Strine Time! Trivia Quiz

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!

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'!

Answer: Undersized crayfish

An undersized crayfish, crab or marron is called a 'Cacker', from Perth to Geraldton in Western Australia. Also, a 'Kakka'.

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.

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!"

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'!

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!

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!

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.

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'!

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'!

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'.

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'.

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!

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.

Answer: Medium alcohol beer

Medium alcohol beer is referred to as 'unleaded', in and around Perth, according to the Macquarie Dictionaries 'Word Book'.

Answer: Beer

Specifically, Victoria Bitter beer, is called 'Victor Bravo', from the phonetic alphabet. Victoria Bitter is also, coloquially, called 'Vitamin B'!

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.

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.

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'.