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Unusual Australian Trivia Trivia Quiz

Some interesting and unusual questions and answers from around Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by Copago. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Copago

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,189

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2799

Last 3 plays: Guest 65 (6/10), Guest 179 (0/10), Guest 1 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which western New South Wales town once had the youngest son of Charles Dickens as the Mayor? Hint

Wilcannia

Broken Hill

Tibooburra

White Cliffs

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Victorian town of Stawell hosts one of the world's oldest footraces, the Stawell Gift. On what day of the year is this race always held? Hint

Christmas Eve

Good Friday

Easter Monday

New Year's Day

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Question 3 of 10

3. Covering 95,000 sq km, this city in Western Australia is the largest city, by area, in Australia. Hint

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Winton

Richmond

Hughenden

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Western Australian town is famous for the wild dolphins that allow themselves to be touched and hand fed by humans? Hint

Monkey Mia

Shark Bay

Geraldton

Exmouth

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which town in Tasmania is mostly well-known for its murals? Hint

Sheffield

Burnie

Stanley

Launceston

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Question 6 of 10

6. Australia's first international airport was situated at which remote Northern Territory town? Hint

Pine Creek

Katherine

Daly Waters

Humpty Doo

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Question 7 of 10

7. The World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island belongs to which state of Australia? Hint

Queensland

Western Australia

Victoria

New South Wales

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which outback Queensland town was the first Royal Flying Doctor Service base established? Hint

Barcaldine

Blackall

Cloncurry

Longreach

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which place was the first town in Western Australia? Hint

Perth

Albany

Broome

Geraldton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Victoria's first gold strike was at which town? Hint

Ballarat

Clunes

Bendigo

Castlemaine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which western New South Wales town once had the youngest son of Charles Dickens as the Mayor?

Answer: Wilcannia

Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens then worked for the Lands Department in Moree until his death in 1902. Wilcannia also had the first brewery in Australia, before this all beer was imported into the country.

2. The Victorian town of Stawell hosts one of the world's oldest footraces, the Stawell Gift. On what day of the year is this race always held?

Answer: Easter Monday

The Stawell Gift is held over 120 metres and currently offers prize money of {$30,000.} It began in 1878 for the entertainment of local miners.

3. Covering 95,000 sq km, this city in Western Australia is the largest city, by area, in Australia.

Answer: Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Kalgoorlie and Boulder are both centres of gold minings. Their town councils amalgamated in 1989 to create a massive city area with a population of a little over 30,000 people.

4. Which Western Australian town is famous for the wild dolphins that allow themselves to be touched and hand fed by humans?

Answer: Monkey Mia

The dolphins have been meeting swimmers at Monkey Mia since the early 1960s. A dolphin information centre was opened in the early 1990s and hand feeding has now been restricted to prevent the dolphins becoming dependent ... it seems nobody asked the dolphins {;-)!}

5. Which town in Tasmania is mostly well-known for its murals?

Answer: Sheffield

The murals attract over 120,000 tourists per year. Nearby is the world's largest maze complex within which you'll find Australia's only memorial to a plumber - Thomas Crapper, the British inventor of the flush toilet. Well, how about that then, eh?

6. Australia's first international airport was situated at which remote Northern Territory town?

Answer: Daly Waters

Daly Waters became a vital refuelling stop during the early days of aviation and later for refuelling bombers en route to the Dutch East Indies during World War Two. The airport closed in the 1970s when planes no longer needed refuelling on long haul journeys.

7. The World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island belongs to which state of Australia?

Answer: New South Wales

The island is 11km long and just 2km wide at its widest point. Lord Howe Island's bay protects the world's southern most coral reef and is also the native home of the popular Kentia Palm.

8. In which outback Queensland town was the first Royal Flying Doctor Service base established?

Answer: Cloncurry

John Flynn was the founder of this wonderful service. The first patient to be flown with the RFDS was a stockman injured at Julia Creek in 1928. I once required this service after a car accident and it truly is fantastic.

9. Which place was the first town in Western Australia?

Answer: Albany

Albany pre-dated Perth by two and a half years and houses the largest whaling museum in the world, a fantastic claim to fame that all Albanians should be well pleased about.... well, it beats Pingrup that has the world's largest shearing handpiece.

10. Victoria's first gold strike was at which town?

Answer: Clunes

Clunes also has the southern hemisphere's largest public bottle collection with over 6,000 rare and interesting (well, it depends what you're into) bottles.

Source: Author Copago

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