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Australian Citizenship Test
« on: October 16, 2006, 09:33:24 PM »
Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs Application for Grant of Australian Citizenship

You must answer 75% (28 or more out of 37) of these questions correctly in
order to qualify for Australian Citizenship

1. How many slabs can you fit in the back of a Falcon Ute while also
allowing room for your cattle dog?

2. When packing an Esky do you put the ice, or the beer, in first?

3. Is the traditional Aussie Christmas dinner:
a) At least two roasted meats with roast vegetables, followed by a pudding
you could use as a cannonball. Also ham. In 40C heat.
b) A seafood buffet followed by a barbie, with rather a lot of booze. and
ham, in 40C heat.
c) Both of the above, one at lunchtime and one at dinnertime. Weather
continues fine.

4. How many beers in a slab?

5. You call that a knife, this is a knife. True or False?

6. Does "yeah-nah" mean
a) "Yes and no"
b) "Maybe"
c) "Yes I understand but No I don't agree"?

7. The phrases "strewth" and "flamin' dingo" can be attributed to which TV
character?
a) Toadie from Neighbours
b) Alf from Home & Away
c) Agro from Agro's
Cartoon Connection
d) Sgt. Tom Croydon from Blue Heelers?

8. When cooking a barbecue do you turn the sausages
a) Once or twice
b) As often as necessary to cook
c) After each stubby
d) Until charcoal?

9. Name three of the Daddo brothers.

10. Who was the original lead singer of AC/DC?

11. Which option describes your ideal summer afternoon:
a) Drinking beer at a mate's place
b) Drinking beer at the beach
c) Drinking beer watching the cricket/footy
d) Drinking beer at a mate's place while watching the cricket before
going to the beach?

12. Would you eat pineapple on pizza? Would you eat egg on a pizza?

13. How many cans of beer did David Boon consume on a plane trip from
Australia to England?

14. How many stubbies is it from Brissy to the Gold Coast in a Torana
travelling at 120km/h?

15. Who are Scott and Charlene?

16. How do you apply your tomato sauce to a pie?
a) Squirt and spread with finger
b) Sauce injection straight into the middle?

17. If the police raided your home would you:
a) Allow them to rummage through your personal items
b) Phone up the nearest talkback radio shock jock and complain
c) Put a written complaint in to John Howard and hope that he answers it
personally?

18. Which Australian Prime Minister held the world record for drinking a
yardie full of beer the fastest?

19. Have you ever had/do you have a mullet?

20. Thongs are:
a) Skimpy underwear
b) Casual footwear
c) They're called jandals, bro?

21. On which Ashes tour did Warney's hair look the best?
a) 1993
b) 1997
c) 2001 d) 2005

22. What is someone more likely to die of:
a) Red Back Spider
b) Great White Shark
c) Victorian Police Officer
d) King Brown Snake
e) Your missus after a big night
f) Dropbear?

23. How many times must a steak be turned on a conventional four-burner
barbie?

24. Can you sing along to Cold Chisel's Khe Sanh?

25. Explain both the "follow-on" and "LBW" rules in cricket and discuss the
pros and cons for the third umpire decisions in the latter....

26. Name at least 5 items that must be taken to a BBQ.

27. Who is current Australian test cricket captain:
a) Ricky Ponting
b) Don Bradman
c) John Howard
d) Makybe Diva?

28. Is it best to take a sick day on:
a) When the cricket's on
b) When the cricket's on
c) When the cricket's on?

29. What animal is on the Bundaberg Rum bottle?

30. What is the difference between a pot and a middy of beer?

31. What are Budgie smugglers?

32. What brand and size of Esky will you be purchasing?

33. Did you cry when Molly died on a Country Practice?

34. A "Hoppoate" is:
a) A breed of kangaroo
b) A kind of Australian "wedgie"
c) A disgraced Rugby League player?

35. What does having a 'chunder' mean?

36. When you were young did you prefer the Hills Hoist over any swing set?

37. What does the terminology 'True Blue' mean?

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2006, 10:55:21 PM »
I don't know about new comers to Stralia but I think some of the locals might struggle with reading the question, you did name a beer XXXX
                                 
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2006, 11:01:23 PM »
At least one of the answers to 26 is bundaberg rum  ;D
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2006, 11:45:10 PM »
10 - Bon Scott - not even an Aussie... (But the only answer I got :)0
That's like hypnotizing chickens...

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2006, 01:30:41 AM »
10 - Bon Scott - not even an Aussie... (But the only answer I got :)0

Actually cobber, Bon Scott was NOT the original lead singer of AC/DC. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2006, 01:33:45 AM »
I cannot answer on the grounds it may incriminate me - can I take the fifth amendment ??

#$%* - good questions - specially after this afternoon at the pub mate - dinky di too.... :)

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2006, 02:40:24 AM »
answer to question 31 (what are budgie smugglers?) f***** tight shorts mate  :P  :o  :D, who was the original lead singer with ac-dc?     mick.
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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2006, 02:55:19 AM »
McPuffett - WRONG

jonesy let him know the right answer please.....

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2006, 02:59:58 AM »
i must have got my info wrong :-[, mick.
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2006, 05:39:34 AM »
"budgie smugglers" are brief swimwear, brandname "speedo"

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2006, 06:10:02 AM »
10 - Bon Scott - not even an Aussie... (But the only answer I got :)0

Actually cobber, Bon Scott was NOT the original lead singer of AC/DC. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2006, 09:53:46 AM »
35. To chunder: to regurgitate the contents of ones stomach; aka puking, throwing up, speaking to God on the white ceramic telephone, blowing chunks, finding carrots etc etc etc.
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2006, 11:39:17 AM »
thanks for clearing that up  :D, who was the original singer with ac/dc? ,     mick.
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2006, 11:52:19 AM »
Yeah and who you calling a cobber? >:( >:( >:( ;D
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« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2006, 08:33:05 PM »
thanks for clearing that up  :D, who was the original singer with ac/dc? ,     mick.

Angus young, yeah-nah? ;D 8)

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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2006, 09:37:36 PM »
nah, it was a guy called Dave Evans (that right Terry?) - wonder what ever happened to him?

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« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2006, 09:47:26 PM »
My curiosity got the better of me - for those that are interested, he never went on to very great heights....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Evans_%28singer%29]

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« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2006, 09:54:53 PM »
Link didn't work for me......

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« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2006, 10:18:04 PM »
had one too many ] thingos in it - try this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Evans_%28singer%29
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2006, 11:36:31 PM »
mr D Boon and M Hughes were my 2 Aussie heroes, I think the record is 52 cans and VB at that, don't know if they brew their own in Hobart
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Re: Australian Citizenship Test
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2006, 11:43:31 PM »
Was half of that test even in english?  I have a headache from trying to translate it...


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« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2006, 11:55:05 PM »
maaaate - that WAS English - cooee ridgey didge cobber eh, ken oath cock.
What's wrong with the way we talk?  ??? ::) ;D
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« Reply #22 on: October 17, 2006, 11:57:34 PM »
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« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2006, 07:28:40 PM »
had one too many ] thingos in it - try this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Evans_%28singer%29

AHH, I see.  Excellent research, thanks for sharing!

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« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2006, 08:59:04 PM »
Its a great language and the accents are even better, perhaps its easier to understand when heard, then again perhaps not

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