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1. Let's start our tour of Sydney with an aerial view of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. What is the name for the watery area where they are located?
2. Parking is difficult around Sydney, so it is more convenient to travel by public transport around the central area of the city. Which of the following modes of public transport was available between 1988 and 2013, but can no longer be used?
3. Sydney Tower (also known as Centrepoint Tower), the tallest structure in Sydney, is a popular tourist destination. As well as three floors of restaurants, it features an observation deck that offers Australia's first example of which of these?
4. The Henry Davis York building, formerly known as the MLC building before the main tenant changed from the financial company to the current law firm, is considered one of Australia's best examples of inter-war commercial office buildings. It is located on Sydney's best-known pedestrian mall, which has which of these names?
5. What's a university without a quadrangle? Here we are on the main campus of Australia's oldest university, located in the suburb of Camperdown. Which of these is it?
6. Sydney Observatory was built in the 1850s on a hill then called Windmill Hill and now called Observatory Hill. Was this Australia's first observatory to be constructed?
7. Sydney Town Hall was built, using local sandstone, during the 1880s. What had previously occupied the site?
8. Let's head off for a refreshing visit to the beach. Which of these iconic Australian beaches is within a short trip of Sydney's CBD?
9. Circling back towards our starting point, we can visit the city zoo of Sydney, located on a hillside that fronts the northern edge of Sydney Harbour, in the suburb of Mosman. What is the name of this zoo?
10. This is the entrance to an amusement park, located on the North Shore of Sydney Harbour, which originally opened in 1935. What was its first name?
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