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1. What semi-fictitious object marks the beginning of the Outback?
2. Which activity is the 'long paddock' associated with?
3. Which of the following terms is used by country people to describe a large city?
4. What are bunyips and yowies?
5. What is a thunderbox?
6. The Coolgardie Safe was invented on the Western Australian goldfields in the 19th century. What was it used for?
7. What name is given to a large landholding in rural Australia?
8. The freshwater crayfish, scientific name cheerax destructor, is more commonly known as what?
9. What name is given to a sheep thief?
10. Introduced in 1958, what is the largest commercially available beer bottle in the world?
11. A 'B. and S. Ball' is sometimes the only occasion where young adults can meet members of the opposite sex in a party atmosphere. What do these letters stand for?
12. What is Bullamakanka?
13. Another example of the ingenuity of Australians is the invention of the lagerphone. But what is a lagerphone?
14. You may be familiar with the Aussie folk song 'Waltzing Matilda', but who or what is Matilda?
15. What is a bitzer?
16. What uniquely Australian word is recognised as a call for help from someone lost in the bush?
17. In Aussie rhyming slang what is a 'dogs eye with dead horse'?
18. Which of the following words does NOT mean 'to have a look'?
19. What title is given to the best sheep shearer in a shearing shed?
20. What is the 'great Australian salute' used for?
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