A Little Quiz from Jawhn

OK – you think that you know some things about the world, and about Australia in particular since you’re reading this inane blog….

So here’s a fun quiz for you.  Don’t think too hard about the answers because often it’s the one that seems least likely if you’re guessing.  It may give you some insight as to why we’ve struggled a bit at making sense out of things though.  Oh, you could Google the answers but isn’t more fun to make your best guess and then check the end for them?

 The Australian way to say “Thank-you” is:

A. Cheerio

B. Ta

C. G’day

D. Cheers

E. Danke

We all know that a group of birds is called a “flock”.  A grouping of fish is called a “school”.  What is a group of kangaroos called?

A. Mob

B. Gaggle

C. Collection

D. Herd

E. Pack

The land mass of Australia compares to that of the continental U.S. by being:

A. Australia is half as big as the U.S

B. Australia is twice as big as the U.S.

C. Australia is one third as big as the U.S.

D. Australia is the same size as the U.S.

E. Australia is the same size as Texas

Sydney is on the East Coast of Australia and Perth is on the West Coast while Alice Springs is a town in the center of the country (basically half-way between Sydney and Perth).  What is the time difference between Sydney and Alice Springs?

A. Alice Springs is 1 hour earlier than Sydney

B. Alice Springs is 2 hours earlier than Sydney

C. Alice Springs is 1 hour later than Sydney

D. Alice Springs is ½ hour earlier than Sydney

E. All of Australia is on the same time (which is “Daylight Savings Time”)

The original owners of the land (inhabitants) of Australia are called:

A. Mauri

B. Native Australians

C. Indonesians

E. Dutch

F. Aboriginals

The capitol city of Australia is:

A. Canberra

B. Sydney

C. Perth

D. Darwin

E. Melbourne

Australia has:

A. 14 states

B. 6 states and 2 territories

C. 32 states

D. 17 states and 1 territory

E. No states but 18 territories and an island province (Tasmania)

The currency of Australia is:

A. Australian dollar

B. British pound (sterling)

C. U.S. dollar

D. Rangoli

E. Uluru

The population of the United States is approximately 320 million people.  The population of Australia is approximately:

A. 865,000

B. 113 million

C. 52 million

D. 24 million

E. 2.5 million

  The Great Barrier Reef extends approximately ______ Km (_____ miles) along Australia’s coastline:

A. 150 Km (93 miles)

B. 2 million Km (1,242,000 miles)

C. 2,300 Km (1,400 miles)

D. 100 Km (62 miles)

E. The reef is really off the coast of New Zealand but Australia has laid claim to it.

Answers:

 B.  Australians like to shorten just about everything.  Breakfast becomes “Breaky”.  McDonald’s becomes “Maccas”.  I have no idea what “Ta” is short for but it does mean “Thank-you.”

A.  If you’ve ever been approached by a group of kangaroos, this one makes perfect sense.

D.  If you ever drive here though, it seems much, much bigger.  Those long boring miles of corn in Nebraska got nothin’ on the vast NOTHING of central Australia’s outback.

D.  Seriously, who makes a time zone in the middle of their country ½ hour different?  Australia, that’s who!  And don’t give them any crap about it because they have lots and lots of the most venomous snakes in the world and they’re not afraid to use them.

E.  This was a “gimme”.  If you missed this one, you need to come visit us so we can educate you.  Actually, even if you got this one right you should come visit us so you don’t miss you opportunity to enjoy one of the most unbelievable places you’ll ever go.

A.  Apparently Sydney and Melbourne both wanted to get this honor and couldn’t resolve the issue so they built Canberra as a “planned city” that is in the Capitol Territory.

B.  The states are Queensland (where we live), New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia.  The 2 territories are Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.

A.  Another “gimme” – no discussion or explanation.  It is what it is and it continues to lose value.

D.  Same land mass as the U.S. with less than 1/10^th the population makes for long distances between neighbors – especially in the outback!

  C.  This is almost 1.5 times the distance as it is from Milwaukee to Denver.  Think how big that sucker is!!  It’s mind boggling…  Come see it!

That’s all folks….! (not so fast Jawhn)

Editors note:

I can't believe he called this Blog INANE!