Geography
Vocabulary
Australian slang
History
100
How many stars does the Australian flag have?
Six stars.
100
What is the word:
"Something incredible, fantastic, unbelievable"
Amazing
100
What does "servo" mean in Australian slang/vernacular?
Petrol/gas station (NOR: bensinstasjon)
100
What are these native Australian people called?
Aboriginal (Australians)
200
Gotcha! You now need to answer this question correctly (and win 200 points) or lose 500 points.
Name two aboriginal languages.
Wati, Ngayara, Wanman, Kartu, Maran, Paman, Arandi, Yapa, Ngumpin, Arnhem, Mirndi, Worrorba, Mayabic, Waka Kabic, Yura, Karnic...
200
What is the Koala eating?
Eucalyptus (leaves/trees)
200
What do Aussies call this insect?
A mozzie
200
When did most of Australia unite to form one dominion/"country"?
In 1901.
300
What is the most populous city in Australia?
Hva er Australias mest befolkede by?
Melbourne (2023)
Melbourne - 4,933,678
Sydney 4,897,585
300
What is the word:
"a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling/home/safeplace".
A burrow
300
What is a 'Pom?'
a) A politician
b) A policeman
c) An uncultured person
d) A British person
d) A pom/pommie is what the Aussies call the British
300
Name a racist action by the Australian goverment in the first half of the 1900s.
Nevn en rasistisk handling av den australske regjeringa i første halvdel av 1900-tallet.
They started to round up (arrest/gather) Aboriginals and settle them into white families with the intention of breeding out their Aboriginal blood.
The White Australia policy, restricting any immigration to British and Northern Europeans.
400
Which is the westernmost city? (<---)
Hvilken by er lengst vest? (<---)
Perth
400
What is this called:
Claw
400
What do Aussies call these?
Thongs (flip-flops)
400
What did the Dutch call Australia first?
New Holland
