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I Wanted to Write You a Letter, But... Quiz

I wanted to write you a letter, but as you are not from Australia, I am not sure if you'll understand what I want to tell you.

A multiple-choice quiz by tezza1551. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1349

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Instead of writing a date on my letter, I've scrawled "Melbourne Cup Day".
Can you guess when I am writing this letter? Hint

Last Friday in August

First Tuesday in November

One day before Christmas

New Year's Day

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first thing I tell you in the letter is that there is a lot in the news at present about "noahs". What am I talking about? Hint

The Bible

Noah Taylor

Mount Ararat

Sharks

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Question 3 of 10

3. You then read that Uncle Basil and Aunty Rosemary had a "blue" last week. What is a "blue"? Hint

Clinical depression

A summons to court

A fight

A red-headed child

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Question 4 of 10

4. Now I'm telling you that my Kingswood is stuffed. What am I trying to tell you? Hint

The Royal Forest near my home contains many animals

There are a lot of people in my car

I ate a stuffed animal for dinner last night

My car is in need of repair or replacing

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Question 5 of 10

5. The next thing you read is that when I have finished this letter, I'm off to the pub to meet Gazza, Wozza and Dazza. Who am I meeting there? Hint

The Prime Minister and two of his colleagues

The Three Stooges

Garry, Warren and Darryl

The Wiggles

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Question 6 of 10

6. As the pub is only 10 clicks away, I'll take the ankle biters and drop them off at my oldies. How does this best translate? Hint

I got bitten by a dog last time I went to this pub

The pub is within walking distance so I'll take my old dog

It's only 10 kilometres away, so I'll take the children and leave them with my parents

There are ten traffic lights between here and the pub

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Question 7 of 10

7. "On Saturday, a bunch of rellos rocked up so we had a barbie. One brought a slab of XXXX." What does this mean? Hint

We had visitors on Saturday. One swore a lot.

We laid concrete slabs under our BBQ on Saturday.

Our visitors on Saturday brought a Barbie doll for their child to play with.

Some of our relatives visited on Saturday so we had a BBQ. One of them brought a carton of beer.

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Question 8 of 10

8. We all laughed like mad about the Pom who didn't get the "bring a plate" bit the other night. Must be a few roos short in the top paddock.

All right, what's going on here? Hint

An English person was invited to a BBQ, but wouldn't eat the kangaroo steaks.

A English person was invited to an event and didn't bring food to share. They must be stupid.

An English visitor left the gate open and my kangaroo escaped.

Kangaroos invaded our BBQ and attacked an English visitor.

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Question 9 of 10

9. "My old reckons I'm a no hoper cos I got sacked again yesterday. Boss reckoned I had too many sickies and compo." What does this mean? Hint

I get injured a lot at work

I was sick in a bag

My mother thinks I am hopeless because my employment was terminated yesterday because of taking too much time off in sick leave and compensation

An older person thinks I am sick too often

10. My letter is almost ended, and all that remains is for me add a farewell salutation. Which of the following, given the informal tone of the rest of the letter, would I be unlikely to write? Hint

See ya round like a rissole

Yours truly

Gotta be off like a bride's nighty

Gotta go - flat out like a lizard drinking

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Instead of writing a date on my letter, I've scrawled "Melbourne Cup Day". Can you guess when I am writing this letter?

Answer: First Tuesday in November

The Melbourne Cup is run at Flemington Race course in Melbourne on the first Tuesday in November, over a course of 3200 metres.

2. The first thing I tell you in the letter is that there is a lot in the news at present about "noahs". What am I talking about?

Answer: Sharks

This is rhyming slang: a "Noah's ark" is a shark!

3. You then read that Uncle Basil and Aunty Rosemary had a "blue" last week. What is a "blue"?

Answer: A fight

A "blue" in this context is a fight. A summons to court is a "bluey", while a red-headed person is called "Blue" or "Bluey". Depression is usually referred to as "the blues".

4. Now I'm telling you that my Kingswood is stuffed. What am I trying to tell you?

Answer: My car is in need of repair or replacing

A Kingswood is an early model of Holden. If it's "stuffed", it means it is worn out or not going.

5. The next thing you read is that when I have finished this letter, I'm off to the pub to meet Gazza, Wozza and Dazza. Who am I meeting there?

Answer: Garry, Warren and Darryl

Australians tend to abbreviate names. Any one of the above may have a girlfriend or wife named Shazza or Mazza. Their real names could be Sharon, Cheryl or Sheryl, and Marion, Marilyn, Mary or Margaret. Dazza may also be Darren.

6. As the pub is only 10 clicks away, I'll take the ankle biters and drop them off at my oldies. How does this best translate?

Answer: It's only 10 kilometres away, so I'll take the children and leave them with my parents

A "click" is a kilometre, the "ankle biters" are children, and the "olds" or "oldies" usually refers to your parents.

7. "On Saturday, a bunch of rellos rocked up so we had a barbie. One brought a slab of XXXX." What does this mean?

Answer: Some of our relatives visited on Saturday so we had a BBQ. One of them brought a carton of beer.

Rellos are relatives, a barbie is a barbecue and a slab of XXXX is a carton of a Queensland brand of beer. Rellos who bring beer are always welcome.

8. We all laughed like mad about the Pom who didn't get the "bring a plate" bit the other night. Must be a few roos short in the top paddock. All right, what's going on here?

Answer: A English person was invited to an event and didn't bring food to share. They must be stupid.

"Bring a plate" is an instruction to bring food to share. Many newly arrived overseas visitors have arrived with a clean but empty plate, to the amusement of their Aussie friends. A "few kangaroos short in the top paddock" or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic" means you consider the person somewhat deficient in intellect.

9. "My old reckons I'm a no hoper cos I got sacked again yesterday. Boss reckoned I had too many sickies and compo." What does this mean?

Answer: My mother thinks I am hopeless because my employment was terminated yesterday because of taking too much time off in sick leave and compensation

My "old" is my mother, a "no hoper" is a useless individual, my boss is my employer and "sickies" translates as Sick Leave. "Compo" is compensation, or payment received for time lost through being injured at work.

10. My letter is almost ended, and all that remains is for me add a farewell salutation. Which of the following, given the informal tone of the rest of the letter, would I be unlikely to write?

Answer: Yours truly

"Yours truly" would end a business letter. All the others are used colloquially to end a letter or conversation.

Source: Author tezza1551

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