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Quiz about Aussie Lingo
Quiz about Aussie Lingo

Test yourself! Take this Aussie Lingo Quiz | Varieties of English

How well do you speak Australian? (or should I say orstraylyan). Remember, you need to answer what the true blue "Australian" definitions are. Find out below how much of an Aussie you are.

A multiple-choice quiz by soutee. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
soutee
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
113,198
Updated
Nov 23 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
18 / 25
Plays
2848
Last 3 plays: RIPwtaworld (15/25), emmal2000uk (1/25), Geoff30 (17/25).
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1. To be "flat out like a lizard drinking" is to be? Hint


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2. What is a "pie-eater"? Hint


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3. If you were to have a "Captain Cook", what would you be doing? Hint


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4. A "Battle Ax" is? Hint


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5. What are "tin lids"? Hint


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6. To "spit the dummy" is to? Hint


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7. To be "beyond the black stump" is to be? Hint


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8. TO be as "full as a goog" is to be? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. If you were to "run around in the shower to get wet", you would be? Hint


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10. "Stone the crows" is said if you are? Hint


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11. What is a "snag"? Hint


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12. To have a "sausage short of a barbeque" is to be? Hint


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13. To "pull up stumps" is to? Hint


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14. What is a "Booze Bus"? Hint


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15. Where would you be looking if you were watching the "bush tele"? Hint


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16. If someone "Carked" it, what has happened? Hint


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17. If you were "vaccinated with a phonograph needle" you are? Hint


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18. If you "chuck a wobbly" what are you doing? Hint


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19. What is a "wowser"? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. To "have a winfield" is to? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. What is a "backroom waltz"? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. What are you doing when you "crack a tinnie"? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. What is a "sloppy joe" in Australian slang? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. What's a "scone"? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. Some trivia: of the notable Aussie blokes and sheilas below, which one was actually born an Australian? Hint



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Dec 20 2024 : RIPwtaworld: 15/25
Dec 19 2024 : emmal2000uk: 1/25
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. To be "flat out like a lizard drinking" is to be?

Answer: doing something extremely fast

 With lizards being a food staple of so many Australian carnivores, they get down to that water hole, and then get out of there as quickly as possible!
2. What is a "pie-eater"?

Answer: an idiot

 Although meat pies are seen as the staple of Australian cuisine, they are extremely messy to eat, so being a pie-eater comes from a person publically eating pies at a formal occasion. Now, it simply means an idiot.
3. If you were to have a "Captain Cook", what would you be doing?

Answer: having a look

 There's that Aussie rhyming slang for you! Originates from London, as part of our British descendancy.
4. A "Battle Ax" is?

Answer: your mother-in-law

 Battle Ax can also refer to your wife. Lovely!
5. What are "tin lids"?

Answer: your kids

 Gotta love that Aussie rhyming slang.
6. To "spit the dummy" is to?

Answer: get very upset at something

 As you will notice, children tend to spit out their dummies before throwing a tantrum. Since the above term is Australian, we must act like children when upset?
7. To be "beyond the black stump" is to be?

Answer: in the middle of nowhere

 We have a chain of steak houses in Australia called "The Black Stump". Great steaks!
8. TO be as "full as a goog" is to be?

Answer: drunk

 A "goog" is also what we call chicken eggs. (Pronounced as you would say "good", just lose the 'd'.) Also popularly refers to being full from food. My answer comes straight from the Aussie Slang Dictionary however. Perhaps Aussies are drinking less now and think of it primarily associated with food. Perhaps they are wowsers :0)
9. If you were to "run around in the shower to get wet", you would be?

Answer: very thin

 Once again, Aussie lingo goes beyond what is needed to explain how thin someone is. If they just stood under the shower head, they would still get wet.
10. "Stone the crows" is said if you are?

Answer: shocked

 Crows are a pest in Australia and kill (by removing their eyes) many new born livestock. Stoning them would not be a very accurate way of removing them from the paddocks.
11. What is a "snag"?

Answer: a sausage

 A snag is also to hit a rough spot. As in "we were driving from Sydney to Perth and hit a snag when the tyre blew out".
12. To have a "sausage short of a barbeque" is to be?

Answer: simple in the head

 Snag short of a barbie.
13. To "pull up stumps" is to?

Answer: move house

 This analogy comes from a cricket game, as when it is all over - you pull up the stumps. The phrase is also used to refer to finishing a range of other activities, such as going home at the end of a day's work.
14. What is a "Booze Bus"?

Answer: police vehicle used to conduct tests to detect drunk drivers

 Fairly literal -- the police take drivers here to test if they've been drinking. In some states of Australia, people also refer to a booze bus as a free transportation method supplied by the clubs so you can safely arrive and be taken home without having to face drunk driving convictions!
15. Where would you be looking if you were watching the "bush tele"?

Answer: at the stars

 Now with better satellite strength, not many places in Australian are unable to receive TV signals. Not so long ago however, there was no TV reception in the outback. Hence, in the bush the stars in the night sky provided an alternative entertainment for those who could not access standard television.
16. If someone "Carked" it, what has happened?

Answer: they died

 Cark is one of many Aussie words meaning death. Morbid lot aren't we?
17. If you were "vaccinated with a phonograph needle" you are?

Answer: talkative

 Another old fashioned term. Pretty self-explanatory.
18. If you "chuck a wobbly" what are you doing?

Answer: throwing a tantrum

 To have on a wobbly boot means you are drunk, and to tell a wobbly refers to a tale that may not be as true as it sounds.
19. What is a "wowser"?

Answer: a prude

 Usually refers to non-drinkers.
20. To "have a winfield" is to?

Answer: wait a few minutes

 Having a Winfield means to have a smoke break for a few minutes, "a smoko". Winfield is a brand of cigarette is Australia, and due to the anti-smoking lobby is a very old fashioned term indeed. Paul Hogan was the face of Winfield.
21. What is a "backroom waltz"?

Answer: being in trouble at a police station

 Being in trouble with the cops is not my idea of a 'dance'.
22. What are you doing when you "crack a tinnie"?

Answer: opening a can of beer

 Tinnie is a can of beer - any label. When opened it sounds like a crack.
23. What is a "sloppy joe" in Australian slang?

Answer: a jumper not made of wool

 Probably named after the person who first marketed them. Who knows why a lot of Aussie terms have the names they do. It is definitely not a fitted garment though, so 'sloppy' is appropriate. Americans use the term to refer to a dish of ground meat cooked with tomatoes and onions, served on a hamburger bun.
24. What's a "scone"?

Answer: your head

 Scone is also a town in NSW. The food scone came to Australia with the POMEs. (The Aussie term pommy - POME stands for Prisoner of Mother England. Scary stuff! :0)
25. Some trivia: of the notable Aussie blokes and sheilas below, which one was actually born an Australian?

Answer: Kylie Minogue

 Russell Crowe is a New Zealander. The Bee Gees were born on the Isle of Man, and Ms. Newton-John in England.
Source: Author soutee

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