South Australia - Odds and Sods Quiz

Answer: Hahndorf

Hahndorf was originally settled in 1839 by refugees from Prussia and Silesia. Birdwood, Cudlee Creek and Williamstown are also towns of SA, but not necessarily in the Hills. Birdwood was originally named Blumberg.

Answer: Naracoorte Caves Conservation Park

Bentwing bats migrate each spring to Naracoorte Caves CP in the south-east of the state, where they join the resident bat population. Infra-red cameras installed in the caves allow visitors to view the bats without disturbing these tiny creatures. Between November and February you can watch thousands of bats flying from the cave to feed on insects in the evening.

Innes National Park is on the sourthern tip of Yorke Peninsula, and Pinkawillinie is on upper Eyre Peninsula.

Answer: Bute and Port Broughton

Every long weekend in October, local service clubs sell homemade cream puffs from this corner as a fundraiser. You have to be there early though.

Answer: Maslin Beach

The cliffs are quite a sight. As is the beach itself on a summer's day - vast expanse of empty beach to the north, happy crowded beach to the south. Take plenty of drinking water and 30+ sunscreen. As they say, 'when in Rome ...' Moana is the next suburb to the north of Maslin, Myponga occurs further south, and Minlacowie is on the coast of southern Yorke Peninsula.

Answer: Wallaroo and Lucky Bay

It's quite popular. The crossing takes about two hours, but to drive around the Gulf to the same point would be four hours.

Answer: Edithburgh

You can see those things for miles as you drive south. Warooka and Stenhouse Bay are windy towns too while Ardrossan is further north on the eastern coast of the peninsula.

Answer: Moonta

My home town! Copper was mined from 1861 to 1923. Many of the miners came from Cornwall in England originally, and many original cottages are still standing. Kernewek Lowender is the official name for the biennial Cornish Festival, held in partnership with the towns Kadina and Wallaroo. Swanky is a beer brewed specially for the event and based on the original Cornish recipe. Burra was also a copper mining area, Whyalla had iron ore, while Coppabella is a place in Queensland.

Answer: Port Lincoln

The Tunarama is held every January, where, amongst many other things, people can "toss the tuna", an event similar to the Olympic hammer throw. Those fish are a fair weight too. Olympic weightlifting gold medallist of 1984, Dean Lukin, hails from Port Lincoln. Wangary, Tumby Bay and Cummins are all within 50 kilometres.

Answer: Long Sleep Plain

A stretch of road which has that name ... just try to stay awake. Cars coming towards you will have their headlights on - do likewise so you will be seen. The Nullabor is well to the west. You go past the Army Training area but you don't see it, and the Munyeroo CP is south of Whyalla.

Answer: Flinders Ranges

The Flinders Ranges, a four-hour drive from Adelaide, are renowned for their outstanding geographical features dating back some 500 million years. There is also an amazing display of wildflowers in spring, carpeting the area with colour. The Great Wall of China is a large rocky escarpment and other features include Wilpena Pound and the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.