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Quiz about Aussie Slang
Quiz about Aussie Slang

20 Questions: Aussie Slang Multiple Choice Quiz | Humanities


This is a quiz to test your knowledge on Australian slang.

A multiple-choice quiz by slowglass. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
slowglass
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
118,716
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
16 / 20
Plays
3997
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 141 (7/20), S4a4m4 (17/20), Guest 58 (17/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. What is a "Banana bender"? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is a "Crow eater"? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What is a "damper"? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. An "ocker" is Australian slang for what? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. "Footy" is slang for which sport, in most of Australia? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. What is a "milk bar"? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What is a "Pommy"? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. What is a "yewy"? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What is a "bunyip"? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. What does the term "tucker" refer to? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What is a "tinny"? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. In Aussie slang, what is "the Coathanger"? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What is a "Greenie"? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What is known as a "stickybeak"? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What is a "bludger"? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What is a "bingle"? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. What is a "cozzie"? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. What is the term "Sandgroper" mostly used to describe? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. What is a "billabong"? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. What is "plonk"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is a "Banana bender"?

Answer: A person from Queensland

Banana Bender is also the name of a company that caters to backpackers with hostel-like accommodations.
2. What is a "Crow eater"?

Answer: A person from South Australia

A reference to this nickname appeared in the "Kilmore Free Press" (Kilmore, Vic.)on Thursday 28 September 1905
3. What is a "damper"?

Answer: Bread made from flour and water

Usually made in the bush and cooked in a camp oven.
4. An "ocker" is Australian slang for what?

Answer: An unsophisticated person

Not used a lot anymore except by the older generations.
5. "Footy" is slang for which sport, in most of Australia?

Answer: Australian Rules Football

This sport has been around a long time. The official rules came about in 1858. A team consists of 18 players. (Queensland and New South Wales use "footy" for the sport of rugby.)
6. What is a "milk bar"?

Answer: Corner shop that sells takeaway food

Basically a general store.
7. What is a "Pommy"?

Answer: An Englishman

Sydney was first settled as a British penal colony in the late 18th century.
8. What is a "yewy"?

Answer: A U-Turn in traffic

"Why don't you chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights?"
9. What is a "bunyip"?

Answer: Mythical outback creature

Aboriginal stories describe the bunyip as an evil spirit which dwells in creeks, swamps, and billabongs.
10. What does the term "tucker" refer to?

Answer: Food

"Tucker-bag" is of course a bag of food.
11. What is a "tinny"?

Answer: A can of beer

Also refers to a small aluminium boat.
12. In Aussie slang, what is "the Coathanger"?

Answer: Sydney Harbour Bridge

This is a reference to its arched shape.
13. What is a "Greenie"?

Answer: An Environmentalist

The United States also uses the same word for an Environmentalist.
14. What is known as a "stickybeak"?

Answer: A nosy person

A stickybeak is a nosy person, who sticks their beak (nose) into other people's affairs.
15. What is a "bludger"?

Answer: A lazy person

It's also somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things.
16. What is a "bingle"?

Answer: A motor vehicle accident

"That was quite a bingle she got into last night."
17. What is a "cozzie"?

Answer: A swimsuit

Also called bathers or togs.
18. What is the term "Sandgroper" mostly used to describe?

Answer: A person from Western Australia

Also a sand-burrowing desert insect.
19. What is a "billabong"?

Answer: A watering hole

From an east coast Aboriginal language meaning "dead water".
20. What is "plonk"?

Answer: Cheap wine

A contemptuous contraction of "vin blanc".
Source: Author slowglass

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