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Great Aussie Insults Trivia Quiz

The Aussie version of the English language is famous for the great variety of it expression. Here are some great Aussie Insults - all you have to do is fill in the missing word, mate!

A multiple-choice quiz by dgcox. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
dgcox

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,287

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2065

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Question 1 of 15

1. She is a ______ short of a picnic.

Answer: (One Word - think of food and an English nobleman)

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Question 2 of 15

2. He is three ______ short of a full load. Hint

boxes

bricks

boards

bales

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Question 3 of 15

3. May all your chooks turn into emus and kick your ______ down. Hint

garage

building

dreams

dunny

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Question 4 of 15

4. He has ______ loose in his top paddock.

Answer: (One word - think of Skippy - plural)

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Question 5 of 15

5. If brains were gunpowder he couldn't blow off his ______ . Hint

foot

hat

finger

kneecap

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Question 6 of 15

6. His father was an ______ and he was his first shock.

Answer: (One Word - think of an occupation)

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Question 7 of 15

7. I wish you were a headache, then I could take an ______ and you'd go away.

Answer: (One Word - traditionally, what is the remedy to a headache?)

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Question 8 of 15

8. His mother should have thrown him away and kept the ______ .

Answer: (One Word - think about a bird - singular)

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Question 9 of 15

9. He's as flash as a rat with a gold ______ .

Answer: (One Word - smile!)

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Question 10 of 15

10. He's one ______ short of a barbie.

Answer: (One Word - what do Aussies thrown on the barbie - it begins with 's' and it is not a shrimp.)

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Question 11 of 15

11. He's not the full ______ .

Answer: (One word - four letters - a word which meant One Pound in the pre-decimal currency days)

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Question 12 of 15

12. She has more ______ than cents (sense).

Answer: (One Word - think currency)

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Question 13 of 15

13. They are an ______ looking for somewhere to happen.

Answer: (One Word - not deliberate)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What do you think it is? ______ week?

Answer: (One word - think of an American President prone to foolish statements?)

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Question 15 of 15

15. He doesn't know if he is ______ or Martha.

Answer: (One Word - think of a masculine name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. She is a ______ short of a picnic.

Answer: sandwich

The Aussie version of "not the brightest crayon in the box" or "not the sharpest knife in the drawer". The sandwich was created, according to legend, by the Earl of Sandwich who, in the 1700s, ordered a servant to bring him two slices of bread with a piece of roast meat between them.

2. He is three ______ short of a full load.

Answer: bricks

This is same sort of insult as "She is a sandwich short of a picnic" - it implies that there is something missing "up top". A brick is a building material which measures 9" x 3" x 4.5".

3. May all your chooks turn into emus and kick your ______ down.

Answer: dunny

This is an Aussie's way of saying, "I hope that something really unpleasant happens to you." A dunny is an outhouse (external lavatory).

4. He has ______ loose in his top paddock.

Answer: kangaroos

This insult is used to describe someone who is intellectually challenged.

5. If brains were gunpowder he couldn't blow off his ______ .

Answer: hat

An alternative to this is, "If brains were gunpowder he couldn't blow his nose."

6. His father was an ______ and he was his first shock.

Answer: electrician

This insult is used in reference to a person's appearance.

7. I wish you were a headache, then I could take an ______ and you'd go away.

Answer: aspirin

This is just an Aussie's way of saying, "I wish that you weren't here!"

8. His mother should have thrown him away and kept the ______ .

Answer: stork

This is another disparaging comment about the general quality of a person.

9. He's as flash as a rat with a gold ______ .

Answer: tooth

This is actually a compliment, saying that a person looks flash (has a smart appearance). The reference to the rat, however, makes the compliment double-edged and a back-handed compliment.

10. He's one ______ short of a barbie.

Answer: snag

Paul Hogan's tourism ads showed Paul throwing "another shrimp on the barbie." Most Aussies throw snags (sausages) on the barbie.

11. He's not the full ______ .

Answer: quid

A quid was one pound (or twenty shillings), prior to February, 1966. If you are not the full quid you are "not all there".

12. She has more ______ than cents (sense).

Answer: dollars

On February 14th, 1966 Australia changed to decimal currency (dollars and cents) from pounds, shillings and pence.

13. They are an ______ looking for somewhere to happen.

Answer: accident

You don't want to be around this person - they are clumsy and accident prone.

14. What do you think it is? ______ week?

Answer: Bush

This has nothing to do with President Bush. This comment means that you have said something really stupid. The speaker doesn't believe it and thinks that you are insulting their intelligence. The expression came into being in the 1800s. An annual Agricultural Show was held in Sydney.

Many people from the Bush would come to Sydney for the show. Because life in the country was so simple, compared to city life, the country folk were considered to be a bit gullible and some people would even try to sell them the Harbour Bridge.

15. He doesn't know if he is ______ or Martha.

Answer: Arthur

If you don't know if you are Arthur or Martha you are so stupid that you can't even tell your own sex.

Source: Author dgcox

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