One Day In Sydney Trivia Quiz

Answer: South east

The central city of Sydney is located on the south side of the harbour, Port Jackson about 10 km from the "Heads", the opening to the Pacific Ocean. There are many beach-side suburbs in Sydney stretching over 60 km from Palm Beach in the North-east to Cronulla in the south. Coogee, (pictured) is a pretty spot, only eight km south east of the city centre.

Answer: Walking around the coastal bays of inner Sydney

This walk of about 6.5 km is literally breathtaking. You will walk around such beautiful spots as Gordon's Bay, Dolphin Point, Bronte and Clovelly Beaches, even through historic Waverley cemetery. Each beach and point has its own unique character. If you are finding the walk tough, and there are some steep-ish hills involved, just stop off for a swim and cool off.
All the other options are geographically impossible from Coogee. Sydney has no canal towpaths. Most of Sydney is built on a bedrock of sandstone. Parramatta River is a river that ends at the western end of the harbour.

Answer: Bondi

Whilst all these beaches have icon status in Australia, only Bondi Beach is in Sydney - a wide golden beach with good surf (Make sure you swim between the flags). This is is one of Australia's favourite beaches and will fill to capacity by the middle of the day in summer (A rare feat in Australia with so many good beaches). Have a quick dip now and grab a coffee and a quick breakfast at the pavilion. We have only just begun.

Answer: No

The London area known as Kings Cross has its origin in a monument to King George IV.

In Sydney, in 1897, The intersection of William Street, Darlinghurst Road and Victoria Street was named Queen's Cross to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. this caused confusion with Queen's Place in the city centre in King Street. It was renamed Kings Cross, after King Edward VII, in 1905.

Kings Cross has a chequered past. Once filled with grand theatres, it became quite seedy in WWII with the stationing of troops at nearby Garden Island (which you will walk past today) and also had links with organised crime. Since the 90s it has become more socially acceptable.

There are two landmarks in Kings Cross. At the western end, there is a huge neon Coca-cola sign which can be seen at night from the nearby city centre. At the eastern end is the El Alamein fountain, built as a memorial to soldiers who died in 1942 during World War II in two battles at El Alamein, Egypt. The design, commissioned in 1961 has been copied for subsequent fountains around the world. It is at this fountain we recommence our walk. Head south down Macleay street, past the naval dockyards and alongside the wharves of Woolloomoolloo (now made into trendy apartments). You will need to stop here briefly as on the waterfront is Harry's Cafe de Wheels. This is Australia's most iconic pie shop and even if you have just had breakfast you need to find room for one of Harry's pies. Make sure you put lashings of tomato sauce on top of the pie otherwise you can't state you have had a classic Aussie Meat pie.

Answer: Sydney's glorious skyline

The gardens and its adjacent park, The Domain are together, one of the most visited attractions in Sydney. Opened in 1816, the 30 hectares (74 acres) garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and remains one of the most important historic botanical institutions in the world.

At the very end point on the eastern side, there is a rock formation called Mrs Macquarie's chair so named after an early New South Wales Governor's wife who would often walk to the formation and watch the harbour from its view point.

Answer: True

The reason this walk follows this path is for visitors who have not yet seen the bridge or the opera house, it really is quite spectacular to see both at once, in the same panorama when you probably were not expecting it. The Opera House stands on Bennelong point on the eastern end of the city centre. The Harbour Bridge is on the Western side of the city centre linking The Rock with Milsons Point on the North Shore

The Bridge was meant to be opened by NSW Premier Jack Lang on 19 March 1932, but a civilian, Francis de Groot on horseback, intervened and cut the ribbon beforehand. He was arrested. Apparently he was upset that a member of the Royal Family had not been asked to open the bridge. In 1973 Queen Elizabeth officially opened the Opera House on October 20 1973. Whether or not the Queen was invited to open the building to offset any interloper intervening is not known.

Answer: No

Circular Quay is the historical centre of the City of Sydney. Originally called Sydney Cove, the initial settlement occurred here in 1788. Today the area reflects its position as the centre of the busiest city in Australia. At ground level the area is dominated by ferry terminals and pedestrian malls. On top of this is Circular Quay Railway Station. On top of that there is the Cahill Expressway which feeds traffic from the Bridge to the Eastern Suburbs. There is also a bus terminus across the street and the site of the Opera House used to be a tram depot.

In 1837-44, Circular Quay was built by reconstructing the southern section of Sydney Cove with a man-made shoreline. The Tank Stream, which flowed into Sydney Cove and provided the original settlement with fresh water, was filled in. The harbour was originally known as "Semi-Circular Quay" after the original shape of the artificial shoreline but in true Aussie parlance the name was shortened to Circular Quay. As the city became too busy for the shipping traffic, shipping was diverted to the next cove west, which had the convenience of a rail line. Ferry terminals replaced the wharves distorting the semi-circular shape making its shape unrecognisable in contemporary Sydney.

You can pay (heavily) for a bridge climb over Sydney Harbour Bridge or you can climb the stairs to the deck and walk across for free. If you catch the train back to Circular Quay you get a spectacular view of the western side of the harbour.

Answer: Manly

In May 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip named Manly after meeting the local Aboriginal People (He also named Barrenjoey, further north. He named the headland "Barrenjuee" meaning little kangaroo or wallaby).
Manly was envisioned as a beach / seaside resort as early as 1853. Certainly its beaches are spectacular as are the walks you can undertake from the beach. Highly recommended is the short walk to the North Head parkland which affords great views of the Harbour, the "Heads" and back to the city.

Answer: True

The Sydney Tower is an integral part of Sydney's skyline and when it was completed in 1981 it was Australia's tallest building (1014 ft / 309 m). It was the tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere until Auckland built its Sky Tower.
Some people start their Sydney experience here so they can get their bearings. I prefer to take guests here after they have seen a bit of Sydney so they can see the ground they have covered (which is considerable) as well as the parts they have not come near (even more considerable).

Answer: Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour is named after Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, who was Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831. Originally known as Long Cove, it has always been known locally as Cockle Bay. This was the main port after it shifted from Sydney Cove in the mid-19th century.

As a result there was a heavy concentration of rail line and facilities. These facilities in time became derelict and the government moved the operation elsewhere recommending the area be used for public purposes which is exactly what was created.

The area is filled with restaurants, activities hotels, a casino and even a Chinese Peace Garden. The bridge,(pictured), was the main connection with Pyrmont, a dockside suburb, and is one of the few swing bridges in Australia (and it is still in use).

However the bridge carries only pedestrians now. You look at your guests. They look exhausted. Despite taking a bus to Coogee, a hydrofoil to Manly and a train from the North Shore back to the city, you have covered 36000 steps or about 30 km. You were hoping to take them to the fish market and the ANZAC Bridge pictured in the background of the photo but this would take them to 48 000 steps or 42 km. We literally would have covered a marathon. I tell them we will go to Chinatown, the nearest part of Darling Harbour to where we are now for a quiet dinner and then take them back to their hotel.

They look grateful...