Australian cities multiple choice: Ballarat

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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?

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Midland ✓

Western ✓

Sunraysia ✓

12. What is Monte Christo?

A suburb ✓

A hospital ✓

A gin distillery ✓

A bushland reserve ✓

Named after a gold mining company

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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