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1. What are the names of the suburbs at the northern and southern ends of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
2. In what year did the New South Wales government call for tenders, worldwide, for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
3. Who was the Chief Engineer on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
4. What are the pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge constructed from?
5. In what year, during construction, were the two half arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge joined?
6. How many (approximately) Australian made rivets hold the Sydney Harbour Bridge together?
7. Who unofficially slashed the ribbon at the official opening on 19 March 1932?
8. How many litres of paint (approximately) were used in the initial three coats applied to the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
9. In what year of the 1970's did the one billionth vehicle cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
10. What is the name of the Sydney Harbour Bridge lookout?
11. How much did it cost to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a car when it first opened?
12. Prior to the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which of the following was one of two ways of crossing the Harbour?
13. What is located at the highest point of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
14. How many people worked on the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
15. What was the total cost (approximately) of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australian dollars and in what year was it finally paid for?
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