Are you dinky di?

[pawnhead]

An exclusive insight into the likely content of a new 'Aussie values' test for potential Australian citizens which will come into effect later this year.

Sample questions devised by the Federal Government:

1. Which colours are represented on the Australian flag?
a. Green and yellow
b. Red, black and yellow
c. Blue, red and white
d. Orange and purple

2. Indigenous people have lived in Australia for ...
a. At least 40,000 years
b. About 8000 years
c. About 800 years
d. Less that 400 years

3. Australia's national flower is the ...
a. Rose
b. Wattle
c. Kangaroo paw
d. Banksia

4. Which is a popular sport in Australia?
a. Ice hockey
b. Water polo
c. Cricket
d. Table tennis

5. Australia's political system is a ...
a. Parliamentary democracy
b. Monarchy
c. Dictatorship
d. Socialist state

6. The Capital of Australia is...
a. Sydney
b. Melbourne
c. Hobart
d. Canberra

7. Which animals are on the Australian Coat of Arms?
a. Wombat and echidna
b. Kangaroo and emu
c. Kangaroo and dingo
d. Lion and unicorn

8. Where did the first European settlers to Australia come from?
a. Spain
b. France
c. England
d. Ireland

9. Who is Australia's head of state?
a. Prime Minister John Howard
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Governor General Michael Jeffery
d. Premier Steve Bracks

10. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
a. Sir Edmund Barton
b. Sir Henry Parkes
c. John Curtin
d. Sir Robert Menzies

11. What song is Australia's national anthem?
a. God Save the Queen
b. Star Spangled Banner
c. Advance Australia Fair
d. Waltzing Matilda

12. What do you call the elected head of a state government?
a. Governor
b. Premier
c. Mayor
d. Prime Minister

13. Which federal political party or parties are in power?
a. Australian Labor Party
b. Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens
c. National Party
d. Liberal Party and National Party

14. Which of the following are Australian values?
a. Men and women are equal
b. `A fair go'
c. Mateship
d. All of the above

15. Australia's values are based on the ...
a. Teachings of the Koran
b. The Judaeo-Christian tradition
c. Catholicism
d. Secularism

16. What does Anzac Day commemorate?
a. The Gallipoli landing
b. Armistice Day
c. The Battle of the Somme
d. Victory in the Pacific

17. In what year did the first European settlers arrive?
a. 1801
b. 1770
c. 1788
d. 1505

18. How many states are there in Australia?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

19. Australian soldiers fought in ...
a. World War I and World War II
b. Korean War
c. Vietnam War
d. All of the above

20. What is Australia's biggest river system?
a. The Murray Darling
b. The Murrumbidgee
c The Yarra
d. The Mississippi

Answers (highlight):1) C, 2) A, 3) B, 4) C, 5) A, 6) D, 7) B, 8) C, 9) B, 10) A, 11) C, 12) B, 13) D, 14) D, 15) B, 16) A, 17) C, 18) B, 19) D, 20) A

The questions aren't that hard and I didn't have any problem with them. I don't think it's too much to expect an immigrant who's been in the country for at least four years to be able to answer them, as well as having a reasonable grasp of English for a verbal component as well.

Article:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21752541-2,00.html

[Grunt]

I don't have a problem with it. I just don't know what it achieves. Being able to answer the questions doesn't mean you have 'Australian Values'.

It's sort of like when you download some software from the U.S. and they ask you if you are going to design nuclear weapons with it. I'm sure the terrorists say 'Bugger, I can download this as I'm going to build a bomb' instead of just lying.

[weisyboy]

simple.

hey need a mutch harder test there are to many foriners here already.

[Gra]

simple.

hey need a mutch harder test there are to many foriners here already.

and most of them cant spell either

[Iain]

An exclusive insight into the likely content of a new 'Aussie values' test for potential Australian citizens which will come into effect later this year.

Sample questions devised by the Federal Government:

1. Which colours are represented on the Australian flag?
a. Green and yellow
b. Red, black and yellow
c. Blue, red and white
d. Orange and purple

2. Indigenous people have lived in Australia for ...
a. At least 40,000 years
b. About 8000 years
c. About 800 years
d. Less that 400 yearsbefore that there was no welfare system
3. Australia's national flower is the ...
a. Rose
b. Wattle
c. Kangaroo paw
d. Banksia
All wrong, Gladiola

4. Which is a popular sport in Australia?
a. Ice hockey
b. Water polo
c. Cricket
d. Table tennis
5. Australia's political system is a ...
a. Parliamentary democracy
b. Monarchy
c. Dictatorship
d. Socialist state
6. The Capital of Australia is...
a. Sydney
b. Melbournec. Hobart
d. Canberra

7. Which animals are on the Australian Coat of Arms?
a. Wombat and echidnab. Kangaroo and emu
c. Kangaroo and dingo
d. Lion and unicorn

8. Where did the first European settlers to Australia come from?
a. Spain
b. France
c. England
d. Ireland
Portugal, read Secret Duscovery of Australia

9. Who is Australia's head of state?
a. Prime Minister John Howardb. Queen Elizabeth IIJust thinks he is
c. Governor General Michael Jeffery
d. Premier Steve Bracks

10. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
a. Sir Edmund Barton
b. Sir Henry Parkes
c. John Curtin
d. Sir Robert Menzies

11. What song is Australia's national anthem?
a. God Save the Queen
b. Star Spangled Bannerc. Advance Australia Fair
d. Waltzing Matilda

12. What do you call the elected head of a state government?
a. Governor
b. Premier
c. Mayor
d. Prime Minister
None of the above
13. Which federal political party or parties are in power?
a. Australian Labor Party
b. Australian Democrats and the Australian Greensc. National Party
d. Liberal Party and National Party

14. Which of the following are Australian values?
a. Men and women are equal
b. `A fair go'c. Mateship
d. All of the above

15. Australia's values are based on the ...
a. Teachings of the Koran
b. The Judaeo-Christian tradition
c. Catholicism
d. Secularism
Male bonding and the 6.00pm swill
16. What does Anzac Day commemorate?
a. The Gallipoli landing
b. Armistice Day
c. The Battle of the Somme
d. Victory in the Pacific

17. In what year did the first European settlers arrive?
a. 1801
b. 1770
c. 1788
d. 1505
18. How many states are there in Australia?
a. 5
b. 6c. 7
d. 8

19. Australian soldiers fought in ...
a. World War I and World War II
b. Korean War
c. Vietnam War
d. All of the above
20. What is Australia's biggest river system?
a. The Murray Darling
b. The Murrumbidgee
c The Yarrad. The Mississippi

[Wongo]

simple.

hey need a mutch harder test there are to many foriners here already.

What? Like be able to prove the number of primes is infinite or something like that?

Go on.

[echnidna]

One answer fits all those questions

"who gives a rats...."

[Sebastiaan56]

12. What do you call the elected head of a state government?
a. Governor
b. Premier
c. Mayor
d. Prime Minister

loser.....

[Honorary Bloke]

simple.

hey need a mutch harder test there are to many foriners here already.

What particular dialect is that?

And anyhow, that is no doubt what the Aboriginals said.

[Gra]

2. Indigenous people have lived in Australia for ...
a. At least 40,000 years
b. About 8000 years
c. About 800 years
d. Less that 400 years
e. What are Indigenous People

4. Which is a popular sport in Australia?
a. Ice hockey
b. Water polo
c. Cricket
d. Table tennis
e. Bank Bashing (Yes I know they deserve it)

5. Australia's political system is a ...
a. Parliamentary democracy
b. Monarchy
c. Dictatorship
d. Socialist state
e. Under threat by the ??????? that are writing this ????

6. The Capital of Australia is...
a. Sydney
b. Melbourne
c. Hobart
d. Canberra
e. About $2.50

8. Where did the first European settlers to Australia come from?
a. Spain
b. France
c. England
d. Ireland
e. Mainly Slums

9. Who is Australia's head of state?
a. Prime Minister John Howard
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Governor General Michael Jeffery
d. Premier Steve Bracks
e. George Bush

12. What do you call the elected head of a state government?
a. Governor
b. Premier
c. Mayor
d. Prime Minister
e. ???? Head

13. Which federal political party or parties are in power?
a. Australian Labor Party
b. Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens
c. National Party
d. Liberal Party and National Party
e. The wrong one (this works no matter wich of the two are in)

14. Which of the following are Australian values?
a. Men and women are equal
b. `A fair go'
c. Mateship
d. All of the above
e. Kick a Tall Poppy

15. Australia's values are based on the ...
a. Teachings of the Koran
b. The Judaeo-Christian tradition
c. Catholicism
d. Secularism
e. Looking after your mates

18. How many states are there in Australia?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
(Does this include ?)

19. Australian soldiers fought in ...
a. World War I and World War II
b. Korean War
c. Vietnam War
d. All of the above
e. Every pub in town

20. What is Australia's biggest river system?
a. The Murray Darling
b. The Murrumbidgee
c The Yarra
d. The Mississippi
e. Schitt Creek

[Sturdee]

Quote:
12. What do you call the elected head of a state government?
a. Governor
b. Premier
c. Mayor
d. Prime Minister


That's Kevin Andrews trick question so he can reject who he doesn't like.

There is no elected head of a state government as the head is the Queen as the permanent head by right of her ancestors conquest and murdering all opposition in the days of antiquity.


Peter.

[Honorary Bloke]

There is no elected head of a state government as the head is the Queen as the permanent head by right of her ancestors conquest and murdering all opposition in the days of antiquity.

My my, we're a bit anti-monarchy testy today, are we not?

[Sturdee]

My my, we're a bit anti-monarchy testy today, are we not?

Not only today mate, but always. I wish we had become a republic at the last referendum for then we would be rid of them.

Saw a tv show the other night on the Windsor castle, their family home, and I was disgusted at the oppulence of their lifestyle only because of their freebooting ancestors.

The enormous amount of money spent on their lifestyle from the public purse could provide housing for all the homeless in the country instead.

Peter.

[Grunt]

Yes, but what would the Women's Weekly 'journalists' have to write about?

[Gra]

Not only today mate, but always. I wish we had become a republic at the last referendum for then we would be rid of them.

We would have if it wasnt for a certain but Kissing garden gnome.

HMM better get out of this i'm getting political.....