How well do you know NSW?

How well do you know NSW?

9th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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How well do you know NSW?

How well do you know NSW?

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The original cost to build Sydney Opera House was $7 million but how much did it really cost?

$15 million

$63 million

$91 million

$102 million

Answer explanation

Construction began in 1959, but a variety of problems arose, many resulting from the innovative nature of the facility's design. The opening of the Opera House was originally planned for Australia Day (January 26) in 1963, but cost overruns and structural engineering difficulties in executing the design troubled the course of the work, which faced many delays.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a tourist attraction in Coffs Harbour?

The big potato

The big banana

The big bogan

The big prawn

Answer explanation

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Original owner John Landi needed something eye-catching to jag passing traffic for his roadside banana stall. He’d heard of a “Big Pineapple” in Hawaii and thought….why not? So with 1200 quid and a local engineer, it became the biggest banana in the world and Australia's first "Big Thing"

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Three Largest Cities in NSW are: Sydney, Newcastle, and ______________

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Original Habitants of Sydney were the Cadigal People. What was Sydney called in their language 'Eora'?

Walan

Warran

Warami

Answer explanation

In Eora, Sydney is called Warran meaning ‘here’ or ‘this place’.

Other fun facts:

Warami = Hello

Walan = Rain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What's the lowest recorded temperature in NSW? ❄⛄🌨⛷🏔☃

-3°C

-13°C

-23°C

-33°C

Answer explanation

  • The lowest recorded temperature in Australia was recorded in 1994 in Charlotte Pass, NSW at a chilly -23°C.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Where in NSW is this tourist attraction located?

Gogeldrie, NSW

Goobarralong, NSW

Gumly Gumly, NSW

Gundagai, NSW

Answer explanation

The statue was inspired by a bullock driver's poem, Bullocky Bill, which celebrates the life of a mythical driver's dog that loyally guarded the man's tuckerbox (Australian English for lunch box) until death.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the NSW State Flag?

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Answer explanation

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The 4 stars on the cross represent the Southern Cross – from earliest time a mariner's guide in the south and referred to often in Australian poetry and literature as a national symbol. The lion in the centre is the English Lion derived from the British Arms.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Oldest Street in Australia is located in Sydney! Can you identify it?

King Street

George Street

Crown Street

Answer explanation

George Street Sydney is Australia's oldest street having begun as a dirt track in the first European settlement in the country in 1788.