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Waltzing Matilda Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Waltzing" mean in this song?

a)

Dancing around a room.

b)

Walking or traveling on foot.

c)

Hopping on one foot.

d)

Sitting down in one spot.

2.

What is a "Matilda" in this song?

a)

A girl with a yellow hat.

b)

A sheep.

c)

A type of dance.

d)

A type of bag slung over one's back.

3.

What is a tuckerbag?

a)

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

b)

A boy named Tucker.

c)

A pot used for boiling water.

d)

A backpack used to carry a laptop.

4.

What is a billabong?

a)

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

b)

A tree.

c)

A police officer.

d)

A brand of clothing.

5.

What type of tree is a "coolibah" tree?

a)

Oak.

b)

Eucalyptus.

c)

Pine.

d)

Willow.

6.

What does a stockman do?

a)

He plays the stock market.

b)

He makes soup stock.

c)

He looks after livestock on a station.

d)

He stocks shelves at the grocery store.

7.

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

a)

A goat.

b)

The swagman.

c)

A cooking pot for water.

d)

A pool of water.

8.

What type of animal is a jumbuck?

a)

A sheep.

b)

A deer.

c)

A cow.

d)

A cat.

9.

What is a swagman?

a)

A person who has a lot of swagger.

b)

A dancer.

c)

A sheep.

d)

A traveling man or homeless man.

10.

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

a)

The jumbuck's ghost.

b)

The stockman's ghost.

c)

The swagman's ghost.

d)

The trooper's ghost.