Budgets and insurance
General knowledge
Buying big
Australia
Having your say
100

Money set aside for unexpected costs, like a car repair.

Emergency fund

100

The language with the most native speakers in the world.

Mandarin Chinese

100

The cheap online check that shows if money is owed on a used car.

PPSR search

100

The highest court in Australia.

The High Court of Australia!

100

The age you can first enrol to vote, as a provisional enrolment.

16 years old

200

Spending you CHOOSE, like streaming or takeaway, rather than must pay.

Discretionary expense/spending

200

The hardest NATURAL substance.

Diamond

200

The law that gives you consumer guarantees when you buy from a business.

Australian Consumer Law

200

Australia’s longest river.

The Murray River.

200

The age when voting becomes compulsory.

18 years old

300

Drivers under 25 usually pay more for this car cost.

Insurance

300

The country that gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States.

France

300

The three letters on a car ad that tell you the seller will accept a lower offer: “$9,000 ___”.

ONO (or nearest offer)

300

The two animals on Australia’s coat of arms.

Kangaroo and emu

300

The organisation that runs federal elections.

AEC / Australian Electoral Commission

400

Car insurance that covers your own car as well as other people’s.

Comprehensive insurance

400

The capital city of Canada.

Ottawa

400

Renting or sharing items through apps such as GoGet instead of buying them.

Sharing economy

400

The Prime Minister who delivered the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008.

Kevin Rudd
400

A ballot left blank or numbered incorrectly, so it doesn’t count.

An informal vote

500

Gross pay is $900 and $90 tax is withheld. What is net pay?

$810

500

The Roman numeral for 50.

L = 50
(In the same way I = 1, V = 5, X = 10)

500

A NSW dealer’s warranty on a used car under 10 years old and 160,000 km lasts how long?

3 months or 5000km

500

Australia’s largest two-way trading partner.

China
500

The voting system where you number every candidate in order.

Preferential voting