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Quiz about Strine Time
Quiz about Strine Time

Strine Time! Trivia Quiz


Aussie lingo, Australian slang 'strine' is colourful and often politically incorrect! Can you pick the meanings of the Aussie words/sayings in the following (almost) A to Z, multiple choice, quiz? With thanks to the "Macquarie Dictionary".

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Engadine
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
165,574
Updated
Oct 09 23
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
1939
Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (23/25), Guest 1 (24/25), Guest 89 (13/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What is sometimes referred to as an 'Aboriginal suitcase'? Remember, parts of this quiz are politically incorrect! Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'bag of doughnuts'? Again, note that parts of this quiz are politically incorrect! Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who or what, in Aussie strine, is a 'Cacker'? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'Dagwood Dog'? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Who or what, in Auspeak, is the 'Ekka'? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Who or what are coloquially referred to as 'fish frighteners'? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Colloquially speaking, who or what is the 'Gabba'? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of these might be referred to (very informally) as "monkey balls"? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What, coloquially speaking, is an 'igloo'? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What is an Australian colloquially referring to by using the term 'jatz'? Remember, parts of this quiz are politically incorrect! Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Who or what, in Aussie strine, is a 'kiwi suitcase'? Again, remember that parts of this quiz are politically incorrect! Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Colloquially speaking, who or what is 'laughing gear'? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What's a 'maggot-taxi', in Auspeak? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'Neenish tart'? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Colloquially, who or what is an 'omo'? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. In Australian strine, who or what is a 'pink lady'? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Who or what, colloquially speaking, is a 'Queen Street bushie'? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. What was coloquially referred to as a 'rainbow dozen'? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Coloquially, what is a 'Santa Claus' Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Colloquially, who or what is referred to as a 'temporary Australian'? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Colloquially, what is referred to by the term 'unleaded'? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What, colloquially, is referred to by the term 'Victor Bravo'? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Who or what colloquially is a 'Toorak tractor'? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Colloquially, what is 'yacka'? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What, colloquially in Australia, is a 'Z-car'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is sometimes referred to as an 'Aboriginal suitcase'? Remember, parts of this quiz are politically incorrect!

Answer: A cheap cask of wine

This term refers to cheap cask wine reportedly used, specifically, in and around the South Coast of New South Wales. More than just tongue in cheek!
2. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'bag of doughnuts'? Again, note that parts of this quiz are politically incorrect!

Answer: Person who is fat

A well rounded or fat person is referred to, particularly in and around the Perth area of Western Australia, as 'a bag of doughnuts'!
3. Who or what, in Aussie strine, is a 'Cacker'?

Answer: Undersized crayfish

An undersized crayfish, crab or marron is called a 'Cacker', from Perth to Geraldton in Western Australia. Also, a 'Kakka'.
4. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'Dagwood Dog'?

Answer: Battered saveloy

A 'Dagwood Dog' is a battered saveloy sold on a stick, usually at agricultural shows! Also referred to as 'Pluto Pups'! This term is used in Brisbane, Adelaide and around Tasmania.
5. Who or what, in Auspeak, is the 'Ekka'?

Answer: The Brisbane Royal Agricultural Show

The term 'Ekka' refers to the Exhibition Grounds where the Brisbane Show or Exhibition is held. The Brisbane Royal Agricultural Show, "I'm going to watch the woodchop at the Ekka!"
6. Who or what are coloquially referred to as 'fish frighteners'?

Answer: Men's swimming costume

Specifically in and around the New England Area of New South Wales, 'fish frigheners' is a term that refers to a type of male swimming costume, i.e., Speedo's (Australian brand name).
7. Colloquially speaking, who or what is the 'Gabba'?

Answer: Cricket ground

Brisbane's internationally known cricket ground is located in the suburb of Woolloongabba, and as such the 'Gabba' is a shortened form of the suburb's name.
8. Which of these might be referred to (very informally) as "monkey balls"?

Answer: Kiwi fruit

Kiwi fruit or, as they are also known, Chinese gooseberries, are sometimes referred to as monkey balls, and are really beaut on pavlova! The reference is to the fine hairs on its skin, which give it a furry appearance.
9. What, coloquially speaking, is an 'igloo'?

Answer: Greenhouse

Specifically in and around Melbourne an 'igloo' is a hothouse or a greenhouse; long tunnels of either plastic or shadecloth for growing plants, especially vegetables and herbs.
10. What is an Australian colloquially referring to by using the term 'jatz'? Remember, parts of this quiz are politically incorrect!

