Six White Boomers Trivia Quiz

Answer: A male kangaroo

Normally, reindeer pull Santa's sleigh but there are no reindeer in Australia. In the song, a boomer refers to a male kangaroo but a white one would be very unusual. They are normally grey or reddish-brown. A male kangaroo can also be called a jack or a buck. Female kangaroos are called flyers or jills. Babies are called joeys.

Answer: It's summer

As Australia is in the Southern hemisphere, it is summer for Christmas, but in the Northern hemisphere it is winter. There are only a few places it snows in Australia but never at Christmas.

Answer: Seafood

A "muddy" is a mud crab which is a large crab and tastes great. A "bug" is a Moreton Bay Bug, which is like a small lobster and tastes even better.

Answer: Meringue

Pavlova is egg whites whipped up into a meringue then formed into a pie shape. The centre is then filled with cream and fresh fruit. Australians and New Zealanders argue about which country invented pavlova. It is actually named after a Russian ballerina.

Answer: Bushfires

Because it is so hot, there is always a chance of bushfires. They are very dangerous as they move so fast they trap people before they can escape. Australians prepare each summer to leave their homes quickly if they are in danger.

Answer: A cyclone hit the city

In 1974, tropical cyclone Tracy blew most of the city away in the early hours of Christmas morning. True story. The song was written to raise funds for the victims. Darwin has since rebuilt and is now a thriving city.

Answer: At least six weeks

Because summer in Australia is December to March, school children have their longest holiday over Christmas, starting early to mid-December and returning to school sometime after Australia Day (26th January). Universities return late February to early March.

Answer: Boxing Day Cricket Test in Melbourne

Every summer, the Australian men's cricket team play five to six test matches (five day cricket matches) in capital cities within Australia. The Melbourne test match always starts very soon after Christmas, so it's called the Boxing Day test. The Melbourne Cricket Ground can hold up to 100000 people.

Answer: A yacht race

Sydney is on the eastern coast of mainland Australia. Hobart is on the island state of Tasmania so you have to cross Bass Strait to get there. Therefore from the options listed, it could be only the yacht race, which is both thrilling and dangerous. Depending on winds the race can finish in less than two days or more than five.

Answer: Eating an Australian Christmas dessert

It rarely snows at all in Australia, let alone in summer. Eggnog is yellow. White Christmas is an Australian desert made from milk powder, glace cherries, sultanas and dried apricots, desiccated coconut, icing sugar, and rice cereal, with treated coconut oil to bind everything together.