Aussie Tucker Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: sausages

Sausages are known by a variety of other nicknames including mystery bags and tube steaks.

Answer: damper

Damper owes its name to the act of damping the fire to achieve the red hot embers for cooking without a flame. Records indicate that William Bond, the first baker in Australia, produced and sold damper in Sydney in the late 1700s.

Answer: lamingtons

Lamingtons originated in the Government House kitchen in Brisbane. They were named after Charles, the second Baron Lamington, who served as the governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901.

Answer: Pavlova

This dessert was named after the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. The dessert was created by Herbert Sachse, a chef at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth in 1935 (my home town).

Additional comment (October 2004); recently I have been inundated with correction notices advising me of a New Zealand claim on the invention of pavlova. This claim is not yet proven while the Sachse claim is well established. Most references credit Sachse with the invention of the pavlova. I will happily admit to being biased since my mother worked with Sachse at the hotel and is a friend of the family. However, this controversy does not affect anyone's ability to select the correct answer to this question so I would prefer not to receive any further correction notices debating the origins of pavlova.

Answer: a freshwater crayfish

Yabbies are a freshwater crayfish usually found in deep clear pools or dams. Many farmers stock their dams with yabbies. They are delicious!

Answer: Vegemite

Vegemite is one of the world's richest known sources of vitamin B and according to the advertisements 'it puts a rose in every cheek'. Made of leftover yeast from brewing beer, it was originally produced by Fred Walker of Melbourne in 1923.

Answer: White Christmas

It is a delicious tradition but not very practical as they tend to melt in the heat. Remember, December is summer time in Australia. However, this is about as near as we're going to get to a White Christmas.

Answer: Anzac biscuits

Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, hence the name.

Answer: dumplings in golden syrup (treacle)

Cocky is a slang term for an Australian farmer or anyone whose livelihood is derived from working on the land. It is also short for cockatoo, a type of Australian parrot. However, no-one seems to know exactly why this dessert is called cocky's joy.

Answer: green pea soup

This is particularly popular in South Australia where it is claimed that if you eat a pie floater before drinking, it will prevent a hangover. Personally, I'd rather risk the hangover.