Melbourne general knowledge #1

Trivia about Melbourne (the Australian one). Answers correct as of 14 April 2018 (update #3).
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Large bay that connects Port Melbourne to the Bass Strait
Port Phillip
Name of the city's most popular street directory
Melway
Route number of tram to Port Melbourne
109
Suburb where Dame Edna is from
Moonee Ponds
Fictional name for street where 'Neighbours' was filmed
Ramsay Street
Largest shopping centre in Australia
Chadstone
Longest metropolitan rail line in Melbourne
Pakenham
Melbourne's tallest building
Eureka Tower
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Most common country of birth for residents (other than Australia)
United Kingdom
Train station that was not open on weekends or public holidays (until 2016)
Flagstaff
Melbourne's first international airport
Essendon
Science museum in Spotswood
Scienceworks
Freeway heading towards Ballarat
Western Freeway
Year that Melbourne hosted the Summer Olympics
1956
University located in Clayton
Monash
Shop where the 'Grand Sale' is happening
Franco Cozzo
4 Comments
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Level 75
Jul 18, 2015
Knew very little about Melbourne, but glad to learn. I was hoping to see something about Phryne Fisher on here.
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Level 25
Sep 11, 2015
Melbourne general knowledge part 2! http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/150453/melbourne-general-knowledge-2
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Level 52
Feb 6, 2017
Correction: Flagstaff used to be closed on weekends.
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Level 24
Feb 9, 2021
Eureka is no longer Melbourne tallest building