Tuesday, 22 May 2007

prospective Australian citizens test


The Sydney Morning Herald has kindly provided our next Aussie-to-be (Mel-B) with some practice questions so she can sail through the Aussie test like a Cutty Sark on fire. Here goes, Mel, we know you can do it!

Here's what they think any prospective Australian citizens should know (of course, I only knew who the bloody hell Lara Bingle is, although I couldn't answer the actual question)

1. Australia is the only country:
a) that eats the animals on its coat of arms
b) where its prime minister disappeared while swimming
c) whose residents don't drink Foster's
d) All of the above

2. What is a bludger?
a) Whoever Today Tonight features on their program
b) A heavy object to hit people with
c) A lazy person
d) A distant relative of the wombat

3. A true Australian is:
a) Dinky Di
b) True Blue Dink
c) Fair Dinkum
d) All of the above, and drunk

4. Which state has the most prostitutes?
a) Western Australia, because it's isolated
b) Canberra, because there are many single men working there
c) Tasmania, just because
d) Northern Territory, because it's even more isolated

5. Which of these has happened in the Northern Territory?
a) A crocodile was found paddling about in a swimming pool
b) 11 cast-iron bridges were stolen from a railway line
c) A crocodile chased a man up a tree and grabbed his chainsaw
d) All of the above

6. What does the tall-poppy syndrome mean?
a) Australians don't like successful people
b) The cultural advantages of having a tall father
c) An illness associated with the First World War
d) Australians love to grow opium in their backyard

7. Which of the following is not the name of an Australian town?
a) Chinaman Knob
b) West Intercourse Island
c) Lickey End
d) Nevertire

8. Who the bloody hell has not been with Lara Bingle?
a) Michael Clarke
b) Brendan Fevola
c) Craig Wing
d) No one, she's dated every elite sportsman

2 comments:

Remko said...

When did you take that picture of Denis?

Pat said...

Actually, Henko, that's exactly the face you make when you're dancing Maracatu! :)