The United States and Australia have the kind of relationship you share with that one aunt you only see every eight years: they love you to bits, really, but they still think you’re planning to study marine biology, and they ask pretty uncomfortable questions about that S/O you actually ended up dumping via Messenger in 2014.
That is to say the States has some kind of quasi-accurate understanding of our fine land. Do we have crocodiles? Yes. Are they as integral to our nation’s culture as one particular 80s film and a dead conservationist might suggest? Well… Yes, actually, but for the sake of argument, no.
Bearing a slew of deadset classics and a couple of obscure numbers, the quiz does a decent job of capturing our pristine interpretation of the English language. Just as well, really – NYT might be looking to expand Down Under in the near future.
That being said, they miss out on the deep cuts: Durrie. Plugga. Munted. In any case, have a burl right here. Your humble narrator only scored 8/10, and is already in the process of rescinding his citizenship.
