Riddles
What coat goes on wet?
Paint
What modifies a verb or adjective?
Adverb
What is one right of a citizen of Australia?
Many different answers:
Right to vote in federal, state, and local elections
Right to stand for public office or parliament
Right to apply for an Australian passport
Right to leave and re-enter Australia freely
Right to seek consular assistance when overseas
Right to access Medicare and health care services
Right to freedom of speech and association
Right to freedom of religion and secular government
Right to equal treatment under the law, regardless of gender, race, or background
Right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence
Right to work in the public service and defence forces
Right to access free or subsidized education
Right to join trade unions
Right to petition parliament
What is a direct democracy?
Direct Democracy: All citizens participate directly
What is an obvious comparison between two unlike things using like or as?
Simile
Shoot at me a thousand times and I may still survive. But, one scratch from me and you will find your prospects take a dive. What am I?
Pool/Billards
Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun?
Adjective
What is one responsibility of an Australian?
Obeying Australian laws
Voting in federal and state/territory elections
Defending Australia if necessary
What is the difference between a Constitutional and Absolute Monarchy?
Limited vs Total Power
What is an obvious comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as?
Metaphor
It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
Corn
What expresses an action or state of being?
Verb
What is one Australian Value?
Secular Society: Being neutral and impartial
Democracy
Equality
Freedom of speech
Respect for others
What is a Theocracy?
Rule based on religious law
What is a technique when non human things such as animals, objects or ideas are given human characteristics?
Personification
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress. What am I?
Temper
What is a person, place or thing?
Noun
What is a symbol of Australian Citizenship?
Australian Flag
National Anthem
Coat of Arms
What form of government often maintains power through force or manipulation?
Dictatorship
What is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?
Oxymoron
What has a bottom at the top?
Legs
What is an abrupt remark, especially as an aside or interruption?
Interjection
What are two ways you can become an Australian Citizen?
by birth, descent, or naturalization
What form of government in theory, is a classless society?
Communism
What is an overused phrase or expression that has lost its original impact due to repetition?
Cliche