Test your knowledge

Q.1

Which toppings are usually found on an Aussie pizza?

Beetroot and feta
Bacon and egg
Ham and pineapple rings
Chicken and avocado

Q.2

Which of the following terms refers to the smallest serving of fried chips available at a fish and chip shop?

Miniscule chips
Minimal chips
Minimum chips
Miniature chips

Q.3

True or false? ‘Copha’ refers to solidified palm oil used as a shortening agent in cooking.

True
False

Q.4

Which of the following is not an Aussie slang term used to refer to a sausage?

Kransky mutt
Dagwood dog
Little boy
Pluto pup

Q.5

What does the term ‘short soup’ refer to?

Soup with beef slices
Soup with wonton dumplings
Soup with hardboiled quail eggs
Soup with prawns

Q.6

The curcurbita maxima, or triamble pumpkin, is an heirloom variety with thick bluish-grey skin and orange flesh. How did it get its name?

It was derived from the number of lobes each fruit has
It was derived from the number of growing seasons it has per year
It was named after a town in New South Wales
It was named after the person who first introduced it into Australia

Q.7

When was the term ‘modern Australian’ first used to refer to contemporary Australian cuisine?

1978
1995
2000
1987

Q.8

Fill in the blanks of this popular jingle: ‘We’re happy little ________s, as bright as bright can be. We all enjoy our ________ for breakfast, lunch and tea.’

Pavlova
Vegemite
Pikelet
Dim sim

Q.9

Which of the following terms does not refer to an alcoholic drink?

Barbed wire
Bodgie's blood
Monkey blood
Heart starter

Q.10

Choose the correct colourful ending to this sentence: ‘I’m so hungry I could…’

Eat a horse and flip the rider
Gobble down a dolly's wax
Munch on a maggot bag
Eat a baby's bottom through a cane chair