Answer: Male genitalia

Rhyming slang for 'knackers' i.e., 'jatz crackers', or male genitalia; purportedly originating from Melbourne! Jatz is a popular type of cracker, often appearing on a cheese platter.
11. Who or what, in Aussie strine, is a 'kiwi suitcase'? Again, remember that parts of this quiz are politically incorrect!

Answer: Plastic bag

Specifically in and around Perth, this is a derogatory term for the cheap red, white and blue striped plastic bags that can be purchased at cheap shops, also known as a 'Broadmeadows briefcase'!
12. Colloquially speaking, who or what is 'laughing gear'?

Answer: Teeth

In and around Sydney and the south coast of New South Wales specifically, your teeth are your 'laughing gear'. In some regions, the term applies to the entire mouth - lips, teeth, gums, tongue and oral cavity. In the 1970s and '80s there was an Australian television advertisement that said, "Wrap your laughing gear around a Paul's Billabong!" A Paul's Billabong was an icecream!
13. What's a 'maggot-taxi', in Auspeak?

Answer: A sheep

In Queensland, a sheep is a 'maggot-taxi', referring to the 'dags' that attract maggots at the rear of the sheep, the reason 'crutching' sheep is a necessary evil! This term is also used in rural Victoria to describe a dead body!
14. Who or what, colloquially, is a 'Neenish tart'?

Answer: Sweet tart

A 'neenish tart' is a small tart, filled with mock cream and iced with two colours, usually white and brown, in even halves.
15. Colloquially, who or what is an 'omo'?

Answer: Cheap drunk

Someone who gets drunk extremely easily (from Omo laundry liquid, i.e., 1/3 of a cup!. Noted that in and around Adelaide, the term 'cadbury' was used, i.e., 'a glass and a half'!
16. In Australian strine, who or what is a 'pink lady'?

Answer: Hospital volunteer

Specifically in Sydney, hospital volunteers were known by the term 'pink lady', which referred to the colour of their uniform. In the USA they have 'candy stripers'!
17. Who or what, colloquially speaking, is a 'Queen Street bushie'?

Answer: Brisbanite with a rural property

A 'Queen Street bushie' is a term for a person who lives and works in Brisbane but owns a rural property (usually for tax purposes). In Melbourne you'd be a 'Collins Street cocky' and in Sydney, a 'Pitt Street farmer'.
18. What was coloquially referred to as a 'rainbow dozen'?

Answer: Cascade beers

In Tasmania, in the past, a mix of the range of Cascade beers (blue, red and green labels) was referred to as a 'rainbow dozen'.
19. Coloquially, what is a 'Santa Claus'

Answer: Plant seed

Coloquially, 'Santa Claus' is a fluffy airborne seed of various plants, such as the Scotch thistle, because if you caught one, you could whisper your Christmas wish to it and release it, so it would float away to Santa Claus! I did this as a child and now my children do it too!
20. Colloquially, who or what is referred to as a 'temporary Australian'?

Answer: Cyclist

A 'temporary Australian' is colloquially a road bike rider, aka, a cyclist, without much protection, especially no helmet! Reportedly used in and around Sydney and the north coast of Queensland.
21. Colloquially, what is referred to by the term 'unleaded'?

Answer: Medium alcohol beer

Medium alcohol beer is referred to as 'unleaded', in and around Perth, according to the Macquarie Dictionaries 'Word Book'.
22. What, colloquially, is referred to by the term 'Victor Bravo'?

Answer: Beer

Specifically, Victoria Bitter beer, is called 'Victor Bravo', from the phonetic alphabet. Victoria Bitter is also, coloquially, called 'Vitamin B'!
23. Who or what colloquially is a 'Toorak tractor'?

Answer: 4WD

Four wheel drives that never leave the bitumen, i.e, are only driven around town, specifically in and around Melbourne are called 'Toorak tractors', referring to the exclusive eastern suburb of Toorak where these cars proliferate. Similar epithets are used in other state capitals.
24. Colloquially, what is 'yacka'?

Answer: Working

Colloquially, the term 'yacka' (also sometimes spelled 'yakka') is used to decribe, particularly, hard work, i.e., 'hard yacka'. It is actually the name of certain grass tree plants in Australia. There is a town called Yacka in South Australia and it is also a brand name for work clothes in Australia.
25. What, colloquially in Australia, is a 'Z-car'?

Answer: Government vehicle

In Queensland, Commonwealth Government vehicles were referred to as a 'Z-car' and in New South Wales the government cars number plates began with a red 'Z', and were also referred to as a 'red plate'.
Source: Author Engadine

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