Pronouns
The people and country
How to behave
Business and entertainment
100

For whom do you use "who"?

For people

100

How are the people from Australia called?

Aussies

100

Correct or wrong: Shaking hands is very uncommon in Australia.

Wrong

100

How many minutes should you arrive early for a business meeting?

15

200

Which pronoun do you use to show possession?

whose

200

How many immigrants from how many countries live in Australia approximately?

five million from 160 countries

200

What do you need to know about women shaking hands?

they should be allowed to shake hands first; the do not generally shake hands with other women

200

Correct or wrong: Australians really like to hear about your rank and title.

No!

300

Which pronoun do you use if you refer to a whole sentence?

which

300

How has the country been referred to colloquially?

Oz

300

What should you keep in mind concerning the use of the your name?

Use of first name is really common; it shouldn't be the foreigner/visitor who invites to use the first name first

300

Where should the cutlery be held during dinner and placed afterwards?

fork: left; knife: right hand; 5:25 position

400

Fill out the blanks: ___ is an object pronoun, especially in ______ relative clauses

whom .... non-defining

400

To wich times do the legends about Australia date back?

Roman times

400

What should you do when you are yawning?

Cover your mouth and excuse yourself

400

Why should you avoid the term "I'm stuffed" after dinner?

Means "I am pregnant".

500

Explain in which cases you use "which" or "that".

which: subject/object pronoun for people/animals/things. that: subject/object pronoun for people/animals/things in defining relative clauses
500

What does "Terra Australis Incognita" mean?

unknown land of the South

500

Which gestures should you avoid and why?

V sign, thumbs up, winking at women - rude

500

What's a cook out?

Barbecue, sometimes guests bring their own meat or other items