| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga is almost exactly halfway between which two cities? | Melbourne and Sydney | 92%
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| Wagga Wagga beach is on the bank of which river? | Murrumbidgee | 83%
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| Wagga Wagga is in which region of NSW? | Riverina | 83%
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| At the ticket window in the botanic gardens you can buy a ticket for... | The miniature railway | 75%
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| In the 1860s, how did Arthur Orton, a bankrupt butcher from Wagga Wagga, cause an international sensation? | He claimed to be missing nobleman Roger Tichborne | 67%
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| The largest Aboriginal group in New South Wales, which people are indigenous to the region that includes Wagga Wagga? | Wiradjuri | 67%
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| Arriving in 1829, who was the first explorer to arrive in the area now known as Wagga Wagga? | Charles Sturt | 58%
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| The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery houses which national collection? | National Art Glass Collection | 58%
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| What is the 'Wagga Effect'? | The disproportionally high number of elite athletes who come from regional cities | 58%
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| Which person from Wagga Wagga is pictured on the Australian $10 note? | Poet Mary Gilmore | 50%
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| How did Wagga Wagga find its way into a Harry Potter book? | Gilderoy Lockhart claimed to have defeated the Wagga Wagga Werewolf | 42%
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| What was stolen from the local museum? | A bullet fired by bushranger Mad Dog Morgan | 33%
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| What iconic food made its debut at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Show? | Chiko Rolls | 33%
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| Which industry is the largest employer in Wagga Wagga? | Health care and social assistance | 25%
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| Wagga Wagga blacksmith August Augustus Menneke was famous for making what? | bells | 17%
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