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Australian cities multiple choice: Ballarat
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Last updated: September 4, 2023
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1. Which events of the 1956 Olympic Games were held in Ballarat?
Cycling and sailing
Canoeing and rowing
Equestrian and gymnastics
Boxing and men's marathon
2. The name Ballarat (originally Ballaarat) comes from the Aboriginal term balla arat, meaning...
black hill
cold water
black crow
resting place
3. What's the biggest lake in Ballarat?
Elijah
Esmond
Canadian
Wendouree
4. What was the site of the Eureka Stockade?
Unknown
Bridge Mall
Ballarat Railway Station
Lake Esmond Botanical Garden
5. The proprietor of Craig's Royal Hotel also owned which Melbourne Cup winner?
Toryboy (1865)
Nimblefoot (1870)
Lord Nolan (1908)
Think Big (1974, 1975)
6. And which poet managed the stables at Craig's Royal Hotel in the 1860s?
Henry Kendall
Charles Harpur
Adam Lindsay Gordon
George Ettienne Loyau
7. What's the name of the castle in Leigh Creek?
Kryal
Amigo's
Lerderderg
Delacombe
8. Where is Prime Minister's Avenue, a rather alarming collection of busts of past Australian Prime Ministers?
Victoria Park
Skipton Rail Trail
Remembrance Drive
Ballarat Botanical Gardens
9. What is the most visited tourist attraction in Ballarat?
Sovereign Hill
Rare Trades Centre
Ballarat Wildlife Park
Ballarat Tramway Museum
10. Why was Ballarat founded?
Coal
Gold
Forestry
Coach stop between Adelaide and Melbourne
11. Which highway runs north-south through the centre of the city?
Glenelg
Midland
Western
Sunraysia
12. What is Monte Christo?
Named after a gold mining company
A suburb
A hospital
A gin distillery
A bushland reserve
13. Which Ballarat feature is the oldest in Australia, and possibly the world?
Airport
Tram route
Hockey club
Avenue of Honour
14. Ballarat is the site of Australia's biggest trade in...
cattle
canola
aircraft
marijuana
15. Which educational institution has four campuses in Ballarat?
St Patrick's College
Federation University
Ballarat Grammar School
Australian Catholic University
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