Waltzing Matilda Quiz

What does "Waltzing" mean in this song?

• Dancing around a room.

• Walking or traveling on foot.

• Hopping on one foot.

• Sitting down in one spot.

What is a "Matilda" in this song?

• A girl with a yellow hat.

• A sheep.

• A type of dance.

• A type of bag slung over one's back.

What is a tuckerbag?

• A storage bag for food used by travelers in the outback.

• A boy named Tucker.

• A pot used for boiling water.

• A backpack used to carry a laptop.

What is a billabong?

• A branch of a river forming a pool, made by water flowing from the main stream during a flood.

• A tree.

• A police officer.

• A brand of clothing.

What type of tree is a "coolibah" tree?

• Oak.

• Eucalyptus.

• Pine.

• Willow.

What does a stockman do?

• He plays the stock market.

• He makes soup stock.

• He looks after livestock on a station.

• He stocks shelves at the grocery store.

What is the object referred to as a "billy" in this song?

• A goat.

• The swagman.

• A cooking pot for water.

• A pool of water.

What type of animal is a jumbuck?

• A sheep.

• A deer.

• A cow.

• A cat.

What is a swagman?

• A person who has a lot of swagger.

• A dancer.

• A sheep.

• A traveling man or homeless man.

Who's ghost can now be heard as you pass beside the billabong?

• The jumbuck's ghost.

• The stockman's ghost.

• The swagman's ghost.

• The trooper's ghost.