The federal government unveiled their likely guidelines for Australian citizenship yesterday.
Among the guidelines are 20 rudimentary questions (that will be asked randomly from a pool of 200 questions) that are likely to be asked were:
1. In what year did Federation take place?
2. Which day of the year is Australia Day?
3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
4. What is the first line of Australia's national anthem?
5. What is the floral emblem of Australia?
6. What is the population of Australia? (approx 21 million)
7. In what city is the Parliament House of the Commonwealth Parliament located?
8. Who is the Queen's representative in Australia?
9. How are Members of Parliament chosen?
10. Who do Members of Parliament represent?
11. After a federal election, who forms the new government?
12. What are the colours on the Australian flag?
13. Who is the head of the Australian Government?
14. What are the three levels of government in Australia?
15. In what year did the European settlement of Australia start?
16. Serving on a jury if required is a responsibility of Australian citizenship: true or false?
17. In Australia, everyone is free to practise the religion of their choice, or practise no religion: true of false?
18. To be elected to the Commonwealth Parliament you must be an Australian citizen: true or false?
19. As an Australian citizen, I have the right to register my baby born overseas as an Australian citizen: true or false?
20. Australian citizens aged 18 years or over are required to enrol on the electoral register: true or false?
I was thinking that we could probably add a few random questions of our own. Perhaps if we generate enough Top 5's amongst us, we'd have our own random 200.
Anyway, here's an initial 5 to get the ball rolling:
1. What was Don Bradman's Test batting average?
2. In Cold Chisel's 'Khe Sahn', how many quiet hours does it take to get to Hong Kong?
3. What is the average meat content of an Australian meat pie?
4. What name did Toyota give to their first crack at the 6 cylinder market?
5. When the first name of your town is Wagga, why do you have to say it twice?
Step up.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Top 5: Australian Citizenship Questions
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Having already passed Australian citizenship once, those 20 questions are piss easy really.
1) 1901
2) 26-1
3) Edmund Barton
4) Australians all let us rejoice for we are young and free.
5) Wattle
6) 21 million approx
7) Canberra
8) Gov General
9) Via a general democratic election.
10) The people of Australia from their electorate.
11) The party with the majority of seats won.
12) Red, white, blue
13) Technically it's the freakin queen but we'll go the PM.
14) Federal, state, local
15) 1788
16-20) All True (bloody jury's)
You need to have a Waltzing Matilda question and something on ANZAC Day.
Questions, Mikey, questions...
Although it is good to know a bona-fide successful answerer?
As a kiwi with 6 yrs experience in Australia, this would be my questions:
1. Who is more annoying? Bindi Irwin, Pauline Hanson or Big Kev?
2. How many songs are in the Triple J Hottest 100?
3. How many people need to live in your town before the ABC will erect a Triple J repeater station for free?
4. What is a stobey pole?
5. What is the maximum permitted length of a road train?
6. How many tinnies does it take to drive from Sydney to Perth?
7. Where should the word "but" be placed in a sentence - at the beginning, middle or the end?
8. Which do you apply for first, a Tax File Number or a Bank Account?
9. What is "homebake"?
10. What is the open road speed limit in the northern territory?
Hey, I think they might have banned the open speed limit in the NT. Reckon the answer might be 110km.
How about:
1) If you don't live in a country town that ends with 'up' are you within your rights to consider yourself a true Australian?
if there were such a test to become a peruvian citizen, it may look something like this:
1. name the best way to clean anything - a) hit it with a red rag, b) spit on it, c) toot your horn at it
2. name the difference between an alpaca and a llama
3. true or false - it is socially acceptable to allow your dog to poo in parks, sidewalks, supermarkets,
4. how many hours should you allow for a simple trip to the bank a) 1 hour, b) 2 hours, c) 4 hours, d) its best to set aside a full day.
5. how many lanes of traffic can you fit in a road with 3 designated lanes? a) 3 cars wide, b) 5 cars wide, c) 9 cars wide
in response to your question simon - we use to live in Eastvictoriaparkup.
That would no doubt be due to its close proximity to Somerset Pool or it's new fancy name (Vic Park Aquaplex...heh?)
dang... i'm in big trouble. cricket questions might turn me off applying for my australian citizenship (which i am eligable for now).
It's a problematic national anthem to remember as well. Why couldn't we have begun with something simple like, for example, 'O Australia'. It's simple, direct and unambiguous.
I have some questions.
1) How many women has Shane Warne sleased onto via text message?
2) As above but in person?
3) Which one of our 2 political parties is different from the other? (This is a trick question designed to confuse the foreigner as they can obviously see we have 1 party, they just have 2 names and look a little different.)
I reckon The Greens would take umbrage with #3. Heck, I dunno...I really just wanted to use the word umbrage.
we had some umbrage once but i trimmed it back with the hedge trimmer and now it looks much neater.
I had a pair of Umbrage shorts when I used to play hockey.
LANGUAGE
1. Do you understand the meaning, but are unable to explain the origin of, the term "died in the arse"?
2. What is a mole?
3. Are these terms related: chuck a sickie; chuck a spaz; chuck a U-ey?
4. Explain the following passage: "In the arvo last Chrissy the relos rocked up for a barbie, some bevvies and a few snags. After a bit of a Bex and a lie down we opened the pressies, scoffed all the chockies, bickies and lollies. Then we drained a few tinnies and Mum did her block after Dad and Steve had a barney and a bit of biffo."
CUSTOMS
1. Macca, Chooka and Wanger are driving to Surfers in their Torana. If they are travelling at 100 km/h while listening to Barnsey, Farnsey and Acca Dacca, how many slabs will each person on average consume between flashing a brown eye and having a slash?
2. Complete the following sentences: a) "If the van's rockin' don't bother .. b) You're going home in the back of a ... c) Fair suck of the ..
3. I've had a gutful and I can't be shagged. Discuss
4. Have you ever been on the giving or receiving end of a wedgie?
5. Do you have a friend or relative who has a car in their front yard "up on blocks"? Is his name Keith and does he have a wife called Cheryl?
FOOD
1. Does your family regularly eat a dish involving mincemeat, cabbage, curry powder and a packet of chicken noodle soup called either chow mein, chop suey or kai see ming?
2. What are the ingredients in a rissole?
3. Demonstrate the correct procedure for eating a Tim Tam.
4. Do you have an Aunty Myrna who is famous for her tuna mornay and other dishes involving a can of cream of celery soup?
5. In any two-hour period have you ever eaten three-bean salad, a chop and two serves of pav washed down with someone else's beer that has been nicked from a bath full of ice?
6. When you go to a bring-your-own-meat barbie can you eat other people's meat or are you only allowed to eat your own?
7. What purple root vegetable beginning with the letter "b" is required by law to be included in a hamburger with the lot?
CULTURE
1. Do you own or have you ever owned a lawn mower, a pair of thongs, an Esky or Ugg boots?
2. Is it possible to "prang a car" while doing "circle work"?
3. Who would you like to crack on to?
4. Who is the most Australian: Kevin "Bloody" Wilson, John "True Blue" Williamson, Kylie Minogue or Warnie?
5. Is there someone you are only mates with because they own a trailer, ute or have a pool?
6. Would you love to have a beer with Duncan?
The people to be granted citizenship are the ones who call it a crock and cheat.
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