Name the Australian city quiz

David Whitley,

The answer to every question in this quiz is an Australian city. But you’ll have to use your knowledge of sport, landmarks, history and cities elsewhere in the world to arrive at the right answers. Australians should probably get eight or nine out of ten here – everyone else can be pleased with six or seven.

Name the Australian city quiz

The answer to every question in this quiz is an Australian city. But you’ll have to use your knowledge of sport, landmarks, history and cities elsewhere in the world to arrive at the right answers. Australians should probably get eight or nine out of ten here – everyone else can be pleased with six or seven.

1 / 10

Which Australian city will host the 2032 Olympics?

2 / 10

In which Australian city can you admire the street art on Hosier Lane, kayak down the Yarra River and browse the Queen Victoria Market?

3 / 10

Which Australian city can you admire from the Mount Ainslie Lookout before visiting the National War Memorial and spotting wildlife in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve?

4 / 10

Which Australian coastal strip, consisting of several towns such as Coolangatta, Surfers Paradise and Currumbin, declared city status in 1959?

5 / 10

Which Australian city is named in honour of the British Queen who was the wife of William IV?

6 / 10

Which Australian state or territory capital city is furthest north?

7 / 10

In March 1912, from which Australian city’s General Post Office did Roald Amundsen send a coded message to the Norwegian King, announcing that he had successfully reached the South Pole?

8 / 10

In which Australian city could you watch the Cats play AFL, visit the National Wool Museum and swim in Corio Bay?

9 / 10

From which Australian city might you head to the Great Barrier Reef from the Reef Fleet Terminal, or splash around in the enormous Esplanade Lagoon?

10 / 10

What is the biggest Australian city to share its name with a city in Scotland?

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