Pop Culture
Many of the futuristic locations in what iconic 1999 Keanu Reeves film are actually in Sydney, Australia?
The Matrix
Tooheys, Victoria Bitter and Coopers are all popular beverages in Australia. What is the Australian slang term for a beverage?
"Bevvies"
The ANZUS Agreement of 1951 is a non-binding security agreement between Australia, the United States, and what guessable island nation?
New Zealand
Behind Tasmania and Melville Island, Australia's third-largest island is named for what animal?
Kangaroo, i.e. Kangaroo Island
What is considered the most dangerous animal in Australia, living off its coast?
Box Jellyfish
This British-Australian actor and singer also taught physical education for a year in Uppingham School in England while he was still a teenager, who is ____?
Hugh Jackman
The australian slang term for taking a day off work, the equivalent to “playing hookie”
Chuck a sickie
In February 1942, which northerly Australian city was bombed by Japanese aircraft resulting in over 200 casualties?
Darwin
What city and capital of Victoria was once known as Batmania?
Melbourne
A 77-year-old man has died in 2022 after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet in Redmond, Western Australia. Before this event, in what decade did the last fatal kangaroo attack occur?
the 1930s, in 1938
The Australian version of “Burger King” founded in 1971, is known as:
Hungry Jack's
MickeyDs in Canada, Donken in Sweden, Macdak in Russia. McDonald’s is a beloved franchise in many countries around the world. What is the slang term for this fast food restaurant is Australia?
Macca's
The 1854 Eureka Rebellion in Australia was in part a protest following what get-rich-quick event of the 1850s?
The Gold Rush
How many times zones are in Australia?
3 (Eastern Standard Time, Central Standard Time, Western Standard Time)
While today 2/3rds of marsupials live in Australia, they are not believed to have evolved there. The earliest marsupials are thought to have evolved in which continent?
The earliest marsupials are thought to have originated in North America. From there, they spread down through South America and eventually made the journey to Australia via Antarctica using land connections.
What number should you dial in Australia to reach the emergency services?
0
Beer can be ordered in a pub the following amounts:
5oz (140ml), 7oz (200ml), 10 oz (285ml), 15 oz (425ml), 20oz (570ml), 40oz (1140ml).
From the following list, associate the correct slang term to the size of the glass of beer (NOTE: there are more terms listed than sizes of glass, choose carefully.) 100 points per correct guess
A Joey, a Pony, a Fiver, a Middy, a Seven, an Arvo, a Skinny, a Jug, a Glass, a Schooner, a Jumper, a Pint, a Bingo, a Tinnie, a Stub
5oz (140 ml) - a Pony
7oz (200ml) - a Seven
10oz (285ml) - a Middy
15oz (425ml) - a Schooner
20oz (570ml) - a Pint
40oz (1140ml) - a Jug
Beginning in 1966, the Royal Australian Mint introduced a twenty-cent piece featuring what mammal on its reverse side?
a Platypus
Which of these countries are larger than Australia by land mass: Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil?
All of them, Australia is the sixth largest country by land mass, accounting for 5% of the world’s land mass.
What animal in Australia is the most dangerous in relation to deaths per year?
Horses