 of 25

13. To "pull up stumps" is to? Hint

clear land of trees

finish a game of rugby

move house

dig a dam

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Question 14 of 25

14. What is a "Booze Bus"? Hint

a portable vehicle which stores alcohol

police vehicle used to conduct tests to detect drunk drivers

something hired for barbeques

a children's story

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Question 15 of 25

15. Where would you be looking if you were watching the "bush tele"? Hint

at a TV

at the stars

into someone's eyes

the bottom of an empty beer glass

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Question 16 of 25

16. If someone "Carked" it, what has happened? Hint

they imitated bird calls

they were caught out

they died

they choked

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Question 17 of 25

17. If you were "vaccinated with a phonograph needle" you are? Hint

shy

scratchy

in pain

talkative

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Question 18 of 25

18. If you "chuck a wobbly" what are you doing? Hint

throwing a tantrum

losing your footing

throwing something poorly

getting rid of garbage

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is a "wowser"? Hint

a great party

garish material

a popular dog name

a prude

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Question 20 of 25

20. To "have a winfield" is to? Hint

slow down

remember Paul Hogan doing TV ads

go to a bush dance

wait a few minutes

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Question 21 of 25

21. What is a "backroom waltz"? Hint

a private party

being in trouble at a police station

dancing solo

falling asleep under a gum tree

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Question 22 of 25

22. What are you doing when you "crack a tinnie"? Hint

opening a can of beer

win on lotto

demolishing a house

break something valuable

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Question 23 of 25

23. What is a "sloppy joe" in Australian slang? Hint

a jumper not made of wool

a messy drunk

a photo album

poor penmanship

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Question 24 of 25

24. What's a "scone"? Hint

your head

a measure of weight

mallet

man made trailer

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Question 25 of 25

25. Some trivia: of the notable Aussie blokes and sheilas below, which one was actually born an Australian? Hint

The Bee Gees

Olivia Newton-John

Russell Crowe

Kylie Minogue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To be "flat out like a lizard drinking" is to be?

Answer: doing something extremely fast

With lizards being a food staple of so many Australian carnivores, they get down to that water hole, and then get out of there as quickly as possible!

2. What is a "pie-eater"?

Answer: an idiot

Although meat pies are seen as the staple of Australian cuisine, they are extremely messy to eat, so being a pie-eater comes from a person publically eating pies at a formal occasion. Now, it simply means an idiot.

3. If you were to have a "Captain Cook", what would you be doing?

Answer: having a look

There's that Aussie rhyming slang for you! Originates from London, as part of our British descendancy.

4. A "Battle Ax" is?

Answer: your mother-in-law

Battle Ax can also refer to your wife. Lovely!

5. What are "tin lids"?

Answer: your kids

Gotta love that Aussie rhyming slang.

6. To "spit the dummy" is to?

Answer: get very upset at something

As you will notice, children tend to spit out their dummies before throwing a tantrum. Since the above term is Australian, we must act like children when upset?

7. To be "beyond the black stump" is to be?

Answer: in the middle of nowhere

We have a chain of steak houses in Australia called "The Black Stump". Great steaks!

8. TO be as "full as a goog" is to be?

Answer: drunk

A "goog" is also what we call chicken eggs. (Pronounced as you would say "good", just lose the 'd'.) Also popularly refers to being full from food. My answer comes straight from the Aussie Slang Dictionary however. Perhaps Aussies are drinking less now and think of it primarily associated with food. Perhaps they are wowsers :0)

9. If you were to "run around in the shower to get wet", you would be?

Answer: very thin

Once again, Aussie lingo goes beyond what is needed to explain how thin someone is. If they just stood under the shower head, they would still get wet.

10. "Stone the crows" is said if you are?

Answer: shocked

Crows are a pest in Australia and kill (by removing their eyes) many new born livestock. Stoning them would not be a very accurate way of removing them from the paddocks.

11. What is a "snag"?

Answer: a sausage

A snag is also to hit a rough spot. As in "we were driving from Sydney to Perth and hit a snag when the tyre blew out".

12. To have a "sausage short of a barbeque" is to be?

Answer: simple in the head

Snag short of a barbie.

13. To "pull up stumps" is to?

Answer: move house

This analogy comes from a cricket game, as when it is all over - you pull up the stumps. The phrase is also used to refer to finishing a range of other activities, such as going home at the end of a day's work.

14. What is a "Booze Bus"?

Answer: police vehicle used to conduct tests to detect drunk drivers

Fairly literal -- the police take drivers here to test if they've been drinking. In some states of Australia, people also refer to a booze bus as a free transportation method supplied by the clubs so you can safely arrive and be taken home without having to face drunk driving convictions!

15. Where would you be looking if you were watching the "bush tele"?

Answer: at the stars

Now with better satellite strength, not many places in Australian are unable to receive TV signals. Not so long ago however, there was no TV reception in the outback. Hence, in the bush the stars in the night sky provided an alternative entertainment for those who could not access standard television.

16. If someone "Carked" it, what has happened?

Answer: they died

Cark is one of many Aussie words meaning death. Morbid lot aren't we?

17. If you were "vaccinated with a phonograph needle" you are?

Answer: talkative

Another old fashioned term. Pretty self-explanatory.

18. If you "chuck a wobbly" what are you doing?

Answer: throwing a tantrum

To have on a wobbly boot means you are drunk, and to tell a wobbly refers to a tale that may not be as true as it sounds.

19. What is a "wowser"?

Answer: a prude

Usually refers to non-drinkers.

20. To "have a winfield" is to?

Answer: wait a few minutes

Having a Winfield means to have a smoke break for a few minutes, "a smoko". Winfield is a brand of cigarette is Australia, and due to the anti-smoking lobby is a very old fashioned term indeed. Paul Hogan was the face of Winfield.

21. What is a "backroom waltz"?

Answer: being in trouble at a police station

Being in trouble with the cops is not my idea of a 'dance'.

22. What are you doing when you "crack a tinnie"?

Answer: opening a can of beer

Tinnie is a can of beer - any label. When opened it sounds like a crack.

23. What is a "sloppy joe" in Australian slang?

Answer: a jumper not made of wool

Probably named after the person who first marketed them. Who knows why a lot of Aussie terms have the names they do. It is definitely not a fitted garment though, so 'sloppy' is appropriate. Americans use the term to refer to a dish of ground meat cooked with tomatoes and onions, served on a hamburger bun.

24. What's a "scone"?

Answer: your head

Scone is also a town in NSW. The food scone came to Australia with the POMEs. (The Aussie term pommy - POME stands for Prisoner of Mother England. Scary stuff! :0)

25. Some trivia: of the notable Aussie blokes and sheilas below, which one was actually born an Australian?

Answer: Kylie Minogue

Russell Crowe is a New Zealander. The Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man, and Ms. Newton-John in England.

Source: Author soutee

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