Australian Slang
In Australian, 'Aussie' means?
Australian
Which Australian animal can be found on the 5 cent coin?
The copper-nickel coin of 5 Australian cents has the image of a spiny anteater (echidna) on its front side.
Which game is referred as "footy" and "Aussie rules" in Australia?
Australian rules football
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is a lamington?
A lamington is an Australian cake, made from squares of butter cake or sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut.
What does "Chewie" mean?
Chewing gum
A wombat's poo is shaped like a cube. True or False?
True! Wombat poo is cubic-shaped due to the animal's long and slow digestive process.
Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds, and New South Wales Waratahs are teams of which sport?
Rugby
Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Queensland
A famous wine region in New South Wales?
Hunter Valley.
The Hunter Valley, north of Sydney in New South Wales, is one of Australia's major wine regions.
What does Brekkie mean?
Breakfast
How many toes does an emu have?
Three on each foot!
Fun fact: The ostrich has two toes on each foot.
What's the name of the Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle?
Newcastle Knights
Name 3 Beaches in/around Newcastle, NSW.
Nobbys Beach
Merewether Beach
Redhead Beach
Bar Beach
Stockton Beach
Dixon Park Beach
Dudley
Australia has the world's largest?
Coral reef system.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers (133,000 sq mi).
What are thongs?
"Flip-Flops"
Koalas do not need to drink water as they get enough moisture from their food. True or False ?
True!
Koalas drink little or no water at all. In fact the word koala itself means "No Water" in the native Australian language
National sport(s) of Australia?
Cricket and Australian Rules Football (AFL) are taken as national game/ sport not only because of popularity but also its sporting history.
Name all Australian states.
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Tasmania
What is Australia's deadliest spider?
Sydney funnel-web
What means "shrimp on the barbie"?
cook a shrimp (a prawn) on a barbecue.
Also: Social and fun gatherings under the sun.
This bird is famous for its territorial cry, which makes it sound like it's laughing. What is this loud bird named?
Kookaburra
When did Sydney host the Olympic games?
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
What's another name for Uluru?
Ayers Rock.
Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a massive sandstone monolith in the heart of the Northern Territory’s arid "Red Centre".
What date do Australians celebrate Australia Day?
26 January.