1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: creek. Pronounced 'creak'. I suppose I'd use the word 'stream' if I'm talking about something in another country. Maybe because elsewhere, those sorts of water bodies aren't pretty much seasonal.

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: shopping trolley. Trolley.

3. A metal container to carry a meal in: lunch box.

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Fry(ing) pan.

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch.

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: gutters.

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: verandah. Patio if it's on the ground floor, fancy, large, and covered. Deck is also acceptable, although not if it's fancy- it has connotations of 'kids's play area'.

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: soft drink.

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: pancakes. Although I prefer honey, or sugar and lemon juice.

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Sub.

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimmers is the generic term for all swimwear. (Board) shorts for the shorts, or speedos for the teeny tiny things. There are also slang terms for 'em, but I never use them.

12. Shoes worn for sports: joggers.

13. Putting a room in order: Um. Tidying? Cleaning if it's really thorough. Organising if it's putting paperwork where it ought to be.

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: firefly? I mean, I don't think we have any here.

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: uh. what?

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: See-saw.

17. How do you eat your pizza: With my hands. With a knife and fork if I'm at a restaraunt or feelin' fancy.

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale.

19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: FURNACE? The HELL? Uh, these sorts of things are pretty uncommon in Australia. 'Queenslander' style houses usually have a downstairs area- we call them 'downstairs.' Fancy, I know.

21. What do you call the thing from which you can drink water in public places: bubbler.