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Talking of Aussies, or rather pseudo-Aussies (I don't really count him as Aussie any more), Heath Ledger is dead.

1. Toadie from Neighbours
2. Alf from Home and Away
3. Agro from Agro's Cartoon Connection
4. Sgt. Tom Croydon from Blue Heelers

1. Once or twice
2. As often as necessary to cook
3. After each stubby
4. Until charcoal

1. Drinking beer at a mate's place while watching the cricket before going to the beach

1. Squirt and spread with finger
2. Sauce injection straight into the middle

1. Allow them to rummage through your personal items?
2. Phone up the nearest talkback radio shock jock and complain?
3. Put a written complaint in to Kevin Rudd and hope that he answers it personally?

1. Casual footwear

1. 1993
2. 1997
3. 2001
4. 2005

1. Your missus after a big night

1. Once or twice
2. As often as necessary to cook
3. After each stubby
4. Until charcoal

no

1. Ricky Ponting

1. When the cricket’s on

1. A disgraced Rugby League player

Found this practice exam:

http://www.australianexam.com/oztest/freeexam.jsp#exams

This was my score:

from The Sydney Morning Herald:

"The sleeping pills Heath Ledger was reportedly taking have been embroiled in controversy in Australia, where hundreds have had bizarre and potentially dangerous reactions to the drug.

Called Ambien in the US, the tablet is marketed as Stilnox in Australia.

It hit headlines last year when a national drug hotline fielded calls from users reporting strange side-effects.

Some 500 people described odd behaviours from walking, crashing cars, having sex and falling from balconies after popping a pill.

One patient gained 23 kilograms over seven months after unknowingly eating from the refrigerator while asleep.

Another patient woke up with a paintbrush in her hand after painting the front door.

In November, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reduced pack sizes and updated its warnings on the drug to protect people from its "worrying and potentially dangerous adverse effects".

The most serious of the newly-listed side-effects included "rage reactions, worsened insomnia, confusion, agitation, hallucinations and other forms of unwanted behaviour".

In an interview with the New York Times last November, Ledger said he'd been taking Ambien sleeping pills, which according to the newspaper, "failed to work".

"He took a second one and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing," the journalist reported.

According the New York Police Department, sleeping pills were found scattered around Ledger's dead body.

A spokeswoman for Australian distributor of Stilnox, Sanofi-Aventis, refused to comment on speculation about the drug's involvement.

"We're have absolutely no comment to make with regard to speculation that's being reported in the media," the spokeswoman said.

Reports suggest that Ledger may have been suffering from pneumonia at the time of his death, with some speculating the drug may have reacted with his condition.

But Sydney general practitioner Dr John Gullotta, of the Australian Medical Association, said such a reaction with Stilnox would be "extremely rare".

"In the product information (for Stilnox) they do actually caution against use in people with severe respiratory conditions, and pneumonia can obviously cause respiratory problems," said Dr Gullotta, who could not comment on the specific case.

"But really, to have this happen with Stilnox would be highly unusual."

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Good: We have heaps of awesome animals.

Bad: Snakes.

We have DEADLY, KILLER, snakes.

So a good tip, in other words, is when you see a snake, try and keep away. Normally, they'll hiss off after they realise you're coming.

http://www.all-creatures.org/stories/a-snakes.html

Snakes are The Flying Spaghetti Monster's creatures too. He made them in the likeness of his noodly appendage.