DFR
RECPRO
RECPOL
RECFOR
RECREF
ADFRI
What do these policy codes/acronyms mean?
PRO - Process
POL - Policy
FOR - Form
REF - Reference
ADFRI - ADF Recruiting Instructions
The etymology of the word 'companion' has something to do with:
a) bread
b) onion
c) alcohol
d) windows
a) bread
Latin
'com' = together with
'panis' = bread or food
companis = one who you break bread with
What is the primary ingredient in Vegemite?
a) salt
b) sugar
c) yeast extract
d) malt
c) yeast extract
Listed as first ingredient on back, I checked!
Does Australian English formally have a pronoun for plural 'you'?
Yes/No
No
US says y'all which is why they say it so much, it's quite useful.
Sometimes Australians say youse though!
Iceland has an app that helps avoid users from dating your their cousin/relatives.
True/False
True
The Íslendinga-App is a mobile version of a detailed genealogical record created with the intention to check if your potential romantic partner is a distant relative before any other steps are taken.
Put the SDM Stages in the correct order:
Attract
Plan
Select
Identify
Assess
Deploy
Pre-Application (Prospect)
Plan → Attract → Identify
Post-Application (Candidate)
Assess → Select → Deploy
The word 'chortle' comes from the Latin word:
a) kortos
b) shortos
c) It's from French
d) someone combining 2 words together
d) someone combining 2 words together
Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” has a character chortle in joy. It seems Carroll combined the words chuckling and snorting to build a new, intuitively understood verb.
Kangaroos keep growing until they die.
True/False
True
Kangaroos are indeterminate growers, which means they will continue to grow slowly until they die
How many adverbs are in the following sentence?
I'm always so tired after my shift because I usually clock off at around 8:45.
There are 4 adverbs :)
I'm always so tired after my shift because I usually clock off at around 8:45.
Dolphins can hold their breath longer than a sloth.
True/False
False
Sloths can apparently hold their breath for 40mins...!
If I wanted to submit a non-medical waiver, which would I use?
a) ADF-RECFOR019
b) DFR-RECFOR019
c) ADFC-RECFOR019
a) ADF-RECFOR019
ADF at the start because DFR doesn't own the form!
The word 'vaccine' comes from the Latin word for:
a) vacant
b) cow
c) horse
d) vacuum
b) cow - Latin/Greek/Italian: vacca
Late 1800s, a British doctor named Edward Jenner observed that milkmaids who had contracted cowpox were much less likely to contract smallpox.
Jenner decided to introduce the pus from a woman’s cowpox lesion into a cut he made on an 8-year-old boy’s arm.
Uluru is the largest single rock in the world.
True/False
False
However, the largest rock in the world is in Western Australia called Burringurrah (Mount Augustus). It is 2.5x larger than Uluru!
Every sentence in English needs at least 2 things:
a) noun/pronoun and adjective
b) noun/pronoun and preposition
c) noun/pronoun and verb
d) verb and adjective
c) noun/pronoun and verb
Oxford University closed.
My uncle fell.
We ate.
etc.
The shortest war in history lasted:
a) 38mins
b) 1 day
c) 3 days
d) 38 days
a) 38mins
Anglo-Zanzibar War
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.
When a member previously served, what can't they skip in their recruiting journey if they were to apply again?
a) Assessment Session (AS)
b) Pre-Entry Fitness Assessment (PFA)
c) Careers Coaching Interview (CCIV)
d) Job Opportunities Assessment (JOA)
a) Assessment Session (AS)
All candidates must complete an Assessment Session, the rest depend on the Service Suitability Check (SSC) outcome.
If they need to do it all over again, it is called...
Hint: Latin name
The word 'juggernaut' comes from:
a) Latin
b) Hindi
c) Greek
d) French
b) Hindi
jagat for “world”
nātha for “lord or protector”
d) 9
c) 14
b) 21
a) 25
21... :)
The learners have finished their assessment.
Auxiliary verb in this sentence is: have
What is the auxiliary verb in the following:
That performance was totally amazing, I'd never really seen them perform so well until today.
had
How many eyes are open when a dolphin sleeps?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) They don't sleep
a) 1
Dolphins only rest half of their brain at one time, so the opposite eye remains open while the one brain side rests.
What is the difference between Credentialing and Trade Endorsements?
Trade Endorsements are required for GE Tech/Trade roles.
Credentialing is required for GRAD/UGRAD/Specialist roles.
Both aim to kind of do the same thing, check the validity and what units of learning were completed.
The word malaria comes from the meaning:
a) wrong area
b) mosquito
c) strong headache
d) fever
e) bad air
e) bad air
Italian
Was first used to describe "unwholesome air" contaminated with the poison causing intermittent and remittent fever.
Literal translation - bad air
Which of the following was not invented in Australia:
a) Wi-Fi
b) Electronic pacemakers
c) Ultrasound scanners
d) Permanent-crease clothing
e) Jet boats
f) All of the above
e) Jet Boats
Invented by Sir William Hamilton form New Zealand!
1) It's an honour to meet you.
2) It's a happy coincidence.
a) Both 1 and 2 are wrong.
b) 1 is wrong
c) 2 is wrong
d) Both 1 and 2 are correct.
e) 1 is right, 2 is wrong
d) Both 1 and 2 are correct.
a and an have nothing to do with spelling, it's all about pronunciation.
honour = /ɒnə/ (starts with a vowel)
happy = /ˈhæpi/ (starts with a consonant)
What is the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil?
a) ~500m
b) ~600m
d) ~700m
e) ~800m
f) ~7000m
f) ~7000m (7km)
Maria Paraskeva, a bride from Cyprus, achieved her lifelong dream of breaking the Guinness World Records title for the longest wedding veil. Her veil measured 6,962.6 m, the same length as 63-and-a-half American football fields.