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True Blue Trivia Quiz

You can't fit into the Australian way of life if you don't know the language. Try some of these fair dinkum, you-beaut, true blue idioms on for size!

A multiple-choice quiz by lones78. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lones78

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,809

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2872

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. You are at a barbie with your mates and Dave is talking about how Johnno came a gutzer when he was riding his new bike. How would Johnno probably have 'come a gutzer'? Hint

Johnno beat the world land speed record

Johnno somehow managed to fall off his bike

Johnno tried an Evel Knievel-style jump, and landed it

Johnno sold his bike and got a good price for it

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Question 2 of 10

2. After hearing about Johnno's gutzer, Shazza recalls a story about a friend of hers who was 'mad as a cut snake' because her compo hadn't come through yet and she needed it because she had a date with the pokies planned. What is the 'compo' that Shazza's friend is waiting for? Hint

A bonus payment from her employer, because she is such a good worker

A worker's compensation payment, as she had an accident at work

A commission payment from a huge sale she made at work

Her lottery winnings

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Question 3 of 10

3. Suddenly, a horrible smell pervades the area and the dog is blamed for it (customary in Australia). What did the dog not do? Hint

Open his lunch

Let fluffy off the leash

Cut the cheese

Steal a stubby from the bench

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Question 4 of 10

4. The air clears and a new conversation ensues. Tammy tells the group about the luck she had on the you-beaut scratchies she got for her birthday. Should you be concerned that Tammy is contagious?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the following foods available at the barbie, which is Irene (the vejjo) most likely to eat? Hint

A yabbie

A snagger sanga

Rabbit food

A mystery bag

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Question 6 of 10

6. After (good-naturedly) taking the mickey out of Irene for her eating habits, the conversation then turns to the great debate: which is better - cricket or footy? Or can both be loved just as much as the other? Of all the grounds listed below, three host both cricket and footy matches. Which one does not (making those sandgropers a bit hoity-toity because they don't share)? Hint

GABBA

WACA

MCG

SCG

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dave and Sue are going to a formal function next weekend. Now, being that Dave is a bit of a bogan and doesn't actually own any formal clothes, Sue has had to go shopping for him. Of the options listed, which is most likely to describe a pair of trousers (as opposed to casual pants)? Hint

Grundies

Short-longs

Tracky daks

Strides

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Question 8 of 10

8. The heat of an Aussie summer, no breeze and all sorts of meat cooking on the barbie means that people are standing around waving. Why on earth are they all waving? Hint

The heat makes Australians extra friendly

They are shooing away blowies

It's a sign that it's nearly tucker time

It's time for another coldie

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why would Mike be spewin' that his son was wagging school and was found with a slab on him? Hint

Dean got stuck in rubble after an earthquake

Dean should have been at school without a carton of beer in his possession

Dean got his girlfriend pregnant

Dean just won the top student of the year award at his school

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Question 10 of 10

10. The food has been eaten and most of the beer is gone, flies have been swatted and the kids are whinging because they want some sweets. Suddenly, the sound of 'Greensleeves' is heard in the background and the kids go nuts. Why? Hint

The Mr Whippy van is coming and it's ice cream for all!

It is bed time for all the kids - no sweets tonight

It's an hour until curfew and everyone must go home

The animals have escaped from the local zoo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You are at a barbie with your mates and Dave is talking about how Johnno came a gutzer when he was riding his new bike. How would Johnno probably have 'come a gutzer'?

Answer: Johnno somehow managed to fall off his bike

Chances are that Johnno is now in hospital after coming a gutzer and that's why he's the current topic of conversation. Dave could also have mentioned that Johnno had 'come a cropper' or had a 'bingle' - he's just lucky he didn't 'cark it' (die).

Answer: A worker's compensation payment, as she had an accident at work

Compo is Australian for 'Worker's Compensation', a payout that an employee may receive after being injured in a workplace accident. Shazza spending her compo payment on the pokies (poker machines) is probably not the best thing (it makes her seem a bit of a bludger), but who are we to judge?

3. Suddenly, a horrible smell pervades the area and the dog is blamed for it (customary in Australia). What did the dog not do?

Answer: Steal a stubby from the bench

When someone farts (or 'passes wind' - for a more polite way of saying it - but no one in Australia uses language like that anyway) any animal or child not able to defend themselves from the claim is blamed for the ensuing stench.
The dog probably ate one 'mystery bag' (sausage) too many and it is now just passing through his system. If the dog had stolen a stubby (beer) off the bench, chances are he'd be having a bit of a chunder (vomit) then a lie-down in the corner of the garden.

Answer: No

An instant lottery ticket is commonly referred to in Australia as a 'scratchy'. Tammy is most likely telling everyone that she won a decent amount of money because $2 is not really much to be crowing about. If Tammy had some sort of itch and was contagious, she probably wouldn't be at the barbie anyway.

5. Of the following foods available at the barbie, which is Irene (the vejjo) most likely to eat?

Answer: Rabbit food

As Irene is a vejjo (vegetarian) so she is most likely to eat rabbit food (salad). A snagger sanga (sausage in a bun), a mystery bag (a sausage) and a yabbie (freshwater crayfish) are unlikely to be in her sights for today.

Answer: WACA

The WACA (Western Australian Cricket Association ground) used to host footy (AFL) games but its last official footy game was held in July 2000 when lights were installed at Subiaco Oval - WA's home to football. The GABBA (or Wooloongabba) is in Brisbane and is home ground to the Brisbane Lions (AFL) and the Queensland Bulls (cricket).

The SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) is home to the Sydney Swans (AFL) and the Blues (cricket). The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) is Australia's best known cricket and AFL haven, being the home ground of the Bushrangers (cricket) and several AFL teams. And the debate continues...

Answer: Strides

Strides would be the most formal of this list. They refer to 'trousers'. Grundies are underpants - not something you would be wearing to a formal function, or anywhere outside your own home probably - unless of course they are UNDERNEATH your strides or tracky daks. Tracky daks are Australian for tracksuit pants - not very formal but very comfortable and acceptable to wear when shopping for strides. Short-longs are similar to long-shorts, only longer - if that makes sense at all!
We'll probably find out the following weekend whether Dave managed to fit in ok with his new strides.

8. The heat of an Aussie summer, no breeze and all sorts of meat cooking on the barbie means that people are standing around waving. Why on earth are they all waving?

Answer: They are shooing away blowies

Blowies (blow flies) are the bane of all people who live in Australia. Most of summer (and any sunny day that it's not windy) is spent shooing the little blighters away. If anything it just frustrates people, it doesn't make them friendlier. After several minutes of 'waving' the colourful language starts to flow freely.

The fact that the blowies are hanging around probably also means that it is nearly tucker time and someone needs to make sure that the paper plates are ready to go - no Australian in their right mind would use proper dishes at a barbie, disposable plates and fighting gear (cutlery) is the way to go. And it's always time for another coldie - no need for signals here!

9. Why would Mike be spewin' that his son was wagging school and was found with a slab on him?

Answer: Dean should have been at school without a carton of beer in his possession

Mike was spewin' (angry) that his son, Dean, was wagging school (absent without permission) and found with a slab (a carton of beer) in his possession. Mike's wife wasn't very impressed either but at least Dean had a carton of XXXX on him and not Fosters (which no Australian would drink anyway).

Answer: The Mr Whippy van is coming and it's ice cream for all!

Something exciting in the life of any Australian kid is the sound of 'Greensleeves' playing - it means that the Mr Whippy van is near and, if you are lucky and can con your parents into it, you'll get the best chocolate-covered, soft-serve ice cream in the world. It's a happy day!

Source: Author lones78

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