Which Australian Big Things are real?

Quiz 38 was a tricky one. The hardest question caught all but 14% of players, and even the emoji round split the country in half. The average landed at 10.6 out of 15.

Can you name the movie from the emojis?

Take a look at the emojis above before scrolling on. The answer was WALL-E, the little robot left behind to tidy up Earth.

Exactly 50% of players decoded it. The other half are presumably still staring at the robot emoji wondering what they missed.

Average score
10.6/15
Answers correct
71%
Hardest question
14%

Can you spot the odd one out?

Have a look at the puzzle above. The odd one out was BOWLING, because it hides a bird, an owl, right there in b-OWL-ing. The other four words all hide insects: gi-ANT, po-LICE, MOTH-er and hum-BUG.

Only 45% of players saw through it. Hidden word puzzles like this one are always among our sneakiest.

Is the Big Surfing Wombat a real Australian Big Thing?

No, and that was the whole trick. The Big Surfing Wombat in Byron Bay is made up. The Big Boxing Crocodile in Humpty Doo, the Big Funnel Web Spider in Jamberoo and the Big Beer Can in Launceston are all genuinely real, which says something wonderful about this country.

Just 42% of players picked the fake. Australia has more than 150 Big Things, so nobody could be blamed for believing in one more.

Where players came from

Share of the week's plays by state

0% 50% 100% VIC 32% NSW 26.2% SA 19.4% QLD 7.8% WA 3.9% INT 1.9% TAS 1% NT 1%

Every question, ranked by difficulty

How many players got each one right

Every question from the quiz ranked hardest to easiest, with the percentage of players who answered correctly
Rank Question Type Percent correct
1 What does the abbreviation "PDF" stand for, often used for documents you can read on a com... Hard 14%
2 Australia has more than 150 "Big Things" - oversized roadside attractions. Three of these ... Hard 42%
3 Spot the odd one out. Hard 45%

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That was Quiz 38: half the country beaten by a robot emoji and a wombat that never existed. A classic week, honestly.

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How to play

  • 15 family-friendly questions.
  • This is a self marking quiz – tap on the question to reveal the answer and mark correct or incorrect.
  • Submit your answers and if you have an account, you can compare you score with the community average.
  • Let the younger kids have a go at the easy questions first, then everyone else can jump in!