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The Australia quiz

Well, it's about Australia, isn't it? Don't take what you read too seriously, it is written in "Strayan", ya know? Mate?

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1. The Prime Minister caught on tape telling a pensioner to "Piss off, you silly old bastard" was ?

Paul Keating
Sir Robert Menzies
Bob Hawke
Malcolm Fraser

2. The "Queensland Roar" is ?

Completely made up
A wind which blows in from the Pacific Ocean
A type of indigenous marsupial
A football team

3. The Sydney Opera House was designed by ?

A Pommie
An Aussie
A Great Dane
A Dane

4. Japanese Midget Submarines attacked which city during World War II ?

Melbourne
Sydney
Alice Springs
Brisbane

5. "Uluru" is better known to older Australians as ?

The Devil's Marbles
Ayers Rock
Leichhardt's Rock
Wentworth's Rock

6. How many States are there in Australia ? (Be vewwy, vewwy carewful...)

Five
Seven
Eight
Six

7. How many Territories are there in Australia ?

Two
None
One
Huh ?

8. Which of these teams does NOT play in the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition ?

Glebe
Canterbury-Bankstown
Penrith
Auckland

9. Which country knocked Australia out of the World Cup Finals in Germany 2006 ?

The cheating French
The cheating Pommies
The cheating Kiwis
The cheating Italians

10. Which of these Australian cities still has regular tram services ?

Sydney
Perth
Melbourne
Brisbane

11. Which of the following is NOT an Australian invention ?

Optical Fibres
Aircraft 'Black Box'
Differential Gears
Inflatable Aircraft Escape Slide

12. Which of the following denotes a person from Queensland ?

Banana Bender
Sandgroper
Mexican
Cockroach

13. Which of these is the odd one out?

RSL
MCG
Gabba
WACA

14. General Douglas MacArthur had his headquarters in which city during World War II ?

Darwin
Sydney
Fremantle
Brisbane

15. What are Australia's National Colours ?

Green and Gold
Blue and Yellow
Green and White
Red, White and Blue

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<h1>The Australia quiz</h1><p>Well, it's about Australia, isn't it?  Don't take what you read too seriously, it is written in "Strayan", ya know?  Mate?</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/fussbudget.shtml">FussBudget</a></p><br>1. The Prime Minister caught on tape telling a pensioner to "Piss off, you silly old bastard" was ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Keating</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sir Robert Menzies</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Hawke</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Malcolm Fraser</div>
<br>2. The "Queensland Roar" is ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Completely made up</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A wind which blows in from the Pacific Ocean</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A type of indigenous marsupial</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A football team</div>
<br>3. The Sydney Opera House was designed by ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Pommie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An Aussie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Great Dane</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Dane</div>
<br>4. Japanese Midget Submarines attacked which city during World War II ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Melbourne</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sydney</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alice Springs</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brisbane</div>
<br>5. "Uluru" is better known to older Australians as ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Devil's Marbles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ayers Rock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leichhardt's Rock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wentworth's Rock</div>
<br>6. How many States are there in Australia ?  (Be vewwy, vewwy carewful...)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Five</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seven</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eight</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Six</div>
<br>7. How many Territories are there in Australia ?  
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Two</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) None</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Huh ?</div>
<br>8. Which of these teams does NOT play in the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Glebe</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Canterbury-Bankstown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Penrith</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Auckland</div>
<br>9. Which country knocked Australia out of the World Cup Finals in Germany 2006 ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The cheating French</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The cheating Pommies</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The cheating Kiwis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The cheating Italians</div>
<br>10. Which of these Australian cities still has regular tram services ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sydney</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Perth</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Melbourne</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brisbane</div>
<br>11. Which of the following is NOT an Australian invention ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Optical Fibres</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Aircraft 'Black Box'</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Differential Gears</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Inflatable Aircraft Escape Slide</div>
<br>12. Which of the following denotes a person from Queensland ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Banana Bender</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sandgroper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexican</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cockroach</div>
<br>13. Which of these is the odd one out?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) RSL</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) MCG</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gabba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) WACA</div>
<br>14. General Douglas MacArthur had his headquarters in which city during World War II ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Darwin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sydney</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fremantle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brisbane</div>
<br>15. What are Australia's National Colours ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green and Gold</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Blue and Yellow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green and White</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red, White and Blue</div>
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