Australian Vocab
Former Names of Current Places
Name that Musical Instrument
U.S. Presidential Code Names
The Olympics
100
Which of these is equivalent to an Australian going to the dunny?
A. Losing one's job
B. Drinking to excess
C. Preparing for sleep
D. Using the bathroom
D. Using the bathroom
100
Which of these places was once called Constantinople?
A. Athens
B. Cairo
C. Istanbul
D. Athens
C. Istanbul
100
A. Kick drum
B. Bass drum
C. Snare drum
D. Hi-hat
C. Snare drum
100
Renegade:
A. George W. Bush
B. Barack Obama
B. Barack Obama
100
Which Olympian has won 28 medals, more than any other person in the Games history?
A. Carl Lewis
B. Michael Phelps
C. Usain Bolt
D. Larisa Latynina
B. Michael Phelps
200
Macca's is a place Australians go when they are...
A. Found guilty in court
B. On vacation
C. Hungry
D. Injured
C. Hungry
200
Which of these places was once called New Amsterdam?
A. San Francisco
B. Jakarta
C. London
D. New York City
D. New York City
200
A. Bassoon
B. Tuba
C. Cornet
D. Bass trombone
B. Tuba
200
Eagle:
A. Bill Clinton
B. Ronald Reagan
A. Bill Clinton
200
The United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics to protest what?
A. Apartheid in South Africa
B. The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan
C. The takeover of the U.S. embassy in Iran
D. Civil rights violations in North Korea
B. The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan
300
Which of these would likely make an Australian (or anyone) chunder?
A. Watching a very sad film
B. Drinking expired milk
C. Staying in the sun too long
D. Getting a raise at work
B. Drinking expired milk
300
Which of these places was once called Saigon?
A. Ho Chi Minh City
B. Singapore
C. Manila
D. Kuala Lumpur
A. Ho Chi Minh City
300
A. Mandolin
B. Banjo
C. Viola
D. Ukulele
A. Mandolin
300
Celtic:
A. Joe Biden
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
A. Joe Biden
300
Once described as "the greatest athlete of all time," Jim Thorpe was stripped of his Olympic gold medals because he...
A. Used performance-enhancing drugs
B. Made controversial remarks
C. Was previously a paid athlete
D. Took a shortcut during a marathon
C. Was previously a paid athlete
400
When heading to the Gold Coast, remember to take an esky, an Australian term for what?
A. Cooler
B. Bottle of sunscreen
C. Umbrella
D. Swimsuit
A. Cooler
400
Which one of these places was once called Sandwich Islands?
A. Greater Antilles
B. Hawaiian Islands
C. Aleutian Islands
D. Florida Keys
B. Hawaiian Islands
400
A Flaegolet
B. Double clarinet
C. Bassoon
D. Oboe
D. Oboe
400
Searchlight:
A. Donald Trump
B. Richard Nixon
B. Richard Nixon
400
Which of the following was developed for the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896?
A. Pilates
B. The marathon
C. Arm wrestling
D. The biathlon
B. The marathon
500
If a particular university has a reputation for hard yakka, it probably has...
A. Difficult courses
B. Lots of parties
C. High tuition
D. A large campus
A. Difficult courses
500
Which of these places was once called Zaire?
A. Angola
B. Nigeria
C. Kenya
D. Democratic Republic of the Congo
D. Democratic Republic of the Congo
500
A. Timpani
B. Tabla
C. Celesta
D. Tom-toms
B. Tabla
500
Passkey:
A. Gerald Ford
B. Jimmy Carter
A. Gerald Ford
500
Which of these sports has taken place during each modern Summer Olympics?
A. Fencing
B. Basketball
C. Judo
D. Archery
A. Fencing