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Australian cities multiple choice: Cairns
Cairns is a nice, nice city
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Last updated: March 28, 2024
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1.
The city was named after...
Arthur, 2nd Earl of Cairns
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Tall rocky outcrops off the coast
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Colonial administrator William Cairns
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The Middle English name for Cannes in France
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2.
Cairns is in which state or territory?
Queensland
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Northern Territory
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Western Australia
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Australian Capital Territory
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3.
In the 1940s, which artist lived in the shanty town known as Malaytown?
Nora Heysen
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Jeffrey Smart
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Donald Friend
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Grace Cossington Smith
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4.
Cairns is in the the country of which Indigenous people?
Kaurna
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Arrente
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Nyul Nyul
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Yirrganydji
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5.
The world's longest single-day mail run (about 1,450 km) begins in Cairns and ends in...
Cloncurry
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Cape York
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Townsville
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Normanton
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6.
Why did Europeans first settle in Cairns?
Whaling
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Rubber-tapping
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To harvest sandalwood
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To fish for bêche-de-mer
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7.
The floral emblem of Cairns is the...
Little Evodia
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Lemon Myrtle
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Golden Penda
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Native Jasmine
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8.
When did Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit Cairns?
January 1900
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December 1941
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December 1974
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December 2023
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9.
Why are there nails in a verandah post outside the Cairns Museum?
They are starting hooks for crochet bombers
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They were for hitching horses in colonial times
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Remnants of a Vietnam War protest, and left as an example of local history
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They were used to display funeral notices early in the 20th century
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10.
At the urging of the Commonwealth Government, what did 15,000 Cairns residents do during the Second World War?
Bought handguns
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Billeted American servicemen
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Formed a volunteer coast guard to patrol the beaches
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Moved away from the region in case of Japanese invasion
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11.
Which river flows through Cairns?
Barron
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Cairns
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Fitzroy
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Daintree
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12.
What is Freshwater Station?
An aqua fun park
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A railway station
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A living history farm
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A seawater desalination plant
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13.
After Australia, what are the most common countries of birth of Cairns residents?
China, Iran, Chile, England
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Vietnam, Turkey, Italy, Russia
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India, Greece, Fiji, New Zealand
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England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
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14.
Which is not a suburb of Cairns?
Aeroglen
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Bungalow
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Lamington
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Yorkeys Knob
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15.
The Manunda Hawks, the Port Douglas Crocs and the South Cairns Cutters are teams in the local league of which sport?
AFL
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Sailing
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Soccer
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Basketball
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