Aussie Slang
What is a Sheila
A woman
John Williamson's Classic country song
True Blue
Finish the line:
I come from the land _____ ______
down under
Which country is Stanza 1 based on?
England
I love a sunburnt country
Metaphor
If you are being 'fair dinkum' you are:
Honest, truthful
What is the song Beds Are Burning about?
Aboriginal land rights
Finish the line:
How do we sleep while our _____ _____ ________
beds are burning
Finish the following line:
My homing thoughts will ____
For flood and fire and famine
Alliteration
I haven't seen him in yonks!
A long time
According to Jimmy Barnes, the 'legendary steel city disciple' is running like what?
A cyclone
Finish the line:
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a ________________
cockatoo
Which colour is the land referenced as being?
Brown
Her pitiless blue sky
Personification
What would you be doing if you were having a chinwag?
Having a chat, talking to someone
What does the man from Brussels hand the lead singer of Men at Work according to the song Down Under?
A vegemite sandwich
Finish the line:
A father's son left to carry on _____ ______ in his veins
Blue denim
What kind of gemstone is at the heart of Australia?
An opal
DOUBLE POINTS:
Recite another line using the poetic device
Juxtaposition
If you were to take a gander, what would you be doing?
Taking a look at something
The song Great Southern Land is sung by this iconic Australian rock band
Icehouse
Finish the line:
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean stranded like a ________, lost at sea
runaway
What does the word pitiless mean?
Unforgiving, no remorse, no sympathy
Core of my heart, my country!
Repetition