How well do you know Aussie place names? Warning: Spelling quiz ahead!

[gclan]

I saw this on another forum but thought you guys might get a kick out of it.

Of the 15 multiple choice questions, I got 12 right. I'd been to 9 of them, hadn't heard of 2 of them, took a lucky guess at one of them and was one letter off on the last one.

I'm a bit of a travel nerd and spelling nazi, so I thought it was fun


Good luck!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/quiz/2014/aug/14/spelling-quiz-australian-place-names

[Ratbag]

11/15!

I'm disappointed with that, but I had never heard of at least 4 of them!

From my Batphone

[wilson79]

I Suck!!!! I only got 8...

[gclan]

I Suck!!!! I only got 8...

I wouldn't beat yourself up about an 8. They're hard for a reason

The only reason I've come across some of them is because I'm a travel research addict. I'm trying to get help

Most of them, if not all, are Aboriginal words. I've come to the conclusion that Aborigines are the worlds best spellers  

[woftam]

I got 11. Although I will admit 15 was just a guess once I eliminated Perth.

[Bad Scott]

10/15 correct. My argument is I went to a tech school 

[scarps]

10/15 correct. My argument is I went to a tech school 

Me, but I travel allot.

[Bad Scott]

Me, but I travel allot.

Did you get Q15?

[Jeepers Creepers]

I got 8, but never got a HSC either as I dropped out......

I guess Forrest Gump was right, stupid is as stupid does.

[edz]

Scored 8 aswell ..

[Ratbag]

Gidday JC (I have always wanted to say that ... )

I got 8, but never got a HSC either as I dropped out......

That was always my SWMBO's excuse for everything, then at 60+ she undertook a Diploma of Ceramics at Dandy TAFE. She won first prize for her "body of work" at the end of her final year exhibition, and got really top marks. I don't know if she topped the course or not, but she sure as hell did extremely well! So that excuse has whiskers on it now ...   .

This year she started a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Uni. They gave her credit for the entirety of first year ... Starting at second year level has been a shock to her system, but at least she has me and a very good friend who also started the same course in 2nd yr to guide her a bit (I have two or three tertiary quals ... ; and our friend has a Masters degree in Philosophy from a European Uni). So after spruiking to all and sundry that she "might pass" in each of the 4 subjects, she turned in 3x HDs and 1x D for her first semester results ... .
None of us believe her any more ...      .

Finishing whatever level of formal education, or not, does not in any way determine whether you are smart, average or downright stupid.

And these things do not determine how good a human being you are, either. Some of my best and most true and trusted friends are almost certifiably stupid, but I would hand them my Uzi and machete and let them stand behind me in a (very) tight spot. They are also better human beings than I will ever be, or am capable of becoming.

I guess Forrest Gump was right, stupid is as stupid does.

I know people with degrees coming out their anus, but they are still stupid ...

It is possible to get "an education" at University, just highly unlikely, IME & IMFAO! Qualifications without a commitment of life-long learning aren't worth a bumper, and having no formal education but with a commitment to life-long learning makes for an educated and often wise person ... Just IMHO, of course.

[WilSurf]

7 out of 15, including Q15.
But I am not Australian...........

[raider]

12 out of 15 for me but I got Nullarbor and Leichhardt wrong. 

[JD-120]

6/15. I might get my citizenship taken away

[Rodt]

I got 8 and I reckon 7 of them were made up. What is this Perth they are talking about?

Rod

[Ratbag]

I just went to the optometrist and had my glasses adjusted ... That might help .

Perth? Isn't that in Scotland? Or somewhere slightly to the west of Oodnadatta? Or in the USA?

[Rumpig]

6/15. I might get my citizenship taken away

thanks for making me feel better about the 7 i scored    I hadn't heard of half those places i reckon, and i thought i'd seen over quite abit of Australia already....though in my defence, anything to do with a Sydney suburd had me gone straight off the bat, i avoid that place like the plague

[Terry W4]

Got 10/15. 

[Hodgies]

9 out of 15, Man I need to travel more.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Scored 8 aswell ..

Great, that's made me feel worse now.... 

[GeoffA]

14/15.

Missed #14......

[champin]

9/15 Tripped up on 2,3,5,7,10 and 11. Same same....gotta travel more. Wonder if I can get a research grant.

[Mongoose]

13/15...guessed the last one right.

[oldmate]

I'm a dumb **it or your all liars. As I'm a chippy, I'm going with option 2. Lol

[chillipepperz]

Got an 11 feel like I let myself down