Sydney True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about the city of Sydney are true or false?

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Last updated: August 31, 2021

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1. Sydney is the capital of Australia

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Canberra is the capital

2. Sydney is the oldest city in Australia

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Sydney was settled by the British in 1788

3. Sydney is the only Australian city to have hosted an Olympic Games

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Melbourne hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics

4. Sydney has a larger population than Scotland

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Sydney has a population of 5 million; Scotland has a population of 5.5 million

5. By passenger numbers, Sydney has the largest commuter ferry system in the world

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Istanbul has the largest ferry system

6. Sydney recorded over 6,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020

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Sydney recorded fewer than 60 COVID-19 deaths in 2020

7. After English, Arabic is the most commonly spoken language in Sydney

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Mandarin recently overtook Arabic as Sydney's second most-common language

8. More than half of Australia's prime ministers have represented an electorate in Sydney

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Only 11 of Australia's 30 prime ministers have represented a Sydney division

9. Sydney was bombed by the Japanese during World War II

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Only towns and cities in Australia's far north were bombed

10. More than one in three Sydneysiders were not born in Australia

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In the 2016 census 45.4% of the population reported having been born overseas

11. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world

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12. The Sydney Harbour Bridge predates the Sydney Opera House

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The bridge was constructed in the 1930s; the opera house in the 1970s

13. The curves of the Sydney Opera House are inspired by the sails in the harbour

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They are segments of a sphere

14. Most teams in Australia's National Rugby League are based in Sydney

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9 out of 16 teams in the NRL are Sydney-based

15. Sydney typically experiences several days each summer above 50 degrees Celcius (122 Farenheit)

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Sydney's highest recorded temperature was 48.9 C (120 F) on 4 January, 2020

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