Aussie Slang
Animals
Food and Drinks
Science and Medicine
Geography
100

What is the Aussie slang for: Barbecue

Barbie

100

What is the fastest land animal?

A cheetah

100

What is the name of the coffee drink that originated in Italy and is made with espresso and steamed milk?

A cappuccino

I'll accept macchiato and other related coffee varieties as well.


100

What is the smallest unit of life in the human body?

A cell

100

What is the largest ocean in the world?

The Pacific Ocean


200

If an Aussie says: "Oi, chuck a u-ey would ya" , what are they expecting the other person do?

To make a U-Turn (while driving)

200

What is the word for a group of birds?

A flock


200

If someone is drinking an IPA beer, what does the IPA stand for?

Indian Pale Ale

200

What is the common English name for a molecule that can be written as Dihydrogen Monoxide?

Water, H2O.

200

What is the longest river in the world, and where is it?

The Nile River, Egypt.

300

What does: "Fair Dinkum" mean in Aussie slang?

Genuine or True

300

Which bird is often associated with delivering babies in folklore?

A Stork

300

Which fruit is known as the "king of fruits", is green, big, smells foul when cut and has a spiky exterior?

Durian

300

What's the longest bone in the human body?

The femur


300

What is the Capital of Canada?

Ottawa

400

Both "McDonald's" and "Burger King" have different names in Australia. What are they?

-technically McDonald's is "officially" still McDonalds, but no one calls them that, I'm asking for the slang name-

Maccas and Hungry Jack's


400

What do you call a group of lions in English?

A pride of lions

400

What spice is derived from the dried stigma of the Crocus Sativus flower?

Saffron


400

Which element helps the red blood cells in our blood to bind and carry oxygen molecules in our body?

Iron


400

Which country has the most timezones?

Double points if you can tell how many.

France, 12 timezones.

500

What does "flat out like a lizard drinking" mean in Aussie slang?

To be extremely busy

500

What do you call a group of crows?

A murder


500

From which country is the world's first coffee barista from? 

- Triple points if you give his name

Türkiye! Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi!


You can still get his original coffee recipe today!

500

How many different blood vessels are there in the human body, according to the Human Reference Atlas-Vasculature Common Coordinate Framework (HRA-VCCF)?

993 blood vessels and their branches

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10356915/

500

Try to write as many countries from the African continent as you can. For every country written, you gain 100 points. 

Potential points: 5400

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.