Statistics for Words Borrowed From Australian Aboriginal Languages

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A curved hardwood missile weapon. Also known as a kylie.	Boomerang	93%
A young kangaroo.	Joey	92%
A wild or semi-domesticated species of dog.	Dingo	87%
A coolibah is a type of what? ('under the shade of a coolibah ----' features in a song).	Eucalyptus tree	80%
A taipan is a large, dark coloured venomous what?	Snake	78%
A large, tree-dwelling kingfisher with a peculiar laughing cry.	Kookaburra	77%
A barramundi is a type of freshwater what?	Fish	74%
A small species of kangaroo.	Wallaby	74%
A rather bear-like, burrowing marsupial with short legs and a short tail (portrait at top of page).	Wombat	72%
A blind backwater of a river, a stagnant pool.	Billabong	62%
A large white root-eating grub that's apparently quite tasty. A '-------- grub'.	Wichetty	53%
There are 14 million jumbucks in Australia. What are they?	Sheep	43%
A yabby is a type of what (apparently delicious) freshwater crustacean in E. Australia?	Crayfish	37%
A small parrot, the Grass Parakeet. They live in vast flocks (but sadly not so much when they're pets).	Budgerigar	28%
A rare termite-eating marsupial from SW Australia, with a stripey back and a pointy nose, and a very long tongue!	Numbat	20%